South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-07-28
Forty Fourth Congress.

/ In the Senate. on the 10th, the i'm.
parchment trial OF ". w. Belknap was
resumed, aud the Testimony for the de.
Tense concluded, after which the prose.
cution announced tina. they dill not de.
sire to pat in any testimony in rcbuttal.
IL was then arranged that the case
should he argued by three counsel on
each side. The argument will com.
mence tomorrow. The report of the
conference committee on the civil appro.
priation DILL was presented anil concur.
ed in. 1t appropriates SIC. 229,77 80,
! reduction of Sl0.4l4.572 % compared
with last years appropriation. In the
House the conference report on tho ar.
my appropriation bill was passed. The
bill for the protection OF the Texas
frontier was taken up. The amend
ment to the first section adopted in
committee on Tuesday, providing that
no part of the Troops shall be taken
from any State or service where the
public interest requires their confirm.
ance, was rejected by a vote OF yeas 20.
nays 9S-a strict party vote.
In the Senate. on the goth, resolu.
ton. was adopted requesting the Presi.
dent to furnish that body any informa.
ton in his possession relative to the re.
cent riot at Hamburg. 5. G.. & bill re.
moving the political disabilities of
Thomas III. Williams. of NIL, was pass.
ed. The impeachment trial OF w. w.
Belknap was resumed. and Mr.. Mont.
geometry Blair delivered the opening ar.
gument for the tense, insisting upon
the innocence OF the accused. and argu.
ing against the jurisdiction Of tho Sen.
etc to try him. lie was followed by
Manager Iynde, for the prosecution.
In the House. the bill for the protection
OF the Texas frontier was amen,lc,, by
striking out all but tho first section. and
as amended it passed The conference
report on the sHndry civil bill was call.
ell up, explained by Mr.. Randall and
passed.
In the Senate, on the 2lst. Mr.. Davis
called up House bill to remove tho 20.
litical disabilities of George jackson,
of West Virginia. Passed The argu.
mcnt in the Bclknap impeachment case
was postponed on account OF the sick.
ness Of Mr.. Carpenter. OF counsel Tor
defense. and Mr.. Lapham. ono OF tho
managers. The river and harbor ap.
preparation bill was called up. but no
action was taken on il. II. the .loMse.
report Yves submitted from tho com
mittee on public buildings in regard To
the New York postoiiicc. The report
charges that the appropriations for said
building and its furnishing have been
exceeded To the extent OF 1927 900, for
which official misconduct on tho part OF
the officials II charge, the report says.
t',crc is no excuse or palliation. The
House adjosrrod nhtjl Monday.
In tho Senate. o. tho 23rl. the bill
for the completion Of the Washington
monument was ,,ssscd. X appropriate.
100000 TO continue the work after The
Washington National Monument Soci.
ely small transfer 10 the Unitci States
all its rights ani privileges. and pro
yides that The work shall BE t,n,ier The
direction Of The Prcsiden. 81 the United
states. the supervising architect or the
treasury and the architect or the capitol.
In the Scantc. on the Path, rcsoia.
ton was adopted requesting the head OF
each or the executive departments of
the government To furnish the Senate
with The aggregate nambcr OF civil en-.
ployees in their departments. exclusive
of mechanics AMI laborers, for the
years 1888, 1861, 1863. 1868, 1867.
1869, 1871, 1873 aul 1873. The Sen.
ate resumed the Impeachment trial of
W. w. Belknap. late Secretary or War,
Mr.. Jcnckes speaking for thc prosecu.
lion and Judge Black for the defcnse..-
The House refused to suspend tho rule
and pass Mr. kclley's bill providing
Tor the coinage Of the STANDARD silver
dollar. and make it. - lcGal-tender in
payment OF any sum Whatever. Mr.. Cox
moved the previous question on reso.
luton authorizing the several commit
tees of the lionse To report a, any time
during the remainder OF tie session i'm
regard to all matters under nyestign-
ton by such conmi tees. hut I'll, House
by strict party vote. refused 10 second
the motion for the previous question
y Zoo much sleep il almost "a hurt:
fui as too little. and is sure to give the
person unwholesome fa;.