South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06
Forty Third Congress.


provide for the equalization of the national
banking circulation was. taken up snd
debated. message from the President
on the subject of the centennial exhibition
was read and referred. In the house a
COIN municaiion was received from the Sec
reiary of the Treasury transmitting esti
mates of deficiencies in appropriations for
the hscal year ending June 80, 1874, and
Tor previous years, amounting to over two
millions OF dollars. The committee on
public lands reported adversely TO the bill
in aid of the public schools IF the District
oil, Columbia tabled. Tie House then re-
sunei consideration of the bill 10 relation to
the ranking Of documents. After consid.
cradle debate the main question was adopt.
ed, by vote of l26 yeas, lis nays
In The Senate, on the 26th, Mr.. CAME
RON made very earnest attempt to pre-
coed to the consideration of the centennial
bill The. subject brought on discussion
which pretty clearly revealed the temper
of some OF the leading Senator'S towards the
bill. The motion TO take up was decided
IN the negative by vote of yeas %, nays
70, but II was subsequently, taken up in
formally ADD laid over. The further con-
sideration of the financial question was laid
over until Tuesday next The rava sp-
preparation bill was taken up, amended and
passed. Among the amendments adopted
was one increasing the appropriation fer
the bureau Of steam engineering TO s / $685.
600 another increasing the spprcpria ton
for the Nautical Almanac from ten TO if
teen thousand dollars The bill TO provide
for the appointment Of commission in the
ALCOHOLIC liquor traffic was taken up, dis.
cussed aud continued. In the House, the
bill in relation to the ranking privilege,
which proposed to allow public docu ments
and country newspapers to 60 free in the
United States mails, was then taken up
and debated, put on its passage and was de.
teated by vote Of yeas 1919, nays l3I.
Messrs. DAVIS, HEREFORD and HAGANs.
OF this State, voting in the affirmative.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the bill to
provide for the appointment of commits
sion to investigate the alcoholic liquor traf-
tic was amended by allowing $4,000 for
the expenses of the com mission. The
House bill in reference to the centennial
exposition was taken up, discussed, aud
cor tinued, and the Senate adjourned until
Monday. la the House Mr. ARCHER, Of
Maryland, presented and had referred the
petition ofex-Governor BRADFORD, of Nd
claiming compensation for the destruction
Of his dwelling house near Baltimore, which
occurred in July, 1864. The petition
states the ground of his claim, the fact that
it was done by Confederate soldiers in re
taliation for the burning of Gov LETcH,.
ER's house by General HUNTER. Bills
were passed granting pensions of $50 per
mouth each 10 the widows OF Generals CAN
BY, MEADE, and MCPHERSON.
The Senate, on the 29,h, was not in ses-
sion-and no business of importance was
transacted in tho House. SOS 20 -'
In the Senate, on the End, the bill pro-
viding for an investigation into the aico-
holic liquor traffic was discussed until the
expiration OF the morning hour. The Cen
tenniel Exposition bill was taken up and
long discussion ensued, but no final action
was taken. Pending debate the Senate
went into executive session, and at it's close
adjourned. la the House the usual nun.
Der Of bills and resolutions for reference
were introduced and disposed Of Rcsolu.
tons were presented for tho free transmits
sion of county newspapers, aud newspaper
exchanges and seeds, &c , SEPT by the De-
paItment of Agriculture through the mails,
but the House refused to second the de-
mand for the previous question. The con.
sidcration Of the tax bill was resumed, and
Mr.. ROBERTS replied at Length to the
speech of Mr.. DAWES. Mr. ROBERTS holds
hat the Government receipts for the fiscal
year will exceed tho expenditures, aud that
no increase of taxation is necessary. Tie
House, soon after the close of his remarks
adjourned.