South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08
CONGRESS.

| EcCtcl W inquire ontf report ~ any time
IL John. w. Polk, doorkeeper of the
House, had been guilty of keeping on
the role a number Of employesin excess
of the number allowed by law, Of COM
polling certain employees to pay q. por
ton OF their salaries to other employees
as q bonus for their retention, aud wbe-
Their Mr.. Polk had an. interest in claims
and bills now pending before Congress.
The House then ad Monday.
In the Senate. ON the 4th, Mr.. Saun-
ders. introduced. joint resolution. sup
Elemental to the joint resolution rela-
tive to the Paris exposition. authoriZ-
ing the President to. appoint eighteen
additional general commissioners. At
the expiration Of the morning hour the
silver bill was taken. up, and Mr.. Beck
offered an. amendment providing that
the Secretary Of the Treasury shall pur.
chase bullion from time TO time, not less
than three millions per month, and as
mnch more as the mints can coin, which
shall be coined into dollars ); and gain
of sie2niorage to be paid into the trea-
sury until bullion, shall. be nj par with
leagal-tender notes, when public notice
shall be given, and thereafter any citi-
zen owning, silver bullion shall have
the same coined OH the same terms as
gold is now coined. Section 2of the bill
provides that the subsidiary coin shall
be of the same reliable weight and fine.
ness as the silver dollar of 4l25 grains.
Mr.. Bayard then spoke at length, against
the bill, predicting the gravest conse-
quences TO the business and industrial
int &c ,,f. Ia oh
o. law.
IE. tho House a.large number. of bills
were presented. A motion was made
to suspend the rules and pass resolu-
ton in favor of imposing graduated
tax on the excess Of incomes Defeat
ell. yeas los, nays SO, less than two
thirds in the Affirmative The consular
appropriation bill was reported. 1t ap-
propriates 81, 034.935. against S1.138,-
ga. An. affidavit was presented from
doorkeeper Polk denying as utterly
without foundation the charges made
against his official integrity in the ALL
davits of Messrs. Coryall and Duffy.
and earnestly requesting an inpestiga.
ton on the part OF the House.
In the Senate. on the 9th. Mr.. Conl-
ling presented numerously signed petit
tions from citizens of New York, favor,
ing the reconciliation, OF silver, and
declared that tho petitioners did not
represent the sentiment of the mass of
the people of his State, who he declar-
ed were opposed to q debased currency.
Mr.. Conkling also presentedIa. petition
of citizens Of New York asking relief.
for the starving millions Of China. Mr..
Wallace reported from, the finance COM
mittee, with amendments, Senate bill to
authorize along bond for the invesr-
ment of savings. The silver bill was
then called up, and Mr. Eaton spoke in
opposition to and Mr.. Window in favor
Of the BILL.
No business.of Importance was trans.
acted in the House.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, the silver
bill was taken up and discussed. A.
resolution of inquiry was also offered in
regard to the cause of the Huron disaster.
in the House, Mr.. Stevens introduced
ajoint resolution authorizing the Presi-
deno Of the u. States to invite an inter
national monetary commission to consi
def the establishment ola uniform value
for gold and silver coinage. A resolu-
ton was passed,to investigate the caus-
es and circumstances of the. wreck of
the steamer Metropolis.
t-Y The action Of Greece is accepted
by the Turks as n declaration Of war.
and the appearance Of the Turkish feet
under Hobart Pasha TO take away the
Turkish minister from Athens has Gre
ated panic. 1t is rumored that Rus
STA is negotiating for the surrender of
the whole Turkish feet. The big Aus
trian ron-clads Kaiser Max and Hans
burg are being fitted out for service.
Montenegro accepts the armistice and
stops lighting. Germany, France and
Italy have accepted the Austrian invi-
tation TO conference The Turkish
cabinet has been re3onstrr cted on the
European plan. The Office Of Grand
Vizier has been abolished and prime
minister and ministers OF departments.
appointed The surrender of Rrzeroum
having been officially announced, the
Russianswere expected to enter the place
yesterday. a woman attempted to
STAY the project Of st. Petersburgh YES
terday, firing twice at him with a-pistol
and wounding him severely
French business men are moving for
commercial treaty between France and
the United States.
TIE LAST SOUTHERN OUTAGE
While it is asserted by radical journals
at the North that the colored race at the
South are continually oppressed and
bulldozed by the Southern whites. and
always will be unless the army is on
hand TO compel respect TO their rights
the eX.President of the Confederatcs.
Mr.. jefferson Davis, is found indorsing
a Colored man for president Of a South.
ern college over several white candidates.
The contest for president OF lJryanCrcx
os) College is between $. Minor. Mis-
sissippi black. and graduated a western
college. and two white ministers. Mi
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