Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-16
From WASHINGTON
Specia! Correspondence q liz 4lena. Gaa
WAsHT05IoN. Il. g.. Ma7 1G, 1851

WAsHIN5IoN. Il. g.. Ms7 1G, 1881.
'iEe Senate of he Uoi:cd States wsa startled
to day. l:d::d j! is doutt(u! ii noytti7g more
surptsiig aud sensational cvtr occurred, ct
least dutrg Icco1t years, thsa whca The read
itg ecls, soop att1r TO days ssssion com-
melc:d, fixing u? IHo ordinary locking l.lttrs,
read the respective designations Of Senators
ColEi2g aId P.att, OF New Yak. If sny Of
a.! prascct Lad pEtvi5u:ly heard Of VIA: Vas TO
hs2pc1, th:y corts;sly hsd not mcntioued il,
aCd the srnouacomcD: came like o clap 0!
thunder .ftm Gear ky. Republicans es we'll
IS d2uocrata were dunbfouuded st fret; oct,
while the latter soon rfgli1ed tha;r silt. SIS
SOD eni cJmnero 4 tho agreeable work oi
s3'y0S tie 81, Diem thus raised the shock to the
former completely dsZed them, end they have
DOT get entirely recovered. Those Rho cughl
10 know whereof they speak say that Conk!ing
Plat: and Arthur went to New York last week
polIed the Legislature. which i5 now in session
AID, hcd!t that they hsd msjorty, deter
mined tC resign, be re elected, aud thus shoH
the Administration that their Steto endorsed
thar c.ioa 10 opposing Robertson 8 nomination.
l. IS siHo sad that whea reelected, they vii
ooue back TO the 5 ,nso SIS Independent rcDub
lloaLs, te,upillg posi:ion siuiar TO that oil
JUICE DAVIS, and let tho republican ,ucus and
It's auptX. Malone, and TIC Gs;f. I'D admiaistra.
tiol % TO iiaV:c dc uc:ce or anywhere else.
They cia not b3 cito;ed u1ii ,WJ weeks from
TO nOrfo", eni II ~ also SAID that ir Tie
meantime they Ea0t Tho democrats, Who
havo Low .. constitutional r1soTi;y," 10 evsi!
themselves Of tbCf rights and DOT uul7 exc the
oficels Of tho SeCste, bat 10 reorreuiz5 the com.
mttees Or democratic bass. Oilers :sy hat
Ghe Nav Iork SENATOR'S have bsco to uss;y
tina! the strong Ro5,risra delegation IL the
New ok L92islstuFt will. By tic Lid Of tic
administration iLtlleuco With the democratic
Members OF that body, b. suifciact 10 deteat
:hsic re- cItctlcG, aud ttat with such ctscce
5ctCIo E!m /. Is o. 90 means impri blblc thst
evan G0VtrG0r C1catiI msy be Induced 10 desert
bis friends, aad that he I'D Robertson or Fen
ton m? DO elected to till the txs.iug Vacauci:s.
Nc matter what Of j!ct tho resigned Senators
.Doy have had CT what viii bo tho rctut of
thcic resignation It is uGqucs.ioaably The f,ct
lha. tier resignation produce the livelcst sen
satio3 thai TIC b2nal1 has rxpelleDccd for many
dag.
Tie Senate CGnE.iitce on Fo.e;ga Relations
reported 10 day n favor Ct tbs scopton e q
resolution to thn ctitc:, that this gtvernmcct
= l2aist that is coBscGt is a necessary coudi.
I3l rficeden. 10 tho x Gu len Ct The Papama
Caua aLd 3l'o a 20 the Jules AID regulations
uodcr w7ic:i c!hcr nation: ahsl! participate ir
the Use OF tEay c.na', either 10 pesos or sir.
Aii CT The !i;'la here General Malone bad
!L.t deserted hiGl to day when be heard CT The
rcs'g .a;ioa u Tic tao NV York Senator's
WIN n;a0fi J 10 the Senate 20 teIp him aud
the AtIll1is'ra'l3n' ) tac1 ipgucd against him 80
6o0n b. S!2hs 20 lnpCten: icsigtlGc!Gc,, AID
ri 90 l5n2er 81 aNsi3tIej - . !fc:or 10 sens.
;olia! prtc?cGiaGs. A rcpnb@c,o Scuasor WAS
heard to ssY 10 day that llshouc' ARRANGEMENT
had bsen the iuia ct his party.
I1Crn 30 numerous nOmiostiols beftro the
S!cEts CeDai.tces. AID c!hers will rrobablg
be sent iii, am9nS them those for New York re-.
eao!ly E!!ad!sGn, or substitutes thcrecr,, tu:
sill map Senators 10 day expressed the btlIet
TIA. 81! Tic business would DO transacted 10
tine for tic Soaata to atjourn this week.
l; his b2su tho simlsi invaiiable custom
heretofore this scs:iou for Mr.. DIVES 10 rise 10
tbs S-n,to AID bsfOre moving to 20 into excl.
tive sessi25 10 move to take up the resolution
for The election Of tho tfiosrs of tho Senate.
This m0rcng, however, he failed to make The
latter moiju. eLd hen minded OF the oms-
sioo BY Mr. CcckliI, responded by q sickly
smile. MIR. Hill thee said that the democrats
Roo.d be mag0aum0us Grd would not prts3 it.
The nants Of Senator's Copkii1g and P.ett were
dropped troul the roll of the Senate to day. 90
that the famous 2onsi utional l1t GRITTY OF which
the radicals have been pra!ins about 50 lnpg
has been transferred to the democrats. The
latter. however, will make no attempt to use ii
even if they could luco:eG, which is By GO
meas probable, oS tho republicans 10 tbst
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