South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02


In the Senate. on the alth, TIE House
Joint resolution asking the l'reSident to
take steps for the relief Of Edward ON.
Condor, now confined in an English
prison, was unanimously passed. A bill
was passed fixing the rank OF .'paymas.
ter general as brigadisr general United
States army. The Senate further con-
sidercd. without coming to a conclusion
the question OF Jurisdiction In the case
or w. w. Belknap. ,ssr,.s
In the House. Speaker Kerr occupied
the chair, seemingly improved in health.
Z In the Senate, ON the 25th. the hill
fixing the salary Of the President Of tho
United States at $4,000 was reported
from the committee on civil service and
retrenchment. with the Recommendation
that it pass, despite tho Presidents veto.
The Senate further considered the ques.
ton Of Jurisdiction in the case Of w. w.
Belknap. but failed TO reach decision.
In the House. Mr.. Hewitt, from the
committee on foreign affairs, presented
the report ofthat committee on the Elm.
ma mine investigation, and proceeded
TO address the House in enforcement OF
the views Of the committee. Mr.. Fanlk.
ner, member OF the committee on for
oien affairs, gave the reasons which i'm.
PEELED the committee to come to their
decision. lie said that while the com.
mittee acquitted General Schenck Of any
frand in the Emma mine transaction, it
was OF the opinion that the House should
censure him for permitting himself to be
made an instrument Of designing men
to mature and give character to n private
enterprise. lie thought that it was an
official Improperly of the gravcst char
acter, which ought to receive the con-
dcmnation of the House. 1t was with
pain that lie should vote for the condem.
nation Of a man who had held such high
positions under the government, but he
thought it was the duty Of the House to
enforce the purity, propricty and digni.
ty OF our foreign missions. No action
was taken on the report.
In the Senate, on the Goth. Mr.. Davis,
OF West Virginia, called up House bill
making ccrtain~transfcrs Of appropria-
lions in the provisions for the contingent
expenses OF the Department of Justice
for the current year. Passed The SEN
ate further considered the question OF
Jurisdiction in the case OF w. w. Belknap.
I'm the House. the Senate bill for the
relief Of G.. B. Tyler and f. H. Luckett.
of Kentucky, which passed that body
over the Presidents veto, was called up
and passed the llouse by vote of ayes
lSl, nays II. J. n. Patterson, of New
Jersey was appointed and sworn in, as
doorkeepcr, vice Fitzhugh. A rcsolu.
ton was adopted instructing the way
and means committee to inquire into
the truth or falsity of charge which
appeared i'm the Baltimore Gtzeae OF
May 26 to the effect that $500, 900 had
been expended by the Pacific coast to
procure the passage of the Hawaiian
treaty.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the session
was devoted to tie discussion Of tho
question OF jurisdiction in the case of w.
w. Belknap. The Senate then adjourn.
cd until Monday.
In the House, q report was made that
tho committee Of conference on the con
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill
were unable to agree. The bill to pro-
mote the efficiency Of the army. and to
provide for its gradual reduction and the
consolidation of its staff departments
was debated until the hour of adjourn
mcnt.
Tho Senate, on the goth, was in secret
session until halfpast nine o'clock dis
cussing the question Of jurisdiction in
the Beiknap impeachment trial, and it
was finally decided in the Affirmative. rs
follows: That the demurrer of said w IN.
W. Belkn1p to the replication of the
House OF Representatives to the plea to
the jurisdiction fled by said Belknap he,
and tho same hereby is, overrulcd, and
it being the opinion OF The Senate that
said plea is insufficient in law, it is there.
fore further ordered aud adjudgcd that
said plea be. and the same hereby ia
overruled and held Tor nau2lIt, which
judgmen. thus pronounced shall be eH-
tered upon the journal Of the Senate
sitting rs aforesaid. Adopted-yeas
50. nays %. Mr.. Whyte, Of Nd, sub.
mitted resolution permitting Senators
TO file opinions in writing on the qucs
ton OF jurisdiction on or before the first
day OF July, 1876. such opinions TO bc
printed with the proceedings in the or.
der in which they arc delivered. Agreed
to. On motion Of Mr. Rdmunds it was
| ordered that the Senate. sitting for the
trial Of impeachment, adjourn until
Thursday next, at | o'clock u. VI. Leg
islative business was then resumed. and
q resolution was agreed TO that when
tho Senate adjourn to-day IL be TO meet
on Wednesday at II O'clock. The Sen
ate then adjourned
The House session was devoted &c
debate principally on Mr. Morrison
new tariff bill. That body .Tnesdey being
decoration day, then adjourned over 70
Wednesday.
EXECUTION or PpEE.-Thc cxccu
ton OF Thomas w. Piper, formerly sex
ton Of tho Warren avenue Baptist church
ia Boston took place nj tho Charles