Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-14
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WASll>Crov. y =, .iGri l4.--i. havlrg
btca auaoutv q 80. ii:. :'s:sc would speak
on Tie Army b Ii Ia SIC ;cnhiu 10 'iay The croHd
ti.st usu1!i. at, ri:. n,: -, C.,GsLc's 0! that
GGu!.ainGn VIZ rc.. e. ;" -. a-i.csir= ana the
locr Sas pretty ,S, tiel 49, :4Glt.! members
oil the House 20 y ss,,. - ,5aw &c Sa9stor
from Noise his: ,lcg hccg urc0 Us "0rd'.
The democrats, a. .'s:.G ~ hlr. N!hcrs. G>G
wisely delerniDci ~ I;!fs!3 irtt2 s:t2c"ss ca
The bill yet aHii!t - 't::;. At. - SIC" tae
radicals iiec, as tbc latter hcl icr to spea!. u
vote. Mr.. Bl.iDc raGtci ard hoTle4 IL his
customary manner, hyiog great Stress art d the
immaterialism Ct the suffice ulacr discus
sion, the clause prohiti i1G the presence o. u
s. troops at c!cc:ion polls, as there were only q
few more than two thousand soldiers cast oi
Omaha, or about sixty 10 every El!'Icn Ct I'D
habitaDIs, but failing TO rImcmhsr thai II tSc
democrats were fishtlag 10 remove statute
that had 10 practical bearing. tho radicals mad
made an extra session OF Congress necessary By
their attempts to rctlin i. lie also devoted
some time to denupcIatloI ct Inc democrats
for making the appropriation i1r the c9niucS
cf tho go7ernncnt dependent upon Tic adoption
OF other sections ci the appropriation bill, III
prudcutly ignoring the fact ,ha! such Is nov a.
most the invsriabIc custom ard that any D5rty
is to blame for it, it is tho onc 10 which he Be-
longs. At half pas. Two o'clock he waa sal;
harapguipg away with al the crowd, and all the
radical members Of the Scratc, except Mr.. An.
thony who followed Mr.. C0nki!ne's example
on q previous occasion, aud Tr5i0, paying him
undivided a,tc0t!oD.
Previous to The coEincCcemeEt o. bis spctcn
MIR. Carpenter introduced a resolution rro7li-
log for tho avoidance ir lhc future Of cases
similar 10 that of Mr.. Bill, Tecanlly decided.
A large Attendance YES present Ia the House
also to day, attracted by desire to sec whether
tho grecnbackcIs would be able to resp liutslrom
their apparent victories last week. AS soou as
tho journal was read aud the osl!isgof the States
for Mondays business began, tbs Speaker re-
coguizad Mr.. Lsdd, ercenbackcr of Maine, who
introduced bill tqlaliziDg in cy:Ty rcspcc: the
value Of gold and silver colo. Dir. C91gcr i'm.
media!ely raised o point OF order, which was
ovcrrucd By the chair. Mr. Corgcr thea ap
pealed from the decision o.: the chIlc and the
chair was sustained by vote ct l39 to 49,
Mr.. Monroe, of Ohio, then introduced . rcso
luton prohibiting the consideration ct this cy-
ira session of any measures introduced 20 altcr
existing tariff and currency laws, and Nh Cox
moViog TO lay that resolution on the table, the
radicals, in pursuance Of previously arranged
plan for so fiibustcrlng as to Consume the morn
ing hour aud thu7 deprive the g:caIb2ckers ci
tie only chance they will have this week for
the introduction Of their bills. commenced to
demacd votes By division, and by tellers Dir
Springer said that ss the Intention of the racii.
cal5 was apparent he would save time By dc.
mandiug the ayes aod noec ct once. This was
agreed to ard at half pas. t|o the vote vas
being taken by that method.
The ereenbackers were very much disguised
at their defeat to day. aoa though they we're
supported by the majoi.y oil the democrats the
democratic party did Dot escape some of the
dcnunciation they cast upoo The radicals.
When the CASTS arising from Jrdr Rivcs pro.
osediogs were called 10 the Supreme Court to day
Attorney General Davcps ss!d counsel he'd
agreed to postpone their argument Until the
next term of the Court, whcu, with TIC court 5
permission. those cases should havh preference
over all others.
The Secretary CT War, upou tia ar2'i5ltioa
of Capt, Fair and other steamboat msa AID
pilots Oh the Potomac has given orders for t,Ge
repair of the Arsenal wharf.
Mr.. j. A. Palmer, Of ll2,i;ax o.. FG.. has
been appointed clerk OF the House COMMITTEES
on Railroads mud Canal, OF which 'jr. Cahc!l
is chairman.
Mr.. Buckner. who is chairman os nc Com.
mittes on Banking sud Currency. hrs appointed
his son in Law clerk Of that conmitteo.
I. is rGmored hero that Mr.. l.. T.. PnJno, who
was recoLty appointed U. ). Attorney for
Wyoming Territory. will resign ths. ao.iLloa
and return to Virginia Il is imposs Bis to asocr
tain tbs authority upon which Tue rum"! wHa
started.
Among the strangers y! tho Capitol to-day
was General Is. f. Batter, who cHmo tnofc ~
revisit the scenes OF sono of his former trumpIs
but the like OF which no ne'er shall experience
again.
The celebration Of Easter by tho chiiiEcn o.
Wsshir g.on was pretty general. Among Ohio:
places selected by them for their egg rolling
were the Arsonsl grouads, waich were ctowd.l
by the little cnea and their attendants.
A meeting is to be ha!d p! Arlington, il Alag
sndris county, tonight, for the purpose o. cJn-
siderng the qualifications Of tao numerous can
didsto' for county Offices.