Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-25
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
Proceedings of the Senate 70. day.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Mar. 25.-Mr. Ingalls,
offered resolution caeg Oh the Secretary of
War, for list ct oil appointments other than
those in the army, MAIDS 10 his department
from the LIT Of Dtc,m Der, 1879 to March 4th,
1881, under Wha. provisions Of law said appoint.
ments have been made; wha! changes, promo.
lions. details, aud transfers havo been made
within such period. and ihs reasons for such
transfers; w1streVocstio1s of appointments and
promotions have bsen made; what dsmissals
have been made, aud for what causes; what
employees have boon paid out of the apsed
fund; what clerks have been paid lowar salaries
than authorized By statute, and whether or not
any commission has been convened to consider
tho appointments IL said department. Laid
Oh ths table for future action.
MIR. Dawes, called up The resolution for the
elec:io1 of Senste cfioers, the p:ndius motion
berg that to postpone its consideration until
the first Monday 10 December.
Mr. Johnston alludioe TO tho remark made
yesterday By Mr. Hosr to the effect that the
rroposllion of tie Democrats 10 filbuster
against the resolution was treas)nahl,, suggest
cd that soma cas- en- college should confer on
that gentleman the degrees of which Dlc.cr
Panglas', WAS go poui o., l.. L. D. and A. 8. 8.
LauC hter Tho Republican party has kept
the North solid by declarations that the South
was 10 faVO. Ct repudialiag the public debt, and
| that the osly way TO stranel, that dcc.rine OF
reputation was to keep the North solid against
the South. 1t was a srea. revolution which
| saw the Republic 10 party 10 CAUCUS, nominate
for one of Tho highest Offices Of the Senate, 9
democrat and repudistonl5ts-a man who
Wcu'd b. petty l,Wyer, but tor the promiuerc G,
given lin by bis regulating opinions. He
(Mr. Johuston) wanted to see whether the Seq
| ator from Oslo (Mr Shermsp,l WAC had 80
| buided up the c.cli. of the Uli:ed States,
| would vote for heidelberg r. lie proceeded TO
give brief record of the public acts of Malone
ADD Riddleberser 70 show hat they wero demo-
| cats and regulators, and in reply to q sug
gesion By Mr.. Dawes that bis colleague (Mr.
Mahone) was sick md absent i'd that he was
willing to postpone bis speech if Mr.. Dawes
wJuld postp1ne his resolutioI-;n sgrotm INT
which Mr.. Dawes declined to make.
Mr.. Logan Inquired what effect the election
Of sergeant al! arms c.u'd hsvo upon the pub.
lc credi:.
MIR. Johnston rosl;e that if tho Republicans
| elected man they endorsed his public
life a:d career. Ho quoted from edito.
ria!s in prominent Republican journals
strongly oondemGatory Of the "Rddlaberger"
bill. Amongst the tyracts was ono from tho
Providence Journal, paper partly owned by
Senator Auttory, s!n!pg that tho republican
party coc!d not consistently and honestly ally
i'selt with the reputation psrIy of Virgins.
| MIR. HaH!ey-Mr. Anthony not being pres.
ent-aalled attention to the fact that though The
paper partly belonged to Senator Anthony. it
did not follow that he had written word Of
that editorial.
MIR. JoFrs on: Don't ecu balieve they are
| his sentiments?
Tho debate is still 10 progress without there
being any Indication Of when GOO will be
reached.