Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-28
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WASHINGTON, u. G., April 25. 1879.
This is comparatively dul! d1y 3: The Cali.
tol, the rsiny weather PREVAILING and lie al
iournment Of the House On Saturday 10 Tues.
day c,mbiniDg 10 produce this result. Com.
mittees Of both houses were IN session, but
those Of the House had not adjourned when
this dispatch closed, So that ii il Impossible at
| this hour to tell what business was transacted
| by them. That on agriculture was considering
| the cattle disease, and that on the District CT
| Columbia, among other matters, The free bridge
across the Potomac.
The changes 10 tho personnel Of thc Offices Of
the Secretary of the Senate bcelnc visible fer
tho first time this mo.lies. when L:ieh
Chalmers, Of Texas, took the place Ct II. Il.
Fitz as bill clerk, Jcrro Williams. Of Ohio,
that of. NJ. Commons as petition clelk, AID
P. j. Pierce that Of G. L. Dawson IS librarian.
No more changes havO cs yet been announced,
but it is expected that almost az crii;c new
lorce will 60 Oh tho first OF NIX; mouth.
Rev. Dr.. Dabncy, professor q. the Union
Theologics! Seminary at llaC1naen Siaaey
College, Virginia, opened 10 days scsslen 81
the Senate with prayer.
| Among the strangers on The iloGr & iH3 Sen.
ate to day was C Gov. Hendricks. G! Iadiaaa.
| He was tho observed Ct all obspfv:c9 and GlaDy
remarked that Mr.. Tburnar, tAorgh Of course
unintenlonaliy, WAS occupying his PLACE as pre-
siding officer CT the body t whose proceedings
be was only spectator.
Among the bills introduced il the S20a!o to-
day was orc by Mr.. Williams TO regulate the
legal value Of metallic money, end 70 pT3vIt9
for she free and unlimited coinage OF gold and
Ill l-ll, nd - sIrye ~ Iot
also one by Mr.. kcruan to reorsaliZ, The !ca
ret service of tho Trcasu Department.
The Legislative, Judi:' / and ESecu!i7a Az
preparation bill vas received BY the Senate from
the House this morning, and imu odiatcl7 re
ferred to the Oommittoo on App.opliatoa5.-
1t will BIO considered at o,ce ard &c reported to
! tho Senate probably to morrow CT nsxt day. 1t
| is likely that it will be amended il committee
as some of its provisions, thst for I0s!aIcc re-
ducing tho pay Of several Ct tho Ssnatc's en-
ployes, arc said 10 be Objectionable to both the
| democrats and republicans On that coinclttcc,
| but it will not require muoh time to make these
amendments, so 10 all probability the Senasc
will soon have tho bill under considerations.
| After the morning hour Of the Senate to day
| Mr.. Pendeton made a loGg, able aud eloquent
speech upon bis resolution for allowing mem.
bcrs of the Cabinet seats upon Tho fiber and G
right to take part 10 tho Proceedings OF the
Senate, to tho extent Of answering Gti:st'oCS
that may be asked them.
The Committee ca the judiciary OF the Sen
ate had the appointment Of Stock4lt Mathews
as Judge of the u. S. District Court for Mary
land under consideration to day, but il is uactr
stood came to no defrito decision thereon.
Veto or no veto is the question to day, an3
though almost every one, democrats as well Is
republicans, seem to think that q veto is IS
sured, there yet rcrlalu !cT ':ho still assert
the belief that the Presiden. will approve !hc
Army Appropriation bill. Al! beliaYe he will
veto the bill now before The Senate. That is i!
| it pass that body 10 tho same shape IL which ii
came from the House.
| Senator Logan was 10 his seat this lrofaag
| His skin is as dark rs that of 4 pronounced
muIatto, but to day it looked blackur than
! loves card, 10 which lis claim to gau!!amaniy
consideration is denied and hia honor im.
pugned, DO one could tell. ColOlcl love, it
may be remarked is es pfo1ouho?d . blonde
as Senator Logan is brunette. lie is ~ cain
and mild mannered O man as Co3 Is likely 10
meet, but bis bu9 eye has thai il i. which
| tells plainly enough that il would quail before
nothirg mortal, and that &c WnuId, without
hesitation, in such an affair al that Hi;h laL-
eraI Logan. sui cct the right silo CT his fore
head to the same danger that 81 uaIy bu5,
wound shows tha left side has been exposed to.
| 40 explanation cf tho mysterious flair men
| toned 10 tho lcclI columns Of the GaZ,ttc last
Saturday has bccu afforded. Two ct the !n2p
who crossed tho river were sraogcis from
Nashville. who had hccu iolua;d By scmc
sharperj in Washington to accompany them 20
see what they tcl then, VS. 10 bc thc
burial Of Cus,el's rnulaius on Oxen Hill,
and who, when there, were robbed OF
500 by the three card monte game. Tho shoot.
ing was accustomed by The discharge Ct the ii9c
barrels ola revolver Which tho sharpers bor
rowed from one Of the strangers, ard shot of
60 as TO deprive him oil the meana 81 enforcing
restitution Of the money. II was & sal
planned affair for no sooner bad they gotten the
money than a pal made his appearance, pr
sonaliDg a constable. at whose approach, The
sbarpcrs ran off. This pei then told the siIhuE
crs that it was criminal ot!tEaa to
gamble 10 Maryland, tu. that is thcy
had lost their money he w;ud not arrest them.
This man the strangers lecogn;29d On ptnnsyl-
vania avenue yesterday, aud he Is now ia j1i'.
COJTGREsSEG-TSL.
Reported J6r tie Alexandria Gu:ettc.
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