South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05
Forty Third Congress.

on privileges aud elections submitted a re-
port Ia reference TO the mole of election Of
the President and Vics President of the
United States. The committee propose an
amendment: to the constitution elec,ing those
officers by direct vote OF the people in
manner prescribed. TIE bill to establish
the Territory of Pembina was taken up,
when al amendment was offered providing
for woman suffrage in the Territory. This
gave rise to spirited discussion, when Sc
veral Senator's gave their views on the pro-
position. Tho amendment aud bill were
finally lost.
+ 10 the House, the currency bill was
taken up to consider the substitute for the
Senate amendment to the House bill, which
is in the nature of substitute for the o.
riginal bill. The previous question was
then adopted after which the committees
substitute AID the Sena,e's substitute were
rejected. a motion was made and adopted
for Committee of conference to insist up
on the original BILL Tue bill for the grad
ual reduction of The army was next taken
up, and went over. The evening session
Was devoted to the consideration Of the
tariff bill.
In the Senate, on the ooh, a memorial
was presented from the freedmen residing
among the Chckasaw and Choctaw Indians
setting forth that they are still slaves ex
cept 10 name. The Chair laid before the
Senate the resolution Of the House asking
committee of conference on the currency
oil. a resolu ION was subsequently adcp-
ted that the Senate insist On its amend
ments. Mr.. DAVIS called up the hill to
authorize the Baltimore and Ohio Railro I'd
Company to construct branch road and to
change the location of its road within the
District of Columbia, and submitted an a.
mendment providing that the whole of the
branch road TO be constructed should be
laid outside of the city of Washington,
which was agreed to and the bill passed =
A large number of personal relief bills
were passed. The Senate then adjourned
to Monday.
la the House the bill for the gradual
reduction of the army was up aglu for
consideration, and was subsequently pass
ed. Consideration of tho Senate amend
men's to the legislative and Judicial appro-
priation bill was then resumed, and after
the adoption of sundry amendments and
the rejection of others, committee of con-
ference was ordered Mr. SWAMI, of Nd. =,
presen ted the memorial Of the mayor and
city council of Baltimore setting forth that
tho Baltimore aud Oaio railroad was, be-
fore January 1, 1861, assessed an internal
tax of Sl3, $500; that the money Was ille-
gally assessed aud paid erroneou.l y on. of
the amount of annual interest due to the
city of Baltimore by the company; asking
for the passage OF an act to refund the a.
! al
journed to Monday.
In the Senate, on the lst, inst a bill
amendatory to the law relating to patents,
trade marks and pyrigLts-also the West
Point appropriation bill we're passed. The
Indian appropriation bill was amended and
went over.
10 the House bill was introduced to
provide for the future government of the
District Of Columbia. 1t constitutes the
District into one municipality, to be gov
erned by an assembly of As members, to
be elected annually. Ii abolisbes the Of
fees of Governor, secretary, the board of
public works, and provides for the cancel
ll,iou of all existing contracts for public
improvements Under suspension of tho
rules the tariff bill was taken up and amen
ded, striking therefrom matches and vine
gar The House also agreed to the Stark
weather bill as amended, taxing sales of
gold, bank stocks, and all stocks Of any ma.
iurc, aud bonds. PromiSsory notes were
stricken from tho bill. The bill passed.
\ >int resolution was Introduced which
provides an amendment to the constitu ton
for The election of United Statos Sep ators
by Tue people. A bill was passed exempt
ing from taxation al banks doing business
purely as savings banks, and also to exempt
all deposits in such banks from taxation.
baltimore AND ONO RAILROAD
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has be-
come very popular throughout the New
England States. It's connections are pro-