Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-16
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WASHINGTON, D. G., April lG.-Thc Senate
to day resumed the consideration OF tic Army
Appropriation bill almost as soon as tho lou7nai
was read, Fir. Beck continuing MS speech IN.
terruped By the adjournment of yesterday
He had crowded gallery to hear h!nl, and The
spare seats on the floor were also TILED. During
his speech he said be was friend OF the nIny,
but be would sooner SEQ it dIsbarded end ncke
the frontier depend for defense upon the vol.
unteers Ct thst region than that il should c)n
lirue ia The future, as it had been 10 the reosut
past, to BIO used as the radicals desiTed-to
tyrauiza ever the people Of the country aud
intiudac voters. His speech vas listened 70
with undivided attention.
The House to day Immediately upon tie con.
cusion OF The readiag CT the jjuroal conmeLced
the call of committees for reports The Com.
| mittco on Health reported = bill lcr the pre-
vention Of the recurrence Of yellow fever, bu.
| the Joint resolution OF the Senate to etfect the
same purpose was adopted in its stead. The
Committee on Coinage, Wei ghts ard Measures,
| reported bill for the Interchange OF subsidiary
coin into u. s. treasury notes, ard TO make
subsidiary coin legal tender tor all debts under
ten dollars. MIR. Corg1r raised the point Of
order that suoh bill was lot 10 order. having
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net been referred 10 the usual mode, bet
through the petition bog. The Speaker ruled
that a committee Of the House could re.
port upon any petition that Was before
then, Gu. that whether such bill should
not rather have been reported from the
committee on baking aod currency tie
House must decide. DIriog some remarks 90
tho bill! Dir. Stephens said The reason the bill
was cot reported 10 the usual way was because
of Tho obstruction 10 tho proceedings Of tho
House by Mr.. CoDser last Monday. Mr. Con-
ger took exception to that remark aud advised
| MIR. Stephens to be more careful 10 the saec-
lion of hi5 phrascoIoey. Mr.. Stephens replied
that he had not said MIR. Copgcr had obstructed
business by supplementary methods, bu! re-.
peatcd with emphasis that that gentleman had
net ouly caused obstruction, but had obsiructed
the business of last Monday. Mr. Copger is q
biz, bluff and powerful locking man, Thilc, as
all know, Mr.. Stephens is o helpless cripple,
and as the formers tone and manner were harsh
aud rather oYerbesriog, the democrats cto|ded
around the seat Of The latter as faithful clans
men ready to afford bin any assistance he might
desire. Mr.. CorGer soon soitened, however,
and the debate vent Oh until the termination of
the morning hour, when, undecided, it had 10
20 over urder the rules.
The House thea went iato committee Ct The
whole nnd resumed tho consideration nt the
legislative judicial and txecliVc appropriation
bill, passing the section relating 10 the South
orn Claims Commission without amendment and
inst as il appeared in Ire bill Of last session.
! The work OF Distributing the sDoi!s OF oii,e
Il Inc Senatc conmoEcad 10 earnest this morn
!ps. the radicals say this Has on tie priDcinIa
TIA. when the cats away tho nice play and
that As the Fico President has n supervising
coutrG! over tho appoint! mcnts bcloCCl1c TO the
Senate, tho democrats havo ayailtd themselves
eli his absence to rush 10 their men, tuE TO
show that there Is 10 foundation !0r this asscr.
tion it is only necessary 10 sly that the changes
made hal been determined upon long agO. aud
lba! the Vico Prcsidcnt will probably return
before some, il Eos oil OF tire nay appointaes
20 upon duty. There is do denying the fact,
hoHCvcr, that though collectively the democrat
senator's arc opposed to a general removal CT
The CID ciics1s Individually they were attempt.
irg 70 day to buldtZ2 Secretary Bu;ch and
Sergeant at farms Bright. and Executive
Clerk Peyton to appoint their especial friends
Ucder this pressure Mr. Geddes, assistant clerk
10 tho executive Office; Mess!s. hcCrccry, post
master; Fanno keeper CT stationary, and Dor
sol, librarian. cot notice this moTnog to quiz,
al the end CT tho month. Mr.. Git!iis' place
will, Il IS understood, BE- filed b3 prominent
democrat from Connecticut, n thn i0sauco Of
Mr. Elton. Mr.. hicM;chacl, OF New Jersey,
will be postmaster at tho instance OF Nlr. Ran
do!rh MIR. Douglass Corsc, CT Alexandra, AID
5 MIR. Crcsa, Of West Virginia. have been nr-
pointed messengers. ard &. i. Bali. son Of
judge Bail, OF Lces6urg, page.
IhG House Committee on Lho D,sG!c. Il Co.
umtia o,sanizod this moaning, ttcutral Hun
for hsvirg appointed Mr.. Ii. 0. Cargett. CT
L,Fsturg, ks c!a:G,
Secattr Hampton, ci Sou:i: Caraiiaa, ar.
lived hero to-day sui took Toora5 already pro
vidcd Tor him bv his friend Col. peylop, near
well End tie frs. thirg he did ai;ar the ncccs.
Among tho appointments SEPT by lie Pfesl
Iert to the Senate 10 day Gro the following -
Louis |. O'Noal, formerly Of Alexandra, TO bo
Justice OF tho Peace OF the Distric! Of Column
bis; }. II. Milton, to DO Collector cf 1atsrla
| Revenue for the q District Of Tennessee. and
! E. W. kIightly, to be Fad Auditor Of tho
! Treasury. The last sprti2tment, it was eX
peeled, would have been c;rfarred Gpon eX
Congressman R2i3y, coiorcd, OF South Caro-
lima.
The Committee on Eectitrs Of the Senate
to day took up tho Spolford Kellogg contested
case, aud heard MIR. Shellabargcr, Kcllogg's
counsel, argue ct lsDGth to provo that tho case
had already been examined and d:cidod AID
c.u!d not be Icopcncd.
hlr. Linden Kent, formerly CT Alexandra,
one Of The cju1se Tor the appellants in the case
OF Uinan ct sls. W. Moore, invoking Tho title
to $50 600 acres CT land 10 Mcdowell Co., W.
| Va, delivered au allie argument 10 til. Su.
preme Court TO day.
TheHouse Committee on Elections comEcnc.
cd the consideration the Iowa contested eiec-
lion case to-day, the decision OF which will do.
pend altogether uro1 the legality OF the day
upon which tho election was held.
Stcietsry OF State EvaTts. willie c3Ls qu:uco
Cf tho recommendation Of Col. Mosb7. Consul
to Hoa2 Kong, appo;u! Mr. VIII Broke. son Of
James V. Brooke, e;q., CT Warrentop, Vice
Counsel at that port, Tie sa!alY ct which is
SIS 000
Conmissioaer Raum, Of the lrle.ual Reve
oue. 10 consideration of tho destitute condition
10 which the family Of George W. Lash Ct Al
cyardris Hnnld bs rn2uoeI IF eaid Lash ware