South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-16
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prevent military interference ut cleo
tions was read second tt,ne. afteI
which Mr.. Edmunds moved to refer 10 tC
the judiciary committee. bps This was
rejected by party vote and the bill was
then on n motion from the democratic
side, laid on the table. TO DO called M
hereafter. The resolution empowering
the judiciary commit,e e to take testi-
timony in the case Of Mr.. Spoffor'. vho
contests tho seat OF Senator kellogg
was. after n long debate, adopted, will
an amendment instructinS the commit
tee TO inquire whether bribery or Other
corrupt or unlawful means were use.l "a
secure the alleged election OF Mr.. Spot
ford. The Senate then took up the
House bill TO prohibit military interior
ence at the polls, AFTER which that holy
adjourned
In the House. Mr. Chalmers. or Miss,
made statement OF the Fort Pillow
massacre, AMI denied the charges of in
humanity attributed to him and his com
handing officer. Gen. n. B. Forrest
The bill directing the executive officers
of the government TO carry out the eight.
hour law OF 1868 was debated at some
length. after which the bill amending
the laws in regard to coiusge and coin
and bullion certificates was further con.
sidered
The proceedings If Congress on the
Sth, were devoid of special interest. In
the Senate Mr.. Morgan made lengthy
speech in favor OF the bill to prohibit
military interference at the polls. In
The House the bill TO enforce the law
making eight honrs days work for
government employees was killed nv the
adoption of a motion to lay il on the ia
hle. The remainder OF the session was
spent in debate on the bill. To amend
The laws relating TO coinage anil coin
and bullion. Mr.. Kimmel offered an a.
nendment increasing the weight of u
silver dollar from 4l2l grains to 400
grains.
In the Senate, on the 9th. Hon 60 bill
was passed 70 pay James Il. lads for
the construction OF jetties at The mouth
oil the mississippi river. House bill TO
! prohlhit military interference at cleo
lions was taken and speeches against
| lIs passage were made by Senators
Blaine. Edmunds and Chandler. The
bill was then passed without a single u
mendment by n vote of 20 TO 80. aad now
goes TO the President for his action
In the House, the Warner silver hill
was called mp. and Mr.. Weaver. Q cca-
hacker, OF Iowa. spoke in its favor and
| u lvocated double standard.
The principal matter OF interest i'm
the United States Senate. on the 10 II.
was long hut temperate speech from
Senator Hill Of Ga, on the legislative
appropriation bill. Senator Chandler
followed in n brief speech in which he
defended letter Of h :, written in 1861.
which Mr.. Hill hal read. in favor OF
some 'blood-lctting.' In the House the
silver debate proceeded, Mr.. Kelley. OF
Pa. explaining what he had learned
since 1872.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the lcgis-
lative appropriation bill was further de
hate'l, Mr.. Window opposing and Mr.
| Coke advocating il. In the House n
large number of bills were introduced.
among them one for the erection at An
napolis, Md, Of a monument To- the eff
GERS anil men who periShed in the wreck
OF the Huron, and another giving the
consent OF the United States To the pro
secution of the salt OF G.. w. GUSTS Lee
for the recovery Of Arlington under Ger
tain circumstances. An effort TO sus-
pend the rules and pass hill revivina
the income tax failed for the want Of n
two-thiris vote, the vote standing yeas
l04. nays 81. The Il esident's message
yetoinG the bill TO prevent the interfer-
ence Of the military at elections was read
anil the House decided 10 consider il TO.
morrow. motion to suspend the rules
and pass the army appropriation bill
without the political amendments was
rejecte yeas l0l, nays 100 the demo
Gratis voting in the negative, and the
greenbackers, with one exception. vot-
i'm with the republicans in the ailirma-
tive.
IL the Senate. on the 18th, Mr. Bayard.
from the finance committee, reported
House bill, with amendments, 10 provide
FOR the exchange of subsidiary coin o
the United States for lawful money
FEe Senate by vote Of 81 to % refused
TO Strike out n clause in the legislative
appropriation bill directing the Secreta
~ of tie Treasury TO pay arrcarages OIL
pensions with the ten million dollars
kept as a special fund for the redemp-
ton Of fractional currency.
In the House personal explanation,
were made by Messrs. Shelly. Russell
and Kitchen, during which tho latte
gentleman INDUCED in some rough re
Elections on each other. A motion e
pass the neutrality-suspicious. bill
over the Presidents veto resulted yeai
l27. nays 81, not being the neoessar,
constitutional two-ihrds, go the bill
failed. The bill relating 20 the coinag,
/ laws Was further discuaaad IT.. 49,
mittee on appropriations rejected Tn,
resolution OF Mr. Garfield 70 issue ra.
tons TO the colorcd emigraDts in Kansas