South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-04-28
Forty.Fourtn Congress.

= oAA sA AOu SEJ00s
In the Senate. on the 10Th. "a stated
In our last number. the defendant BEL.
KNAPP was allowed until April gath To
iile his rejointer to the replication. and
the board or managers were ordered 20
Gle thoir ssr-rejoihder. If any,. by the
25th, after which the Senate as a court
or impeachment adjourned until April
9th. House bill To define the tax on
fermented and malt liquors was passed.
The vote by which The bilt was passed
in regard to counting the vote for Prcsi-
dent & Vice. President was reconshlered.
In the Hoasc, +. Wallis. coiorest, was
unseated as representative from second
District OF Florida. AMI Finley. demo
crat, seated. There Was nothing OF
interest during the evening session
In the Senate. on the goth, a bill was
passed allowing Mrs. Minnie Sherman
Fitchtoreceive free from duty wedding
present fromthe Khe.iive OF Egypt. A
resolution was adopted recommending
the President TO cause negotiations To-
be entered upon with the Chinese GOV.
eminent with view Of placing restric.
tions upon the innux OF Chinese subjects
to this country. The Senate adjourned
until Monday.
In the House. resolution was adopt-
ed instructing the committee OF expen-
ditures In the Treasury Department to
inquire into certain newspaper charges
affecting the official conduct OF Secreta.
ry Bristow in regard to the remission of
forfeiture in the case OF a vessel mt MI.
waukcc. The bill to transfer the Indian
birean to the War Department was de.
bated atlength and several amendments
adopted.
In tile lIonse, on the 2lst, q resolution
was adopted reconsidering the vote OH
the resolution referring certain allega.
tions 40 ainst the official conduct OF Sec.
Rotary Bristow to the committee on ex.
penditures in the Treasury Department.,
anu resolution was adopted referring
them TO the committees on ways and
means. The bill transferring the In {.
dian bureau to the "ar Department
was adopted by vote ofl39 to 81.
In the House, on the 22nd. Mr.. Faux
ner, from the committee on foreign af.
fairs reported bill liz regard to citi.
zenship and to define certain rights OF
United States citizens in foreign coun.
tries, and certain duties Of diplomatic
and consular officers. and proceeded Il,
address the House in explanation and
advocacy of it. The bill, he said. did
not in the slightest degree conflict with
the doctrine OF expatrat on; on the con.
trary, il it was open to any criticism a,
al. it was for the facility with which il
would allow American citizens abroad
to change their personality. Neither
did the bill make the slightest distinc.
ton between nativeborn and naturalized
{ tzens. Their rights under it were
exactly the same. The purpose of the
bill was to prescribe the law by which
the personal rights Of American citizens
might be ascertained and determined in
foreign countries. and to furnish to A.
merican ministers and consuls abroad
the rule by which they should be. gov
etned In determining the personal sta.
tns and personal rights Of American citi.
zens. After some objections to the bill
by Messrs. Cox and Reagan, the further
Of the same was postponed
till 3rd OF May.
In the Senate.on tho Ath, the bill to
abolish the offices OF supervisors of in
ternal revenue was Debated. The bill
to amend the laws relating to silver coin
was taken up. and Mr.. Jones, of Neva,ia,
spoke at length. reviewing the history
OF gold and silver ana the relative value
thereof
In the House, joint resolution was
adopted requesting the President TO take
steps TO secure the release OF Edward |
OM. Condor, now confined in British |
prison. a joint resolution for the nves- |
tigation OF alleged malfeasances and |
corruption OF certain federal officers i'm |
Louisiana Was defeated, two-thrds not |
voting in the affirmative. Dir. Blame
made personal explanation. denying |
the charge that lie had received $64. 900 !
from the Union Pacific Railroad Compa-
ny through Morton. Bliss & Co, and !
submitted statements from Thomas A. |
Scott, Morton, Bliss & Co., and others. !
exoncrating him.