Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-04
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.S;,ccitiI Correspondence Of the AIsra. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, april 4.-Tnrre WAS 20 SEES
si.a ct tho Senate to day, tina. body having
a5j,urned yesterday until Monday, in cr1cr 10
avoid, if possible, tho consideration OF any other
matters except that for which the extra session
Was specially called.
Theirs vas quite a large attendance IL the
galleries ci the House, nearly the whole north
scc.ion 52ing filled with colored people, AID the
debate was sufficiently Interesting to attract
many Stnat0rs to seats on the floor, Mes:rs.
E1mu7d., logan, Ransom, Jonae, Chandler
and Others, bliOg attentive listeners Tor time
st least.
TIE proceedings c0mncoccd at eleven clock,
| the House having aGjourocd last nlght until
that hour, when it Immediately went into com
mitlee u the whole on the Army bill, and MIR.
SiGgIetoa, Of Mississippi, consumed the time
| b:t5een that hour and noon, when the House
| adjourned and the regular session commenced
lie a speech 10 favor Of the Army bill as amend
Cd. During his speech he said that all respect
( abie settlers from the north as soon as they
came South, no matter what may have been
their politics previously, tut1ed democrats be-
c.use en actual Knowledge Of the real condition
OF political parties in that scc'ioo is a.! that is
rjnairci to make such moa Jin the dcmcc-
reg.
As 5000 as The i.utnal Of yesterday was read
tho House again ven, into committee Of the
whole Oh the Army bill, and for the first time
sirce the commencement ot the ssssioc tnt
greanbackc!s got q chance. They ayaied them
selves Of it to the full ex:en. Of their power,
aud pa 10 sono pretty good hicks. bu. theii
lime cyDrcd before MIR. Wright, OF Penusyvs'
MIA, had complctol what he had to say. Dur.
leg the line they had The h)or Mr.. Weaver
of lowe, Dir. De LaMatyr Of Indiana, aDd Mr.
Jones Of Texas, made speeches. and MIR. Wright
eommenaed bis, but was compelled to suspend
before nc had c)nc!GIed by reason CT the en-
loreomtnt OF the regular crler. All Ct them
asserted that they would vote Ter the bill a3 re
ported, but all commended that that tbs present
difficulty WAS Dct only unnecessary but vas with
cut shadow Ct reason; that tho war Was o7el
aud gone, enl that its shcs! only staIked abroae
10 the IcrS. a5 OF the politicians 90 both sides
Of the l!uus.. Mr.. Weaver mids an excellent
and ariusins speech scattering his blows indis
cfmina,cy among democrats aud republicans
and saying that Ehil, during ecu!l war al! VI.
1no. along tho Potomac. now whca p>sca has
sprcad her triumphant wings over the who,
country quiet rcigued every where except aIon.
the Potomac, and that Gen. Sherman WHOM h
noic2d Oh his light listening TO tho de-
bate Yesterday AID General Johnston. WHO W.:
now upor hii Left and 10 his r-ar-.hc !ics
tim, lie was ever thcrG-:hOugh ono, en-
Gagged in deadly strit. were COS living quietly
ia The same city, and ooniGntedly dIaWlrl
comfortable salaries from the same government
lhcy all warmly supported Unlimited silVc
chicago. Substitution Of grccnbaCk5 for uallona
back uotcs, redemption OF bonds with green
backs, Internal improvements, and cech aud al
OF tho grccnhgck Doctrines, and said that thou Il
there was no dagger Of revolution in the rider:
to the appropriation bills, there was gre,. dap
ger OF ii unless Congress enacted lava Tor tia
speedy relief Of the people su!fariug from CT
forced idep5ss.
After the grcenbacsera had consumed all til;
tine allowed them Mr.. Hawcy. Of COuneo!i
cut, made sticd D1d self ccEccitcd speech
ia opposition to the repeal Of the clause author
ling the use Of troops at the polls ia which b,
ANNOUNCED that bis p1rty had determined 10 Ie
tho dead lock c)ne, aud to appeal 20 the c)un
Try 70. Justification
Mr. I!aWlcg was to DO followed b. Mr.. j
Il. Tucker, All: both sides CT the House ware
intent upon closiog general debate at three
o'clock this afternoon, when the live mioutt
rue We 1t into effect. Il Is believed To-day tina
vote will ho reached to-rorFow. There is NJ
Doubt about the passage 81 tho bill.
Ia the House to-day the Speaker announced
that be h3d Appointed Judge Harris. OF Viz
cinia, director OF the Columbian DAT and
Dumb la5titulion. aud Gen. Joseph r.. lohn-
ston rcg2at OF the Smithsonian Institute, tl
ill vacancies.
the Wa!l.cI COMMITTEES held a sMsIoa this
| tkoe
Sergeant =. Arms OF The House fhompsau, and
Duacaa Walker md }. j.. Harvey OF the dem
cratic cx!culiv, c,ncliIee who testified that
tho cmploycs OF iho House had subscribed to
tie election lil1l and that it was expected that
e4cii democratic member oil the House would
have Subscribed !iity dollars to that same iund
bus tina; some oil them were t00 poor to ID So.
The money all went for printing.
\ bill las been prepared aGd will be iatro
drc:d in Congress at 90 carly day for restoring
the disposal of the Office o! ruolic printer. with
lis two thousand subordinate positions, to the
two houses Of Congress.
| hlr L. 3. Bors. Les rns gned tho presidency
81 aud dictatorship in the Washington and s..
Louis Narrow Gauge Railroad bu! when thai
road is built will build branch OF it TO his iron
works in tho Valley OF Virginia. Mr. 3. f
| Grayson. OF Lursy, hes been appointed Prcsi.
dent Of the road, end IS now prosecuting it' cor
! st.uc.ion.
TIE SoN OF AN AUSTRIAN JUDGE CONFINED