Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-17
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WASHINGTON, April i.

WASHINGTON, April i.
SENATE.
"a the expiration Ct tie moraing hour lie
Arpy Appropriation bill was taken up, MI
Morgan. Of AIs., being entitled to the floor.
Elt. Morgan said The. hereafter he intended
to speak in .7indicalon Of the attitude OF the
southern members Of Congress which had been
the objcc! Of much unjust espcrsior. The South
Tes not responsible tor tho existence OF the
QUESTION pow asiteting tho public. Tic had
considered it beet at present to yield 10 E:5
friend from IGdiana, Mr.. Voorhees,.
Nlr. voorhees, called attention 10 what he
feared was 60! Centrally realized, rsmaIy, thet
Federal Interference extended net ouiy to COZ.
crcs5iopcl but to ell State aad local eIectious.
American citzsus By thus having orcr2ccEs
nut over them were reduced to the condition CT
slaves. The imprope. US; of the Fedora! judi
ca:y was sill moro dangerous taan military
abuse. The mtr, coutac: with political sub
jsc!s is fatal 10 tie judicial MUD, bus ulder
existing laws tho Judiciary is =. tho beck AID
cali OF the executive, to be G3sG -! rti:i3il
purpcs:s.
lie detailed Tic system Of F..ie:al e.cc;:on
lews and pointcd Cut what IN c$ns:d:rtd IN:
provision there dangerous 10 tf1a ballot
Usurpcrs always appea: and take Advantage o
such bad lass and already cuf p9oIi9 aai "'cH
them used to defeat popular viii.
Cesar ecut eni5sarics ic!o tic SrHYiacea 10
ia7ito disturbances which gave h!n 81 excuse
10 Use bis army to keep the peace. Iio S!m3
| thiae might be donc ncd had heon ;ioac IL
the President Of tbs Uritca S'atca.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Immediately after Inc rea6iog Of tho journal
| equcstion came up from yesterday mcrniOs
Oh tho bill reported from the tonmlt!ce Ga
| Coinage Weights aud Measures 10 pcoVlde Is!
! tic exchange Of subsidiary silver c0lGa Tor Iega
| tepdcr money, and to make such coD5 Legal
! tender ia ell sums not exceeding ten do!ar2.
! The question was OF tho Moio1 IGads by cir.
| Buckner, Of No.. chairman OF the Committee
on Banking and CuTr2aay IL r-!cc tic b' II
| that Committee.
That motion WAS opposed by Mr. Stevens Of
| Georgia, chairman eli The Coinage Commii;ce
who argued that the biIi came lrGEl the AppFo
PIRATE Commi,tcc, vas now bciJ7a lie House,
! was short, simple aad ought Is lie seed OH hJ
| the HOUSE to day.
Tho motion 10 r;EsT 1:at :u:ia,Hed is NJ,
| Du,kncr, who arguel t!iac il the Coinage Com
mittcc had Jurisdiction OK the question !avo7al
il the BILL then it had jrrisi Of the wEo!G
system Ct the caFrcDoy Of the coua!Ey Where
az tho functions OF that committee were prop
CRY c5unl3 to the technical rcinta OF coioa%er
Tic devices dies, d.. The sane points wee
cn!orocd By Mr.. Chittcnden, OF New Aotk,
WHO had presented the petition Oh which tbs hi
~as reported. Bat tie bill was before The
l0rs, aal should b. passed on itsmcr!tS a!cra.
rno opD5site view Eas held by Nj. C!anla, @;
Massachusetts, who argued that tho iaiisiic
iio1 Of the Backing Committee vss cIniaci
! to matters connected y i:h national banks. Tic
bill, therefore, had oamo iron the Appropriate
COMMITTEE ard should be passed.
Ct abol:IiinG The Baking and Cuiicacy Goa?
milteo fox il hsd 10 c5cirGl Ct tic subject OIL
the bill.
Tho House VAS brought By ths previous
question to O vote on The moi!oo 10 refer the
silver bill 20 tho Banking Committee aa;! that
motion vas r iectei, So to O.; and the ii,l came
b.Ioic the House Tor Cciop.
! At Tic close OF the morning hocr tie SAT-
s!GiaIy Silver Bill went over till 70 m?E!Ov.
ha effort Was made by Mr. Atkins. Of icaa.,
| TO have dtbasc Oh tho Legislative Appropriated
| bill closed Eek. Saturday. That provoked q
Controversy and interchange OF compliment:
| bstwcen Nlr. Atkins and Mr.. CJpGcr. The lat
ter INTERRUPTED! q remark Of Mr.. Atkins ilio 81
apology 10 him. Nlf. Atkins olcrmod him.
however, that he vas iGcapGbia Ct ap2!og Z!cg
to that gentlemaE-that mau.
Mr. Cougar said tlst he was tquiily Gid
lLat tho gentleman withdrew tia ayclogy.
Dir. Atkins told him that he hai Tot viii!
! drawn il.
b,r. Uo1gcr vas tq1aly glad ihsi Tic qcate-
man showed some l,:tIe feeling.
| tlT. Atkins thought tia pity tina: Mr. GJu-
ger DID pot shoR SOME, bu. he had robo.
the motion was then made b. Mr.. Atkins 30
close Tie debate on Tuts1ay. Mir. Garfield
| wanted to amend by rnakiug II Ftitay Of uezs
week. On that amendment there vas Il r!sing
vote OF 1903 10 IS; aaa the yGie wis taken BY
| yeas end nays.
Dir. Ga1i.!d's smeDia,aots extending The
debate till Friday OF nrZ; week Was agrees to,
yeas I31 nays 81.
Tho House then went into committee On tho
Legislative appropriation bill, ard was addressed
by Mr.. Kelley, Of Ponna.
NOTES.
Tho Senate Committee On Privileges ard
! Elections today continued their hearing of ar-
gumcnt in the Spofiord- Kellogg csse. Judge
rpctlord will BE- heard in his own tohAlf -.
morrow.
Senators Davis, OF Illinois, Baynri and Gar
land, Tho cub committee appointed by the Judi
Cisry Committee to report upon tho nomination
| of l. Socket Mathews as U. s. Dislric. Judge
for Maryland, held 3 session o'dsy, and exaul-
iEed the papers fled in tho case. but did not
decide upon tho character OF their report.
Collector Thomas. u. 5. Comm'r. Brooks and
Samuel Shoemaker, of Adams Express Co., arc
10, dsy advocating favorable sclion upon the
nomination.
Tho President sent the following nominations
10 tho Senate to-day: Thomas Mason to DO Col
lsctcr o. Customs for the District CT Bangor,
Maine, and James Il. Lings:e.t. Postmaster ct
Hollidi y:burg, Penn.
TESNYsON's PERSONAL OpDlW.-Mr
TeDuysoa walking in London park, the other
day net = writer who describes tho poet thus:
''l!o looked tall, somewhat stout, round
shouIde,ed and he walked with sticks though
tho g0rt we're hanging abou! his legs or feet.
Hc had q long beard, which almost buried bis
taon, and wore pair OF large, round, Chiaes'
lock epecaclcs. llo had on ver7 broad
blimmod, weather WORN felt hat. dark
trousers ard CATERS, several undctcoais or lack
oio cnrnrnd ali ovsr tv q Thin shchhv loT kt