South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-26
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on The 18th, resolution
Of inquiry was adopted as TO the, poser OF
the Postmas,ersG General ss 10. Dodify ing
mail contracts, expcjising lime OF trips,
ETC. After the morning hour the bill
for the establishment or titles.at the Eoi
Springs was considerei, with3ut 9 cach-
ing n conclusion.
In the House. the Immediate deicieu.
cy bill was further considered, and sc
,verai amendments adopted. including
one spproisiating between $1,000 600
and 81 .000, 600 for the payment Of psn-
sions.
In the Senate, on the 10th, memorial
vas presented from Susan b. Anthony,
asking Tor thc removal Of her political
disabilities. rhe Hot Springs bill was
passed. after which The Senate aijourn-
ed until Monday Eext. ze,
! In the House Mr.. Tucker gave notice
that he would offer re solutions in lieu
OF those reported by the se'cct commit
tee on the interoeeanic canal. declAripg
that the United States will maintain
their right to FEE rh1t nothing shalt bo
done in the premises which shall not
fully secure free and UNRESTRICTED CON :
morce by such int eroceanic highway 10
the States of the Union in tune OF pub
lie war as well rs o. peace. The imme-
diate deficiency bill was further amen
del and passed. O,e OF the amend
ments requires thu, deputy marshals
shall be selected from the different
parties.
The House, on the 20,h, met for de-
bate only on the iundiog bill. anil
speeches were made by Messrs. FELTON,,
Frye, Wills and Dunnetl
In the Senate, on the end, majority
and minority reports were presented
from the cen N &c on dccions uin
the Louisiana contested election case.
the former in favor OF sealing Henry NJ.
Spotford, democrat, contestant, and the
latter in favor of kellogg. republic N The
sitting Senator. A lengthy debate EN-
sued on n motion TO print, Dir. lIoar de-
nounci3g the attempt 10 unseat Kellogg
as an outrage, and MIR. Kellogg protest.
ing his innocence OF the charges in the
majority report, and claiming to be in
point Of moral or personal courage the
superior OF Mr.. Itill, OF Georgia, who
presented tho majority report. Finally
VIC hOtio" W i'iiilt WHY c-ieS' ~.
House hin to appropriate 100000 TO
continue the public printing was pass
ed and the Scnste then took up the
Geneva awar,. bill. r7I
In the House, Mr. Ellis introduced
resolution requesting tho, President TO
notify the gov, rnment of Great Britain
OF the abroyatiou Of the Clayton Bulwer
treaty ; referred 10 the committee on
the interoccanc canal, as also rcsolu :,
tlons IN regard 10 the proposed canal
offcre by Mr.. Young. The nlinder
OF the session was spent on The c3n5u.
. l"r and diplomatic appropriation bill.
In the Senate. on the Z3ri, Mr. Roar
introduced bill TO prevent fraudulent
claims against the United States, and to
discourage speculation therein. The re-
mainder OF Che session was spent in de-
bale on the Geneva award bill.
In the House, the entire session was
speat IN struggle 10 correct the jour
nal OF Monday, in which Till offered
by Mr.. Townshena, Of Illinois, relating
to the tariff question. had been rcfctrc'i
to the committee on revision OF the rules
instead Of the ways and means commit
tee, but the House adjourned without
diSpcsing Of the question. During the
debate some warm woids passed be-
tween Nc&:rc. Townshend and 6 arfci Id.
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TRIAL OF TIE VIRGrSIA JUDGEs-,
-!cqaHM Of Jmlge HW-In tho Uni,el
States District Court for The Western
District OF Virginia, in session at lynch
burg, JUICE Rives presiding, the trials
commenced on Saturday last Of the Sc
.eral Virginia Judges indicted for VIC
lation Of the United States statutes in
refusing to put negroes on jHTics. Thus
ohstructin9, it was alleged, the civil
rights Of citizens rs guaranteed by the
recent amendments 80 The constitution
and the laws made to inforce them The
first case tried was that Of Judge John
Hill. OF Rockingham lie was defended
hv Hon. L. :. Bocock, Maj John w.
Daniel and Maj. Dandrdge, Of Winehes-
ter. When the testimony had been
beard Judge Rives declared that the
government had failed TO make out a
case. end that he would set aside any
verdict OF guilty which might he found.
tie violations Of law that were charged
not having been proved The accused
was thereupon acquitted
The other judges indicted were judge
Griffin. of Roanoke; Simmons, OF Bote-
tourt, Wharton. OF Bedford; Ilaythe,
Of Campbell; Parish, OF Appomaltox
Hill, OF Buckingham Henry, of Am
herst, and Brown. OF Nelson. All these
eases we're continued until the next
term. They have all been displaced
from office by the election OF Rcadjus-
ter judges.
THE AMOUNT OF CANDY MADE. -
The amourt Of candy manufactured in
this country, says New York ? per, is
far greater than is usually thought, the
Americans-the women, notwithstanding
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