South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-06-07
NC r E S s I.

- 1De mouse on the ZSth. by vote 81
nearly two TO one. passed "a resolution
Tor adjournment on tue 18th day o.
June The resolution was a: once com
municated TO the senate. and Mr.. Ham
lin, of Me. moved concurrence. but mn
on objection it went over under the
rules.
Neither House Of Congress was i'm ses
sion on the 30th. The President and
many members went TO Gettysburg. To
be present at the Decoration Ceremonies
i'm the National Cemetery.
In the Sc ate. on the 3lst, the con-
current resolution for the final adjourn.
ment OF Congress on the 18th Of June
was laid aside, TO be taken up to-mor,
row. The legislative, judicial and exc
cutive appropriation bill was furlksr a
mende6 and finally passed.
In the House. the only business oil
Interest transacted was the passage of
the bill. without division, appropria-
ting $4,000 TO dcfray the expenses oil
the Potter investigating committee.
In the Senate, on the lst inst, II ouse
bill to provide for the expenses of the
committee of investigation on the alleg
ed electoral frauds was referred to the
committee on appropriations. The con.
current resolution, as amended by
the House. for final adjournment OF
Congress on the 18th Of June was a.
greed to-yeas SO. nays II.
In the House bill was passed autho-
rizing the solicitor of the treasury to
cancel certain contracts for sale of land
made at Rarper's Ferry, West Va, in
1869, to resell the same. and to sell OF
lease all other real estate or riparia
rights owned by the United States at
Harpers Ferry also bill providing
for holding terms of the United States
District Court for the district OF West
Virginia at Martinsburg.
In the Senate. on the 3rd, n bill was
passed constituting superintendents oil
minis and assayers assistant treasures
of the United States. An amendment,
was submitted from the judiciary com
mittec TO the House bill appropriatina
$4,000 for the expenses Of the elector
a. fraud investigating committee. so a.
to appropriate $4,000 to he placed to
the contingent fund of the Senate &c
defray the expenses Of any investiga
tions ordered by the Senate during The
forty-ftth Congress. BY q majority oil
| one the Senate refused to take ND Mr.
Edmunds's bill to provide for counting
the electoral vote. The post-ruute hi!.
was further considered; an amendmen,
restoring the ranking privilege WAS &c
feated by tie vote.
In the House, Mr.. Henry. Of Nj. in.
troduced bill for paying advances
made 10 the United States by Maryland
in 1870. a resolution was adopted pro
viding for the printing OF the testimony
taken before the Potter investigating
committee.
In the Senate, On the 9th, bill was
passed TO create an auditor for rail.
road companies to which the United
States have granted aLy loan or credit
In the House, Senate amendments tc
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill were nom oncurre !
in. a bill was passed fixing the sec
ond Tuesday of October for the cleo
ton of members Of Forty-sixth Con,
gross in West Virginia. and the Tues
day next after the first Monday i'm Nov.
ember for the next congressional elec
ton in North Carolina. The bill re,
org anizing the life-saving service was
passed.