Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-07-15
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JULY Elm the Senate after the
morning hour, that body proceed
ed to the trial of the articles of i'm
parchment against w. w. Belknap
late Secretary of War. Mr.. Lynde,
one of the House managers, made
the re-opening speech for the pros
ecution, after which a number of
witnesses for the prosecution were
sworn aud testified, the testimony
being mainly cOrrOborative of that
given before the investigating
committee which led to the expo
sure of Secretary Belknap
In the House the Geneva award
bill was passed by a vote of 1OS
yeas TO 81 nays. The conference
committee on the legislative APP
preparation bill reported that the
committee was unable agree, and
a new committee was appointed.
Conference committees were also
appointed on the silver and sundry
civil appropriation bills.
July SIN the United States
Senate Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine from
the committee on conference on the
legislative, executive and judicial
bill, reported that they had been un-
able to agree. The Senate insisted
upon it's amendments to the sundry
civil bill, and a new conference COM
mittee was appointed. A bill was
passed removing the political disa-
bilities of Gen. G.. II. Beauregard.
The Senate resumed the impeaeh-
ment trial of w. w. Belknap, late
Secretary of War. Counsel for de-
fence announced that they had re-
considered their determination not to
cross-eXamine witnesses for the pro-
secution, after whc!l Gen. Irwin
Mcdowell was put upon the stand
and cross-examined at considerable
length.
In the House a bill was passed re-
pealing all laws authorizing the APP
pointment of civil engineers in the
navy. A bill was passed requiring
the Pacific railroads to establish q
sinking fund to reimburse the gov
eminent Of the United States.
July SIN the United States
Senate a bill was passed to con-
tinue in force the act providing
temporarily for the expense of the
| government for ten days from the
10th of July. The impeachment
trial ofW. w. Belknap was pro-
ceeded with and a number of wit
nesses examined. A bill was in
troduced and referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations provi
ding for the completion of the
Washington monument. The death
of Hon. e.. Y. Parsons, member of
the House of Representatives from
Kentucky, was announced and
the Senate adjourned until Mon
day as a mark of respect,
The House spent the day in dis
cussing a bill declaring the terri
tory north of the North Platte and
east of the Big Horn mountain In
Wyoming Ia portion of the Black
Hills,) open to exploration and
settlement. Mr. Knott, of KY,
announced the death of his COL
league, Hon. e. Y. Parsons.
JULY 10,-In the United States
Senate after the morning hour the
impeachment case of w. w. Bel
KNAPP was resumed. S p. Marsh
to whom it is charged Belknap
sold the posttradeship at Fort Still,
testified, as also did Gen. w. B.
Hazen. The prosecution has three
more witnesses to examine.
In the House a bill was passed
continuing for ten days the pro-
visions of the act defraying tenn
porarily the ordinary and necessa-
ry expenses of the government.
Mr. Singleton, of Mississippi, from
the committee on the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill, re-
ported that the committee had
not been able to agree. After an
exciting debate lin which Mr.. Fos-
ter, of Ohio gave MI. Singleton
the lie, but which he afterwards
withdrew and apolOgized for, 1.-THE
report was accepted and a new
conference committee appointed.
A motion to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution providing for
the repeal ofso much of the re-
sumption act as provides for re-
demption of the United States
notes with coin, Was defeated by
a vote of yeas los, nays 90, two
thirds not voting in the afirma-
tive. The House then adjourned
until Wednesday to allow the con-
ference committee to get up with
the work.
July 1.-THE United States Sem
| ate resumed the impeachment case