Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-28
CONFERENCE.-THE.
lREp0nrED FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. Juoe IS.
SENATE,

SENATE.
The President PIE. tenn. GEnGuhcsd lis ;ls1a
turc 10 the Liter Carriers D=i!l2lry I'LL
which BOW goes to the Pn,ilart.
Mr. Vest BY rtquoa;, offered resolution ciIi'
INK % the Plesicc0t Tor corresp0ndeLc, tc
tween the State Department ami Mexico in r.
gard 10 the proposed survey CT the NortLcrn
States Of Mexico fer The Aus!in ard TopCl2
vampa r. r. Co. Adopted.
MIR. Harris submitted joint resolution that
tic Secretary Of the Navy bo aud hereby Is
authorized to coaslruc: st the Washington SGd
Norfolk navy yards the s!caIl veSse! AID rttflsu
rating ship %ilch the Nati0ral Beard Of Health
recommended to the Secretary CT the Treasury
| AID that The s5nIo be Constructed uaGer The
| supervision aud accjrclng to tee piaus 6i thc
| iuvantOr, JoEn Gamgcc, and lis cbgl,ctr, AID
| that the ssid GamSo: be allowed lac tc:ual
| costs OF such pla1s and specifications not ex'
| c:edipg $500, together with reasonable compen
satiou fer his SERVICES ard that OF his engineer,
while superi6tcuGrg such constructor, cad that
the appropriation IN tic &C: authorizing tao
contract fer reftigtratiBg ship CT so u,ucll
thereof as MY be necessary is hereby applied
| to the construction CT such vassrl aud machine
By the Navy department.
Nlr. Voorhees, objected to the present colsld-
Grafton Of Inc resolution. lie had had about
| enough Of this Gamgce tuIoc;s Ter this session.
| Tie subject needed mcrc v"Glll9 ton lian could
| DO given it at this session. hlr. voorhees, had
f! so severely the rciTigcrating iltlusrcc Of The
| Question that tvca tho hot weather did not
prevent him from doing his dHty TO jet TO
| further prescott discussion.
Mr. Harris explained that ne had 10 r1rts
atty fer Mr.. Gairgec. The board had decided
his plan to DO tho best submitted. Professor
Gaugec now propos I'd to waive all rreft Gu
| his irven,ion 10 view Of the question raised as
to advertisement, 10 which he Was unwilling to
agree, since his plans were rot yet patcuttd.
Tho resolution went over under Mr.. Foor'
hces objection.
Mr.. Vest $ resolution, dcclariog i, favor OF
free ooinDgc, waS taken Up, tie question brlas
90 referring the substitute accepted by hlm TO
tho Committee on Finance.
The substitute is IS lo0ws:
Resolved, That The complete &c n0nclzation
Of silver aud ls restoration to q perfect equality
with gold 10Th as c,iu ard Lulion, arc de-
maadcd alike by tie dictates Of justice aud visa
craftsmanship.
Mr.. Morris said il there vas aDy difference
between tho plicc ol bullion aud standard legal
tender ooin il would u5dcr this resolution y.
cruc to the bullion owner
Mr.. kiIkH0Od submitted an amendment TO
insert after the word bullion the words Fat
as carly date az these obi@c!s can be accom-.
piishcd consistently with tho public welfare,
and spoke 10 favor OF he atnGhdmrlt.
The am4uduart vas r(jac;cd-ycaj 20.
nays 81.
The morning hour having expired the reso
lutioa went over.
| TIE HOUSE.
H., ;,l'.,t ,yo,n,op t,,r hill !
presented BY the committee on enrolled bills
aud signed by the Speaker.
TIE SITUATION.
Both the remaining appropriation bills hiv5
COW passed tho House, oUU has passed tn,
Senate aud The other is noS before that body
and will. in all probability. pass this AFTERNOON,
SO that without some unforeseen occurrence, both
inc bills will BE- before Mr.. Hayes by nghtfaII.
Ills approval Of the first and his veto e the
second ore conceded, hut the question about
his reconVeulng Congress to scmc at lctS', is q
MATER Of doubt. lie Certainly did inform a
soutis I..s I-.. --:rI. .i-t - ..-n!.l nall H,n
eress together sqan Immediately, if it aci 0urn.
ed before provldiog for the apprt rfiaii0us COZ
taiucd in The latter bill, but whcihet he did so
Is bluff or not is upknowa. Several Of the
best Informed people, about such maltcrs,
arc pOsllVo that The idea oil iccorven.
ipg Congress simply because it failed 10
provide Ter deputy marshals' pay for
election services never seriously entered Mr.
Hayes hsaG, ana among such people are as
Messfs. Joe Blackburn and Ben. PcrIty Poorc
It is ,umored en- The other hand, however, that
Mr.. Hayes made bargain With lev sCuthcrG
democratic members for ard in consideration Of
certain favors granted them. by which il was
agreed that they, w;:cr the time came, wnuI
| a. Il LII
and that ho las determined 10 call Congress
together Immediately, if it. shall ajj1urn
after bis veto Of bat bill, III order 10 test
the sincerity OF the ecncmcu alluded TO.
1t is also reported tha: Of MIR. liayes'
csbiuct, Messrs. Sherman, Ds7tp5 aud
Thompson arc il favor oil another extra
session uoless The m1rsha!s' bill is passed
| Without restrictions, that Mcs>rs. McCrary
ard EYar's sro opposed 20 it. that MeFs7s.
Sohulz and Key ere not decided in Oaioioas,
tut you'd probably vAte against it, and that
! MIR. Hayes hii2Ssts. is rather tic l1cd TO it.
Tic Appropriation G2rumittuo Ct tho Senate
| did uot act up0u lhe lious, resolution Tor The
sine die adjournment on Monday, this moru
log, but il was uG;:c7atool that if the rnarshals'
bill! passed at r2asonatlc hour they would
meet again to day End report the resolution
without amendment.
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
MIR. Bsysrd is in Delaware to-day. No!wilh.
atsnding tho fac. thst only eightesn ma:abe-s
OF tho Senate signed tho paper asking him 10 re-
| tain bis position as chairman Of the Fi;nnco
Committee. he will retain it, for tho ress IN tha!
q much larger nutaber Of nBmcs could have been
| obtained, il q full Senate was present, and for
! the additional reason thu! h0 doca net believe
| Congress should t.kn shy ac!ion on the silver
question a. this session.
| NOTES.
Mr. Conklipg will no. take part in cihor tho
Maine or Ohio campaign. Waen asked by Iir.
Robinson this morning 20 help Foster he asked
| what Foster?' ard when told "Charley Fcs-
ter" asked when that gentleman became re.
publican. Mr.. Robinson, it is needless 10 say,
Il! least manifested TO further interest il the IT.
tervew and cut il short.
A letter carrier named Theodore Slater, while
suffering from temporary mental alteration st.
tempted to commit suicide last night by cutting
his throat.
Horrible Affair.