Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-25
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There was an all night session of the Senate |
last night, End those who attended it looked
rather The worsa for wcsr when they made their
appearance at enc o'clock to day, tho hour to
which they adjourned at fGo o'clock this NOM
ing. After passing ths Army Appropriation
bill with the amendment authorizing railroads
to conduct public Geographic business, the bIl!
&c prevent the introduction OF contagious and
infectious diseases into the United States vas
takcp I'd and considered until midnight when
it was found that no quorum was present, and
after considerable time had been spent in
waiting for Quorum resolution was adopted
directing the Sergeant at Arms to 90 out hunt
up the absent members and request them to
appear. About three O'Clock the Sergeant at
Ares appeared and reported that it was i'm.
possible for him to iud many of the members
and that of those he had found, most with ore
accord, began to make excuses, some promised
to come, that Mr.. Blaine said he would be on
hard carly and that Senator Conkng had de-
Glued to make any response. Dir. Harris thcn
stated that the Sergeant at Arms had JAILED 10
perform his duty and offered a resolution O.
rectiDg that officer to bring Mr.. Conkllng to the
Senate, which was amended by including ell tho
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during the interval 10 which ho animadverted
| in severe language upon tho want OF courtesy
shown by the atscntees to the members who
were present and who were compelled IN conac-
uuencc thereof to sit up Gil night. tloaly
| about halt past four o'clock seven or eight OF OF
| the abseatcos mado their appearance, tho I'LL
! vas passed aud the Senate adjourned. =.
| AT to days session Mr.. Withers presented
| the petition OF the following named F!rslnians
for tho passage Ct q Law allowing them to test
the validity OF the law under which their prop
| erty 10 Washington is assessed for improve.
mcpts Andrew L. Ball, Il. W, Anderson. 1.
| H, Burke, Alex, Tenant, John Walker, James
N. Faulkner, Juo. r. Hirst w. t. Faulkner,
/ w. Browp, Mason Lowry, Il. A. Phillips, Mrs
Catherine Harvey. John Brown, Charles ga
vans, J DIN T. Lewis, joseph G. Anderson ohn
Greer William Tyler, Jarrad Mckinney, Janes
Coleman, w. ii. McMiIls, RoHley Purcell, Henry
Bright. ii. Mckinney, William Bennett. Jo-
scph Jones, William Spicer, John Pierce, Al
fred Macintosh, Henry Martin, Allen Anderson,
John kei,hcy. James Cornwell, VIM. treder,
lex, William Bright. Frederick Jones. GABRIEL
Jones, Fred'k r. Windsor, David Windsor'
Horace S. Johnston, Catharlnc Windsor, Flz1'
beth Windsor, William Kirby.
Mr.. Sargent attem pied to present q telegraph.
ic memorial from tho CONSTITUTIONAL Ccnven-
ton Of California thanking the majority OF the
Senate f0r the passage of the Chinese bill. Mr.
Ioar ohicctod. Mr.. Sargent was rot sur.
prised at The objection, but stated that Inc
memorial was from the sovereign authority OF
Stale OF tho Union, and in reference to bill
90 important to all the interests of tina: State,
that when the news of its passage reached
San francisco strangers passing on the streets
embraced each other and Wept tears OF JOY.
Mr.. Edmurds said the objection was right and
that TIC people Of California would fad 6u', aud
not BE- long in doing it either, that what now
made them cry for Joy would make them put
their tears to more legitimate use.
Yesterdays session of the House was rcSun'
ed q! ten O'CLOCK this morning. to which hour
il had recessed, and an hour was spcnt in pass
Jog private bills reported from the Committee
on Military affairs. 1T one minute before /
clock the House adjourned until eleven when
il recoaVcncd end to days session commenced.
a bill Introduced By Mr.. Monroe, OF OHIO,
10 mise S20.000000 for arrears OF pensions by
the sale of u. s. four per cent certificates was
defeated by a vote of ! lG to l23.
4 message vas received IRON the So3a!o
stating that that body had passed the Army
APPROPRIATION bill, tho bill 10 prevent the 10
PRODUCTION of Infections aud contagious diseases,
aud bill for the relief OF II, 6. Harmon OF
Virginia.
Tho House then went into committee CT the
whole on the Legislative, Judicial and Execu-
tive Appropriation bill, AID tho amendment
repeating tho federal election laws was agreed
to by vote of 135 to ITO. The discussion OF
this amendment gave rige to an animated aDd
osciliog debate. Mr.. Banning 10 reply TO z
previous statement Of hlr. Garfield respect
iag fraudulent voting at his Baariog i
election, pronourced tho statement fa!ss, and
the man who r1adc i! fas!far, and that
Mr.. Garfield ought to have learned from that
book, which he used formerly to expouud from
his pulpit, that be should nc. bear false witness
acoiast his rcishbor. Mr.. Garfield made q
lame reply, saying that his colleague could not
f3ico him into personal controversy.
Mr. Davis, Of North Carolina. made warm
speech 10 favor Of tho repeal, Ia which be
castjgatad the radicals numerically Tor their
partisan motions ia opposing the revocation Of
lew contrary TO republican Institutions
Mr. Hale, 10 his speech in opposition to the
amendment, said that bis side Of the House
had made up their minds that tho repeal cau-
rot and shall not be accomplished irrespective
OF consequences, aCd BIZ Southland, the author
Of the amendment, in bis speech in favor OF It.
said that his side were as determined that tho
reDea must ard shall be effected. After the
amendment had been adopted the consideration
of the remaining portion of the bill wss pro
cocded With by the committee, and was 10 pro.
sress when Chs report closed. The speeches
10 committee indicate that when the bill shall
be reported TO the House and the democrats
attemp. to pass it, the republicans will resort
to all available means to defeat it, even at the
expense Of q fail5ro to supply tho government
with the money necessarily requisite 10 carry on
its affairs
Among the Strangers Oh the A5or CT the
Senate to Gay was Mr. Horace Maynard, u. S.
Minister to Turkey. He ia as lean and saIow,
and wears his hair as long as he did in the days
before the war, when he was such an ultra
southern man that!his colleague, Mr. E:hcIidgc.
used to say he was sway backed.
DR.. Gadsdcn, who has been testifyog before
| the SeoaLe COMMITTEES on Agriculture on the
catto DISEASE says the COW pleuro pueunonla
| docs cx!st to some extent at Alexandra, Va,
| that is among the only two herds he examined.
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