South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

longed absence from hts seat Mr.
Jones, OF Florida. made speech in fs I
yor OF The bill for the relief % Fiiz-
John Porter. after which the bill. on
motion OF Mr.. Davis. OF this State, was
laid on the table, subject to be called
up by majority vote. MIR. Davis. this
State, introduced bill empowering
the proper officers OF the treasury 10
credi; officers Of the United States with
the amounts OF unavailable funds stand
ing to their debit ON the treasury books,
and 10 transfer the amount TO the debit
same. The fortificatiea appropriation
bill was then taken rp.
In the House. bills were reported for
the erection of public Buildings al
Lynchburg. Va; Greenboro.' n. c.,
and Charleston aud Cla5hs burg. w.
Va. An attempt was matte Ivy the DEM
oeratS to reach q vote on the political
assessment bill, but this vas defeated
by dilatory motions and fl.ibnstering
by the republicans. A motion to table
the bill was defeated yeas li2, nays
12i.
In the Senate, on the 18th. Mr.. Cor
don asked for the consideration OF his
resolution for the appointment OF a spe.
cial committee on the interoccanie ca
nal, but after debate withdrew IL, being
satisfied that the Senate desired the
subject referred to the lcomrpi,tee. on
foreign relations. and Mr.. Groome also
Withdrew his resolution on the same
subject. Mr.. Pratt's joint resolution in
regard to an iuteroceanic canal was
Cor raI ~, ha
lations. House Notification nppropria-
ton bill was reported. with amendments
| and passed the amendments increased
the appropriations S225, 900. Mr.. KEEL
logg made personal explasatiRp, de-
pying q recently published statement
In the Charleston News and Courier
that the woman Jessie Raymond was
brought to Washington to influence ae--
tion in his tkellogg's) contested elec.
ton case, and requesting an iHvestiga
tor. The Senate adjourned until Mon
day
Inthc House, Mr.. McNahCn reported
the deficiency appropriation bill from
the appropriation committee. The bill
appropriates 81 ,265 $50. He called At
! tention to the fact that the bill did no,
contain any appropriation for sp ecial
deputy marshals, anG expressed the
douh, whether the democratic party ev-
er would appropriate any money for spe-
cial deputy marshals go long as the law
stood in its present shape. Mr. Ills
cock regarded this rs q declaration that
the democratic party did not propose
to obey the decision of the Supreme
| Court. No progress was made on the
III. and the House adNaurne until Mon
day.
| In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr. Bay
ard, from the judiciary committee, re-
ported iavorably bill prohibiting the
arrest of election officers on election
day. The remainder Of the session was
spent in considering the "star" route
deficiency appropriation bill.
In the House, Mr.. Singleton introdu-
ced bill designed to protect telegraph
communications TO tho same extent as
communications sent by mail. MIR.
Acklen introduced proposed cons;itu-
tional amendment, declaring all at
tempts TO destroy tue Union treason. to
be punished as snch, and recognizing
the inviolabiIiiy OF State lines and
boundaries. Mr.. Tucker introduced q
bill appropriating $4,000 for the relief
Of the daughter and granddaughter Of
the late Gen. Zachary Taylor. A bill
was passed to abolish all tolls at the
Louisville and Portland canal.
In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr. Ed
munds introduced bill 10 fix tho day
for the meeting Of the electors Of Presi-
dent and Vice-P President, and to provide
for e regulate the counting of the votes
for President and Vice President and
ihc decision OF questions arising there
on. The Senate, by strict party vote,
tabled the resolution offered by Mr.. Kel-
logg on Friday for the appointment OF a
committee To investigate certain scanda.
lous newspaper charges against him.
| The session Of the House was taken
up in considering the deficiency appro-
pri.ltion bill, Messrs. Conger, Ilawley
and Cobb branching ous into politics in
thci. speeches. "r
In the Senate, on the 9TH, n bill was
passed removing the political disabili
ties of Roger A. Pryor. The "star
route" deficiency appropriation bill was
passed, with an amendment by Mr..
Davis. OF this State, appropriating $50
600 for the public printing.
Denis Kearney seems to stand some
chance Of testing in his own person. the
fact that there ia still some Law left in
| California. lie hos been arrested on
/ his own sand lofa. haa hoo, tr;oJ o,d