Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-19
CONGRESS.

Senate a bill was passed approprla.
ting $500, 600 as the share OF the
United States for the expenses Of the
District of Columbia for the year be-
ginning July /, 1876. The post route
bill was called up, amended and pass
ed. Amongst the amendments was
one restoring certain fast mail trains
including trains over the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads and
connections, and another restoring
the franking privilege.
In the House a resolution was
adopted authorizing the military
committee to investigate, during the
recess, into management of national
homes for disabled soldiers. The
committee on foreign affairs submit
ted a report in regard to the Vene-
zuelan claims. The conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill
was presented, the House conferees
recommending the House to recede
from the item transferring the In
dian bureau to the War Department.
The report was agreed to. A resolu-
tion was adopted, without discussion
or division, providing for final adj
journment on Monday next at 4
O'Clock.
AUG. 13.-In the Uniteu Ststes
Senate, on Saturday The bill to
carry the Hawaiian treaty into
effect was debated at considerable
length. The consular end diplo-
matte appropriation bill was re-
ported from the conference COM
mittee and adopted. The confer
ence On the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bin SUBJ
mitted a report that the commit
tee had agreed upon the bill, which
was read and adopted.
In the House, the con difference re-
port ON the consular and deplo-
matte appropriation bill was pass
ed. The conference report on the
executive, legislative and judicial
appropriation bill was also pass
ed,
AUG 14.-In the u. S. Senate the
Hawaiian treaty bill was further de-
bated and finally passed. Mr.. Spen-
Ger submitted a resolution charging
fraud in the recent election in Ala
bama, and providing for an inveSti-
CATION. He asked for its immediate
consideration, but objection was
made on the democratic side and it
went over. AT the evening session
the substitute of the judiciary COM
mittee for the Blaine school amend
ment was called up and debated at
length, and at 2 A. M. was defeated
yeas rs, nays 16-two-thirds not
voting i'll the affirmative, as required
by the constitution.
In the House. "A message was laid
before the House from the President
in regard to the river and harbor bill
stating that if it had been compulso-
ry on him to eXpend the money there
in appropriated he would have We
toed it, but that it was not he would
take care that no public money
should be expended on useless works
o rupon any that were not clearly
national. The message, after debate
was referred to the committee on
commerce. The evening session was
spent in political dabate.
ADJOURNED SINE DIE.
AUG 15.-In the u. s. Senate a
bill was passed to authorize the Sec
rotary of the Interior to receive the
educational material now on exhibit
tion at the centennial exhibition.
House joint resolution providing for
the appointment of q commission to
inquire into the change which has
taken place in the relative value Of
gold and silver, causes thereof, etc.,
was passed. A resolution was unani-
mously passed thanking Hon. t.. w.
Ferry, president pro tempore, for the
impartiality and ability with which
he had presided over the Senate, to
which Mr.. Ferry responded in fitting
terms, after which he pronounced
the first session of the Forty-fourth
Congress adjourned without day.
Monday nights session of the House
was continued until six O'Clock this
morning, Mr.. Hewett conclu-
ding the prolonged session with a
vigorous defence of Mr.. Tilden'S re-
cord. Senate bill providing for an
increase of $500 men in the cavalry
service was passed. A bill was pass
ed fixing the time for the compile
ton of the Pennsylvania avenue
pavement on the LIST of January 1877
A report from the judiciary COM
mittee, generating Mr.. Knott, the
chairman of that committee, in on
nection with the Caldwell telegram,
was passed by a vote of 81 to SO. Sem
ate bill removing the political disa-
bilities of Steven u. Lee, G. M.
Wilcox and John G.. Walker, vas
passed. a resolution was unani-
mously adopted thanking Mr.. Say
Ter of Ohio, and Mr.. Cox, of New
York, for the impartiality, efficiency
and ability displayed whilst presiding
over the House. Mr.. Sayler, Speaker