Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-04-08

the Board Of Managers, formally
presented articles ofimpeachmeni
against VIM W. Belknap; late Sc.
cretary of War. The Chair then
informed the Managers that the
Senate would take proper order
on the subject of Impeachment, oil
which due notice will be given to
the House of Representatives y
Some discussion ensued on veto
by the President of bill for the
relief of G. B. Tyler and E. III,
Luckett, asslgnees Of w. T. Chat
ham, and the bill was recommit-
ted. After some further unimpor-
tant business the Senate adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives
q bill was passed amending the
Revised Statutes so as to provide
that the prosecution of all offences
against the United States Except
violations of the revenue laws)
must be begun within three years
from the time that they have been
committed. A resolution was
adopted raising committee to in
vestigate the ''seal-Iock" contract.
Mr.. Swami reported bill provid-
ing for the paying back of the ia
panese indemnity money to that
Government, which was made the
special order for April 81. A res
olution permitting the artist Mo-
ran to exhibit two of his paintings
now in the Capital at the Centen-
NAL Exposition was defeated. A
bill was reported for the protec-
| ton of the Texan frontier. An
evening session was held,at which
the Legislative Appropriation bill
was considered. There was a
lively debate over a motion made
by Mr.. O'Brien to strike out the
item fixing the Presidents salary
at S25, 900, inasmuch as the reduc-
ton is provided for in another
bill. The principle contended for
was that there should be no legis-
ton in an Appropriation bill. The
item, however, was allowed, re-
| main.
APRIL 5.-In the Senate the inn
parchment of General Belknap oc-
cupied a great part of the session.
Chief Justice Waite administered
the prescribed oath to the Senators
the Managers on the part Of the
House made their appearance, the
Senate was organized as a Court,
and the issuing of process on the
defendant, returnable on Monday,
April 18th, was directed. The
Senate also passed the House bill
to enable the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay judgments in the
Alabama claims. Mr.. Hamlin's
postal bill fixing the rate on third
class mail matter was taken up,
and an amendment adopted pro-
viding that when matter of this
class not fully paid is mailed by
some one known at post0ffice he
shall be notified and the matter
held for payment of full postage
Mr. Hahulin entered into q full and
very interesting explanation of the
bill, during which he discussed
the Postoffice system and explain
ed how it might be made selfsus-
tanning.
i In the House q bill was passed
to regulate the winding up Of Ma
tional banks, the object of it being
to facilitate liquidation and pre-
vent dishonesty. The bill to
transfer the Indian Bureau from
the INTERIOR to the War Depart
ment was debated, but no action
reached on it. Mr.. Sparks advo.
Gated it and Mr. Cox spoke al
length in opposition to 1t. At the
evening session the Legislative
4 appropriation bill was under con.
lsideration, and the House indulg-
ed itself in a talk over the frank
ing privilege, and later with Q
difficulty be Gen. Garfield and Mi
Cox that threatened to be serious
While this was going on no bust
ness of moment was transacted
and the House had made little
progress with the bill when it ad
i journed.
| A few years ago there resided al
the Mission San Jose, in Alameds
county, California, two young la
dies, between whom, though moi
of kin, a strong friendship exist,
ed. They were married at the
same time and by the same ser.
vice. They then took up theil
residences, one at Haywards and
the other at Alvarado. In the
course of time they gave birth te
children on the same day, the birth
of one child preceding that of the
other by two hours. Three weeks
later both children died on thu
same day, the elder dying just tive
hours before the other. Three
weeks after the death of the chill