Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-04-15
CONGRESS.

a number OF pension DiliS WciC
made in the United States Senate
and they were indefinitely post
poned. Mr.. Edmunds reported a
bin to amend section LOLA of the
Revised Statutes in regard to linn
itations in prosecutions ofcrimes.
Mr.. Thurman intro luced bill
to correct an error in the Revised
Statutes in regard to warrants OF
arrest i'm extradition cases Bills
were also introduced providing for
the administration of oaths in the
Senate, to secure the service OF
process in Uuited States Courts,
making an appropriation to defray
expenses of the Mississippi Com
mittee, to amend the act creating
the Court of Commissioners OF
Alabama Claims, and providing
compensation to owners of certain
lands coded by the United States
to Great Britain by the Treaty of
Washington of July 8, 1912. The
balauce Of the session was taken up
with the consideration of the bill
fixing the rate of third class mail
matter, and after several amend
meut5 being offered and ordered
to be printed, the Senate went into
executive session, and at $50 p. IN.
adjourned till Monday.
In the House of Representatives
Mr.. C. J. Faulkner, of w. Va,
made a personal explanation in re-
gard to an article published in the
Washington Republican, which
had reference to his connection
with the appointment and pay
ment of mechanics at the Harpers
Ferry Arsenal before the war,
which he characterized az utterly
false, and challenged the most
rigid scrutiny into every act OF his
official life. A resolution was in
troduced for the purchase of the
plates and bound and unbound
copies of the Congressiona! Globe.
together with the building In
which they were stored. Mr. Hol-
man introduced a bill fixing the
interest on national money green
backs and national bank notes. at
six per Get. The debate on the bill
to carry into operation the Hawai-
ian treaty was resumed and con-
tinued until the time Of recess at
4:3O d. m. The evening session
was occupied in the discussion OF
the Legislative Appropriation bill,
which was continued up to the
hour of adjournment.
APRIL S.-The Senate was not in
session. In the House of Repres en-
tatives Mr. Joyce, of Vermont, made
a speech on the finances, and urging
the necessity of carrying out the
principle of the act for resumption
of specie payment. His speech, in
general way, was in advocacy and
vindication of the Republican party.
Mr.. Dibrell, of Tennessee, asked
and obtained leave to print his re-
marks. ~ Las
Mr.. Buckner, of Missouri, followed
on the subject Of the finance and in
favor Of the repeal of the specie re-
sumption act. : - - = ~
MI. Williams, of Alabama, made
a speech in favor of the Texas Pa
cifc Railway. e
Others speeches were made by
VIM, Piper of California, in relation
to granting of subsidies to railroad
corporations by Mr.. Williams
against the wholesale slashing of sal.
aries proposed by the committee on
appropriations, and especially as to
salaries of members of Congress and
atsfour O'Clock the House adjourned
APRIL 10.-In the Senate, the
House bill TO provide for a def.
cheney In the printing and engrav-
ing bureau of the Treasury De-
partment and for the issue of sill
yer coin of the United States In
place Of fractional currency, was
taken up. The first and second
sections OF the bill was passed
A number Of calendar bills were
then passed.
In the House a large number Of
of bills, petitions, and resolutions
were introduced and appropriately
referred. The bill appropriatine
$5,792,s50 for the repair, preserva,
ton, and completion of differen,
public works on rivers and rail.
roads was passed. The Hawaiian
treaty bill was then taken up and
discussed until adjournment. 3
APRIL lin the Senate com.
munication was received from the
Secretary Of War enclosing a re-
port of the Adjutant General or
the bill providing for the payment
Of heuntiaa IN c0lnrpd soldiars anG
also report from Major G. B
Comstock showing the progress
made by James B. Eads in tn,
Improvement of the South Pass O
the Mississippi. The bill to pro
vide for the expense ofthe admis
ion of foreign goods to the Cen
Seminal Exhibition was passed