Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-24
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! ,NpcciI Correspondence Of the Alena. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. e., May "a, 1879.
| The House had IL all night sess 10 last night
All at . o'clock this mofniog agreed to do pre-.
li5ely ghs' the republicans wanci done at six
O'Clock yesterday eveuioE. namely, 10 adjourn
vi III, understanding that 8 vote should be
takcu Oh Ryan's anendm,n! limiting the coin
age Of silver dollars. Tho night session was
clo:;ru>us thtrJ being 20 recess. Most Ct the
time was consumed 10 calls of the House and
10 haaios the apologies Of the meub ers brought
in by the Sergeant q. Arms and his deputies
Gen. Bal, was iouod at his boarding. house
eal2 this nOrUing Just as he was getting ready
for trip to his home in Wcstmoreand. Mr.
Martin, of West Fir2iu!a, was caught on bis
way to tho depot. 1ldeed it is said that if the
time and PLACES a! AID the conditions under
which some IT the members VIZ, fouod were
published Texas scenes would be witnessed in
the National Capitol. Tho excuses offered by
them were as various as the places 10 which
they we're louad, and all were accepted. MIR.
Chtte nicD, q pronounced hard money man,
having made his excuse. member proposed
tha! h: &c fiGcd one dollar 10 legal tender
money. Fir. McCook protested agaiEst bis
arrest aud d:uicd the authority of Mr. Black
burn. ia the chair OF the tima, to ask him why
h9 was absent in contempt of the House. He
said he had profound contempt for the House,
and vas jolaed 10 it BY large majority OF the
c)untty. This irrtated the democrats, one OF
Mr.. kcnna sid tina. wouldn't do, it must be
sl00. Dir. Manning said Mr.. MoUook should
b. made 90 example, OF, and that he should be
fiued $1,000. The ire Ct the radical Now
Yorker was cooled at once by the suggestion Of
fac, and by the evident intention Of the
democrats to Impose it. so that he iumedia.
teIy took tic advice cf bis friends, retracted
his words. and said he had profound respect
Tor the House.
When tho House met at noon the reading
Of the j)uroal was dispensed with. A rasolu-
lion to amend the constitution 10 relation to
the eIeotion OF President and Vica President
was introduced aud referred. A bill to esab
lish post routes was pass,d. Mr.. McCooke
repeated his apology Tor the expressions he
had made uso of early 10 the day. MIR. Chit
teoden explained bis use Of tho words damned
scouDdros'' 10 bis speech few days ago. He
said he vas an orthodox oongregationalist and
had been sirce ho was lG years OF age; that
profanity Has not allowed By that church
and that it gas not his habit to indulge 10 it.
but that on the occasion referred to was anger
Cd at the efforts Ct the silver meo to repudiato
the nation d.bt, aud 10 striving for hard *
preston the words had slipped out
uoaxarc The rest of the morning hour
was consumed 10 diaory motions by tho radicals
to s,arc off vote on the tho bill 10 relation 10
the removal Of causes from State to Federal
courts. in which they su,oood. The considera.
tion Of the silver bill vas then resumed. and
vote. AZ stated above. being allowed on The
Ryan amendment. which being defeated, the
Tadi,>l', according to agreement, allowed the
bill to be put upon its passage, and it was pas'
ed BY vote Of ia to 81, when the House ad-
jourucd uhtil Tuesday.
The legislative. Judicial and executive tppro.
prston bl'l, contrary TO expectations did not
reach The President yesterday. The Senste had
ndj ournod bsGors it could DO signed by the Pres.
iden. pro tenn Of that body. 1t was signed by
Speaker Randall in the House this morciDg bu.
rs the Senate ia not in session to-day, it cannot
be signed by DIR. Thurman until Monday. 1t
will receive his signature rs coon as the Senate
meets On Monday, and will b5 cent ID tho Pres;.
ddnt Immediately thereafter.