South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-01-30
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Llsi, bill provii-
Of "A commission Of
lie liquor traffic was
q the calendar. Mr..
an address upon the
advocated an early
ienis, depIored the Ut
the currency, and ia
with he establishment
k5nsl Bank Mr.. WEST
for geological survey of
Referred. The Senate
xecuiive session, during
nation OF Hon. MoRRIsoN
Ohio, to be Chief Justice Of
Court of the United States
by vote of 63 yeas, nays
~ or not voting, nine.
House, resolution requesting
ident TO extend invitations to 9TH
sps asking them TO take part in the
(ennial celebration, wa. passed, after an
animated discussion. The West Virginia
contested election was then considered, but
40 action was taken.
La the Senate, on the 22nd, the feature
OF the day was speech of Mr.. BOUTWELL,
In reply to Mr.. SCnURz. He defended
the course of the treasury in drawing on
the reserves IA n necessity, and expressed
himself in favor Of neither irritation nor
contraction, but in order to meet the needs
OF tho government he believed there was
but one remedy and that was taxation.
Before putting disgrace upon the people
he would put burdens, "a he f,lt that il
would be n disgrlcs to 60 into the markets
OF the world at this time begging for loan.
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Born
WELL having referred to the prosperity of
the South, Mr.. GORDON denied that such
prosperity existed aud quoted ON stats
ties 10 show that the Tcalth OF Georgia. the
most proFe'o, Of the cotton growing
States, was dfty-thrco millions less than 10
1860 The Senate passed bills providing
for fire cxtn9uishers for the capitol, appro-
| priating $4,000 fer Typographical survey
of the grounds for the capitol extension
aud Improvement thereof, and prohibiting
tho publication in the Congressional Re.
cords of speeches not actually delivered.
In the lIouse Mr.. DAWES, from the
committee on ways and means, reported
bill legalizing the issue of the S44, 600, OOO
reserve, by re.enacting the provisions Of
the acts Of 1865 authorizing the issue Of
| $500, 100000 of legal tender notes, and
limiting the circulation TO that amount. A
bill was passed fixing the compensation of
the official reporters of each house at ST.
200 Several speeches were made 49,
the West Virginia contested election
! but no action was taken.
| La the Senate, On the 23rd. nur}
of bills and memorials of no general intSl9
est were presented and referred Tho at.
nual Post-route bill was passed, after de-
bate, and the Senate adjourned until Mon
day.
In the llonse various private bills were
disposed o! emporariIy, and several mem.
bers delivered speeches upon tho West Eir-
ginia contested election cases.
10 the House, 90 the 9th, the day was de-
voted to deba.ing, as is usual on Saturdays
In fhe Senate, 90 the % b. the memor-
! iai charging fraud on the Government Of
the DisiTle 6 Colanbil was laid on the
tattcss lie cisrgcs were not sustained by
testimony ne bill to abolish the office
Il deputy commissioner Of the revenue was
passed. The Louisiana Senatorial question
was then discussed until adjournment, bv
Mr.. MORTON aud M. MCCRERY.
In the house the Senate bill for placing
the busts of TANEY and CHASE in the Su-
promo Court room was passed. Sundry
bills were intr oduced The West Virpinia
contested election reports were discussed,
without result.