South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-11-16
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provides that the Secretary OF The Treas.
ury may reissue national bank notes or
legal-tender notes which may have been
returned to the treasury or redeemed in
coin, to an amount not exceeding $3.50.
100000. which is S50,O00.O 900 more
than the minimum amount allowed in
the resumption act.
In the House. the army appro.
priaiion bill owas taken up in com.
mittee of the whole, and debated at
length by Messrs. Atkins. Foster. SIN
| gleton, Durham and others, without ac-
ton.
In the Senate, on the 9th. favora-
BILE report was made from the commits
tee on public buildiugs aud grounds on
the bill to take certain parcels of ground
ut the intersection of Pennsylvania av.
enue and Maryland avenue for the en-.
largement of the capitol grounds west
OF the capitol. A large number of bills
we're introduced. including one to au.
thorize the payment of all customs du
ties in legal tender notes, and another
To extend the time for the construction
of the Northern Pacific railroad. The
Senate then adjourned till Monday
next.
In the House, Rev DE-. w. p. .Harri.
son, OF the M. Il. Church South. was
elected chaplain in the place of Rev.
John Poisal, resigned The army ap
preparation bill was taken up and de-
hated at length. and an amendment
limiting the army to $4,000 men was
rejected-yeas, rs. nays 163. An
amendment proposed by Mr.. Schlelcher.
to strike out the clause restricting re.
cruiting to the number of men in the
army on the Isl of November. 1877.
was agreed to-l22 to III. An amend.
ment by Mr.. Tucker providing that
nothing therein shall be construed IN
increase the number of men Ill the cav
airy regiments beyond the number now
allowed by law. was agreed to by vote
OF 10 to ll5. Another amendment
was adopted providing that nothing
contained III the bill shall be construed
to authorize the increase of the armv
beyond $4,000 men. Without further
action on the bill the House adjourned
In the House. on the 9th, the army ap-
! preparation bill consumed the entire ses.
sion. An amendment was adoDted fix
| ing the standard of the army at 30. 900
men instead of % ,00c, the number fixe,I
! by existing law. The reduction in the
army, though The number fixed is about
the actual number IN the field, was not
conccnted to by the friends OF the pro-
lection OF the Rio Granle border until
| 1T was agreed that there should be 4 reg.
iments OF cavalry stationed there. An
amendment offered by Mr.. Hooker. of
Mississippi, prohibiting the employment
/ N trnn1E n oF,.
ton or for purposes except ut the re-
quest of the Legislatures AMI Governors
OF the States. was defeated, receiving
only thirty eight votes, leading dem
ocrats taking the ground that there was
no necessity for the amendment, and
specially commenting the Southern pol.
oil the administration. \ feature of the
debate was in reference to the contradic
tory reports and dispatches of the
adjutant general in regard TO the strength
of the army. According to the state
ment OF Ar. Atllin, the chrman of the
committee on appropriations, five hun
dred men have been enlisted since the
bill was prepared, which he maintains
was clear violation OF law. and
which will he made the subject Of invess
tigation. The till was finished in com
mittee Of the whole, but amendments
adopted were found to be 30 much in
conflict that il was decided 20 let it GO
over for few days TO enable the com
mittee to put the measure in proper
legislative form.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Hon. ID.
/ w. Voorhees,, appointed Senator, from
! Indiana to succeed the late Senator
Norton, appeared, qualified and took
his seat. a bill was introduced pro-
viding for n survey OF an inland water
route and canal from the Mississippi
river TO the Atlantic ocean. A rcsoln.
/ ton was presented instructing the com.
mittee on military affairs to inquire into
/ the proprlety of n system OF defensive
/ works on The BIO Grande frontier Of the
/ United States.
In the House. The consideration OF the
army appropriation bill was resumed.
the amendment or Mr.. Cly,ner was
/ adopted providing for the recruiting OF
four cavalry regiments to their full
numbers, aud 10 be employed on the
Texas border, but limiting the army to
! 10000 men the amendment limiting
the pay OF staff officers and aids to the
pay oftheir actual rank i'm the army was
rejected. a letter was read from the
Secretary Of War, showing that the on
! ~ recruiting done since the first Of Ju.
ly was at points ON tho Pacific coast
where men were needed for tho Indian
war, and recruiting was stopped there
rs soon rs the emergency had passed.
The Secretary claimed that there was
authority oflaw for recruiting after July
], in the absence Of an appropriation.
After considerable debate the bill pass.
ed without division.
In the Senate, on the 18th, rcsolu.
ton was adopted requesting the Presi.
dent TO inform the Senate what infor-
nation IS in his possession in relation
to the Nez Perces war, the number Of
troops and Indians engaged in the same.
the cost Of prosecuting it. and what dis.
position has been made Of Chief Iosenh