South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-05-03
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In the Senate on the cath nit, Mt.
Morrill, reported from the committee ON
nnance bill To encourage and protect
the shipping interes. aud TO revive A
mefican commerce. A large number or
bills on the calendar, mostly Of a priv
ate character. werc passed.
In the House. a bill was reported
from the Judiciary committee for the
distribution OF the unexpected balance
Of tue Geneva awSFd. The, naval an.
preparation bill. as amended by the con-
ference committee. was reported back,
and passed. The Senate funding bill in
regard TO the Pacific railroads was call
ed up. and after a long debate. in which
Mr.. Butler vigorously assaulted its con.
stitutionality. it was pissed by the de.
cisive vote Of 24S to,
In the Senate, on tke-25th.- the con.
ference repott oR'the bill'to provide for
Deficiencies in the appropriations for the
service of the government for the cur.
rent and prior fiscal ear. was agreed to
yeas 80. nays IL, 7the Senate reced.
ing from the appropriation of $4,000
for the public schools of the District Of
Columbia. The Ssoate them adjourned
until Monday. :, s7s ,'Estss TO
In the House the session was spent in
considering the bill fos The repeal of the
bankrupt law, winch: finaliy passed by a
vote of yeas 20Sy hays3y.i The bill bro.
yides that such Ispsaf SHALL not inyali-
date or affect any case 81 Bankruptcy in
ssituted and pending in any court prior
TO the day when. the act takes effect, but
rs to all such peuaifng cAses and all fur.
ture proceedings therein and all penal
actions and criminal proceedings aris-
ing hereunder the acts repealed by the
bill shall continue in full force and effect
until the same shaillbe fully disposed
bin the same manner as If said acts
had not been repealed. As the hill was
slightly changed from the form in which
1t passed the Senateoit will go back to
that body for concurrence.
In the House on the 26th. the post
Office appropriation bill was con sidere
after the morning. hoar. An amend.
mert was adopted increasing the appro.
pIia!ions for special agents from $780,.
QUO to $4,000; ALSO an amendment
providing that the compensation Of post =
masters OF the fourth class shall be has.
cd upon the number Of stamps cancelled,
instead OF the number sold at their re-
spcctive offices. Severn, minor amend.
ments were adopted, land TIE bill was
then passed. .F @ l
In the House, ON the 9th. tho Indian
appropriation bill was pas sed at "a. 772..
5I5 40, and the.legislstive appropriation
bill taken up. The whole amount rec.
ommended is Sf4,T35,61O. This is
S2S2, 253 30 less than the appropriation
Tor the current year. and 81, 4695902-4l
less than the estima ties submitted. An
amendments was adopted providing that
ali the messengers Oh the soldiers roll
shall have served in ythe Union army.
A number Of amendments. increasing
the number OF pages aud definitely fix
ing the salaries OF other employees; were
adopted. The Committee got through
with twenty pages of the bill, ana had
reached the clause abolisbing the Office
OF fifth auditor. wllfcL-was about To lead
TO contest, when the committee rose
and the House adjourned
In the Senate or the Goth, q resolution
was adopted requesting the President to
communicate TO the Senate certain in.
formation touching the surrender Of Gu
1871 '''us NhOo, uii'tkttuS iutufc DOllCN
OF Spain in the government of the island
OF Cuba. House joiutresolution appro-
priating $4,000 for . the erection of
monument over the brave Of Thoma JEFF
fcrson wa' passed. as was also bill
appropriating $4,000 to continue the
public schools in the District Of Colum-
bia until the enl Of the present school
year.
In the House hill was passed, yeas
III. nays 80. forbiding the further re-
trement OF United States legal-tender
notes. The report of the conference
committee on the naval appropriation
bill was agreed to. Alright session was
held for the consideration of bills re-
ported by the committee on public
lands.
On the 30th no business Of general
Importance was transacted in either
House.
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