Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


SECOND SESSION OF 41ST CONGRESS-
CONGRESS. Tuesday, Feb 2Sth.-In the
Senate the bill was passed to authorize the du-
plication of registered bonds in certain cases.
The cattle transportation bill was discussed and
laid aside, and the army appropriation bill was
| varlously amended.
HOUSE The House resonsideTed the vote
! by which the sundry civil appropriation bill was
| tabled, and substitute adopted emitting all
| appropriations for new works, excepting $780,
600 for League Island, Pa. which was retain
ed, and the bill then passed The bill to pro-
vide for the Cincinnati and Southern railroad
was passed. and also a joint resolution by Mr..
Wood, OF New York, repeating all laws impo-
| sing duty on coal, which was passed BY l42
yeas, AZ nays.
SENATE w ednesday March lst.--A reso-
luton was adopted continuing the Southern
Outrage Committee during the next session
The amendment to the army appropriation
| bill provides for the payment of the claims of
Southern loyallsts for Quartermaster and COM
missary stores furnished the Federal army, in
the same manner as similar claims are now
| paid, and was adopted. The amount OF me-
| Gey which will be paid, should this pro, ison
become Nav, will not exceed one million -
| The bill, bitter argument was passed.
| HoUsE-John T. Rogers, who claimed
seat from Tennessee at large, has been paid 81
! 500 for expenses.
| The bill exempting the undistributed shares
| of insurance companies from taxation, passed
| the House, and went to the Sneakers table
| The bill amending the act Of 1868, declaring
the bridges of the New Orleans, Chattauooga
| and Mobile Railroad post~road, was passed.
and goes to the President
| SENATE. Thursday, March 2nd.-The in
come tax repeal bill seems to be dead In the
Senate, to-day, the conference committee In
behalf Of that body reported that it was unable
to agree as to the question of right to originate
the measure, and in the House motion to
take up the repeal bill was voted down-yeas.
| 81; nays, ll6, New committees of conference
were found necessary for nearly all the leading
appropriation bills for the army, the navy and
the civil service. The Senate passed the def.
cheney appropriation bill, 4he fertilization ap-
preparation bill, and the river and harhor ap-
preparation bill, all previously passed by the
| House. Nothing was done with the foreign
coal bill.
HOUSE. The House passed bill providing
! for board OF commissioners to examine the
claims of loyal citizens of the Southern States !;
adopted a resolution exoneraliDg Gen Howaid
| from the charges against him in adminiserin
the affairs of the Freedmen Bureau, and ex-
tolling the uses and benefits of the Bureau !;
and concurred in the Senate amendments to
the bill in relation to dues from railroads In the
Southern States. The bill authorizing the
President to restore Col Jas Belger to his
place In the army was also passed.
SENATE. Friday March 3rd.-
! The House joint resolution amending The act
relating to fermented liquors was taken up and
passed. House bill providing for reissue of
| National Bank notes House bill establishing
Geographic cable code. House hill supple
mentary to the act authorizing the extension
and construction of lateral b,auch of the Bal
| timore and Potomac Railroad in the District of
| Columbia.
HOUSE The report of the conference COM
mittee upon the Southern Pacific Road was
adopted. A number Of bills OF minor impor-
lance were passed, and others were refused con-
sideration. The House concurred in the SEN
ate amendments to the Fertilization Appropri-
alton bill, and in the Senate amendments to
the bill relating to ocean telegraphs The Sen
ate bill to revise the Patent laws, was passed.
| Appointments Of Virginia Annual Confer
ence Northern Methodist Conference.
Richmond District. L N Nickerson, L i,
| 1894 Richmond, E 2 Phelps, 81 ,250; Ports
mouth, E w Pierce, 5000; Norfolk, L Il
Haynes, 5000; Ham pton, j S Boyer, 5000;
| Fredericksburg and Spottsylvania, IL II York,
5000; Alexandria, [ Hemmenway, 1925 !;
Prince William. W Baine lone to be sup
plled), $500; Fairfax and Accotlnk. j Eos
ter and S A Ball, 1925; Ioudcun, Il A Scott
and 5 B Bowman, $3.50; Lsesburg, William
Mitchell, 1925; Hilisborough, Chas: XII e and
2 G Cheeks, $475; Berryvie and Front Roy
al, Warrenton and Stafford to be supplied.
Rockingham District "A j Porter. p. + {,
1884; Rockingham and Woodstock, Hay
ward, $500; Augusta W j Virgins, 800 !;
Stanton, W FL Forsythe, $780, Middlebrook,
North, 500; Rock bridge. Owen Hicks,
$500; Sweet Spring, G W Bruffey and W
Linton, 500; White Sulphur, g W Carmen
ter, $50; Monroe, James hurry, $3.50; For.
est Hill, Johnsey Leef, $3.50; LewiSburg, q
Z Waness, $500; Greenbrier, > WlcklIne,
ham, $3.50; Highland, L Fl Prosser, $3.50. =
Bath and Covlngton to be supplied.
abingdon District w Miburne, Presiding
Elder, 1894 Washington and Smyth D Rich
ardson, 5000; Russell and Tazewell, Crum-
ley, $3.50; Lee, B B Redwine and j A PEN
ley, $500; Scott and Pattonsvile, NJ Ad-
ans, $500; Wise and Buchanan, J Morrl-
son. $l75; Wythe. Grayson, and Carroll. 5
Richardson and G A Conner, 5000; Roanoke
and Newport, j W Rumburg, $780,; Mont
gomery and Floyd, j L Weaver aud A w
Boone, 5000; Franklin, Bird Turner, $3.50;
Fincastle and Salem, J w Forsythe, $500.
FIRE. The wood piled up near the stove IN
Professor Harris Lecture Room, IN Washing
ton college, caught fire on Saturday morning,
and the flames had made considerable progress
before discovered
! The floor was burnt through, and the pias-
tering above was falling from heat before the
| danger was known.
| The building had a narrow escape from de-