Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-23
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Gptcial Correspondence Of thc Alcra. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. g., april 23. 1879.

Au.Gns tho COMMUNICATIONS rcst IN tho Sen
a:o tc-lsy vas ono from the Secretary OF WAR;
stating thst under The act Of March 1879,
providing for the psynel. Of pensions appro-
priation IVES nado for The payment CT c0icr
Cd bus not for white pensioners. aad asking TEST
both classes b. put upon tie sane icounS.
After the morning hOurthe consideration Oh the
Wallace resolution for taking the supervisory
control Of the Senate from tie Vice President,
was resumed, and it was discussed by Elss'17;;
P.nd!eton, CcpkIiug, Ednuods aud others, acd
6ually went over under the rules, thcu2h nci
uctil Mr.. Pe3Glcton'H amendment had boca
aacued By q y5te of Sc to 23. Dir. Edmund
amendment, that 60 officer who had been c
soldier 10 the UnioD arny should 30 removed
unless fer good cause, IVES under discussion
when the resolution went ever. Mr. Wallace
said that no such officer had been removed, ard
the democrats would take care OF all fuca With
on. beiog stimulated thereto by the repubiioans::
Dir. Couktpg reiterated that such eflcs!s had
already received ro!co to qlit, sud mentloue,d
the case of Mr.. Frz, clerk II the Secretary
cfice. Dir. keroen said that be YES ID favor
OF retaining all such ofictr;, but DOT Ct the H.
stance Of gentlemen on tho other s;do OF leo
chamber, who had waited Until this late cay TO
show their crest so:ioi.uds Tor tho late OF tic
| poor soldiers,
Tie Arny hppropriaiinu BIZ! then clus Up 10
! regular order. and tho SaoGte was addressed
thereon by Mr.. Wiliiams, Ct kertu:ky, WHO
delivered his MAIDEN speech 10 the Senate. al
ludar to tho republican slctr5 OF tho rebel
| bricadiers" he SAID The absence CT UalGo bciga'
ders from the h,or eVloced but peer gratitude
| on the part Cf tho republican party. lie also
said tha. 10 years before the civil war wncn tic
country wanted soldiers 10 ish, its battles some
| Ct these same rebel brieadicrs" whom he eaW
| around hin had responded with a!acrity to lis
call, hut be looked 10 vain oc the opposite side
! of the chamber for gentlemen Tho bad followed
! their example. He said the "fcte b,ieaciera"
| had % 'revo!u!ioa" in them noG; "they had
| been there" ard walted 70 mcra OF il; they
were oa loyal to ,ho old 4 ic as aoy man 10 The
republican party, and probably the orly c)n
liasency that could Induce hem &c fight against
apy portion Of their countfyne1 aGslo 7on'd
bn to put down tho neg: rebellion which Mr.
| Wendell PaiI.ps predicted would occur 10 New
Eapand. Dir. Williams !heu ,:!:cc:sod the
merits CT tic bill under consideration. Fr;Vi.
ous 10 Mr.. Williams sne1c!l NJ Blanc ct
! tempted to badger Mr.. Eaton bccsuso the l1t'
ttr did not speak Gtter co1oudc!og thct nc
would speak as soon IS be, Blaine, had re-
,urocd. MIR. Eaton reiortcd that tho gentleman
need not be setting daily ia the Se0a.c listcnicR
to scsecbes to which ho could MT reply; that
ISen he, Eaton, got ready 70 speak he would
do so and would see that tie gentleman had
fall notice Ct the time. Mr.. Cooking senouuo
ed to day that be would speak OF tho bill, So
tho vote 90 it will probably 80. be reached
uotil toward the cod q the wack.
lG the House to-day MIR. Oscar Turner, Of
Kentucky, rose to personal exp! anation srd
had read en- article from The ST. LoHls Globe
Democrat, in which il was stated that Mr.. ur
mel, Ct Kentucky, b % behaved ~ An ulcmpcratn
AID Improper maGntr 10 ;hc House. lie
wanted 1t distinctly understood thet there W.rc
tSo Turner'S il the iIous, trtm Kentucky. add
be wished the reporters would rcmembcr that
TACT. He wss not il ihe House 90 tbs occs 5 o2
referred to.
mir. Thomas Tutrcr tnsn ros5 ard stated
that the whole story vas q SANDER that Il nc
had appeared txytcd Tn the occasion re-
fs!,cd 10 il was his natural nanper, aud
COZ the result Of slmu!abts, Tor
be had net a. that particular iimo taken drink
ior-thrce days Hethen paid his compliments
10 the reporters. saying tina! their salary |ss
propoltioued to tho cnorniy ol their lI3es.
The States were then ciHed for resolutions. but
before the ell! wGs coD plated inc House Went
tGlO VI SLC ou III
lirGis!el and executive appropriation bill, Mr..
Robson Leading # 10 speech OF somo iength,
ard cc,upyiug the area 10 ir7us OF the Speaker Il
chair in It's delivery.
None of the rewlS a3paiaicti l!.c:ia Of ,.ao
Senate have yet gouo GU daily, ncr can thy do
SO until their appointments have tsen c,nftm
cd by the Vice President. This puts 5tc:etaiy
Birch and Sergesat ut Arms Bright in al
awkward position, as soGc CT IDa arfoi1tcss
were pctifed 10 take their places several days
ago, and came 10 Washington provided With
only funds eooush 10 last uG.il they drew a
p,r.ion of their salary. The impression Now
is that clean sweep Of al the pEescot officers,
bu. thc fur or fvs retained by crjer 81 the
democratic caucus, aud two CT three cx sc!dlcrs,
will be made, and that The latter will cw. their
retention 10 the personal sprlicltior Ct lodi.
viduGl democratic Senators.
Tho speech of udge Davis, in the Seuatc,
yesterday, is said to have bceu tho bes: cno yet
delivered 10 tsvcr Ct The Army Appropriation
bill, as reported.
The Norfolk steamer George Lcary, ro3 Iy.
ing at her wbsrl, IN this city, has broom
lssned to her walking beam to show that sho
sweeps tie sea, or ir other words That sho can
river. She LETT Norfolk an hour AID twenty
four mcutes after tho Lady oil the Lake YES
terday afternoon, but cluaht up with her b.
| fore reaching Washington, aud that, to-, not.
ai:hstnDdicg oonsidersble delay It Plzey
Point. by reason Of the bursting OF come boxes
| 10 which fish were packed, the spi;ling If the
| fish cut On tho wharf, and the tue i, tcak to
gather them up and get them On hard.
The Summer season ct Ges5or:;' opened TO-
day. The iessees this yesr are Lilessrs. Shelton
and Mcdonald. The after, lance during the
dag was 90. large, but 10. 90 crowd il tEqo,..
cd 10 night.
A sccpo occurred l.. tie police court OF this
city to day. 10 w.iioh Judge Smell ard tho
noted criminal Ia'Hscr. ". A. Cook, were tho
prominent act1is. Mr. Cook demanded that
q client OF LIS be admitted to bail. end the
Judge boing 10 no hurry to craot it, tod him
to wait awhile, and MIR. Cook csfJIcing mis-
demsrd with some force. was tcld by the judge
to leave the court room or be fned Mir. Cox
replied that be would not Leave the rocm, aud
dehed the Judge to Goe him. The fas! result