Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-25
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WASHINGTON. March o5-The session Of TIT
House to Cav lasted I'd longer, liter the reacld'
IF TIE urea, than vas required 10 take vote
Oh moltn to al urn.
la thc Senate, alter the morciUg h0ut. MI
Hoar called up bis resolution declaring tee
proposed &C 100 Of the democrats With 't-reLc'
to the rep2sl Of obnoxious laws as revolution
ary, srd r.sd a log speech thereon, in whlct
he PRESENTED the radical side of the question ll
about as weak manner and poor style as car
veil be imagined, II e only points in it teirg The
areum.r!s # the Federalist. mada title b
frcquent federation 10 the Newspapers the
strongest one being that the President shall
receive bis salary at stated periods il which,
however. be entirely overlooked the fact that
the bill! rroposed BY the democrats ma kcs pro
vision itr pa;icg the pfesileut bis salary, and
that if be vctcos that lii AID thus deprlVcs
himself Of his salary, no viii have nobody 10
blame but himself.
The Coumit.ee 90 Elections of the Seua:e
10 day determined by a vote OF six to three
that Mr.. Bell, Who was appointed by the Gov
eruor Of New Hampshire as senator until the
Legislature Of that State shall meet, is not CO.
tit!cd to seat. Tie vacancy occurred BY rea'
son VI tho txpirstion of the term foI
which DR. Wadceh was eleo.ed. aod
tie Legislature tf New Hampshire will
90: meet 10 reecir session until Jupe. The
ques!l 10 was whether the provision OF tho Con
s.itulon requiring tho Governor to appoint q
senator To fiji vacancy applied TO this case.
Amoog the bill, i1troG uced 10 the Senate to
day was o2o 10 charter The Mount Pleasant and
Pntonac s.Io RAILROADS street railroad 10 run
ircn t5c siesu boat Wharres hr:c 10 Noun.
Pheasant.
Dir. Frank Alficnj, Of Riohmond, has bean
appointed clerk CT tic Senate COMMITTEE %
Commerce.
10 tbs House tc-lay Mr. Goodc announced
that GcueraI Huotoa Tau detained from hls seat
by s!ckoess.
tx GoY4rCu. SMitb is constant attendant
upou tbs s4s-ioas Of he tWo Houses, aod the
moderate excitement Ct he Ca,ilCl, wh!c.: was
recou mr1jed 10 him by his physician, sccui
beneficial, the old POLITICAL friends be occasional.
~ meets, aud The a.ncst forgotten memories re-
called by wha, is passi1g Gu around him, sp.
rsEsalI}. partially at least, droWhiog the gTlet
ofthe stil ction be has recently sustained By
tie loss Ut III; wife, aud which, uoti &c cano
10 Washington, oc-c 50 heavily upon him.
L. n3v c!ectiva Yfiyers Of tie Sora,. tcOk
charge Of thc:r rcsprotiEC .cal.ions to day, and
s. lea lhctn as though they had been boVg 10
the places. Rev. DR.. Bullock opened the se5
sion with prayer, az! even the radicals 'hcln
selves must have hreu Lig Impressed wilt
tito improvement, .a'.,!:..g -u:leasbe to eVely
body els, .hat ..aa taA2p place in The style,
manecr aGj character in which Disioe grace is
now Invoked urrt "a. teiberaliors The
difference ia he %, hi appearance oil the
p,css5t .nd ia'e ChspIsin is 10 less favorable
to tue f>yu!nr ia that il the sort Of prayers
they nifer.
Msiir Burca Performed his du'ies as Stcre-
tsry, If not with reno|n, certainly With credit,
sud all acquainted with Msjor Pey loo know that
be filed bis position as executive clerk IS
efficiently az though be had been familiar with
ito uuu,;r al bis life.
Fer ;he ilf.rc,a;on c! applicants 1t Fay be
slated That CHANCES u tbs subordinate cih ,es
of the Ssc.tC vii bc mac slowly, AID cot until
after due deliberoioa, ADD that, TOO, not 81 much
upon the character Of the applicants aS upon
that Of the ipcu1 beats, ard that it the latter
arc rot Objectionable macy OF Them will &c re-
taioed, for q time ut least.
The House Committees will DC ANNOUNCED
next Tuesday.
Among lbt nrnua:ioos sent to the Senate to-
day by the President wss that Of James H.
Cabeil, 81 Charlottesville, TO he q member Of the
National Board OF Health