South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-30
Forty Fourth Congress.

GOIty-EVukNA \VABA GOD
In the Senate, O the slst. the House
bill was feproyed back from the commit
tee on Indian affairs to transfer the OF.
fee or the commissioners of Indian sf.
fairs to tie War Dcpart9ent, and re-
commended its postponement until the
first Thursday in December; laid over.
A Joint resolution MAS passed, author
izing the President to appoint commits.
sioners 10 attend the International con-
ference upon the subject, q the relative
value ofgold and silver. House joint
resolution providing for the issue Of : TO-.
OO0, 900 in silver coin in exchange for
legal tender notes was passed, with an
amendment providing that the trade col.
lar shall not hereafter be legal tender.
The Indian appropriation bill was takon
up, and the amendment to the third
section striking out the transfer OF the
Indian bureau to the War Department
was adopted by vote Of "a yeas to %
nays, and as amended the bill passed.
Mr.. Davis submitted resolution re.
Questing the Secretary OF the Treasury
to furnish the Senate as soon as posi-
bic with statement showing the public
debt ut the end OF each fiscal year from
1886 TO 1876, as it appears upon the
books Of the registers office. The res.
olution was laid over. In the House, Mr.,
Stenger gave history OF the rise. lie
cline aud fall Of the Freedmen's Savings
Bank. The House took up the sundfy
civil appropriation bill and made some
progress. f
In the Senate, On the 22nd, after the
morning hour, Mr.. Sargent, from the
committee on naval affairs, submitted
the naval app, opriation bill, which APP.
propriates Sic, 49, 300, being 40 increase
on the House bill of S3,685, 600, and
decrease on the appropriation bill of the
present fiscal year of SS92,Ol6. A
number of amendments to the Senate
bill were passed, reducing the amounts,
after which it passed. In the House
the snndry civil appropriation bill was
under consideration during the entire
session, and considerable progress was
made, most of the amendments offered
being voted down.
In the Senate, on the 23rd, the bill
to amend the enforcement act was called
up, and, after considerable debate, pass.
ed by strict party vote, The Senate in.
sisted on its amendments to the Indian
and naval appropriation bills, and CON-
mittees Of conference were agreed to. In
the House the consideration Of the civil
sundry appropriation bill was resumed.
and occupied the entire session, and rap.
I'll, do
sion was held, which was also occupied in
consideration Of the civil sundry appro.
priation bill,
In the Senate, on the oath, the sub.
stitute for the House bill to regulate the
assessment and collection OF taxes in
the District OF Columbia was taken up,
debated and recommitted, A bill was
passed for The allowance Of certain
claims reported by the accounting Oil.
GERS Of the treasury. House bill for
the issuc Of coin was made the order for
tomorrow In the House, Mr. Sayler OF
o.. was appointed Speaker pro tenn dur.
ing the present absence Of the Speaker.
In the Senate, on the 26tIi, tho mes.
sage Of the President In regard to con.
tinuing uncxpcnded balances Of appro.
priation into the next fiscal year was
referred 10 the committee on appropria.
tions. The bill making appropriations
for the support Of the army for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1867. was taken
up and number of amendments adop.
ted to the House bill, each amendment
showing an increase, after which the bill
passed. In the House joint resolution
was offered providing that when the
houses adjourn on the first OF July il be
TO meet at ten O'Clock, July four. nj In.
dependence Hall, Philadelphia, TO con.
slider II joint resolution commemorative
of the centennial anniversary OF Ameri.
can independence referred to committee
on the Centennial. The conference
committee on tho Legislative appropria.
ton bill reported that they were unable
10 agree, md n new committee was np.
pointed. The House. by party vote,
refused TO suspend the rules and pass
joint resolution suggested by the Presi.
den: to continue the appropriations for
the next fiscal year OH same basis as that
of last year. a bill was passed reviving
the law for the payment for horses and
equipments lost during the war, and
extending the time for filing claims
therefor.
BoY KILLED IN P1EbNoNT.-On Fri
day evening last about halfpast six q.
clock, ne the gravel train was coming
around the bend west OF Piedmont.
n number OF urchins started full chase
after it; meanwhile the mail West
came around the bend OH the other track
They all succeeded In getting out OF the
way except one. lad IL years old,
son Of Mr.. Edward Mullen, formerly
dispatcher ut Piedmont The lad had
only time TO utter one heart.rcndinp
cry, when The engine was upon him and
knocked Him down. the wheels passing
over his neck. completely scvering the
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