Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-01
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Specia7 Correspondence Of the A1sra. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. G., May |, 1879.


WASHINGTON, D. G., May |, 1879.
In tue Senate to day em9og tho orders iotT1-
du,si was onc ny Dir. Withsrl io7 renos'Ts
the csses of MIS-. W. H. Gsr]n:r, Z: J..
H.r8ood, d. I. Madigao, 4. :. Lee. u. L.
Weis,u, G. j. Webb aGd hhram Vansar;
fr,m the Pension Committee 10 the Ceurt
Of Claims. A bill was introduced author,
izing tho Commissioners Of The District CT
tho Patent Office FOR o city pas;ofn:c.
moli9o By Mr.. Bsyard that when the Sersto
adjourn to-day it be until Mopdey, vas lost by
vote of 90 to &c. The consideration ct the
sclog lever Till Ges then resumed Mr. Harris
making O long speech thereon. As this bill
provides fer u national quare eni intrlnges
somewhat upon STATE rights, II Will probably
be defeated.
TIE House spcnt Gu hour il datcimiL'
ing the day Ga which the bill for ur'
| limited AID free coinage. and iGr bucn
c.Itl6catcs, reported from the Coinage Com
mi,tee shall bo considered and foaIiy de-
oided upon Saturday for that purpose. TIE
Presidents veto Of the army bill then came up.
| Ga This hlr. Atkins asked Icav, 10 piin, aono
| remarks. Mr.. Coocer objected, whcrcuprn
| Mr.. A!kins gave notice that hereafter no speech
Oh tho republican side that required uuanimcus
o,nsant should be printed. 1ne qu:5tica then
being whether the bill Should pass, notglth-
standing the OF !ctions Of tho President, the
vote was taken and tho result a1nCuaGci as
follows: Ayes l20 DOCS 10, SO the bill not
receiving two thirds vote, Was declared re-
ico.ed. Mr. Conger Withdrew his jactlon to
tho printing OF Mr Akios speech, Wh:reuoon
| Fir. Atkins Withdrew his CT .otion5 10 the III
ture printing ofrcpublcan speeches, and moved
chat everybody whose speeches hsd been cut OFT
BY the previous question on iho veto, have per.
mission to priut theln, bu! Mr MclIean oil :cied.
Mr.. Arnf:l1, Ct n. g., ross 10 4 personal
that had been prirtcd in tho Record by Mr..
Russell of lis l3tGto but not delivered 10 the
HOUSE, 10 which i. was stated that o:!talo
members cf the House from No:thCa5o!ina
held their seats by fraud and by the work OF
election boards, members Of which were noW 10
the peu.enlialy. He denoueced such STATE
neut as false and s!anderaus. Mr.. Garfield
suggested that IS MIR. Russell was net in bis
seat MIR. Alm6elI should suspend bis remarks
until no returned Mr. AInfaii replied
that be vas sorry the gentleman was not
in Ls scar, though probably i, was we'll
for him that be vas NIT as he, Arnte'd.
would b, much moro severe il Mr. Russell
l ware present. AS it wGs hs woui Z 60: be per-
s3nal. Then couIicuios, he said the speech
alluded to was not Only false AID saad@rJas,
but iaiamousg indecent. III. Gllfi:d Use 10
Point Of order and demanded liza. these words
be taken down. which being tGae, tic
Speaker decided they were not prohibited b3
the luo, nasmuoh as the gentleman had
previously remarked that he wcu!d rot DC
pi ssona This was received wth q
general laughter, after which Mr. Arm
[eId eo1ti1ucd bis remarks, denonGc:ng
the part cf Mr. Russa's sp2cch referred to Is q
tissue Ct fa!sehood, ard iead!ug aEi3aV!i5 tc
su.teio Elm.
Tic i5i1t cor1ui!:cc of tho HOUSE GLd Seuatc
democratic caucus were 10 h.va nc. IBIS morn
iug, tu; oil the members no. bsloz present the
meeting was postponed until thgea o'clock
this afternoon, when it will meet 10 the room
Of the judiciary Committee of tho Senate.
Notwithstanding the rumo:s OF s GcCocra;o
stampede the weak knccl members 81 TIC
HOUSE do not, il ia said to day By those 10 o
position 10 know, number mcia than three or
four, among whom arc Mcssrs. S.cphets aud
Spear OF Georela.
| Substantially tbs same condition. it is said,
eZi:ts 10 the Senate. though it's feared the ds.
iec:ion there is greater than it is in tho uou:e
With regard 10 the proceedings ct the Se0a:c
| democratic caucus held yesterday It may bo 70.
marked that the acc UNITS published Ia tao ra3-
csl psp6rs of this morning sre utterly Incorrect.
Tho sg2rcssivo end inl liam nlatory soe:Ci report
OF to have been delivered By Mr.. Voorhees, was
| altogethor imaginary, es DIR. VOORHEES, Was not
even st tho caucus, ana the speech OF Nj Ran
som, published ss having boon Of jlst the oppc-
site character WAS almost IS idcofrccily reported
The prevailing Impression secDs 70 ha that
TIC political riders Of the appropriation bis
| vii! b, Incorporated il separate bill. PISSED
aud san, 10 the Pfesiicut ba!0ro anyshilg
! cl:n is done, SD that if he Getoes i. the Ap.
preparation bllis IS they no" staa d will DO pass
ed end Congress acj ,uru, leaving tie iresi'
dent to carry on the government 10 his 0aa
Way.
The Golioaiug I2msd lHwl; appointed ofic ,rs
Of the Senate entered upon the discharge. OF
their duties this morning. j. P. Slayer, L..
B. Rgan. Gcu. Wilcox. j. D. CoTso, Z. Alc'
kinney. Frlx hicCio,ky, j. W. Lake. G. +.
Cross s. Y. Noyes. w. j. Mcillohecl and j.
| L. Snec1. The Two latter "ro tho postmaster
and assistant postmaster. All It the res: ere
oIa:scd ns messengers, three OF whom are called
assistant doorkcepcrs. Among than Is Alr.
| Felix McClotkey. Of Tenncss,, 3 noted po,..
clan il former years AID the sergeant at arms
| f the Charleston convention 10 1850, at which
| Berjanin Bu'lcr votel sixty oGd times Tor
Jsf,rson D.yiI es thu democratc pomncc for
the presidency. W. W. kiogsoury and A. }.
C,ilshsn we1t Ga day as members 81 the
| Capital police.
Attorney General Devsts started yesterday,
| uor1insIIy on visit to Monticello: but it il
bought really to SEE Judge RiVes ard censalt
| him about the ca:fs he has Eaa1a lJ7 the Sill
| iramo CJurf.
Ganticman sh7 wa.c pttsn! .: tbs admoi
anniversary ccleb.a i3n OF P:iccstoa TDroloxi
OIL Seminary, last Tuesday. represent the CO
casijn as most agreeable oao. The
| tahIa:g Ct the SIX dece;s,d Fro!css:rs
OF that institution were that dsy unveiled 10 the
! prtso1ce Of an immense thrcng q Interested
spectators. The part Of the rrosrimmo as
sisned to Rev, Dr.. Bullock, Of Alexandria,
chaplain OF the o. s. Senate, was tho deliver
cry ct an address on the !ife AID charcc.cr OF
one OF the six deceased professors. Rev. John
breckenridge, who diea l54l, aca it.@as Glad
to tbs entire satisfaction CT all who heard him
but especially thnse who remembered the able
aod eloquent su! C! Of the disooursc. fr the
porrai,uro drawn by Df. Bullock is said to
have been exao. 10 all its features
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