South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-09
Forty-Fourth Congress.

korty-Fourth CongreSS.
In the Senate. on the 3lat. the Japa.
nese indemnity bill was passed by vote
oil "a TO 20. 1t provides for the return
to Japan oil Tie principal only Of the sum
paid. without any accumulation of inter.
est, and after deducting $i25,OO0 prize
money.
In the House. Mr.. Jones, OF Ky, offer.
ed resolution in favor OF speedy re-
peal Of the resumption act. against con.
traction aud for the gradual abolition OF
the national bank system, aud FOR a spec
dy return to the payment Of gold and
silver as is consistent with the interests
OF the country. The House decided the
contested election case of Spencer VS..
Morey. from the fifth Louisiana district.
by seating Spencer. democrat. A mes.
sage was received from the President
stating that Admiral Wort,en had been
ordered to Smyrna and Constantinople,
In the Franklin. to afford protection TO
American citizens in Turkey.
The Senate, on the Isl inst, resumed
the consideration o. the Impeachment
articles against w. w. Belknap-the ac.
cused, with one of his counsel, Mr.. Car
penter. being present. The decision of
the Senate. claiming jurisdiction to try
the case, was announced, after which
Mr. Whyte submitted an order directing
the accused to plead further or answer
the impeachment articles within ten
days. Ma Carpenter regarded this or.
der as in the nature OF q mandamus. and
took occasion TO declare that the order
claiming jurisdiction was not valid, not
having been concurred in by the consti.
tutional two-thirds, and said the articles
OF impeachment would not sand the test
put upon them by u court of law. NIan.
ager Lord responded. and after further
debate the Senate, sitting rs a court Of
impeachment, adjourned until Tuesday
next.
In the House, the bill to promote the
efficiency of the army was passed. The
OIL relating 30 merchant seamen was
also passed.
The session Of the Senate, on the 2nd.
was principally devoted to debate on the
bill reported from the Senate appropria.
ton committee making appropriations
Tor the legislative, executive and Judi.
cial expenses of the government for the
year ending June 80, 1877. The bill
reduces the amount $2,l30,39S, about
one-haif of the reduction proposed by
the House bill. An amendment restor-
ing the salaries Of Congressman TO S..
900 per annum, instead Of $4,000, as
proposed BY the House, was adopted
! without division. An amendment re.
storing the salaries of clerks of both
houses and other employees to the sums
/ received under existing law was also
passed. At the hour of adjournment
the Senate was debating an amendment
to restore the salary OF the President Of
The United States 10 $50. 600 per wear.
In the House, the Indian appropr:a.
tion bill was considered ana consiIcra.
bic progress made.
In the Senate, on the 3ri, bill was
passed for the appointment OF commits.
sion to treat with the Sioux Indians for
the cession Of the Black Hills to tie u.
nited States. The legislative. executive
and Judicial appropriation bill was fur.
/ Their considered and 4 number ofamend.
mcnts were adopted, including one re.
storing the salary of the President to
100000 per amman.
The House spent the entire session in
discussing the Indian appropriation bill.
An amendment forbidding the issuing
of rations to white men living with In.
dian women was rejected.
In the Senate, on the 9TH. the confer.
cncc committee on the consular diDlo.
matte appropriation was reported rs un.
able TO agree, and another committee
was appointed. The legislative, cxecu.
tive and appropriation bill was consid.
cred, and q large number of amendments
were adopted. The general tenor of the
amendments is to restore the pay of dc.
Partment employees to the present pay.
In the House, q resolution declaring
1t to he ipcxpedient to legslate affecting
the tariff was referred to the committee
ON ways and means by vote of yeas
ia, nays 90. Ex-Speaker Blaine made
\ personal explanation touching his nj.
legged connection with the Union Pacific
and Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad
bonds, and severely criticised the Judi.
ciary committee for the manner in which
they had con Iucted the investigation
lie was sharply responded to by Mcssrs.
llunton and Knott, of that committee.
Mr.. Blaine offered resolution, upon
which nc moved The previous question,
directing the judiciary committee to pro-
ducc dispatch received on Thursday
last from Josiah Caldwell, ut London.
but the House refused 10 second the
previous question.
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