Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-09
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ampou county, Va, J. H. North, Of Culneper,
county, Va, aud }. G.. Pembc,ton. Ct Phila
delpbia, reported from the judiciary Committee,
were passed, the latter alter s)ue poorly
seconded opposition from Nlr. CoDgcr. General
PenGeTtun, for bIme time alttr tho war, re-
sided 10 Eauquier c0uatc, Va. lie, it will be
remembered, was northern mao With southern
PRINCIPLES, aud surrendered EckSbufg Oh the
4:h cl July. The trouble with Nlr. Congtr
was that he couldn't we'll see how man haiOg
from Philadelphia cjuId have any political dis
abilities
The Pensions Committee Of the Senate, OF
which Mr.. Withers is chairman, has gore rcgu.
larly to work. l. is considering ard passing
upon the claims that Grc before it, but will not
report bill until the day for tho end Of the
| session ia fixed upon, 20 that The bill will not
be accd upon this session, but be put upon the
calendar and tc ready 70! seton when The reg
ul1r session conmCGcc9.
The friends Of tbs lr4c bridge across the Po'
| lcmac OF Gecrgetowu are tccouiug quite AK
ious about the fate Of the bill that has been no
ported 10 the House for that purpcse. Az stated
hereto 10 this correspondence tho bill cannot
como up again until The l9.h inst, a1d as t IS
| the evident de.ire OF the members OF Cougttss
| 10 get away from here as socn Is go arrange
| ment about the appropriation bills can be
| agreed upon, unlesS the bill can be passed
on that d.y it will uni b, passed at this session,
Tor The probabilities now are that Congress sill
| ad ourn before another opportunity for cI|;ing
it up will again cccrr.
Tie House Committee en- Appropriations
will 90 Monday next consider the bill making
aa appropriation for the hcnc!:t Il the negtoc5
who have recently n,i!Tatcd from their warm
and conrarsti7ily comfortable bones 10 the
South to Kansas. AZ tbs migration Was ia
duc:d by the radicals for psrty purposes, aud
as the radicals lave made millions By their "a.
tiou2l cti5laton du,ieg their r:gima, they aad
not the people OF the whole couuirg should iur.
uish tie requisite aid. That it IL sadly needed
90 oGo doubts, icr tho pooT deludcd euigran's
sacrificed all they had and arc D0w Pcnu|ess,
| bat il is equally certain that it would be unjust
| 10 levy 2 general tsx Tor the purpose ii 'ur-
nishing that aid.
! Among the papers introduced in the House
through tho medium OF the petition b2x TO day
was one ifcm The cltig1ns @! Acc0mac county,
| Va. fer The establishment CT EcT post road in
that county, AID che b. Mr.. Track RiyG5 q
the old Washington Globe, Offering to PROT
| tho Congressional Record fGr sun mash less
| than Is uGW paid.
| The definitely determined ard announced de.
cisioa That under existing laws 20 promotions
can be made 10 the army, no matter how Just
and even Necessary thGsJ Promotions may be,
is, as may well be imagined, By 40 mcars salts
lactorg to the officers who are cutitlcd 10 pro
motion.
The Sc1atc 10 day lassed The House bill
allowing Carsa Fades TO drag from the
Treasury all The money to wlich he il entitled
| for improving the navigation at the trculh OF
the Mississippi. The car!aia IS uoc ot the lca
successful Oncs who have bscG treated 10 p!ums
| by this Congress.
Mr.. Eaton 10 the Senate to day stated that
he would ak duriog the !utgQueat proceed
| inss that Vote be taken 90 tie bill pohibting
the presence CT soldiers at the pills 10 morrow,
| at gu hour to be designated t.y the S;nate. Mr..
| Ednunds then commct cd long speech on the
| BILL prctacrg it ty either reudiug himself or max
iog the clerk read all the provisions Of tic Coz
s!i!u!ion and all the statutes that have the re.
| motest retereGcs to the suti:Ct. Secretary
E7arss was 10 the Diplomatic gallery 10 hear
| him, as were also three members CT the Chinese
| legation, bu. tha latter SOON gtt tired o. so
much reading and SO little tGlkiug, aGd lett.
The House hi; afternoon determined to 50
| into Committee Of the Nh2lo 10 consider the
Senate bill providing for tho :ppoiatmeHt OF
| three additional assistants in tho Congress
| made that when tho House adjourned it should
| be until Monday and tho ayes and nays were
| being taken on thxt mellon when this report
| clorcd.
| The object of every member Of tho House hid
| Senate now is 10 have the army and the legls!a
| tive, judicial md executive appropriation bills
cither passed COMPROMISED or sattiet IN sono
wsy as soon as possible. and MI tho esIslstion
| that is entered upon other than that which is
connected with those bills is merely 70 occupy
what would otherwise be leisure moments, rs
! notwithstanding Whist msy be said 10 The con-
trsry, a large majority OF the members are OPP
posed TO entering upon genera! legislation dur
ing the prcsont scss;on.
WISCONSIN ELopEMENT The rx:icne1t
here this nor1iGG is greet 90 ;c,5unt If The
elopcmantcf Sheriff C0DklIu's se3oni daugh
ter, aged .eVentcen years. with John Wood,
confined on charge Of urslar:zuE th9 Ch;clco,
Milwaukee aud ST. Pau! railroad oihca 1t
Kilburn, Wlscouso. last January. Sac took
The keys FROM the closet in which they arc
always kept. and passed through Tour doors 10
cell occupied by another prisoner, and raised
q ler e. bar which passes Inc entire !cCgth Li
the tier VI cells ia which Wood was c)rliaed.
About tGelGc o'c'ica the sheriff discovered
their fight H. immediately tclcgGaped to all
staiions along the railroad, aad bad postal cards
printed. and scu. in all directions 9Iicrirg re-
ward Of QUO huudrcd dollars for their arrest.
Ii secms that tbs prisoner Lad been 10 tic
habit Of conv:rsng through his barred window
with pe,sous outside, acd had thu formed The |
usquanisrc; Of the sheriff 8 daughter lie is |
a sleek. oily fellow. aud she 40 INEXPERIENCED
lirl, With enough r0maccc in her composition |
10 be easily i,naercsd BY lin. Ga further
examination lEia mOTuIfg IL was Uncovered |
that the statam3ut 10 tic card ln regard TO hcv |
clothing was erroneous. as she had taken one
f her best dresses, htr b.si shoes ard her best |
ha'. She had s!s) purchased a suit Of male |
clothing aud blue flonel shirt a, store 10
this city ard had them charged 10 the county,
stating that they were ior p!i-nncr. Thrs3
also veto gore.
a trace Of The luriivts YES discovered By
one OF the shoes she we're (it helng :ua over at
the hccl) IcaGirg iron the j ii! to the railroad
l.. fnnl iFnt