South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-03-10
Forty-Fourth Congress.


In the Senate. on the LIST inst, hill
Was passed appropristiug $4,000 to con.
tinue work on the st. Lonis> custom
house, rs was a!so bill authorizing the
purchase OF additional gtound Tor the
cussom-hoase at Nashville. Tennessee.
A motion OF Nc. Morton 20 take up the
resolution for the admission OF p. Is. 3.
Pinchback a. q Senator fiom Louisiana
Was taken up by vote OF 81 yeas 10 ~
nays. strict party vote with the excep.
tion that Mr.. Paddock (rep.) voted In
the negative with the democrats. MIR.
Alcorn, OF Miss, spoke at length In Ia
vor OF seating Pinchback. Mr.. I'D.
unnds. or VT. then Obtained tie Ncor,
but yielded 70 q motion 10 proceed 20
the consideration Of executive business
In the House = resolution wAs afiop-
ted calling upon clio Secretary OF she
Treasury for further Information rela-
tive 20 Pacific railroad bombs guarran.
teed by the United States. Mr.. kasson
asked leave to offer resolution instruct
ing the committee on foreign affairs To
transmit TO Minister Schenck n copy OF
the testimony in relation TO his conncc-
ton with the Emma mine, and to inform
him that they are willing TO receive from
him any statement Of facts in relation
thereto. but objection being made the
resolution went over. A resolution was
passed recommending q general observ-
ance OF the approaching centennial an
niversary by the people of the several
States. by county or town meetings. in
which addresses OF historical chsrac-
ter shall be delivered for preservation.
In the Senate, on the End, the bill re-
moving the disabilities of Robert Tan
sill. Of Va, was passed. The case Of l..
b. 5. Piuchback, claiming n seat rs SEN
ator from Louisiana. was laid over
House joint resolution in regard to the
celebration Of the centennial was passed.
In the House bill was rep rrted from
the appropriation committee appropriat
ing $l63.000 for deficiency in the bu-
reau Of engraving and printing and Iii
rectng the Secretary Of tho Treasury 70
pay out silver coin in place OF the frac-
tional currency. Mr.. Clymer. from the
committee on expenditures OF the War
Department, presented resolutions OF
impeachment against William w. Bel
KNAPP. Late Secretary Of War. charging
him with high crimes and misdemeanors
in Office. After an exciting debate the
resolutions were unanimously adopted.
In the Senate, on the 3rd, bill was
introduced for the restoration of the
Thanking privilege. The bill provides
simply for the repeal Of the act Of JAN
uary 81. 1873, which abolished it. and
for its immediate renewal in the form
in which it existed at the time Of the pas
sage of said act The case Of Pinch
back, claiming seat rs Senator from
louisiana, was called up, and Mr.. Ed
munds, Of Vermont, spoke in opposition
TO his being seated. Speeches in favor
of seating Pinchback were made by
Messrs. Morton. Frelinghuysen and
Bruce. The committee from the House
appointed for that purpose. appeared at
the bar of the Senate, and in obedience
to the order Of the Honse iiBpeached w.
w. Belknap, late Secretary Of War. OF
high crime and misdcmeanors III Office.
and demanded that the Senate take or
der for the appearances OF Beiknsp to
answer said impeachment, TO which the
president pro tempore responded that
the Senate will take order in the prem.
ises." On motion the message OF the
House impeaching General Beiknap was
referred TO select committee OF five
Senators. and the president pro tempors
announced as the committee Messrs.
Edmunds, of Vermont, ConkliDg, of y.
T., Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey, IRE
publicans,) Thurman, Of Ohio. and Ste
venson, of X Kentucky. (democrats.) The
Senate adjourned until Monday.
In the House the committee appoint
ed OH Thursday to notify the Senate Of
the action of the House in regard 10 the
late Secretary of War appeared at the
bar, and through Mr.. Clymer. chairman.
reported that in obedience TO the order
of the House they hal procee ed to the
bar of the Senate, and in the name of
the House and all the people OF the u
nited States of America. impeached
William W. Belknar, late Secretary of
War. OF high crime and misdemeanors
while in office. and demanded the Sen
ate 70 make order 70 srewer Cor the same
The coinmittee further informed the
Senate that the House would soon pre-
sent articles OF impeachment and make
them good. to which the response was
made: Order shall be taken" a bill
in regard 10 the leave OF absence Of army
officers was passed. A resolution was
adopted calling for copies of all tele
grams, orders and correspondence relat.
ing to the military court of inquiry in
the case Of General Babcock.
In the House. on the ith. speechea on
the Hawaiian treaty by Messrs. Reagan,
Ward and Jacobs, and b. Mr. Wood.
worth on a bill granting bounties 70 the
heirs Of soldiers who enlisted for n less
/ period than one year, and who were
killed or who died by reason Of SUCH
/ service.
| In the Senate, on the 9th. Mr.. Ed-
murds, from the select committsc on
the impeachment OF w. w. Belknap,
late Secretary Of War, submitted pre-.
amble and resolution in tho usual form
in such cases. a resolution was adop.