Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.

The appropriations committee OF the
/ United States Senate demonstrated Its
ability Yesterday to resist the move
ment which the younger and newer
element of the Senate has sought to In
aupurate. The committee is one OF the
powers of the Senate, shaping all ap-
nropriation bills save one. The resolu-
ton drafted by Mr.. Dubois, dislriout-
ing the large appropriation Dllis 10
eleven special committees, aroused IL the
keenest interest among Senators. The
debate lasted several days. The first
test came Yesterday and Mr.. Allison,
chairman of the committee, succeeded
in having the resolution sent to the
committee on rules until next December.
The reference was without instruc-
tions, and was accepted as victory for
the appropriations committee and the
conservative element of the Senate.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, took &C.
cason during the day to severely ar
raign Comptroller Bowler for declining
| to paw sugar bounties, and Secretary
Morton for not purchasing and distrlb-
utipg seeds.
Mr. Hale introduced bill to appro-
pirate money for the payment of the
French spoliation claims, which have
been allowed by the Court of Claims.
Mr.. Frye put in hard first day OF 1t
as president pro tenn. of the Senate.
His introduction into Office was peace
full but it was only the prelude to the
parliamentary music which followed.
It all came over the attempt to dispose
of the resolution to divide the appro-
priations.
Halfa dozen Senators tried to give the
new president pro TEN, points on how
he should rule and he very nearly had
an appeal on his hands. MIR. Dubois
helped him out and withdrew resolu-
ton that he offered.
Interest in the debate on free coinage
substitute for the bond bill in the House
was completely overshadowed by the
attempt by Mr.. Barrett, rep, of Mas
sachusetts, who, as stated yesterday,
created the first sensation of the House
this season by offering resolution to
impeach Ambassador Bayard, to secure
the passage of resolution to censure
Mr.. Talbert, DEM, of South Carolina,
for Unreasonable and seditious utter.
ances," in violation of his oath ofallegi
ance as member of Congress.
When Mr.. Walker, who was the first
speaker to take the floor after the con-
clusion of the war, obtained recogni-
ton, he declared himself to have been
the victim of trickery on the part OF
Mr.. Payne, the presiding officer, and
finally accused him not only of insin-
certify but of untruthfulness. The
whole matter originated in Mr.. Walk
er's determination to speak an hour,
whereas Mr.. Payne had allotted him
but thirty minutes. Friends of both
gentlemen came to the rescue and the
matter was adjusted after considerable
waste of valuable time.
! Just before the House took recess
at the close of the afternoon session,
Mr.. Pearson, of North Carolina, who
had not been present when MIR. Tai
bert made his statement, entered dis
claimer of the sentiment imputed to
him by Mr.. Talbert, saying he could
not have declared his shame at the
course of North Carolina in the war,
for that would be treason to his own
State, to his own blood. He pleaded
that northern republicans permit south
ern republicans to deal in their own
way with their neighboring States,
promising the best and most satisfac-
tory results from that policy. Mr.. Tai
bert accepted the disclaimer, and the
incident will probably not again be
heard OF.
The remainder of the session WAS de.
voted to the further consideration of
the bond-silver coinage bill. An ar
rangement was effected by which the
general debate on the bond bill should
close on Monday.
The distribution of the House offices
in the interest, as alleged, of Speaker
Reeds nomination for the presidency
causes great dissatisfaction among re-
publicans.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections appointed sub-commit-
tee to take up the legal question of the
right of the Senate to make an investi-
CATION into the circumstances under
which the present democratic admins
tration of Alabama was returned ss
elected.
The republican Senatorial caucus
yesterday evening, after debate OF an
hour and half, settled the question of
the elective officers of the Senate by
the nomination of a full ticket. Mr.. A.
]. Shaw, of the State of Washington,
was nominated to be Secretary of the
Senate; Major 81. L. Grant, of North
Carolina, to be Sergeant-at-arms; Mr..
Alonzo Stewart, of Iowa, to be Acting
Assistant Doorkeeper, and Rev. Mr..
A1ilburn, the blind chaplain, to succeed
himself. MIR. Gorham for Secretary
was beaten by Mr.. Shaw after three
ballots-the last being Gorham 10,
Shaw &c.
POULTRY AND PIGEON SHOW.
MrrcHELL's STATION, Va, Feb. Z.
To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
Can you inform your patrons and
others, through the columns of your
valuable paper, as to the time of the
holding of the Poultry Show in Wash
ington this month and whether the
railroads will give excursion tickets to
the same?
1t our dear old Alexandra was to
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