South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-06-23

IN the Senate on the 18th by vote
ot 80 TO "A took up the Joint resoiu-
ION 10 pay mail contractors IN vari-
Gus Southern States the amounts due
them for ls59-'6o and 6i, and appro-
priating 2375.000 for the purpose. -
Mr. Conger opposed the resolution. sf-
ter which Il wns laid aside. The Sem
ate then adjourned In The House
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was passed yeas
l2o, nays IS. The pension bill, APP
propf;ating one hundred million dol.
lars, was reported. The House then
took up the river and harbor bill.
In the Senate on the 18th the bond.
Ell spirits bill was indefinitely post.
poneG--yeas 80, nays 20. IN the
House 10 business OF Importance was
transacted.
In the Senate on the 10Th Mr.. Hoar
introduced q bill 10 provide for the
performance of the duties OF the office
OF President in case of the removal,
resignation, inability or death both of
tie President and President. 1t
vests the succession TO the Presidency
III the members of the cabinet in the
order in which they were named in
Washington's cabinet, beginning with
the Secretary of State and concluding
with the Secretary OF the Interior,
and excludes. cabinet officers not pro-
viousiy confirmed by the Senate. e.
The bill WAS referred 10 the Judi.
ciary committee. The Senate then
took mp the House bill to enable ma
tional banking associations to extend
their corporate existence. The a.
mendmcnt Of the Senate finance COM
mittee TO exempt national banks from
attachments and injunctions by the
State courts was deicated-yeas 81 i,
nays 81. The affirmative vote was
wholly republican The democrats 70.
ted no 4 were reinforced by Messrs
Dawes. Miller of California a Mitchell:
Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois. and Mr. Ma
hone voted IN the affirmative. Tho
Senate then adjourned until Monday
The House spent considerable time on
the river and harbor bill, and every
amendment offered WAS voted down
y JOINT resolution was passed nIpro.
priating S33 900 ia continue the work
OF scientific exploration near tho shores
OF Lady Franklin bay and at por,
harrow, Alaska. A number OF pen
SION bilis, after consideration, were
passed..
Alter q continuous session OF eight
hours, the House of Representatives
n!l the l7th passed the river and har-
Dor bil! by Il vote of 10 TO Al. Bnt
little change has been made in the
bill rs reported by the committee. -
Only one amendment involving
change in the amount Of the appro.
priatlon was agreed to, this being an
Item OF s25 900 for the Improvement
OF the Great kauawla river in West
Virginia.
In the Senate on the 10Th House
bill Wac passed to regulate the Carl
age Otpasscngers by goa. Joint rcso
luton approprlating 1915, 200 to pay
Southern mail contractors was vari :
oTsly amended and passed House
bill 10 extend the charter of nation
III banks occupied the remainder OF
the session. In the House bill WAS
passed authorizing The Secretary OF
the Treasury to receive, until the Ist
OF July, 1891, trade sloilars upon pre-.
sentaton. and to give in exchange for
| them siandmr.. silver dollars. Tho bill!
repeats all laws authorizing the coin
age of the trade dollar The pension
bill, which appropriatcs one hundred
million dollars, Vas passed; also the
bills 10 regulate immigration and to
establish . bureau O. animal industry.
In the Senate on the Goth bill WAS
passed for regulating tho Soldiers
Home in Washington. a bill Was
also passed for the extension OF tie
Executive Mansion. three hundred
thousand dollars - be appropriated
for tho work this year. The rcnain'
der OF the session was spont in discuss
ing House bill 10 enable national
banks to extend their corporate exist.
encc. No business ofimportance was
! transacted i'll the House.