Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-07-01
CONGRESS-.

Mr.. Sargent, from the committee
on naval affairs, submitted the
naval appropriation bill, which
appropriates $16,119, 900, being an
increase on the House bill of 50,
6S5,000, and a decreas on the ap.
preparation bill of the present fis-
cal year OF SS92,016. A number
of amendments to the Senate bill
were passed, reducing the amounts
after which it passed.
In the House the sundry civil
appropriation bill was under con-
sideration during the entire SEES
sion, and considerable progress
was made, most of the amend
ments offered being voted down.
JUNE q In the United States
Senate the message of the Presi-
dent in regard to continuing un-
extended balances of appropria-
ton into the next fiscal year was
referred to the committee on APP
preparations. The bill making
appropriations for the support Of
the army for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1877, was taken up and a
number of amendments adopted
to the House bill, each amend
ment showing an increase, after
which the bill passed.
In the House a joint resolution
was offered providing that when
the house adjourn on the first of
July it be to meet at ten O'Clock,
July four, at Independence Hall,
Philadelphia, to consider a joint
resolution commemorative of the
centennial anniversary Of Ameri-
can independence; referred to COM
mittce on the centennial. The
conference committee on the leg-
islative appropriation bill repor-
ted that the were unable to agree
and a new committee was appoint
ed The House, by a party vote
refused 10 suspend the rules and
pass joint resolution suggested by
the President to continue the APP
preparations for the next fiscal
| year on the same basis as that on
last year. A bill was passed re-
viving the law for the payment
for horses and equipments lost
during the war, and extending
the time for filing claims there
for.
JUNE 27.-Iu the United States
Senate, Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, from
the conference committee on the
legislative appropriation bill, re-
ported that they were unable TO
agree with the House conferees,
and a new committee was appoint
ed. The bill to regulate the as
sessment and collection of taxes of
the District of Columbia was ia
ken up, amended and passed.
House bill for the issue Of silver
coin, and the Senate substitute
therefore, were debated, without
action.
In the House q bill was passed
providing for the issue of artifl-
cial limbs every five years to sol
diersand sailors who lost limbs in
the United States service. Mr..
Payne from the special committee
appointed to investigate the
charges of corruption against
Hon. Geo. M. Adams, clerk of
the House, submitted a report en-
tirely generating the clerk, and
declaring the charges groundless
and without a shadow of founda-
ton. The report was unanimously
adopted.
JUNE 2S.-In the United States
Senate a report was presented from
the committee on privileges and
elections instructing the committee
on printing to investigate the official
conduct of A. NJ. Clapp, congress
sional printer. The House bill for
the issue of silver coin was further
conidered without action.
In the House the Senate's amend
ments to the army appropriation bill
were non-concurred in, and a con-
ference committee ordered. The
Senrte's amendments to House bill
providing for the issue of $10,000,-
600 silver coin were non-concurred
in, after which the vote was recon
sidered and an amendment adopted
putting on an additional section to
the bill providing for the issue of an
additional twenty million of sub
sidiary coin, to be coined from bull
lion to be purchased in open market.
Another amendment was adopted
authorizing the coinage of silver dol
lars of the weight and fineness of
those in use on January |, 1861. The
House then concurred in the Senate's
amendment, with the House amend
ments thereto, by a vote Of 10 yeas
to As nays.