South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-26
Forty Third Congress.

In the Senate, on the 18th, the commit
tee on Territories reported bill to estab-
lisb the Territory Of Oklahsma. Tho con-
ference report on thecurrency bill was then
taken up, and concurred in by vote Of As
to 10. The river aud harbor appropriation
bill was progressed with, but with 10 final
result. 10 the House, the committee on
appropriations reported back the postofice
bill with the Senate amendments. After
considerable discussion, the House, very
properly, by vote Of lis TO lis nou-cou-
Cured in the Senate amendments as amend
ed. A conference was then ordered.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the sundry
civil appropriation bill was taken up, when
large number Of amendments were con-
CURED 10, among them the following: s10,-
900 for the purchase of works of art for orna.
menting the capitol for the next fiscal year;
for expenses OF the joint select committee
! on the Dis;rio, of Columbia, $4,000; for
the District of Columbia, 81 100000, to
be expended by commissioners of said Dis
triet and applied as follows First, to the
payment of interest on the funded debt Of
said District, due July I, 1874; second,
to the payment of officers, employees, and
laborers of the District, whether of the
District proper or Of the board of public
works, or 10 payment of any Indebtedness
| for which the securities of rue District are
pledged, aud the remainder to the current
expenses of the District and the following
| additional for the District of Columbia For
sanitary purposes, 49,, go for the Reform
School, SIS, 600; Columbia Deaf and Dumb
Association, SIG, 900; Women's Christian
Association, S25 900; Little Sisters OF the
poor, s25, 900 new Jail, Sl00, 1000; extern.
ding and charging the old city hall, $780,
900; 100000 for the improvement of
the capitol grounds; 100000 for securing
the foundation walls and fitting up rooms
in the basement of tho post Office in
Washington. The bill was then passed.
In the House a resolution was adopted au-
thoriziDg the select committee to investigate
affairs in Arkansas during the recess. The
conference report on the currency bill was
adopted, which carries the bill, by vote
of 221 to 40. The judiciary committee
made report in favor of impending Judge
Busted, of Alabama. The civil rights
bill having been reached in its regular order
on the speakers table, it was moved to refer
it TO the judiciary committee. This was
rejected. A motion was then made to put
the bill on its passage, which was rejected
by vote Of yeas l40, nays OIL.
! In the Senate, on the 22nd, the tariff
bill was called up aud proceeded With, and
after the adoption Of numerous amendments
was passed. The Chair then appointed as
members Of the committee on the part of
tue Senate to frame bill to BIO presented
at the next session Of Congress for a per
manent form Of government of the District
of Columbia, Messrs. MORRILL,, of Maize,
and HAMILTON, of Maryland. The con-
ference committees report on the tariff bill
was coUcurred in. Ia the House, the Sen
ate amendments to the tariff bill were non
I concurred in and the subject was sent TO a
committee of conference. The report of
the committee of conference on the Geneva
award bill was submitted and after q warm
discussion adopted. 1t provides first for
the payment of undisputed claims for prop.
erty destroyed by the Confederate cruisers
| Florida, Alabama and Shenandoah. II
does not contemplate payment to underwrit.
derwriters to make application for their
claims III future. The five per cent. clause
is stricken out, and board of commission
ers to adjust claims provided for This will
consume about 100000 and will leave
of the award about Sc, 500, 600 to be strug.
! gled for by the insurance companies at the
next session of Congress. TIE bill to pre-
vent bszing at the Naval Academy was
passed.