South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-10
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Ia the Senate, on the 1st inst, the
resoiu,iop for an investigation OF loss
or abstraction of the diplomatic cor
aIpoSnce relating 10 Chill, etc, was
'u.p'edsvith an amendment Tor in.
du' ,i' As to whether any person spe-
S,".iy Connected with the United
;" 'a'es government had promised the
.n.eiNet tiou of thisyovernmentin the
eoh'I9' ersles fetweehChili and Peru.
Hr: Ho,r spNe at lensth against the
r r.l,e bill. aud Hr. Kellogg offered
TO public education. In the nouss a
oil was reported for orgauizing xrn,.
ing dlsciplm;ng the militia OF ,heJT
States. The Indian appropriation bin
which appropriatcs SI,920,203, was
passed.
No business of general importance
was transacted in either House onthe
End inst. The bill passed by the Sen.
ate to place Gen. Grant on the army
retired list has been under the con-
sideIation of the House Committee
on Invalid Pensions. A queer inval.
id is Gen. Grant, remarks a oontem
porary, and very queer subject for
n pension, whether in the bending
form or any other.
In the Senate, on the 3rd. long
discussion occurred over the Chinese
bill, which was participated in by
Senators Farley, Jones, SALISBURY.
Bayard and others The Senate I'D.
lourned Until Monday. In tho House
a resolution of the Tobacco Board Of
Trade of Philadelphia was presented
asking the abolition of the tax on to-
bacco and cigars. A bill was intro
duced making appropriations for the
construction and preservation or Ger.
tain works on the Mississippi, and one
was passed reducing license fees of
masters, pilots. &c. The House then
adjourned.
In the House, on the 4th, the con-
terence report ON the immediate def
cheney bill, increasing the alpropr;a-
tons made 10y the Ho0se 1886 900.
was agreed 10. The consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill was cou-
sidered in committee OF the whole.
and after a long and animated debate
was reported to the House, Wien the
previous question was ordered. but
I.o further action taken
Ia the Senate, on the 9th. bill was
reported from the Judiciary commit
tSe 10 establish uniform system OF
! bankruptcy throughout tie United
States. The Chinese immigration
bill was further discussed In the
House the diplomatic appropriation
hi! WAS passed Dir. Shelley, Of Al :
ALBANIA, 10y requeat. introduced II bill
TO aid in the construction OF the 5ia
! ryluud and Delaware ship canal, and
bil was introduced permitting the
southern Mary land Railroad Gonna
ny ~ extend It's line into the District
Of Columbia. The House refused L.
suspend the rules and pass bill al-
loving farmers or other producers of
leaf tobacco to sell their own or their
Senants tobacco without license or
penalty.
In the Senate, on the 7ih, q bill was
reported from the finance committee
for the conversion or REDEMPTION of
ten>doiIar reminding certificates. The
committee on finance were discharge
ed from the consideration Oi tie L.ll
to cheaper railroad transportation
The Chinese immigration til Vas
further discussed. in the House,
Senate bill was passed apprcprialing
100000 for the erection of statue 81
Chief Justice John Marshall. The
resolution for the appointment OF .
committee TO attend I'll. ?00ih ann .
yer.ary OF the discovery OF Ibe mouth
Of the Mississippi river, OF New Or,
leans, April Q, 1882, was laid on the
table. The agricultural appropria-
ton bill was under consideration
when the House adjourned.
The L. S Senate or tie 7th. confirm
ca the nomination OF Henry J. John.
con, postmaster at Cumberland.
Ben IEillard, of Washington Couu
; tv. Ga. il rerhaps the greatest sDftar.