South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-16

In the Ssnato. O th13 "a. a&o,6ury(A,
resolution was panssd peop66ine : -,
mon unity Of meuuB 81 ooco1 -. ~
the United Stokss> and che kiuc To- 81
Greet Britain end 1rel1nd ~ Ier3,ls,
tive, judicial and executive sporoprla.
ton bill Was taken up. amended and n
nally passed. by = vote OF 81 yeas 20 :
nays. The fortinca&ion approur;at ION
bill was reported without an,endmSn,
and passed. In the Hohse, Speaker Ker,
asked and obtained leave Of absence oI
ten days. and appointed llr. Cox =
Speaker pro tenn. during his absence
The House proceeded 20 the considera.
ton Of the bill for the distributlou OF
the nnappropriated moneys OF the Gene,
va award, Mfr. Lord supporting the bill
and MIR. Knott opposing Il.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, after the morn.
| ing hour. the bill 70 amend the laws 70.
lating 20 the lcgl-tender of silver coin was
taken up and debated at length. afker
! which its further confederation was post.
poned until tho goth instant. The Sc.
nate refused to take up resolution to
pay +. b. 5. Pinchback salary and mile.
age whilst contcsting for seat in the
Senate from Louisiana. In the House. a
bill intended to prevent STRAW bids in
mail contracts was passed. Mr.. Blaine,s
resolution to have embodied in Wednes
days proceedings OF the Judiciary com.
mtttce the dispatch from Josiah Cnld.
well and what took place in tho commit.
tee led to personal explanations from
Messrs. Tarbox, Frye aud Blaine of
anything but a complimentary charac.
ter. The resolution OF Mr.. Blaine was
objected to. and the. Chair ruled against
its consideration. The Geneva award
bill was further considered.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the session
was spent in the consideration OF the
postoftice appropriation bill, and a
large number Of amendments TO the
House bill we're adopted, the amend.
ments in every instance being an i'm.
crease in the appropriation. The bill
was finally read n third time and passed.
In the House, Mr.. lTunton made n mo.
ton to lay on tho table Mr.. Blainc's
motion to reconsider the vote for the
printing OF the testimony taken before
the Judiciary com mittec. The motion
was adopted after n long debate, in
which AIR. Blaine, Speaker pro tenn. Cox
and others participated. and in which
sharp language was used.
In the Senate, on the 10th, a con.
current resolution was adopted accent
ing the statue Of Etean Allen. contrib.
cd by. the State of Vermont for the
national statuary hall OF the capital
In the Hoase,a bill was adopted to facil.
itate aud encourage philosophical, me.
chanlcal and scientific exhibitions nj
the centennial exposition. A bill was
passed authorizing the Secretary of the
treasury TO Issue silver coin now in the
treasury to an amount not exceeding
Slo,oOo,Oo0 in exchange for nh equal
amount OF legaltendcr notes; bill was
also passed authorizing the issue OF $40.
100000 subsidiary coin ia tho ordinary
disbursements OF the treasury in OK.
change for legnl.tenders Mt par. The
Senate ) amendments to the executive
legislative and Judicial appropriation bill
were non-concurrcd in.
In the Senate. on the 18th, on motion
or Mr. Whyte the Senate adjourned over
until Thursday next. a joint resolution
was presented recommending an nddi.
tional amendment 10 the constitution
providing for the election for a term OF
four years OF assessors, postmastcrs.
marshals and collectors. Mr.. Davis I'm.
troduced bill for tho relief of A. q.
Hammond, George Sybcrt and William
McCreary, sureties OH the bonds OF Den.
mis- Murphy, late paymaster at Harper's
Ferry, West Va. The House unani.
mously. adopted the report of the Civ.
mer committee, completely generating
Speaker Kerr from the charges made
against him by Harvey. Members OF
( Congress who have been here for years,
and old correspondents in the galleries,
say that they never witnessed n more
impressive scene. The House, "a n
Washington correspondent of the Balti.
more SIM remarks, had found itself
without quorum on q pending measure,
and was about to adjourn. when Mr.
| Clymer, by unanimous consent prcsen.
ted his report, which was agreed e., by
| all the members OF the committee. Mr..
Danford, Of Ohio, republican. rose to
second the motion TO adopt the report.
and made one Of the most telling and
effective speeches that has ever been
delivered ON the h6or OF the House.
MIR. Hurlbut, OF Illinois. one OF the
most radical of the radical republicans.
/ followed him. and each bore testimony
to the high and exalted character OF Mr.
Kerr, while their words but feebly ex.
I pressed the detestation in which they
/ held Harvey, who had attempted TO
blacken the name OF one Of the purest
| men in the government. Here was the
House OF Representative doing an act
of simple justice TO man who (all who
had served with him knew was incopa-
/ ble OF committing an act which would
I tarnish bis name and fame. while at
Willaryl's Hotel, nearly mile distant,
the man himself lay almost dying.
! Mr.. Kerr's defense came from honest
/ FenuIlicau Inns Mr. CarAoid zoe ffa