South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-05-05

Ia Tie Senate. on the 26tl,. . resolu.
ton wa, a,lopte,i calling ON tie Pre- ident
for all correspondence not hcretoc fore
published in rexarii ~ claims s,s cap
tnre made by She ConsssIerate ship She.
nandoah.
! In the House. resolution was ADOPT
Ell for the appointments OF a select com.
mittee OF nine to make al investigation
Of the management OF the New Orleans
custom hon sc and the transactions Of Ger
1 tain federal ettioials in- louisiana. The
Legislative appropriation hill was further
considered and considerable progress
made. 80 =
In the Senate. on the 27th. report
from the committee OF conference on the
deficiency appropriation hill WAS pre-.
scented and adoptei. The Senate. at
1880. proceeded to consider the articles
OF impeachment against ~. w. t3elknap.
when counsel for the accused moved
for an adjournment OF the trial until the
first Monday in Dece,ni,er, their reasons
assigned being the high state ofpoIitical
excitement now existing. hut the Senate
refused the motion for pos .ponemeut.-
Without proceeding further withlhc case
the Senate adjourned.
In the House. the Senate amendment
to the bill to define the tax on fcrnentc,i
liquors was conquered in. TIE iegisla.
tive appropriation b;ll.was taken ap and
number OF amendments adopted. The
committee on elections , reported an
favor of anscating Moray. republican.
OF La. and tue seating "a w. ID. Spen.
Ger, democrat. The contestant sl 4
In the Senate, on the 2Sth. in the i'm.
| parchment case, an er,ier was aaoptcd
TO the effect that that body would pro.
| coed first TO hear and determine the uues.
ton whether w. w. Bclknap is amsna-
bic to trial By impeachment for acts
done as Secretary OF " ar, not withstand.
ing bis resignation of said Office. 1t
was also ordered that the hearing pro.
ceed on the 4th or May, the openiny
ana closing arg uments,to be given e
defendant. MIR. Lord. Of the House
managers, moved for rescision Of the
order. and Mr.. iioar supportssi the mo.
ton. Mr.. Carpenter spoke in support
OF the Senate's order. Without further
action the Senate adjourned until Mon.
day. Ft.
In the House tac legislative spvropris.
lion bill was taken mp. Dir. Seelye made
point OF order on the section transfer.
ring the Indian bureau 70 the War. Dc.
partment. lie argued that it contra.
tNctcd rale adopted January IL, 1876.
he speaker sustained tle point of order.
and the section was stricken from the
BIZ, which then passed 10y vote Of yeas
-V3,nays Il. HG!e5 was 50 amended as 70
allow Tie Speaker ia case OF sickness to
appoint Hpeahsr pro tenn for period
not exceeding ten days.
! In tAc iloase, Oh Ji.e goth. n rcsolu.
tion was adopted discharging the com.
inlttce on military affairs from further
inquiry into certain charges against
Horace bonghton, its late clerk. The
contested election case OF lie Mayne va.
Farewell. from the third Illinois. district
was considered without action.
IN The Senate. on tue, LIST inst, Mr..
"amiin's resolution to amend the rules
relating TO impeachment trials so that
the deliberations OF the Senate on cues.
Ions submitted 10 il be in public was
debated and laid over. The Senate as
ronrt OF impeachment in the case of
". W. Belknap overroled the motion of
Ar. Mcdonald 10 reconsider the vote
allowing Che defendant TO close the ar.
gumsnt on the question OF jurisdiction
o' Inc Senate to try the case. Mr.. Bout.
wei introduced bill authorizing the
Secretary OF the Treasury ut his discre.
tlon to renew the issue OF fractional cur
rency, aid limiting the amount oats.and.
! ipg nj one tlmeto $4,000, 900. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Thurman the Senate. sitting
rs court for the trial OF the articles O.
impeachment, adjourned until yester.
day. Tie Ath instant.
! Although nothing ds.inctiyely ap.
pears as yet 10 chow how the Senate,
sitting as n cour, Of impeachment in the
Belknap case, will decide the question
oil jurisdiction. the Washington cores.
pendent ofthe Baltimore Sa. says, there
are eminent lawyers in Congress OF both
parties who think the court will sustain
the plea Of the respondent, and thus
terminate further proceedings. In that
event the witnesses. oil of whom are now
mere. Will. as a consequence be discharg.
ed. IL may hc sail, loweyer,th nothing
Las been said by Senators to sustain
such conclusion, and that there is n
general belief that they will act solely
| from legal con siderations in the deter.
mlnation OF the question:
In the House, under the regular call,
q number os bills and resolutions were
introduced, including a joint resolution
Tor tn" Issue Of silver coin in exchange
Tor greenhacks aud bill TO utilize the
product Of gold and silver mining In the
United states 10y authorizing the issue
OF deposit certificates. The rules we're
suspended and a resolution adopted
without division directing the several
committees OF the Hose charged with
Investigations TO con luct them with
open doors. except when in the opinion
ct such committees the public interest
reqhires secret sessions. a motion TO
suspend the rules and pass a hill TO re.
peal so much of tie resumption act as