Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-05
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Mes.r.. i! ..!i=, R:s2sa. Sparks Cnl"ea1eo,
insc, NcLeau, G.ilictt--ih" lat ITI greco
h,y!,. ,s-McNs h1n. Aiken, D UoIuor, iin ks!l,
Cx i:.Giry, OF Oalo AID Canaan, GNU Iiog
H.; in l1i two o'clock. Ar. Lo~r, who Is
!c,Gi Alb ana, w.5 37ed 10 legislative riders
70 Al p.G@ri2.icn bills and gdrise The democrats
10 pas. tie two til,now before the House With
on. sue riders, should the President veto them
- sEcr irestut shape. During Mr.. Mclean
remark, he was Interrupted by qutstli
fcon: NJ. Robson ca a law polnt, but BIS
cc;wcr. fortified ny a decision CT the gu
prcfsu Court rbith he beli 10 his hand,
VS. 80 d!rac; naG opposite a1d sustained
hin s. crrhaiicali7 that the contrast between
the cyI9r the ex Secfetary's face and hair be-
cana mere marked, aD1 LiI disl6clnatloo 10
rc:pond w.s 50 great that he had to be urged
TO il BY Mr.. Mclean, AID when be did Use his
reply was impJteIt. and unsatisfactory even 10
his oHn size at ire Honc. DurIpg Dir. Me
MahoD' reua1ks that gentlemen s4nt 10 the
clerks desk AID bad read Instructions from hlr.
Evsris, Wien Attorney General. to US mar
shat in FloiiGl il wb,a The dtc:!ae contained
il tic democratic riders, namely that tie States
ed &c; the Federal Government must project
the rcacu iu be States, ID clearly set iortb. The
debate was Gisc3ursige to the last Degree rlked
ever the cuitc!s 0! the ciVi! war, and even in.
c!udei G reference 10 the rcccat heuging aud
buru;og o! negro in Kansas.
The democrats Tot Only had the right Oh Their
side, but had tic best speakers to-day. and
they c?iicn.y lad the best Of the fight.
NJ. Ccl9c! proposed that the clauses olac
tiocabie 20 his p&.!y be stricken from the til
and Include! il :parstc bill, when. he sid.
both bids; the staple arlly appropriation bill
al! the ora to b composed OF the sections to
which be alluded would tc nasscd at once aud
&c ready 5r the Snpaic on Monday.
When asked by Mr. McMahou il be Included
in the s4oii3aa he proposed to strike out OF the
III and vote Tor II Incorporated 10 new Dill
al! thai tie democrats insisted upon, he replied,
having b2an aimonishcd by MS political friends
that bis proposition Wac 100 broad, no, OILY
certain specified scolioDs
M. Mcllahcn had, speaking only iov hlai-
sell, Fi?ClcO tue ttupoSlblVu Hucu Hll' SVoSci
frs: m.i9 ii, acG When the latter offered il 10
lis amended form he va haotod from the whole
democratic side.
Mos! q the speeches tc-lay, ia fact oil Of
th:nl but these OF Mes;rs Harris. Of Virginia,
Reagan, Mclean aud McMahou were of the
hus:iDSs s.ye, AID rather exciting. that OF Mr..
O'CoDuor, OF So2t! Carolina, being beautiful
piece CT oratory.
The debate hs7i3g been concluded, tho bill,
with suaGry rniupoItaDt amendments, passed
tic House 81 ilur o'c,oca, by vote Of las
10 l22.
Mr.. fuckers speccl! yesterday is universally
comncrdct, and that gentleman received to-
dag the ct.gratulaions Of many who were 10.
able to tender them before. S.oetor5 Butler
aid Voorhees, were seated 90 either side Of
hin il the House 10 dsy, and added their con
gratullt;o;a TO tho many with which no had
already bcea greeted.
The subscriptions to ;Lo fur pei cent. bonds
received s;u:a ;Gs:eldy amount 10 SKY mil
ioua CT dollars AZ all The % bonds bad been
csi;ei 10 yealcrday, the subscriptions now com.
ing in VIII b, devoted 20 the redemption Of the
10 40 Eve psr sent. bouG5.
In tho case Of tho co!nrad woman Louisa Wal.
laco indicted for killing ner own child, Fanny
Smith, who ts:tifsi that tho child was alive.
and that tho dead baby was not the child of the
prisoner YVES indicted this morning for porj ury.
Should General Porter be restored 10 his rank
in the army, 10 which be is entitled by tho 70.
cen. dec SION o: Tho cDg7: martial that reviewed
his Gssn be will haga 10 his credit in the tre.su-
rs for back pay tho aug little sum Of $50 00C.