Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
CONGRESSIONAL

In the 6ouSe the senate amendment TO incl
bill removing the political disabilities of Gen
eral F~itzhugh Lee was coucurred 10. and the
bill passed. Bills were passed for prepayment
of postage on printed matter. to consolidate
the Postal laws, regulating the award of mail
contracts, and prescribing the method of adj
justing salaries of Postmosters.
In che Senate, on the 9Th besides the GUS
|tOmary routine business large number ofbils
were passed. Mr.. Davis presented the peti
tion of citizens of Jefferson County, West
Virgins, asked the equalization of the taxes
on State and National banks. He eaid this
WAS a move in the right direction. Referred
to the Committee on Finance. In the House
tho usual number of Mondays bills were in
troduced aud referred. The House refused
unanimous consent to allow an. appropriation
of $3.50 for the Washington monument to
be inserted in the Miscellaneous Appropria.
ton bill. Mr.. Buffers motion to suspend
the rules, and refer the Civil Rights bill to;
the judiciary Committee came up in the
order of business, aud was defeated-yeas|
136, nays S6-two-thirds not voting in the
Affirmative: The bill for the admission of
Colorado was passed-yeas 17O, nays Co.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the Joint Com.
mfttee of In7estigaisn ihtd9he affairs of the
District of Columbia reported a bill for the
better government of the District, with the
testimony taken by the committee. The
report was ordered printed and recommitted.
A.bill was introduced by Mr.. Logan incor-
porating the Commercial Railway Company
to construct lines between New York, Chicago!
and st. Louis, with a capital of four hundred
millions of dollars. The Committee on!
favor of the settlement of international diff
%culties by arbitration, and it was placed on
the calendar. In the House a resolution was:
adopted calling on the Secretary of War for
3 copy of the report of the engineers upon
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. A bill for
the better government of the District of Co.
lumbia was also reported to the House, and
similar action to that of the Senate was taken
THE discussion of the Louisiana election case
WAS continued, and the majority resolution,
bho " uhiCISHS u eubltIeI
deither Pinchback or Sheridan to the seat,
ibut allowing tho continuance of the contest,
was adopted.
In tho Senate, on the 10th, tho debate|
upon the Moiety bill was resumed, and after
IA long discussion it was passed with amend
ments-yeas 80, nays g.. In tho House the
bill amending the Act dividing Virgins into
two judicial districts was passed. 1t provides
that two terms of the United States Court
shallbe held at Fredericksburg. The Geneva
Award bill was passed, after a long discussion,
as reported by Mr.. ~Butler-yeas 1873, nays
lO1.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the conference
report on the Currency bill was taken up and
Mr.. Morton explained its provisions. A
%3number of speeches were delivered by various
members but without taking a vote on the bill
3the Senate went into executive session and all
its close adjourned. In the House The bill
amending the Act to divide the State Of Vir.
agiuia into two Judicial districts was passed
amendment to be offered during the consider
alton of the Miscellaneous Appropriation bill,
providing that the appropriation for the Wash
ington shall be conditional upon
THE restoration of the site to the United States
Afailed for want of a two-thirds majority.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the considera,
ltion of the conference report on the Currency
bill was resumed, and after some discussion
$the compromise bill was passed-years 3d.
auays %. In the House a bill was passed
appropriating $500, 900 for the relief of suf,
@jterers by the overflow of the Mississippi river
AThe Ways and Means Committee reported
THE bill to repeal moieties and it was ordered
printed and recommitted. The discussion of
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was re-
stunned, and numerous amendments were
adopted.
HAILAN DAMAGETo CRoPs.-Frederiich,
Nd, June 9.-One of the most extraordinary
Sand destructive hail storms ever experienced
lin this section of the country passed over the
Mnortheastern portion of this county about
seven o'clock last evening. Much damage
was done to buildings, and hundreds of acres
sof splendid growing crops of wheat, corn and
ebay were utterly destroyed. OF one hundred
and ten acres of fine wheat, owned by Mrs.
sssJesse Wright, near Monrovia Station, BaIti-
5more and Ohio railroad, scarcely a bushel will
Sbe gathered. The areaof the storm was about
aoue and a half miles in width, and extended al
adistance of about fifteen miles. Hail as large
Gas hen eggs lay in some places to a depth of
zone and a half feet, and was still found in
large quantities this morning. The temper
aature was depressed to 35 degrees, and what
is most remarkable there was scarcely the
least wind experienced in the belt.