South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-06-14
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thews, oil ONO, rising to n personal ex-
PLANTATION emphatically denied any CON-
iplicity or knowledge of the alleged G.
! lection frauds in Louisiana. and on his
motion q resolution was adopted pro,
viding for the appointment. o; select
committee to inquire into his conduct
in connection with such alleged frauds.
! OF with any promise of protection or
reward to James T., Anderson. A
bill was passed yeas "a. nays l5--re-
storing the franking privilege to the
extent OF allowing the President, heads
OF departments and memhers of Con-
gress To send but not received commu-
nications free to the extent OF 81
ounces.
In the House, BY agreement, vote
was taken ON n motion to strike out the
enacting clause of the tariff bill, and it
was adopted-yeas 134, nays 120=-thus
killing the bill The Mexican awar d
, bill was slightly amended and passed
In the Senate. on the 9th. the army
appropriation bill. as amended by the
House. and number of amendments
were adopted, including one to,i restore
the army to $4,000 men, ~ rs. Ia
In the House, the consideration of
the bill amending the Internal revenue
laws, fixing the tax on. -n>acufsctured
tobacco at sixteen cents. per pound, was
adopted-yeas 1877, nays, I03r j.
+ In the Senate, on the 9TH, an order
was adopted directing the Secretary Of
the Senate to attend before the Potter
Investigating committee with the papers
in regard to the election OF presidential,
electors in Louisiana, and submit said
papers TO said committee, the Sena.e
reserying all questions touching the re-.
gularity OF the action OF the committee
in calling for the papors.
Ia the House, no business OF gener-
al Importance was transacted.
In the Senate. on the Sth, the army
! bill was passed. The posse COM tto!us
clause Of the House bill was ame nded,
! and. as it now stands, provides LII at the
army shall not be used in that capacity
! except in accordance with the constitu-
ton or an act Of Congress; an amend.
! ment was also passed providing for a COM
! mission TO CO usiGcr the expectancy OF
transferring the Indian bureau to the
War Department. A bill was passed
appropIiating $5,j00,000 for thelpayr
mcnt of the fishery award. The Presi.
| dent pro tempore announced Messrs
| Edmunds, Allison. Ingalls,, Hoar. Davis
| OF Illinois, Whyte, and Jones, OF Florida,
as the special committee under the res
olution of Mr.. Matthews, OF Ohio, to in
quirc into his alleged connection with
the Louisiana electoral frauds.
ln the House, n resolution was pass
ed authorizing the Secretary of State TO
submit lie subject Of geld coinage,
with exhibits explanatory thereof. to
the international monetary Congress,
! proposed by act Of February %, 1873.
Tue gqneral deficiency bill was passed.
In tpe Senate, on the 9Th, the bill to
strengthen the foundation of the WASH.
iDgton monument was PASSED. At their
| request Mlessrs. Davis, OF Ill i, Whyte,
OF Md, and Jones, of Fla, were eXcus-
ed from service on the Matthews inves-
tigatag committee, but afterwards the
vote eXcusing them was reoonsidered.
! The remainder of the session was spent
in considering the river and harbor bill
la the House number Of bills were
presented, among them one by Mr.. But
Ter for the relief Of the industrial Glasses
thg prompt settlement OF the pubic
lands. anG for the better protection of
the frontier from Indian depredations.
Senate amendments to the army appro-
pristion bill we're non-concurred in and
the conference report on the military
appropriation bill was agreed TO. The
civil sundry appropriation bill was fur
Their considered and several amend
mcuts adopted.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the river
and harbor appropriation bill was passed
after a number of amendments increas-
ing various appropriations he'd been a.
dopted.
The House spent the entire session
on the sunlry civil service bill, and a
number of amendments were adopted.
E3'Dr. w. L. fundenberg. the Ocu-
list who has now been practicing in
Bedford for some five months, viii leave
FOR Somerset on Monday. Until the
Doctors advent or rather we might say
his exit, we had no idea Of the number
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