Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-07
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WAsl!TGToS, April 7.-T1cTo Hss ro &C.
s2n Of :I.s Hc1so to 9ay, that body ha7!os
adjourned Gu Saturday uui!l Tuesday, 60 IS 10
prevcat tic grecubackcrs from Introducing aDy
Of tho measures upon which they axe bent. Inc
Legislative, judicial and Executive AGrIcpr:a
ton bill will probably be taken ~ il tic
House to m,rEow, G1d ) c3usiieratljn be pro
cccdcd with urintcrur.cay ustli It's passage.
Thu a.tecl.uc, urou tic scs:iou Ct tic sen
ate 10 day Has not UNUSUALLY Ia.gc, cue prob
ably to lie raiDy weather and TO the tact that
tho debate would contain 20 revolutionary pro
cccdi0gs-bcipg upon such tame question as
the aGmisSloG Q! q scaat0r, a6ou: whcS' hight
to scat there !s soGlo dispute.
The Arriy Appropriation bill was received
from tho House and referred 10 the AppTopric.
ton Committee.
A resolution WIS introduced By Sir. B;ya!l,
calling upon the Secretary OF tic Treasury Ter
information concerning the amount OF money
paid to Mr.. John Davenport. Supervisor CT
Elections in New York since 1870.
After the no1niog hour the seof hlf. Bell,
who was appointed by tho Governor o! New
HAMPSHIRE TO reprcseu. that Safe in The
Senate until the Legislature could elect seaa
tor 70 fill tie vacancy occss:cGeG br tho cypi:a.
lion OF the tcrm for which NJ. WalIa!gh wis
elected ospo up. ard Wss debated C; lGns:h
| BY Messrs. Bailey, Hill apd other democrats ia
| favor Of tho report ct the majority deny
| Ing Mr.. Bell admission, AID By MI Ko!!lts
and other rerut llca1s IL opposition % the re-
port.
| The day for the announcement @! Tho ll3u59
! Committees has not yet been dc!iolty decided
upon Notwithstanding what has been said here
totorc to the contrary. The House les
not yet even received the report ct
the Committee ca Rules Increasing Tie
membership of many OF the committees. W len
it has received that report GEd accepted i: the
Speaker will know exactly what 30 W.! have
to do, and will not be long ding It.
! The Secretary OF the Senate has tut twenty
positions at bis disposal; Mr.. Bright, the
Sergeant .. Arcs, has seventy. Ofthl3 ninety
the Virginia Senators hope TO be abla to secure
four, OF which M'. Gilman. a rc": paper cor
respondent will &c. enc, and mr. Lt;iepacc, ct
| kirg William. Of the late Confederate Navy,
whose disabilities were removed * Inc la=t Scs.
sion of Congress, tho other. Fer the ICmaiclog
TWO possible rlaces t:cre ;..c Gt0u. ono hundred
apd fiIty applicants. The only Way bg which
Messrs. Johnston and Withars hope 10 secure
it's piece referred 10 is for tham II "sr:2
upon the applicants who sha!l be prcss:: 10!
| them but It has as yet been Impossible - coc1c
to that agreement, fer though the ITO S21a-
tors have cnco or Ice gene ~ tbc!r ccIDlt.
leo roo.n tc look oTsr the lis: oi applicants tor
that purposc. hardly hive they Commented
work before tila room has b:ca oiled by these
Who's, case they TtIe attempting TO dce2c,
| whose nrc0enca, Interruptions aud lm1orluol
tics hsya 70 cmblIrssscd aud inttrtarcd WIKI
them az to render tia: iic5:aa 81 lo2Gi
biiitY.
| OoIy tTo Or three miGcr positions sbGut tho
| Senate have been changed hy ti!s newly elected
! Officers Ct that body, aad those dat ara 10 fJ!.
lew viii ba mado slowly. ani not Until every
thing about the Senate h!s a2cn well oiled aad
in good ruo!ng order.
Geo. B:alc, Hho has bctn absent cr 10y
or two returned TO day from his home in West
morellnd counIy, Va, whcthor 10 w:at Oh
business connected with The sale OF the estate
known as Pope 8 Creek, fer which he was !rns.
tee. The estate WAS iormer!? most valuable
oac, cOntainipg about sixteen Eundrcd aces OF
land, improved by largo and comm 1d!ou build
| ioga. Ii wss sold to the cga;ess. the iiCits ct
w. Roy Masoa for 5000
| MIR. Wither7 who went 70 Virginia alter he
ADJOURNMENT Thursday wi! return this o71toy.
| Mr. EcTeCfC aDDGUCccu Ia t!3 O:n%.c 10
day that he lad ioteaded Eepyirgt to hlr. H0ar's
speech on his Revolutionary" resolutions, but
would postpone bis remarks ua,i .he corcusi21
Of the debate ca the Bell case.
Among the appointments scnt IL Tie Senate
70 dsy waa that ct A. l.. Thowaa 10 o. SccEc.
tary of State for Utah Territory. Tbs appoiutea
is e member OF the present Capitol poic: io!ca
IN tho Supreme Court Of The United S.Ntcs 20.
| dsy Attorney Gennral Field. OF VirSinia,. pro
sentod petition for haboas corpus il tho case Of
Cole, county Judge indictni under instructions
| from Judge Kivos f)7 not having na2Too' on his
juries. IA answer will be returned 10 morrow.
tho court re!alr:iag tho pa2o'o IN tho cs8J until
| that time
Governo. Eoilidsy was Oil tho L2cr 4 to
Senate to-day, and was introduced To many OF
tho Senators Dy his friend Msior Pe7ton, exec
| utive clork OF tho Senate Among those WHO
required DO introduction snd who erto.cd him
warmly wore Messrs. Vest, Garland, I'LL sni
others, with whom he had servod in tho Colied-
| erele Congress He and Col. Rurch, SecrotHry
| of tho Senate, were college naLes 81 Yale, sad
| their meeting was exceedingly cordial.
Funeral OF Madame Ecn"pa"1e.
p,r-t>,opr --Tho f,,,-,l ri Tho