South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-03-17
Forty.Fourth. conerese.


mittes on appropriations. Tho case OF
+. B, 5. ,PinciabAck. claiming a.scat a.
Senator from Louisiana. was taken M.
aud. after a long debate, the amend.
ment offered by Mr.. Edmunds, that
Pinchback "be not admitted as Sena.
l'tor from bouisiapa,"' was adopted by a
vote OF az yeas To zS'nays 8. five Repub-
iican Senstors-MessFs. Christiancy or
Michigan. sEdmnnds OF Vermont, Nor.
rill of Maine, Morrill, Of Vermont. and
Paddock OF Nebraska-voting with the
Democrats Ia the affirmative. The reso-
lntion. "a amended. was then adopted
by a similar vote. so the senate settled
Pinchback's case by refusing TO seat him.
In tho House. Mr.. Randall, from the
committee on appropriations. reported
the Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill. amounting to $l2..
sS9,S83. reduction OF over SC, OOO. 600
from last year appropriation. Mr..
Knott. from the Judiciary committee,
presented resolution, which was
adopted, directing that the resolution
instructing the committee or tine judi.
ciary to prepare articles of. impeach
ment against w. w. BelIxnap. late Sec.
rotary of War, for high crimes and
mlsdemeapors in office DC recommitted
70 SAID committee with power to take
further proof &c. The previous ques.
ton was then called on the bill to pro.
tect witnesses. which. after an exciting
debate. was adopted by vote Of 2O6
yeas to. 10 nays. Mr. Cly mer, chair.
man OF the committee on war expendi.
lures, mate personal explanation de.
nouncing as false a publication in the
New York Heraid rejecting on his con.
duct as member OF the committee.
The second bill in regard to witnessed
reported by tho judiciary committee was
recommitted. - a.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Cor.
don introduced a'resolntion instructinp
TIE committee on finance to ascertain
what are the defects of the present sys.
TEN OF collecting the internal revenue
aud what legislation is necessary tn
remedy them. MIR. Gordon spoke MT
length in favor of the resolution. The
debate. was further continued nv
Me s5rs. Morton. Withers and Edmunds
out no action Was taken on the rcsolu.
ton.
In the House, bill was reported
from the postoffice committee regulating
the salaries OF postmasters. 1t provides
that tile maximum Of compensation shall
MOI exeee,. 1000, except in New York.
where 1t shall DO $4,000. A bill was
passed authorizing the sender of third.
class mail matter To write on outside
wrapper his name and address. with the
name and number oil articles enclosed.
resolution for the investigation of the
charges against Congressman Hays. of
Ala, OF having sold n West Point
caietsliip, was referred to the Judiciary
committee MIR. Tucker offered series
OF resolutions intended to define the
limits OF jurisdiction over high crimes
ana mlsdemeanors in civil officers of
the government.
In the Senate. on the 10th, the bill
for the admission OF New Mexico into
the Union was taken up, discussed.
amended. and passed by a vote Of IS To
ID. Alter the transaction of some. un.
important business the Senate adjourn.
ed until Monlay.
In the House Mr.. Cox offered reso-
luton reciting discrepancies in tue
statements OF coin aud bullion in the
treasury for the past two months, and
directing tho committee on ways and
means u ascertain the cause of these
fluctuations. and if need he make On
examination of the books of the treas
ury. Speeches on the financial question
wero made in committee or the whole hy
Messrs. Philips, lloskins and Willis.
Mr. BASS, member of the committee on
war expenditures. ma lie a personal ex-
planation, in which lie stated, among
other things, that he had protested in
committee against tie discharge of the
witness Marsh. but was overruleti by
Mr.. Clymer. chairman OF the com.
mittee. Messrs. Clymer aud Black.
burns in reply, declared that Mr.. Bass
did not make objection TO the discharge
or Marsh.
The House, on the llth. ut an early
hour. resolved itself into committee 81
the whole, and speeches on the financial
question were made by Mcssrs. Willis.
Seelye and Hunter. Mr.. Townsend
spoke against the legislative appropri.
alton bill, and was replied t. by Mr..
Randall, chairman OF the appropriation
committed
In the Senate, on the 18th, an adverse
report was male on House bill for the
relef OF the trustees OF Antietan Gem.
etery. The bill to provide for and reg
ulate the counting OF the electoral votes
FOR President and Vice. President was
taken mp, the question being ON the a.
mendment Of The twenty.sccond rule.
Speeches were mado by Messrs. Morton.
Bayard. Whyte, Thurman. and Others.
when, without action, tic Senate All.
journed
IN thc lIoase. resolution vas adopt.
ou calling upon the Secretary OF the
treasury for list Of internal ryenue
collectors WHO are indebted to the gov.
eminent. with their names. etc.
Mt. Cox offered series Of resolutions
70 thc effect chat the people of the Uni.
ted States constitute nation to The ex
.ent ant Tor tho purposes defined in the
federal constitution that the rights and
powers Of the United States goySrnmrut
are defined, limited by the federal con.
stltution, and cannot be ENLARGED or di.