South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-29
Forty Third Congress.

10 the Senate, on tho 2lst, the Postoffice
AMI Pension Appropriation bills were re.
ceived from the House and referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
In the House the Postoffice aud Pension
( appropriation bills were passed, with a.
mendments. The bill for the admission
OF New Mexico as State was passed after
discussion-yeas leo, nays 81.
In the Senate, on the 22nd, the commit
tee on military affairs reported bill extend.
ing the time for the filing of bounty claims
uoder the act of 1866; also bill to issue
army rations to destitute people on the Tom
bigbee aud other rivers. The committee
on appropriations reported the centennial
bill with amendments. Tho civil rights
bill was then taken NJ, and the session II
the senate was continued during the night
discussing the bill. A number of amend
ments were offered aud rejected, and the
iual vote reached at Z A. NJ, on Saturday.
when the bin was passed-yeas %, NAYS
Is, as follows:
Yeas Nessrs. AHcorn, Allison, Bout
,eeH, Buckingham, ConhIipg, Edmunds,
Flanagan, Frofinghuysen, Hamlin, Har.
reg, Ho~e, ingalls,, Mitchell, Morrill, Of
Vermont, OgIesJy, Patterson, Pearce,
Pratt, Romsey, Robertson, Sargent, Scot,
Spence, Sterort, IFadIeiyh, IraMburn,
Vest and IVindom. -2S
Nays-Messrs. Bogy, Boreman, Car.
pentcr, Cooper, Davis, Hoge, Hamilton of
Maryland, Johnston, Kelley, Leois, Ne
Creery, Merrimon, Norpood, Ransom,
Salisbury and .Stockton-16.
Messrs. Morton, Cameron, Hitchcock.
Chandler, Ferry, Of Mchigan, Sherman,
and Logan, tcho acould hare voted for the
Cdf, 'cere paired ruth Stevenson, Thurman.
Upton, Bayard, Dennis, Goldthuaitc and
Goyden, 'cho 'coutd hare uoted against 1t
The Senate then adjourned until Monday.
In the House, Mr.. ARCHER asked but
failed to obtain consent to report from the
naval committee bill to prevent hazing at
the Naval Academy. A number of bills
were passed for the relief Of the survivors
ot the soldiers who were murdered by que.
riilds at Centralia, Missouri, in 1864.
In the House, on the 23rd, after some
discussion OF the legislative appropriation
bill number of bills Of minor importance
were passed and the House adjourned.
ln the Senate, on the 25th, the bill sup
=" 'hO aCN incorporating the
Texas Pacific Railroad was passed, also the
House billamendiug the pension laws, pro.
vidlng that all persons who have lost an
arm at or above the elbow, shall receive S24
per month were passed. The deficiency
appropriation bill was then proceeded with.
10 the House under the usual MONDAYS
call for bills, for reference only, large
Number were introduced, none of them of
general interest. Mr.. BUTLER, Of Massa
ehusetts, moved to suspend The rules and
take from the Speakers table and refer to
the Judiciary committee tho Senate civil
rights bill in order that it may be reported
on Wednesday next, which day has been
assigned to that committee. The yeas and
nays were ordered on the motion, and the
vote resulted yeas l58, nays 81. Loot
not fwo-thrds 10 the affirmative
In the Senate, on the % h, number of
bills were introduced or reported from com.
mltiees and appropriately referred. A few
bills Of minor importance were passed, and
the discussion of the deficiency bill was re.
sumed. The House after the introduction
and reference Of number Of bills, went
into Committee on the tatlI bill.
We are all hunters in the field of life Some
of us bring down our game but most Of us end
in n Wills goose chase.