South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-06

parchment. offered resolution that "iLe
Senate viii take proper steps therein, Of
which due notice viii be given - ,hc House
II Representatives" which was adopted
Mr. TgUNBULL reported bill defining the
jurisdiction Of Uai;cl States Courts in GER
tain cNSrs 1t provides for disniSslug all
cases now before the Supreme Court grow
ing GU; "f the reconstruction acts. No &C
ton, however, was taken upon it. The bill
providing for tho sale of tie Government
property at tIarpcr's Ferry WIS then taken
up aud passed. IL donates certain portions
of the laud 20 4 college chartered by the Lee
gslature OF West Virginia, and other por-
tions Of land 10 charitable and religious So
cicties now occupying them. The Senate
then adjourned. The H,use was formally
Informed by the Secretary of the Senate of
the action OF the latter, day, upon the
subject of impeachment. The House then
took UP aud concurred in the Sena,e's a.
mendments TO the smendatory rccoustruc-
tion bill, which allows najariiy Of votes ac-
tualiy castle rl'ify constitution The bin
now goes to the President for bis signature.
After transactins other business, the Indian
Appropriation bill was passed
La the Senate, on the 9th, the bill for
funding the national debt was taken up and
upon which Senator sherman delivered an
elaborate speech, and declared that unless
the bill was passed h. should vote To pay
oif the debt ia gr4cnbacks The lii was
then laid over until Tuesday next The
House granted permission 10 the nnpeach-
ment committee to make - report in print,
after which she civil appropriation lii was
iakcu up. The item appropriating $780,
600 to eontlnuc the work on the capitol ex-
tension was stricken out. The bill was fur
Their considered, but no final disposition Of
j. was made
In the senate, on tho 2Sth, series of
rules for the cnniuc, of the approaching i'm,
paachmen. trial ~ the President were re-
ported by Mr.. HOWARD The rules are
substantially those heretofore uscl in simi.
lar cases. Upon ths presentncnt Of arti-
oles, the Senate shall at T. NJ of the day
following resolve itself into High Court
Of impsachmeut. \ quorum Of tie Senate
shall = Instliu.J quorum OF the court which
shall continue IN session from day 10 Gav
lSHn lays excepted until finul Judgment.
iEc CAie! Justice s'.ali preside, upon no.
tee. H. Shall decide questions ot evidence,
", which SHAH stand ~ ths ju4 Em2ut of
the court, unless s,me members thereof cd'l
f'r formal vote thereon. a Senator cali
eli As witness sa,t testify stani;ug in his
place. Iha tinli ar5lm:nts on tho merits
shall be made by two counsel on each side
Il the Impeachment bs not sustained BIZ
two Il.ird vote, jud gment OF pcquii;al shall
BE- entered; If convicted, juigiuens shall be
pronounced, and certified copy thereof be
deposited with the Secretary OF State Ten
minutes allowed ipr speech on interlocu-
tory questions, AMI fifteen minutes Oh the
hnai vote by unanimous consent. Mr.. Me-
CREfRI, tae IeY Senator from Kentucky,
appeared. was quilted aud admitted to his
seat The bill directing the payment into
the treasury ot oil Moneys from the sale Of
captured and abaulonel property was a
menicd and passed Tho amount Of sales
from this source, il J. asserted, amounts 20
polrIy $50 100000 Pae House passed the
biii for the relief Of destitute people in the
y strict OF Columbia "a i. cane from ;he
Senate, so that 1t now goes to the President
The Speaker announced that the commit
tee appointed to report articles Of impeach-
nent would report lo-mnrrow, aud that the
report would take precedence OF all other
business.
In the Senate, on the Goth, i'll was in
PRODUCED To abolish the Office Of adjatant
general Of the army. THIS is inten led to
dlspiace General THOMAS, lately nomina-
ted by the President rs Secretary Of War
al Interim. Thercmrinder Of the day was
occupied in the cou,ilerati1u Ut the report
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