Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-05
CONGRESS-.

July 27.-In the United States
Senate the death of Hon. A. j. Ca
perton,a senator from West Virginia
was announced after which that body
adjourned until to-day as a mark of
respect to the memory of the deceas-
ed Senator. Senate bill appropria-
ting 100000 for the completion of
the Washington monument was re-
ported back. The bill was passed
with several amendments, one of
which increases the amount to $500,
600. The death Of Senator Caperton
was announced and the usual resolu-
tions of respect after which the
House adjourned.
July 2S.-In the United States
Senate an order adopted for the re-
sumption of Impeachment proceed
ings at noon on Monday. The river
and harbor bill was recommitted to
the committee on appropriations,
with instructions to report the bill
so amended as to reduce the aggre-
gatr amount appropriated by it to
SIS, 1000, 600. The Senate adjourned
until Monday.
In the House the contested election
case of Platte VS.. Goode, from the
second district Of Virginia, was de-
cided in favor of Mr.. Goode. demo-
crat, the sitting member. The re-
ports of the committee on naval af-
fairs on the management of the navy
department were called up, and were
under discussion when the House
adjourned.
JULY 29-In the House Mr.. Hill
called up the bill extending the
time for the redemption of lands
sold for direct taxes in order to
have it amended so as to exclude
the possibility of its being on
strued to affect the national ceme-
teries, and as amended the bill
passed. The House then proceed
ed to the consideration of the re-
ports of the Committee on Naval
Affairs as the unfinished business
the minority report being support
ed by Messrs. Danforth, Garfield,
Hale, Frye, Kelley, Harris and
Kasson, and the majority report
by Messrs Mills and Willis. With
out coming to a conclusion, the
matter went over till Monday.
The evening session was for de-
bate only, but none of the speeches
were of any public Importance.
The Senate was not in session.
July 31.-In the United States Sen
ate, yesterday, a bill was passed author
izing the increase of the certain cavalry
regiments to 100 men each. The Senate
then weet into secret session on the i'm
parchment case of w. w. Belknap,
late Secretary of War. An order was
adopted prescribing the manner of vot-
ing on the articles Of impeachment, and
allowing each Senator one minute to
state the reason for his vote. The Sen
ate resolved to proceed to vote on the
articles of impeachment at II o'clock
to-day. In the House the majority re-
port from the committee on naval affairs
was adopted. 1t refers the testimony
against Secretary Robson to the COM
mittee on the judiciary, with directions
to report impeachment, resolutions if
the facts should be found as stated. Un-
der the call of the States, a number of
bills were offered, including the follow
ing; To establish a non-partisan corps
in the internal revenue department;
bill extending the appropriation for the
various departments of the government
until the 10th of August, (passed:) bill
for the removal of the railroad tracks of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad from
certain streets in Washington city. A
message was read from the President
pointing ont some of the defects in the
sundry civil appropriation bill. 1t was
referred to the committee on approprir-
tons.
AUGUST lin the United States
Senate d message was received
from the President in regard to
recent occurrences at Hamburg,
S. G. The conference report on the
military appropriation bill was
adopted. The articles of impeach-
ment in the case of w. w. Belk-
nap were taken up, and the vote
resulted for conviction 80, against
conviction 20. The necessary two
thirds not having voted for con-
viction Gen. Belknap was aceuit-
ted, Those voting against con-
viction assigned as a reason for
their votes the want of jurisdiction
on the part of the Senate to try the
case. The bill providing for the
sale ofthe Usage lands in Kansas
vas passed.
In the House the majority and
minority reports from the COM
mittee on the real estate pool in
relation to the connection of Sec
rotary Robson with the firm OF
Jay Cooke & Co., were presented
and referred to the committee on
the judiciary. The death of the
late Mr.. Parsons, of Kentucky,
was announced and eulogies de-