South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-23

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OF Importance was transacted
In the Senate, on the 18TH, rnat body
insisted on its amendment to the legis
latiye. jadicisl and executive appropria-
ton bin, and a omfAittee or conference
was appointed. IN the ffVuse, bin
was passed rcmoSing the political disa.
bilities of John ID. Lewis and Samuel
v. Thomas of Va. The Senate amend.
ments to the Legislative appropriation
bill were non -concurred in. and COM
mittee of conference appointed. The
remainder Of the session was spent in
general debate.i sogoy nageb liet
In the Senate, on the 10th. after the
morning hour, the i'm peachment case Of
w. w. lSalknap was called up. The
order OF the Senate requiring the accus.
ell to make answer to the article Of ira
parchment bciug read, Judge Black, Of
counsel for defense, read the reply of
Balknap, setting forth that while ma
jority or the Senate could order the tri.
al to proceed, there could be no convic-
ton. as over one third OF tho Senators
had declared nc WAS not amenablc OH
account of his resignation, and asked,
the dismissal Of the case. Mr.. Lord,
one of the managers, submitted All or.
der that Bctkl.up having made default
in his plea, that the trial proceed on
the general plea of not guilty, but it
having been ascertaincd there was not
quor.m present the Senate adjourned
without further action. The House fur.
Their considered the army appropriation
bill, and voted down several amend.
ments proposing an Increase Of pay Of
of officers over the amounts re commend.
cd by the committee on military affairs.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the i'm
parchment case OF w.. w. Bcllkuap was
called up, when Mr.. Black, of counsel
for the defense, moved for q postpone
ment Of the trial until November Mr.
Lord for the prosecution, asked leave
to confer with the House Of iRcprescu-
tatives i'm regard to the postp oncment.
which was granted. In the House, "a
message was received from the Presi.
dent explaining the necessity OF having
the various appropriation bills passed
before the lstof July, anu suggesting
the passage, in the event OF the failure
of the passage of any of these bills by
that date, Of a joint resolution continu.
ing tcmporarially the appropr iations OF
last year. a tier debate tho message
was referred tn the committee on appro-
priations.W Manager Lord submitted "a
resolution FOR the postponeinent OF the
impeachment trial ofW. w. Bciknap TO
the 18th or both of November, which
was referred To The Judiciary committee.
The army appropriation bill was further
considered.
In the Senate. on the 10th, that body
insisted on its amendments 10 the post
office appropriation bill and agreed to IL
committee Of. conference asked FOR by
the House. Tic impeachmcnt case OF
w. w. Belknap was resumed, The
question OF postPoning the trial, which
was decided in tho negative. aud the
Senate adjourned as court Of inIpcach-
ment until July C. In tic House Mr..
Cox was appointed Speaker pro TEN. in
the absence of Speaker Kerr. a large
number OF bills pertaining TO the Dis.
trict OF Columbia wore considered and
passed; joint resolution was also
passed providing for n commission To