South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL.


In the Senate. on thc 18th, House res
olusien to'sdjourn Nay 81 Was read .
second time and referred to the commit.
tee On appropriateness Mr.. BxyNrds
depaty marshals biltUas taken ups and
several snezdments >ftom the rcpobli-
can side voted down.. A vote Was not
reached on tho bill. In tho Honsc the
agricultural appropriation bin was
passed. - ~ 49,
In the Senate, on the sosu, Mr. Nor
gan iutrodnosd. from che eicctussi, count
COMMITTEES, . bin 10 enforce the observ.
ance OF tie constitution OF the United
States ip reference 70 the election Of
President and vice-tresiplent OF the u /.
aited States. "A bill was passed estab-
fishing aSetired LIST for noacominission.
ed army officers. Dir. Garland spoke
against Mr. Keliogs's right to seat as
Senator and gave notice Of his intention
to oncr resolution declaring the seat
vacant. Dir. Bayaris bill regulating
the pay and appointment OF marshals
was called ups but no progress was
made. -
The only business transacted by the
House was the passage OF the bill TO
regulate the municipal code o. the Dis
trict or Columbia. An evening session
was held to consider reports from the
committee on public lands.
In the Senate, onthe 2ist. Dir. Bay
ards bill for tic appointment and pay
OF deputy marshals was passed by vote
OF rs to T., The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill was. call
| ed up by Senator Davis OF this State,
and several minor amendments adopted,
and the bill passed. The Senate thon
took up Mr.. Morgan's electoral count
resolution, bat the Senate adjourned
without making any progress on it.
In the House, tue bill was passed
making appropriations Tor tho paymen:
Of certain claims reported allowed by
the accounting officers of the treasury.
a resolution was adopted calling on the
President for Information in regard 20
tile expulsion Of Israelites who are Cit.
liens Of the United States from St.
Petersburg by. the Russian government.
In the Senate, on the END, Mr.. Nor
gan mado an exhaustive speech in sup
port of, his electoral count. resolution.
Mr.. Edmunds offered an objection or
two, and Mr.. Conkling argued. that, thc
measure .onght. To. be bill. .instesd' CT a
joint resolution. y S7s. -.-..'
The House passed. blt,iH regard.o
licenses for tbe,ssle OF leaf tobacco, but
all attempts 70 pass bifls fol the erection
OK public buildings wero prevented by
The persistent iilibustering of Mr.sBragg,
who feared the adoption OF ios-rolling
tactics, by which some'S7 600, 900 would
be voted away at once.
lip the Senate. on the oath, Mr.. Nor.
ghn's joint resolution providing rule
for counting tho electoral vote was pass.
ed-yeas %, nays IA, a party vote. The
resolution ia in the nature OF an enforce
ment ac., and provides that if any Son.
ator, Representative, or any person
holding office under, the United States
at tho time OF his appoistmant as olec-
tor, shall attempt to exercise the pow
ers OF an eicctor, no AsiisH 10 liable TO
indictment, and IF convicted shall be
punished by fine ofhot less thali So
600 nor moro than $4,000. and impris
ohment for notices. than FIVE nor more
than ten years. The Same penalties
arc imposed upon anyperson not right.
fully appointed an c.eetor, who willful-
~ assumes to be such, and upon any
two or moro persons who conspre to-
gether TO aid or abet any person in false
ly assuming to BIO an elcctor from any
State. The resolution is intended TO
prevent The recurrence Of what happen
ei III 1876, when several well-known
Federal officers, though expressly for
hidden by law from acting as electors,
could not be prevented from serving
because they incurred no penalty in so
doing.] Mr.. Bayard moved to talco up
bis bili to define the, terms OF Office OF
certain United States officials. but-the
republicans flibustered until tho hour
OF adjournment.
In tie uoHse, the, sundsy O;yii sppro;
priation bill was under consideration,
and some progress mhdo on it.
But little was done In Congrcsa, on
the 25th. The session of the Senate
was principally consumed in debate on
the supervisors bin and in tho House
the Suniry civil appropriation bill was
under consideration.
A MASSACRE or MINERS. CHICAGO
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