South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-08-18
Forty-Fourth Congress.

the legislative, executive and Judicial
appropriation bill. reported that the
committee had been unable - agree. the
Senate coriferees being unwilling 70 a.
gree TO the items cutting down the pay
of the President Of the United States
and Congressman. In the House. MIR.
Randall made report that the confer.
ence committee on the executive. legis-
latiye and judicial appropriation bill
were unable TO. agree, the House com
mittee having insisted on tile item re-
ducing the salary of the President and
Congressman, A motion was adopted
instructing the House confcrecs to re-
ccdc from their position.
In the Senate. on tho 10th, the river
and harbor' appropriation bill. which un-
der the pruning OF the conference CON-
mittees, was reduced TO $4,000, 900, was
called up and passed. In the House,
Mr.. Lord, democrat, offered a resolution
declaring that all citizens are entitled to
protection under the 18th amendment.
and that the Judgment Of the House is
that all attempts by force or intimida-
tion to prevent the exercise OF that right
is condemned, an that the guilty parties
should receive condign and cffcctual
punishment. The resolution was a.
dopted by vote OF LA 10 2. The major
ity and minority reports Of the commit.
toe on naval expcndit ures were submit.
ted, and the majority report adopted. 1t
calls for the removal OF Isaiah Hanscom,
chief Of the bureau Of construction and
repairs. on the ground that he is unwor-
thy and incompetent, and charges that
through the negligence OF Geo. NJ. Rob.
eson, Secretary Of the Navy. tho gov
er,ment was defrauded of $32.O79 by
'rilton, Whcelwright & Co. The confer
ence report on TIC river & harbor bill was
concurrcd i'm. A bill was passed con.
tinuing the temporary arrangement for
the expenditures of the government
until Monday next.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the post
route bill was called up, amended and
passed. Amongst the amendments was
one restoring certain fast mail trans,
including traius over the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore and Baiti-
more and Ohio railroads and connec.
tions, and another restoring the frank
ing privilege. IL provides that it shall
he lawful to transmit through the mails
free OF postage letters, packages or 9th
er matters relating exclusively To the
business of the government OF the Uni
ted States, and also that Senators. Rep
rescntative and Delegates in Congress,
the secretary of the Senate and clerk OF
the House of Representatives may send
and receive through the mail free OF
postage letters and documents Fifteen
republicans and fifteen democrats voted
III tho affirmative, and tive democrats
and ten republicans in the negative.
Whatever clamor may be raised over
this matter will reflect upon the two
parties equally rs both arc equally con
cerncd in the restoration. Our very woi.
thy Senator. Honorable Henry G.. Da-
vis, We are pleased TO say, voted
for the bill. We hope it viii pass the
House I'm the House, resolution was
adopted authorizing the military com
mittec to investigate. during the recess.
into the management OF national homes
for d sabled soldiers. The conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill
was presented, the House conferees
recommending tn House TO rcccdc from
the item transferring the Indian bureau
to the War Department. The report was
agreed to. a resolution was adopted.
without discussion or division, proviJ-
ing for final adjournment on Monday
next ut o'clock.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the con
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill
was reported from the conference com
mittcc and adopted. The conference
committee on the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill submitted
a report that the committee had agreed
upon the bill, which was read aud adopt
ed. In the House, the conference re-
port on the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill was passed. The
conference report on the executive.
Legislative and judicial appropriation
bill was also passed.
In the Senate. On the nth, the ITa-
waiian treaty bill was further debated
and finally passed. The substitute of
the judiciary committee for the Blaine
school amendment was called mp and
debated Mt length, and at 2 A. NJ. was
dcfeated--yeas %. nays 1.-two thirds
not voting in the affirmative, as required
by the constitution. In tho lIonsc, Mr..
Randall made some general remarks on
the appropriation bills which lave pass
cd both houses OF Congress, showing that
the reductions over last years appro-
priations amount 10 $29,044,2J3. a
message was laid before the House from
the President ia regard TO tlic river and
harbor bill, stating that If IL bad been
compulsory on him to expcnd tic mon.
cy therein appropriated he would have
vetoed IL. but, that as it was not, he
would take care that no public money
should be expended on useless works,
or upon any that we're not clearly nation
nj. The message, after debate, was re
fcrred TO the COMMITTEES on commerce.