Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-24
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondence OF the AleSa. Guzttt

Another large crowd was present bolh 10 tic !
galleries and Gu tic floor Of tbs Senate 10 dsy,
drawn together by the knowl, dse the! the res
o!ution for changing tho cii,eIs Ct that body ia
accordance With the arrangement entered into
by tho republican caucus acd General Malone,
would come up for consideration and would
probably be rested by the democrats. They
were not disappointed. fer Gs s3On as Judge d..
Wis had read his "opinoa," 10 tho effect that
whereas he had been elected By democrats ard
hsd voted for democratic committees and would
vote for democratic officers of tbs Senate, low
that tho republicans had econstiulionaI ms !.
| !ty, ho would not support tho demt Gratis IN sDy
diiatoiy efforts they might make TO keep tie
republicans trom eiec;iog their cfio;rs, Mr..
Dawes moved to take uo the resolution referred
TO. Mr.. Pendleton opposed tic moi)u aod
| trusted tho republicans woald not delay the
| bu:lces5 for wbi,h the sessloo VAS called ty
! pressing it. He s,id, that while the democrss
| notwithstanding Tue neaps By which tho repub
llcsn5 had gained nominal m3joriy Of olc,
| had offered 60 obstacle to tho orsalizlion OF
| tho committees, because tho committees were
| nto:ssaly to tho transaction Of business. now
that the Senate was ready TO proceed with its
business. as oil It's proper officers we're at their
pests and doing their duly tt1i,icnlly, the dem.
| Ccra;s would mako 90 further conocssiors at
this term, AID that SO effort 10 adopt tho reso.
lu!!oa COW would necessarily result 10 q pto.
loHecd contest, in which the personnel of the
republican nominees would b, discussed at
le2ah, end tba. tho demo ats we're deter
mined to delay tic adoption Of the resolution as
loag as possble. llf. Harris then moved tbs.
| tic Sarstc 60 lato c2tclti7c session 10 transact
! tho Important business btloro it, and for which
the s:s:ion had beer ca!ltd and upon bis motion
demanded the ayes and EOS. Thc vote bsps
| taken tho motion vas lost by tRo mtjnity,
cau5e4 ty DIR. Davis vote b:i0g transferred
from the democrats 10 the republicans MIR.
| Beck thin moved 10 All Urn 10 order, rs ho
| sad, that the Senate might erquire Why the
republican cluc1s bad nominated fer an i'm.
pcrtaus Office Harrison Ii. Riddl. b2rger, the
author OF bill for the prec zeal Reputation of
6 portion OF the Virginia debt and o Harcock
e!ec:tr OF the last election, aud demanded 90
aye aud DO vote ca his uClion. This motion
being elso lost. Mr.. jones. OF Florida, read 90
| extract from Mr.. Hayes call iJE tho extra ses
and moved thai, in sc5Crdsrc, Herewith, the
| Setate 60 into executive 81 s5ion, 50 as 10 tran
| slc!, as speedily as po sbC, tie business that
| crowded tho PtcsiGeu!'s desk aod the c)mmi.
tees tables, and, up3n hia motion, demanded
the ayes and NOES. Mi Davis bsving left the
chamber, thero WAS I liz on this. ard the Woe
President was forced to cast his vote 10 order 10
defeat it. Tho fight thus commenced, is bcrg
| pursued Oh the ssm3 line. the vote OF the Vice
President elOno saving the republicans from do.
feat. How long j; will last is rroblematica.
Several republicans, among them Mr.. Co, king,
are Looking up precCdcnls tor their proposed &C.
4 nd n 10 M :. Al
| on the question. l. ia u1d.rsood that Mr.
Riddlaberger's past c.urao and Gen. Mahono's
moro recent &C ion will b. severely handled By
somo of the democrats boicrc the oyDtos 81 is over
Tho GsZ,tte'S cote Sp0udent is Informed that
tho Richmo1d Wbia denies tho statement re-
Gently made 10 this correspondence, about Mr..
Parker, OF Accomao county, reacj 1st,r. repu-
d!atlcg the scion OF Gen. Malone. lie can
only soy that the Information came from citi-
zen Of Atcomao county. formerly prori,ent
republican, and known ss Judge Riley, who
ted u. S. Senator that such was tho csse
The G:Zotto's correspondent also learns that
the Wing recently PUBLISH, q latter from A.
J. Morrison, Of Elicsioc. T,x:s. 10 which that
person, whoever he rsy be, approves the ao-
ton CT General Malone. Senator'S Coke aud
msXey, who represent Texas ia the Senate,
both say they never heard If such man, and
the latter ssy1 he is certain there are not fifty
men, democrats and Republicans, 10 Texas who
approve the recon. course of Gen. Mahcn'.
The Democrats Of the Senate held c,uous
this morri1g and agreed to resort 10 all Icgiii
mate constitutional means to defeat tho coo.
summation OF the blrg2a made by Ito repuoii
cans With General Malone Tor giving tht m
POSSESSION CT the committees Of the Senate
This defamation was nos made without some
0tiac00, tut having been agreed upon will, l.
is understood. be adhered to until the eud CT
The present session. The uuuber OF dem ocTstic
! senators will allow them TO divide their fore,
into rlaya, SO that il thu issue BE- forced 10 ono
OF .imIl, physica! endurance s,mc OF them can
rest while the others arc o1ltendiag with tho
bargalnefs.
Amorg tho notaiGa;iun seat 10 toe Ssns!o
TO day was that Of VIM. NJ. L,d&ith to b. post
master ct Jacksonville. Fa.
The impression to day is even stronger than
it was yesterday, that thcro will DO DO extra
eCssion of Congress.
VIM. Brown, OF lIoud0ll county, Va, who
went to Chicago as b ailO dclezato, il pcH
hero 10 tho Malone train as c., d.dato 10. The
position CT COLLECTOR of In'erral Revenue for
tito hl;x!Ddiia ds;iic'. flo is 50 solcitous
abau: scclSl2s that ctio", howsv5r, that ho
w2n: ;I;k 1t By Ttclmme aairg other Republicans
from his d:9Ii3t i0r apy o;b:r offlc', and last
Eight positively refused to e'g, Ow!n r.
| HCn:s' application fer the place of Supoi0-
teLd:at ct tee Sonaie ioiiirg room, though
! HllGca is o3o Ct his nearest rcighbers, pud
baa b.cn republican for years.
! |. is stated apparently % czeo;lcD5 author.
~ that th3 New Iok nominations sent 10 the
Susie ye2!Crla?, cUd sono OF Shicl have
proved 50 dis;Gs:!uI to tho New York Senators,
were IS nlu,h surprise 10 those Senators as TO
any cue else, er2 wefo made Without c,nsuing
than.
4 well kao.n ecollsmlD from Fairfax ccun-
~. Vs., in the city 10 day. informed the Ga.
Z.ttu'J correspondent. that at recent meeting
OF tie Malone committee Of that county, it was
GetcImucd 10 Iun ticket ct the next c1unty
ei;c:ID, at cub cou miitee Tss appointed
10 wait @niD ;hs republican c)nmittee of the
county aId ak them 10 support their ticket,
tn: tia. tile republicans dec'iued the propcsi-
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