South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-04-25
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o. the army appropriation bjll was con
timed. Messrs. Morgan and Voorhee,
advocating its passage. ami Mr.. Telia
opposing the political amendments. Tn,
House WAS occupied wi;h the lerisl alive
appropriation bill. Ar.kvily o posing
the political amcndmeE. although h,
sail lac would vOt, Tor tLem a. ~eparat,
measures. Mr.. Carlisle spoke IA iavur
OF lbe bill.
la the Senate. on the 18th, the morn
ing hour was devoted TO the considera.
ton otthe resolution TO SO alter the rule
OF the Senate so that removals and AID.
pon;men;s may be made by the secreta
~ of the senate & sergeant alarms re.
spect;vely. The army appropriation bill
was further considered. Mr.. Groome
In response TO arequcst from Mr.. Beck.
gave an account OF tho use OF the mill
tary In Marylau The Senate then
adjourned until Monday. In the lIouso
the legislative appropriation bill was
/ further discussed
10 the House, on the 10 n. Mr. So.
phens's bill directing the treasury to re.
deem the subsidiary silver coin In legal
tender money was considered during the
. r
Garteld.was adopted, substitu:ing law.
lGl soney for the phrase 'lega!-tender.
Messrs Mckinley, Frye and Black burn
engaged in spirited personal contro.
versy, the latter charging the former
with having made garbleu quotations
from bis recent speech on the army bill.
lie never complained OF a manly blow
struck from the front. but only of an nm.
manly stab delivered i'm the back. The
controversy grew out of the reading by
Mr.. Frye OF an editorial extract from
the O%alona Miss States, which pre-
tcndeu to quote some extreme senti-
meats from Mr.. Blackburn's speech. and
endorsed them as representing Southern
sentiment. The Legislative anpropria-
..oh ON was then further considered.
MI Frlce. OF Iowa, delivering stalwar,
republican speech, and Mr.. Steele of y
- made speech denying the assertion
OF Mr. Frye some time since as TO poI.
tlcal outrages and murders in North Ca.
roma, charactcrizing the republican lau.
dalton Of the free ballot as n transnsr.
ent mockery, dec airing that the consti-
.u'iohal amendments were regarded in
tue 0ooCh as entitled to respect and obe.
oie"ce' ant attributing the rise and ex.
Istehce OF the ku-kux organization in
North Carolina TO the conduct Of Garnet,
OaEgers holding office in tina, State.
nc senate, on the 2lst. was occuoi.
ell IN discussing the army APPROXIMATION
oiIl. Messrs Bayard ami Maxey adyoca.
ting rs passage as 1t came from the
House. Dusirg his speech Mr.. Bavard
charac' erlzed as foolish and inconsis.
tent The attempt of the republican si,Is
20 raiSo the cry OF revolution because
the democrats. following long established
uSaScS' proposed to attach legislation
10 appropriation bills, and he pronoun-
ceu the pen,tinS section regulating The
use Oh the army rs entirely gernauc.
IN TIE House nearly fourteen hundceh
slils were introduced under the call Of
States. The bills embracing wide rama
OF subjects, the financial bills NUMBER
ing re"rly 100. Mr. Whilthornc intro,lp.
&C" blll authorizing tho appointment
o. JOINT special committee To inQuirc-
'hto inc causes leading 10 the removal
OF large bodies Of citizens from the
southern States To certain other States.
A btlei evening session was held, ut
which the legislative appropriation bill
H'A9 htDitPU.
In the Senatc,on the 22nl, Mr. Insalls
introduced bill for the relief Of lh, des
tltnte colored people now imrciyra,:ng
from the Southern States Til, army an.
propriation bill was further discussed.
Senator Davis, OF H., making strong
specca in favor OF its passage. ur,ing
That the section prohibiting Tn e use Of
troops at the polls was proper a1l rer.
name 20 the bill.
In tic House. thc subsidiary silver
coin bill was passed II provides thu.
silver coins Of amaller denomination
Than 81 may he evchangoab!e into law.
lul money when presented in sums of
$40 makes lawful money cxchangea-
Die INTO silver coins in like accounts:
makes subsidiary silver coins legal ten.
der for all debts. public aud private. in
sums Of not exceeding $40, md makes
The minor coinage receivable Of postonl-
ces to the amount of So. The legisla-
tive appropriation bill was further dis
cnsse6, and a brief evening session was
devoted to the same subject.