South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-04-21
By Yesterdays Mail.

CoNeRt,ss--In the Senate. on the
18th. the l'onse bill 20 define the tax on
fermcnted liquors was reported rayora.
bly from the finance committee. A fav-
o'aoie fepor. was made from the finance
sommittee on Senate bin to amend the
laws relating to the legal-tenaer OF sill.
yer coin. House bill making appropri-
tions 10 supply deficiencies in the apnro.
priations for the fiscal year ending June
so. 1876 and for prior years, was taken
up and various amendments agreed to
after which the bill passed.
In the House. bill was introduced;
for the relief OF the Washington and
Ohio Railroad Company. At the evening
session the bin to transfer the Indian
bureau 10 the War Department was cor
sidered.
IVA student named Jno. Cumrinr..
OF Abingdon, Va. committee suicide In
his room. at the University of Virginia.
near Charlottesville, Monday night last.
lie shot himselftwice with q pistol. No
cause is assigned for tho act.
IV'Thc Belknap Impeachment case
came up again yesterday, but after some
formaliities the court wss adjourned
until the 9th inst Caabcritt..d Nens
IF yeste. day.
VETO or IHE SALARY BiLL.-The
President on Tuesday last sent to the
Senate veto of the bill reducing the
salary of the President to $25, 900 per
annum. The message was not read to.
day bu. will he laid before the Senatc
tomorrow. The message is very brie,.
The President says that The salary OF
Executive was fixed at S25, 900 per
annum when we had inst emerged from
destructive war; that we were poor
and feeble, with only three million PEG.
pie. At the same period the compen.
ration of Smcmbers Of Congress was
fixed ut Sc per day while Congress was
in session. The session lasted about
one hundred and twenty days, which
made compensation of about 500
per annum. Congress has several times
increased the salary gifts own members.
unit! 1t is now $4,000 per annum. In
the meantime the Presidents salary
remained the same uutil the increase
y
that no one but those who have lived nj
tie capitol know the expense. He can
have no personal interest in the matter.
but in consideration of what he regards
as the interest OF his successor he ia
constrained 10 withhold his appreciation
from the bill
~ In The United State Senate. few
days ago, Ir. T. lmunds from the com.
mlttce on the Judiciary, reported back
the bal changing the time OF holding
the terms Of the District Court of the
United States for the district of West
Virginia, which had been amended by
the House OF Representatives 40 as to
have q term held IT Martinsburg, and
on his motion the Senate nonconcurred
IN the amendment.
KILLED CATTLE PAID FoR.-The Bal.
tmore & Ohio Railroad Company has
paid Mr.. Jacob n. Cowan of Rockirp
ham the sum of $l503 as for 20 head OF
csttle belonging to him which were
killed .t.thc Narrow Passage disaster.
~ The fish receipts are increasing.
About 20.000 shall and 20, 0o0 herring
have arrived at Alexandria since Mon.
day morning. The former are quoted
Mt l2ttSl3 80 per hundred, and the lat.
ter at $40 50,GSl3.per thousand
"a One daY Last week. Mr.. Joseph
Dillon, -of Loudoun. county, Va, had
twenty sheep killed and twenty others
ruined by dogs.
~ r7owsers obtained on credit are
breeches OF trust.