Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-06

In the Senate, Wednesday, Mr.. Dem
mis- presented the petition of Good
Templars of Maryland asking the pro-
bition of the liquor traffic; also petl-
ton from citizens of Marylbnd against
the proposed revision of the tariff. A
bill in relation to the execution of GUS
tom-house bonds was passed. The con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill
was taken up and all the amendments
to the House bill proposed by the COM
mittee on appropriation agreed to, and
as amended the bill passed--yeas 30,
nays Il.
In the House bill reported from the
appropriation committee appropriatlng
$50, 900 to provide TOR the exhibition of
foreign goods at the Centennial exposi-
tion was passed; also a bill repeating
the act limiting the time for the re-
ldemption of unused stamps. \ bill
was passed to regulate the pay and al
lowance of officers of the army. The
bill appropriatin. Sl63,00J TOR the
bureau of printing and engraving OF
the Treasury and providing FOR the is
sue of silver coin, was debated, and a
number of amendments rejected.
At the evening session bill was in
troduced to regulate public advertising
in the District of Columbia. The legis-
lative and judicial appropriation bill
was taken up, and the item fixing the
salary of Senators ut 81, 800 per annum
was adopted; the mileage item was also
passed as reported by the committee.
In the Senate Thursday Mr.. Sher-
mans bill to amend the Laws relating
to legal tender OF silver coin WAS taken
up and discussed during the morning
hour. Mr.. Chri5tiancy's resolution
providing for special committee OF
five to inquire into the alleged election
outrages in the Mississippi election was
discussed until the hour of adjourn.
ment.
In the House articles were reported
from the Judiciary committee impeach'
ing w. w. Belknap, late Secretary OF
War of high crimes and misdemeanor5
The articles were recon initted and or
dered TO be printed, with the under
standing that they would be called uI
on Saturday. The bill providing for
the deficiency in the printing and en-
craving bureau and for the issue of sill
yer coin a legal-tender to the amount
of fifty dollars.
On Friday the Senate adjourned until
Monday. The Mississippi resolutions
were discussed and Mr.. Bruce made q
speech on the question.
In the Hous, Mr.. Cox presented q
memorial from women citizens of the
United States, asking for form OF gov
ernment for the District of Columbia
that will secure to women Il citizen's
right to vote. He asked Is a matter o.
grace and favor that the memorial
should be printed in the Record. Mr.
Morrison, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported bill to de
| fine the tax Oh fermented or mall
liquors. The bill was passed. The bill
Iappropriating Sl65, 900 for the deticien.
ey in the Treasury Printing Bureau
then passed. A bill for the issue of sill
yer coin of the denomination of 10, 20
p and 90 cents passed, to be redeemed
by currency.
In the Senate. Monday, Mr.. Morton in
troduced a bill to amend the act to en-
force the Fifteenth amendment, so u:
to bring it within the late decision o
the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Thurman's bill to establish a un
form system of bankruptcy Throughout
the United States was passed.
The Stnate refused to reconsider-2-
to 3l-the vote by which the bill reduc
ing the Presidents salary from $50, ,00t
to S25, 900, was assed.
In the House several bills were intro
duced under q call of States.
The Secretary OF the Treasury wa:
called on for Information as to pay
ments to newspaper correspondents ol
editors in connection with the whisky
| trials.
Articles of impeachment against w
w. Belknap were adopted, and Messrs
Lord, Knott, Lynde, Mcmahon, jerks
Lapham and Hoar were appointed
managers ON the part of the House.
A resolution to require the Sergeant
alarms to place Kilbourne, now il
Jail as a recusant witness, on prison
fare, was rejected-96 to 32-not a two
thirds vote.
A resolution was adopted, asking the
President for information ~ to wheth
er any executive duties had been per
formed away from Washington.