South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-04-07

In the Senate on the 18th bin 10
establish the eastern Judicial circuit of
Kentucky was passed The Indian
appropriation. bit, which, - amended,
appropriates 50. IGy, 900 WAS taken up.
explained Us Mr. isoar ai,, then laid
aside. Mr. Batter introduced a bill
making temporary appropriation Of
two huDdred thousand dollars TO con-
tinCe the work on ne iettiesi IL Charles.
ton harbor until the regular appyo-
priation is avaiia ole. The Senate
then went into executive session, and
adjourned In the House Senate a.
mendment, was coucurred IN giving
peusioRs,io. the widows OF John Tyler,
James K Polky and james A. Gar
field. Bills were reported FROM the
committee or public buildings, for
the erection Of public buildings ST
Norfolk, Va, Clarksburg, West Va,
Greenyille, 5. c., and Greensboro,
Asheville and Newbern, \. 9. The
tariff commission bill was taken up
and Mr.. Carlisle concluded his speech
against high protective tariff MIR.
Speer spoke in denuuciatjon of the
internal revenue system, preferring
that the revenues of the country should
be raised by cus;oma. Messrs. Errett
and Russell tavoreL.the pending bill,
which closed. The debate for the day.
Ia the Senate on the 30;h bill
was passed restoring Eugene. Wells
to his grade rs second lieutenant IN
the army; bill was also passed to
place Brevt. Maj. Gen. NJ. g. Meigs
OH the retired list OF major generals
according to his brevet rank. After
q bief executive session the Senate ad-
jou7ned. In the IIousc.a bill was re-
ported from the pension committee,
increasing the pension of the soldiers
and sailors who hadslost en- arm or a
leg in the United States service TO
SAC per month. A bill WAS reported
from the special committee on the
subject TO carry into effect the provis.
ions Of the constitution respecting the
election of president and vice-prcsi-
deut The House then took up the
tariff commission bill, after several
speeches the House adjourned.
In tie Senate on the 3lst q bill
was reported to incorporate tho Gar
field Memorial Hospital in the Distrct
Of Columbia. The Indian appropria-
ION bill was furtbor considered and
an amendment appropriating S250,0G0
additional for the education OF the In
dian children generally WAS adopted,
and the bill then passed. The Senate
adjourned until Monday. In the
House, a Joint. resolution WAS passed
appropriating one hundred@thousand
dollars for the purchage Of ratious to
sufferers by the overflow in the Mis-,
55'ysippi .alley. The army appropria-
ton bill, which appropriatos 27,406,-
698, was reported and explained by
BIZ. Buttevworth. There was con-
siderable debate OH the paragraph
referring 20 tie Court OF Claims the
claims of loyal citizens for payment
of certain Demands for supplies fur.
nisheA the United States army, in
which Mcssrs. Robson. Bragg.
Springer and others participated
The House then adjourned.
The House, on tie LIST inst, sEen.
the session in.dsbato on the army ap-
preparation bill without making any
progress.
The Senate, on the Bird, adopted
n joint resolution aPpropriating zen
thousand dollars for q monume nt O.
yer the grave of Thomas Jefferson
at Monticello, va. A bill was passed
for tbs conversion or redemption Of
the ten dollar refunding certificates.
In the House, q large number Of poti.
tons and bills were introduced. The
House refused to suspend the rules
and adopt arcsolutiou making the bill
to extcndjthe corporate existence OF
national banking associations con-
tlnual special ordersfor April Is. a
bill was passed to authorize the POST
master-General toreadiust the salaries
Of certain postmasters. A bill was
also passod:to amend the. law relating
to Internal revenue.
In both houses Of Congress on the
4th bill was passed admitting free
of duty articles intended for tho ma.
tioual mining and industrial exhibi'
ton to be held at Denver, Colorado.
In the Senate q majority report va.
made from the Committee on foreign
relations ravoriue Senate bill to iucor.
porate the Maritime Canal Company
of lhe District Of Columbia. A mi
nority report will be presented. 4
message was received from the Presi,
dent assigning his reasons for votoing
the anti-Chinese bill, and ut the con-
clusion OF its reading The message and
bill were temporarily laid upon the
table. In the House, Senate bill for
the sale of the military barracks at