Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-27


SENATE.
hlr. Vests resolution, caring 10 favor Of
free c.ieasc AID remUncliz.i,n Of silver, was
taken up.
Ddri5s The debate Gu the resolution Mcs:rs.
Kcrrsr. Ferry and Allison protested against
| this method Of instructiog tho Finance Com.
mi.tce. There was not time duriGg this session
10 mature mcclure y:ally III :ctiOg the whole
financial system, ard indirectly the Industries
Of the country, hence the silver bills had been
postponed, but not iudelinitely. The conmit-'
tee Tas pledged TO act CD them early IN Deem
| Der.
Mr.. Vest called attention TO the fact that The
resolution was solely ca expression OF opinion
| to show the country how The Senate stoJd. 1t
required 20 present tc.ioa.
| Mr.. Houston advocated the resolution.
| Mr.. Allison mLvad TO relcr tho resolution to
tho Finance Committee.
| Mr.. Maxey opposed tho motion TO refer.
This was mere expression Of abstract opinion.
The Finance Committee had nothing 10 do
with il, end could not report oc it.
| Mr.. Allison further objected that Tic rcscIu
tiOu locked to upni,ed coinage which would
drive gold cut Of the county and Hood us With
Europeon bullion
| Alter further debate, Mr.. Vest offered The
following as substitute for bis fits: resolution
| 10 obyiate ANY criticism az to its WOrd!Ug.
| RtSolred, That the complete rcmoDcIlz inon
Of silver aud its restoration to perfect equality
with gold both as coin and bullion sr, de-
manded alike by the dictates Of justice ard wise
statesman ship.
TIE morning h0u. expired AID the resolution
went over uuti to MORROW.
The resolution rrOvid:ng Tor additional pay
for Congressional employees wasagaln taken up.
Tho amendments CT Nlcssls. Wallace and
Ingas, llv5ring III, old judicial expenses tlll
and political assessments bill, Nc, were with
drawu by unanimous oors,ot.
| The resolution was tEcn passed IS reported
from tho committee with slight amendments.
Dir. Eaton reported from the committee on
appropriations, without amendments, the judi
cal expenses appropriation bill passed yes.cr
day by the House.
He sid there wona be CO attempt hy the
mtj1rity to shorten debate and night session
would not be forced.
The Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. Coukng spckc against the Jury clauses,
| especially tho new clause loSerted By the
House, whcl he said would extend tho pcrDi
cious principle Of recognizing politics in Sc cot
! Jog iuries from the ITO great political divisions
Of the country TO every little political c.val in
diffcrcat dis:r;c!s
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The morning hour (private buaineasl IVES disi
ponscd with, and the House OF l2:S0 went into
the Committee of tho Whole on thu bill appro
ptialng 5000. 600 to pay fees Of u. :. Mar
shals and their general itputics-gc39f de.
bato CO the bill bciag limited to enc hour.
The debate WAS opened hy Mr.. Garfield, OF
Olio. lie grouped together some OF the lead
Jog points made dur,rg the prcaant ASSOC,
or the democratic SIDE, particularly 10y MIR.
McL,nc, OF Nd. and Mr.. Carlisle. Ct kY.
These propositions were that there arc no Ma
tiona ulecions, that the UIitcd States has 30
votes, that The States exclusively have the
| right To c1ntro the elections OF members OF
| Congress; that Senator's and Representatives,
are Stale officer, agents. or ambassadors; that
| the L lltcd States have no authority to Keep
peace within State and have 70 'peaco' TO
keer; that the Il oltod States is not natI2n, but
| . ee"'nanra:inn OF States, and Ii :alIy that the
States arc S0TtrtlRO. il3 declared tiiat these
p.uCosl!iauS constituted 3 boiy CT d0c!rlnts
moro ,X'rrnU iEan had ever bccn heard ht'
fore, except az the very C;l,is ci sccassIir. lilo
| believed those doctrines 10 En erroneous aud
vicious aud he proceeded to lay down anu sup
| port ny argument the CouotCr propositions to
| thls,. Mr.. GllGod TaUt On 10 Exhibit tic
iaacy ct the Ica that S'stcs arc sGvtr.lCn and
declared that that question had been decided
ia the negative, not only by the Supreme Court
10 Q long Iiuc Ct decisions, tut also ~ the
oil bi.ramcnt Ct war, but hat now II seemed
| that the question was not TO be allowed TO stay
settled, icr tho people had been told recently in
tho South that the List Cause" was not
LOST; that The men WHO had fought agains:
| the Union were not c0nsprlng ararSt 1t.
| In conclusion, he predicted that The vice which
had been before wrecked in another hulk Tss
| sbcut starting Gu. on short, disastrous and *
| noble voyage.
Mr. Hurd. OF Ohio thcn took the floor to re-
ply to Mr.. garfield, and s!Gucd the democratic
| side CT the question.
Mr. Hurd in his speech recapitulatcd tho prin
| cipal points for which the democratic p@rty has
| been contendng end in conclusion appealed
| confidently TO tic patriotism of tho country. If
in iho:o issues the republican psrLy were to &c
| successful such resul. would mean the end OF
| tho republic and tho uplifting OF an empire.
Could there be- any doubt Gb 20 the result of such
q controversy In Russia, Germany, or France
the result might DO doubtful, but it could not be
doubtful here. Civil liberty could not perish On
| lis own threahoI End al lis own freside. Tho
past and the lu!uTo protested against. and (Whst
was of moro practical rauc) tho Democratic par
| ~ protested. Ho could her tho multerng OF
Anglo-Saxon resolve against il; he could hear
the tread of the lcgons forming with the ban
ner of civil liberty above them. Tho contc:t WIS
| already begun and God would give tho victory
| 10 freedom and the right. rhe speech Was fre-
| quertly and enthusiastically appla;dej on tho
| democratic side
| The bill was finally passed.
| E resolution for final adjournment on Mon
| day next st p. m. was then adopted.
CoX's ANTECEDENTs. Since The arrest OF
Chasl!no Cox 10 Bosoa on the charge Of muir.
ing Mrs. Hull, it has transpired that his vile
| and mother arc both residents of Richmond.
His vile hos long been servant 10 The family
Of General =. i. Mooro OF Richmoni Sally
Cox, the wife, was slave owed ty Mr. Wn.