South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-01-31
CON C RES sIONAI,.

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In The Senate, on the 22nd, the Uonse sunn,..
mentary reconstruction bin was road and 49,
motion OF Mr. Ioolitilc. was laid over The
oessih OF non. thos l.. Noel, of Missouri was
announced, aud appropriate tributes t,a;a a. ~
memory. The Senate then adjourned In The
House, the committee on education was directed
to inquire into The expedicncy of providing by
law general system Of education in the late re-
belll"us states, and 10 provide for number Of
common schools sufficient for the education OF an
classes, without distinction Of race or color The
House then resumed the consideration Of the bill
10 forfeit to the United States certain lands here
totorc granted 10 the Southern States for rail-
road purposes, when sharp personal contest &C
CURED between Mr.. Julian, of Indiana and Mr.
Chanler, OF New York, Mr. CHAMBER interrupted
Mr.. Julian by raising point of order that the
latter did not COntinc himself TO the subject uu
der debate, whereupon Mr. Julian told the gen
ueman from New Ork to exercise as much pa
tience as he could under the exposition he had
given OF the gentleman : rebel friends in Lou
isiana." This last remark reused Mr. Chanler
50 much that he denounced Mr.. Julian as a cow
ard. lie Was at once called TO order, amid some
excitement, by the Speaker. aud his words were
Ahen down by the clerk and read 10 the House.
BY this time Mr.. Julian became obstIeperous
and informed the helicose member from the North
that he could test his bravery at any time MIR.
Chanler then said, II will do So, sir, ] will take
the earliest opportunity" The death Of Nr NOEL
was then announced, the customary resolution of
respect passed, eulOgies pronounced and the
House adjourned
IN the Senate. on the 23d Mr. johnson Culea-
yorcd 10 get Il vote on the Of Mr. Thomas :;
but the House supplementary reconstruction bill
being called Up Oh a second reading az the omen
ing OF tie session. the day WIS principally devo-
ted 10 n discussion OF that IN easure Mr Doolit-
tie made an able sreech against it, and Mr. Trum-
bull spoke at length in its favor The death of
Representative Hamilton, Of Ohio, jreCenUy muir
derCd 10y has insane SOM was then announced
" hen The usual resolutions Of respect we're pass
ed and ~" Senate adjourned. The House trans
at st very little business. y bill in relation II
additional hountics wns passed us Was also "A bill
providing for the sale Of The arsenal grounds at
II. Louis. The death Of Mr. hamilton MIS- then
announced. and Hiier brief cuio-y had been
pronounced by MIR. Lawrence, the House ad-
Journe1.
IA the Senate, on the 24th thc ucw supplement
taIy reconstruction III Was further discussed
hut n definite action tSken. ne death Of
VT lise, OF Kentucky, was then announced, and
the Senate adjourned uutj! Monday. The House,
Oy q vote q! 81 20 -. refused To concur in the
report Of the conference. committee on the dsa-
%.ceing votes of the two houses ON the cotton tax
lIll new conference .m,uitee then or
dered. The naval appropriation bill Tor the fs-
cal wear ending jlnc ~ 1899. was reported -
aTpropriilcs nineteen millions dollars. Tho Icath
~ Representative iIIse WIS th,n aaIoGucct. and
Inc House adjourned.
IN tia House, on the 25Jh NJ business WIS lone
;he ds" being devoted. Saturdays usually are
TO speech mailing
IA the senate ON - 9Th the day was pyiaci-
f2'iy occupied innSclss!ug the new recoustruc-
Ion bill. Mr. Wilson of Massachusetts, Mr..
Johuson otH'aryiaud, aui Nr. dcudri,ls OF In
diana, 'r"'c tie p'incipa.'sUtakers. TIL. fu-th-
er consideration al, The iii was then postponed
after which the Ill removing Tue political dtsa
biltirs OF Governor Patton. of Alabama, was
taken up aud Pnssed-aycs Is, NAYS . In the
House. Mr.. CUhurn introduced a I'LL in relation
TO the Presidential Office, which provides that
in case Senator OF The United states becomes
President ~ reason of his having Ec,. President
pro te'7 0! lie senate, and his tenn O. office aS
such Senator shall. expire before the next Presi-
Dental election provided b. law, such Senator
shah, Notwithstanding the expiration OF his term
as Senator, continue h. hold bc Office uf President
until his successor il elected and qualified nj the
time regularly prescribed by law ard the Office
OF such Senator shall Ice vacated from and after
the time when he sha! become President &c
This bnl Was referred Several other important
bills were introduced but none will be more
closely scrutinizel than the last mentioned, for
there seems TO he in il some hidden partisan pur-
pose which time alone i'll develop. a bill was
introduced and also referred auth 1rizing an ad =
ditonal issue OF egal-tender notes 10 the amount
Ct iorty-hye million ofdollars.