Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-28
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.Spectul Correspondence Of the A'eca. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jute IS, 1879.
THE crNaTp

W AS!IINGTON, ~. VI, Jute % 1917
THE SENATE.
liz, Vest cgain to-day called up his rcs2!u-
tion d:c!aratory OF democratic support OF a'l
measures for makiog silver equivalent 10 value
10 gold, tu. it was debated to such length that
the morning hour agsia expired beitre V>le
could be rcachtd, auI it had 10 20 ever once
more.
Nlr. Harris offered resolution authorizing he
construction ci g rcffiEcratirg ship, tier the
Gamgee plan. ct auy tf the government naFy
yards, Prof. Gsmgec TO be paid lar ptlc' tor
his plan ard IoT the tiue oocsupcl 10 superl1
cnJ!ug the construction OF the ship. DIR. FoU!'
hees objected, sts,i1g that Pfol. GamCec hau
had such a reiriaeratlug effect upou hin aac
doubtless upon oih:r senators tina. even this
weather did not enable them to sec the beau
ties Ct the plan. The resolution therefore went
over, Mr.. Harris giving notice thst he would
call il up ;ho next dey the SeLaic met. -,
a bill! to correct errors in the rhrss?oiogy OF
the army appropriation bill was thea passed,
Tue republicans ttklng palcs to nsk2 1t plain
that they had cndcaroTcd to have the errors
provided for corrected 10 Tho regular bill when
it was on its passage but that The democrats
had then opposed the correction they wanted
to make now The reason Why the democrats
regular bill YES that such correction would have
sent The bill back to tho House, End delayed
scion on il. Mr.. Allison resolution Tor prlnt
ing the evidence SO far taken ty Mr.. DaVis's
Treasury examining committee then came up,
but at tie iustanc, of Mr.. Beck, who wanted
10 :raport the rparshaI7' bill, MIR, Allison
agreed 10 LIT it 20 over, Saying he did so 10
cnuscaucnc, Of the Itqlcst just made, MI
Davis absence, and because it was oil ICED tc
| 20 earnestly by his democratic friends Mr.
| B,cL then introduced the marsbsl's bill which
is now bciag debated. Il will probably pass
bt!cr, to days adjournment.
| TIE HOUSE.
The House TO day passed Tic Senate bill cx'
cnpiug canal boats from llcers, aGd tonnage
dues; also The Senate lii alloWiog promotion
in tho cnpinctr IS we'll as in the other branches
Of the army.
The bill allowing Dational examination and
Inspection Of State surveys then came u9, aud
was debated at length, opposition being made
to it by some of the democrats on states
rights ground. During the debate MIR. Cat
non, (repubIioan) Of Illinois, questioned tho
| superio1ity Ct the lcgol atalnments OF Mi.
White, (rcpubIic,n) Of Pennsylvania, who
would net allow the iusiLuation 10 past un
notic;d, and thereby Confirmed any doubts that
might have been entertained upon the ques
tior.
HENRY CLAY AND TIE GOAT.-As Henry
Clay emo ont Of The Capitol at Washington
one d,y, secug frightened woman IL The
street, vaiuly striving 10 ward of the attacks Of
a spor!iVc goat, be CALAMITY, in spite of his
years auG ofi,c, seized the goat by the borIs.
The woman thanked him warmly and sped hur'
iiadIy o. Mr.. Clay would have liked 10 moved
90 also, but the goat bad its own views about
tho ictcltrcacc with his innooent amusement.
As soon IS the woman'5 delivercr lOosed bis
hold on tho two horns, the animal rose msjsstil
cl!ly 90 bis bind legs ard prepared for a charge.
10 bis own dlfcDse Mr. Clsy now took the ani'
NAL as before by tho horns, sud thus tor timc
they stood, while crowd CT street boys gath
cred about, immensely amused at the u0usuaI
spectacle of Senator and goat plttcd the one
against tho other in q public street. As long
as Mr.. Clay held the goat by the horns, all vas
we'll enough. But when tho !guadrupssdd :, VA Vas
Not boy offered assistance. but alter while
one veuturcd to suggest, Throw the Billy
down, sir" Mr.. Clay at once accepted aud
adopted the report OF that committee and
tripping the goat essaycd to ra5s or. Before
be c1uld fairly turn away, however. the goat vas
up 10 lofty preparation ter new charge. MI.
Clay gave his enemy the floor or tho pavement
orce more, and, keeping him there. turned 10
his Enw adviser With the question, And what
snail do now?' Gut and ruo, sir" replied
The lad,