South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-17

/ tue passage OF the bill. Ia the House,
a bill WAS reported from the commit
tee on naval affairs Tor the cDnstruC.
ton OF vessels of y ar for the navy,
and enc from the committee on post
roads, pro,i ling for mail service be
! tween the United States and foreign
ports. a bill Was passed for tie pur
chase OF tue Freedman's Bank build,
ing IA Washington Tor two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
In the Senate, OH the 9th, the bill
for commission on The alcoholic IL
! quor traffic was considered during the
morning hour, and amendments were
| adop ed providing that not more than
! three OF the five members OF die com
/ mission should be of the same politi-
cal party, and that not more than
three OF them shall be prohibitionists.
! The Chinese immigration bill WAS fur
Their amended and finally passed In
the House bill WAS reported from
the committee on Territories iOr The
admission into the Union OF the State
Of Washington. The agricultural
appropriation bill was passed.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, q reso-
luton was adopted looking To set.
! t!ement OF unndjGsted claims between
! the government and citizens OF Mica
/ raugua aud tho United States The
liquor commission b.l! was passed by
q vote of34 TO IL. lrhe bill provides
for the appointment by the President
and continuation by the Senate OF y
! commission OF seven persons, not
mo:e tiaD ! ct whom shJ!i be OF the
same political party, nor he advocates
OF prohibition, 10 hold Office not ex-
/ ceedlng two years, who shall Invest
/ gate the alcoholic liquor traffic, It's
| relations TO revenue and taxation and
It's general economic, criminal, moral
aud scientific aspects III connection
/ wl'h laupersn, crime, social vice,
the pubic health anu general weliaie.
! aud who shall inquire as 10 the prac.
( heal results OF license ana prohlG!toiy
| legislation. The Commissioners are
( 10 serve without salary, and 20 report
! within eighteen months after the pas.
sage OF tie act Al appropriation oi
! ten thousand dollars is made tot their
expenses. Bills were introduced to
equaliZe the pay CT officers OF the na-
! w and relating to tile registration OF
trade marks. Tie Senate adjourned
/ Gutll Monday. In the IiGu54 MI
/ notify report WIS prcSentcd t;vurng
! the seating OF NJ. -. Bali Ia ! dele.
gate from Alaska. A report was
/ presented from tie Secretary OF State
touching the imprisonment IN Mexico
OF Thomas Shields and two other A.
meilcau5. The Iionsc then adjourn
cd until MonduT.
IL the Senate, ON tie 18th, bill
was passed authorizing tic Pue;mus>
r-GeneTGt 10 Adjust certain losses
OF postma5ters by fire, burglary, ctc.
Mr.. Slater spoke 2gGirst TIC .ay.ii
commission bill and high protective
tariff. In the House, Oil WAS pass
Cd pensjoning the widow CT Admiral
Goidsborough. The Senate polyga-
my bill was called Up, when MIR.
Converse made point of order that
1t musc receive lis first consideration
IN the committee Of tie whole, as II
provided for en- appropriation. The
Speaker oycrrulcd the point, and Ire
republicans refusing TO allow amtud.
meuts, the democrats tiIH5ustcfcI Tor
several hours, alter which the House
adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18Th, q re-
port was made from ti:u committee On
military affairs IN regard to the sui
tereY- BY the Mississippi overflow, and
Il Joint rcsoiution Was passed apbro.
| priating 100000 additional Tor the
sufferers The consideration OF the
/ postal appropriation bill occupied the
remainder Of the session, but little
/ progress having been made on it. H.
lAc House the auti-polygamv bill was
/ taken Up. The leading democrats
opposed IN; bill on the ground Of It's
/ uncor.iitljioualty, bat all Gmend-
meuls were voted down, and the bill
I tAeH passed exactly as lt came from
/ the Scuaic-ycas 100, nays -. TILE
bill provides that aDy man who mar
/ ricJ more than one wife i'm any Ter.
/ ritC7y OF The United States is guilty
OF polygany, and shall be punished
| by fire Of not mofe $500 and by
/ Imprisonment of not loss than five
years; that II any male person 10 any
Territory heleaftercoaabits with more
! then ore womsl mo shall be deemed
guilty CT mi3demcanor, and shall be
! punished ty o line OF not less than
$500 or six months, imprisonment, i'm
/ the discretion cftho court that in any
/ prosecution for bigamy or polygamy
aly one drawn OF summoned as a ia
rymau may be challenged for such
practices ard rejected 80 incomrc-
/ tent jurors; authorizes the President
/ TO great amnesty to offenders guilty
/ Of poiygsmy oT bigamy Oh such con-
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