Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-24
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,SpcciF Correspondence of the Alena. Gazette
W.eurNoroy d c.. Anil "a, 1879

Tho largest crowd assembled ID Inc Geua'e
chamber this season was there to-day, draWo oy
Tho announcement that Mr. CoDklirg would
speak. Not OILY The galleries, and oil the cor
,idors bordering them we're crowded, but SO
much CT the spac, on the floor vas tc.u2ed that
the attendants were unable to move ABOUT.
Among the bills introduced wss the following
no MIR. Johnston, which was referred to the
committee on the Judiciary:
A BILL giving the consent of the U. s. TO the
prosecution of the suit o.! Ten. y. w. y.
Lee for the recovery of Arlington: on certeln
conditions.
Whereas. an sotion OF ejectmept is Cow peud'
ing 10 The Circuit Court Of the U. s.. Tor the
eastern district Of Virgins. between u. W.. Y;
Lee, as plaintiff, and Frederick ksuiman ana
r y. Strong, SO defendants, the Object OF
which action is to try the title OF the plaintiff
TO the estate in Alexandria county, Va, knoWn
as Arlipgton containing abon. eleven hundred
acres Of land and whereas, the deteodants,
Kaufman aud Strong, are 10 the occupation OF
the premises only az agents or the U. B., claim
ing fer themselves 90 personal right, title or
interest in the property, 30 that the scion IS
substantially al action against the U. s.; ano
whereas the said action, from it's commence
meot. hes been defended, aud is now being
defended by an attorney Of the U. 3. TOR said
district. and By spacial counsel retained by the
u. 8. to assist in the defence, :,
Be it therefore enacted By the Senate snd
House of Representatives CT the Unlted states
| Of America in Congress assembled. That the
consent of tie United States is hereby given to
tho prosecution oil said action as an action
against the United States. and that the lu-
,isdic,ion of tho said court over tho same
shall not, 10 any particular, be defeated or
abridged because Of the fact that the U. s.. 10
the substantial defendant thereto, and that
sny Judgment that has been or may be render.
ed in said action by the said court subject as n
other cases, to the appellate jurisdiction OF me
Supreme Court, shall be OF the same validity
and have tho came effect IS fully in Ill respects
| IS though the consent hereby given had been
given before the action was commenced: frc.
vided always, thatthe pislntltf, snoulo }uagmen
! he finally rendered for him, shall be bound to
accept and shall DO entitled to receive IN lieu OF
the specific property record its fair money equiv
| alent 10 be asoertained 10 mode hereafter 10
be prescribed, the inten! and purpose OF ths act
being TO give to all the proceedings IN eaid &C.
ton, past and future, subject to ME foregoing
| provisc the came validity which they would
have if the United States by it's consent had been
| from tho CONNER cement Of ths action the party
| dofe ndsnt upon the record.
After the cell for ellis. resolutions, petitions,
g., the consideration Of the Wallace resolution
| fer removing the supervisory control OF the
| Senate appointments fion the Vice President.
was resumed, and was debated By Messrs.
Wallace, Eimupds and Anthony until the or
rival Of tho hour for ths regular order, when
it again had to 70 over. During Mr.. Wallace 8
remarks be said that the republicans made
short work ofreuoviug democratic em ployees
when they came into poper IN eighteen
hundred and sixtyone aud it came with
! i'll grace from them now to oppose the ohsDges
the democrats propose to make. With reference
to Dir. Coz king 3 assertion yesterday that hlr.
| Fi!z, clerk 10 the Secretary's Office, who was
a wounded soldier had received notice to qalt,
of tie WAT and was discharged from the service,
hut not on account OF wounds. When tho reg
ular order oamo up Mr. Conki0g took the
fl,or. Hc commenced bis speech by reading
statistical state ment Of the revenue of the COUP,
try, showing that the South paid but smsll
portion OF it. Mr.. Hill Of Ca, interrupted
hin, and wss proceed ding 10 exhibit the utter
fslac7 Of tho statement, when MIR. Conkllpg
declincd to yield the flor apy longer, saying
that hs Tas cot responsible fer tho correctness
of the s;sten. nj, 6nd thereby. though uuinteo'
tionally, giving away bis whole argum snt which
| was to the effect that, though the North lutn
| ishe6 all the money fer the maintenance OF the
| government, the States that were 10 rebellion
nov threatened to deprive the government 81
| It's csc. ssary supplies uuless the money. but
little eli which they paid, was spent acc ording
| to their ideGs-aud that these ideas were not
such as prevailed in civilized society. lie said
the democrats had gotten themselves toto @
predicanent, and that u5less the President
| allowed them way out they would back cut.
! If they attempted to carry cut their threat 10
stop The wheels OF government he hoped the
Pr s;dent would reconveue Congress and con
tiuue TO do So uo:il they would be forced 10
abandon their ,reasonable purpose-tbeir plot
and scheme 70 compe! the President 10 sane.
ton the repeal of laws that partially, CT least,
prevented fraud, intimidation and bloodshed al
the polls By the threat to withhold secesssr9
supplies. lie wss almost insupersbly arrogant
| to day, was mere ''stsl war; than usual. and
attitudimised to such al extent as to render
himself ridiculous.
The House met at ten O'Clock this morning,
to which hou. it had recessed last night. 1t
| Immediately went ioto committee Of the whole
on The Legislative, Judicial and Executive Ap'
propristiou BILL and was addressed by Messrs.
Scales, Davis Of N. c.. Cobb, Gillette, De La
Matyr, Joic, end O'Neal. Mr.. Gillette said
be would vote against the riders in committee,
but for tie bill that oontaioed them when it
came before the House, as all but two of his
party-the eubsckers-would do. He ridi
culed the idea Of revolution, and said the
only revolution that he dreaded was one that
the people Of the whole country, irrespective
of party. might be Induced to lnaueurate by
the past republican legislation which had
operated as was intended, to make the rich
| richer at the. expense of the poor. Mr.. De
l., Maryr then commenced bis speech, but
before be had concluded be was Interrupted
that Wednesdays session might be adjourned
and the House was called TO order immedi.
atelp as CT Ttursdsys session. Mr.. Kelley,
Ct Pa, called attention to the resolution Of.
| tered by Mr.. +. Wood yesterday 10 relation
| to convention with France for commercial
treaty. He said twas practically taxing from
the House lis power to regulate commerce.
He wanted to know if there was any way of
recindipg The resolution it having been laid
Oh the table. The Speaker said there was
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