Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-23
FROM TsrAEEEEG TON.
Special Correspondence of the Alera, Gazette

WASHINGTON, D. G., April %, 1850.
When tie Senate adjourns 10 day it wi be
until Monday.
10 the Seaato t0 day Mr.. Johnston intrc-
duced bill prepared By DR.. Lyman for the
suppression # contagious and Infectious dis.
eases amoDg cattle. Mr.. Witbers offered The
petition IF F. L. Gait, NJ. D. of Virginia, fer
the removal of bis political disabilities.
When tho Seaorial Il N ,cratic c,ucus was
held for the purpos. If deciding upon the
courfo to be pursued with regard 10 the Spoford.
Kellogg contested election c,so it was
decided by vote of II to IA to press tie
report Of the Election Committee. The ma
,rily it will bc seen was very slight, and it is
said that had there been larger attendapc, at
the caucus i would have been on the other
side. Messrs. Ksrnau, E.tou, and Med onalj,
AID other Northern democrats were for taking
up the report and ao'iog on it at once. but both
the Ohio Senators, both those from Maryland,
and Mcssrs. Baya:d aud Wallace, added to
Messrs. Hampton, Butler, Lunar, and others
from the extreme Southern States made up the
minority, which, as is seen, was only three. This
| docs not look favorable for tho adoption of tho
report which Mr.. Salisbury. with o
strong backing. seems determined to get
up if possible. The action OF the
democrats 10 his olse bas strengthened tho
belief among the masses OF the people of The
| country that tho democratic party is lacking 10
the quantity of backbone NECESSARY to secure
sucs rs In any important movement it msy un-
derts Ike, that requires tho removal or surmouut.
| Ing OF serious Obstacles. and Consequently has
| patDrplIu Inf rrnah Df ihn - ~
| large class OF voters who always like to bo on
| the strong side.
Wheo the resolution Of the virginia reuub.
lican convention recommending is delegates to
| support MIR. Blanc for the Vic, Presidency on
the Grant ticket Was shown TO the "Plumed
knight by friend this morning. he Iaue hed
contemptuously. aud remarked: 1T is simply
ridiculous; utterly out OF the uut sion so far ss
| am concerned.
This House Committee on Foreign Affairs
agreed this morning 10 report fsvoraby
| upon resolution Tor tho abrogatiou OF
| the ClaytoL-BulWcr treaty with China
! The Industry OF the country is heavily depress
| cd and handicapped By the surplus of proSuc
| lloI; efforts are mskiog 10 every direction tc
secure markets for this surplus, s. as to relieve
the cJuntIy of its burden, and yet here is 6
| congressional committee recommending the
| atrogatlon OF treaty by the existcrc, of which
alone the China market is cpsu 10 American
products. And OF such is tho wisdom of Amerl.
caa c,neressmcn. For tho sake of nakiop
party capital 10 California. both republicans
and democrats support policy that. BIS men OF
common understanding, they mu:t know vii
resc. lEluriously upon the Interests of tho whole
country.
Secretary SobuIz said this morbipg that army
otncaIs arc disposed to make TOO much ius:
about troubles with the ludisus. There is 90
trouble With the Northern Cheyoou,s as 70
ported 10 this mornings papers The children
or that Tube Rero no. to DO taken away and
brought East to school, but their pare nts are re.
qu;red to send them to tho agency school. The
cnct OF the tribe did not Waut his little dsuch
ter 10 80 10 that Icloo, apd ho was allowed IL
keep her at home.
| Ii 10 reported here, o. the authority Of twt
members CT tbs HOus, from D hio, thatM.. HAYES
will veto the army appropriation till. The repor
is doubted tor the reason that the cnly ses.ior
that is at Objectionable 10 the publican
received bis approval last year. 10 veto HoulC
b to go back 90 bin self; not to veto it will
be to go blck" Gu his party, and those whc
ass,rs be will puisle the latter c1urs,, say tina,
as tie pSrty demands the sscriec,, Mr.. Have
Is not the man 10 refuse to make il.
Mr.. Reed, to prevent whom iron makiag {
speech on the special de6ciato7 BILL the demo.
Gratis OF the HOUSE lcsi Two whole days, anc
then had 10 back out cf the 10
teOable positi,n they had assumed, con
Guided to-day that speech which l.,
commenced yesterday, to houss tho demo
cratic side Of which was almost empty and hi.
own side only halt full. The speto which was a
studied effort intended 10 exhibit tho shor
oonlOes of the democracy, was listened to al
tennvey by those of his own party present snc
by MIR, Acklcu. who Was apparently s, delight
cd with it that he left his own seat and wen
over to the republican tide and sat close to tb,
speaker SO that be might not lose word O
what he uttered. 1tw remarked that MIR
Ack'en's Interest 10 The speech was probabl,
heightened by his recent failure to obtain to-
democratic nomination, and by tho report tina
he oontenplatcs running as an indepo ndcut can
ddate.
At The meeting Ct tho Senate Exodus Com
mitiee to day Gsocrsl Conway, of Brooklyn
N. T., testified that no had talked With III al,
IT the negroes who had g>ne to Kansas, aul
that they said tho principle Cause OF the exodu
was hc want Of good schools. Intimidation a
elections, and i'll treatment generally. Ho wa
the commissioner Of The Frecdpens bureau fu
the State CT Louisiana 10 1866, and a grea
friend to the "down trotd.n negro" whcs
treatment now il much verso than when h,
was with them. lie ia connected With al or.
canlz alton 10 take l00. 600 negroes out of tht
South, aod has Dsei every effort to get TIT
neeroes to emigrato to Indiana for the purpose
OF Carrying that State for tho republicans q
the next tltc ion. Soon after this exodus be
gan no oamc to Washington and consulted with
Hon. MIR. Chandler, Colonel IogersolI, ono
others, and then went South to eogage in tn,
work OF the negro exodus. lie met many lead
ing republican politicians in lndau who agrceC
with him that they would like for the negroes
TO come to lodiaua 10 make that State rcpub.
lcan.
New that tho dcmtc attic members of Con,
press have talked over the action CT tho New
York democratic copveotion and com pared note
upon 1t, they have settled down to the BELLE
that whilo that ao.i)n IVES emiuently uosais
factory it really amounts to nothing iuesnuch
as the Cincinnati Convention has no idea OF
nomi satins MIR. Tildeo and as an,iTiIden mtr