South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-03-08
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was passed empowering the President to
Temporarily fiji the Office of pension agent
made vacant by resignation. death or
delay in gratifying during the session Of
the Senate, for q period not longer than
twenty days.
In the House. Mr.. Banning. from the
military committee. reported bill au-
thorizing the Secretary Of War to sell
several government arsenals. including
the arsenal at Pikesville. Md. and tho
Washington arsenal A bill was passed
for the relief of DR.. w. A. Hammond.
formerly surgeon general Of the United
States army. The House spent some
time ih considering the bill granting
pensions tosoldiers Of the Mexican war,
ont without final action adjourned.
In the Senate on the 2Sth, House bill
was favorably reported from the judici.
airy committee changing the times for
holding court for the district of West
Virginia. At 10 Z. NJ. message was
received from the House announcing
the passage OF the silver bill, notwi,h-
standing the objections Of the President
The President pro tenn, then laid the
bill before the Senate, the pending bu-
siness was tabled, and the Senate pro-
decided TO vote on the bill. and it was
passed-yeas 46, nays IGNORE than
two-thirds vote in favor of the bill.
The Senate then adjourned until Mon
day.
lnthe House, n bill was passed requir.
ing the estimates for appropriations
needed for the Navy Department be
male in detail A bill was reported
from the naval committee authorizing
and equippiug an expedition To the Arc
tic sea. 1t provides for the establish.
ment of n temporary colony, and appro.
PIRATES $50 for the necessary cxpen.
ses Of the expedition. A message was
received from the President giving his
reasons for declining to9pprove the sill
yer bill. The House then, by n vote of
1876 to Is, passed. the til over the Pres
idents veto. The bill to pension the
soldiers Of the Mexican war was further
considered, during which Mr.. Singleton
read letter from Mr.. jefferson Davis,
requesting Mr.. Singleton To I'M form his
friends OF the bill trat fits success de-
pended on excluding him Davis from
its benefits, he hoped that such pros
vision would he in serted in it.
On the lst inst, the House concurred
in Senate amendments TO House hill
providing that whenever vacancy shall
occur in the Office Of pension agent by
reas Of death, resignation or failure
To qualify, the President may d ,Signate
any officer OF the United States To per-
form the duties of such office. a bill
was reported from the postofiice com
mittee to provide for ocean mail service
between the United States and Brazil
The House then adjourned till Monday
In the Senate on the 4th. the bill
changing the times for holding The
letns OF the district cout for West Vir.
ginia, - passed.
IN the lloa3c tic nj, bI,iDass of in
tercst transac'e Ell vas the passage OF the
bill amending The laws GriItInJ pen
siUns 10 oil :,r3 AL spi licrS OF the
war Of 1872. as pPsse the bill places
On tho pension rolls the names OF such
officers and men "a, serve | fourteen days
in the war with Great Britain. AMI di-
reefs the estoralion TO the pension rolls
Of those names stricken thcrefrum on
! account of dIslnyalty, but proridcs that
no back pay shall TIC "a! o vel.
NOhISine3s Of importance was trans
acted in her House on the 5th.