South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-05-30
OONGREssIoNAL.

Miss, Sloo 900; Chattanooga, Tenn,
Sloo 900; Asbviile, n. c., sloo, 900;
also So 900 for a building on the GO
verhment property at Fortress Mon.
roe, va. In the House, after close of
debate on the Indian contested elec.
ton case Of English, democrat, vs.
Peele, republican, Mr.. Hart offered as
substitute for the majority resolu-
ton, in favor of seating English, the
minority resolution, confirming the
right OF Mr.. Peele 70 the seat, and
the substitute was adoptcd-yeas l21,
nays l17-twenty-seven democrats,
including Mr.. Findlay, of Maryland,
voting with the republicans in the af-
tirmative. Mr.. Springer, dem, who
had voted IN the negative, charged
his vote to the affirmative, and on the
announcement Of the vote moved a
reconsideration, aud Mr.. Hart moved
to lay that motion on the table, pend
ing which Mr.. Converse moved to ad,
journ. The motion was carried by n
vote of-yeas 1l9, nays llS, amid ap.
plausc Oh the democratic side.
The proceedings OF the Senate on
the 22nd were devoid ofinterest. The
Hou reconsidered its action award :.
ing the sea-, to Peele, rep from the
seventh district of Indiana, and by a
vote OF $50 to l27 seated English
dem, contestant. After debate the
House adopted II resolution directing
special comm ttee of seven mem,
bers to inquire into the question wbe.
Their or not the Hon VIM. Ii English
had violated the privileges of the
floor, and whether any ex.member
employed rs attorney in any contest
ed election case, or for any railroad
OF other corporation, had abused its
privileges.
The Senate on the 23rd passed a
bill to provide tor the muster aud pay
of certain officers and enlisted men Of
the volunteer forces. The labor bu-
rean bill was also passed. In the
House MIR. Weller, Of iowa, made Il
personal explanatlon denying that he
had absented himself during the vote
Oh the English Peele contested cleo,
ton case at the request of the father
of the contestant. Mr.. Kellogg offer
ed n resolution directing the star
route committee to investigate char
ges rejecting on his character but the
resolution wa, referred to the iudicia.
~ colHmitiee to decide whether the
House HI, authority to inquire into the
acts of number committed before
his term of service began. An even.
ing session was helo for ID; considera-
ton of pension bills.
The Senate on the 2ith was not IN
session. IN the House there was con-
siderable debate OH Senate bill grant
ing permission to l. X. Reynolds, u.
s. N, to accept the decoration of the
Royal and Imperial Order Of Francis
Joseph from the Government OF Au-
stria. Mr.. Robinson, of N. Y, asserted
that the intention of the bill was 'to
PROSTATE the American people In the
dirt, & that it 'wus the beginning of d
series Of orders of nobility Mr.. Cox
IN. Y. said the medal was merely u
present to young naval officer who
had saved IL lives at the imminent
peril of his own. Mr. Kasson also
.'everely critized Mr.. Robinson and
the bill finally passed without division.
A blu was passed to equalizc the rank
of graduates of the Naval Academy,
and another for the retirement of
Samuel Kramer, with the rank of
chaplain a bill was passed after de-
bate, restoring Alfred Hopkins to the
rank of chaplain IN the navy.
In the Senate or t'Ie 26th the Senate
in House amendment ex-
tending to December 81. 1885, the
duration of the Court OF Alabama
Claims The Utah bill and the Mex
lean pension bill were discussed, with
ont final action. In the House, Mr..
Hewitt, of New York, introduced
bill TO amend the act authorizing the
of national banking asso,
Citations. The contested election case
OF Wallace vs.. Mckinley, from the
district Of Ohio, was dis
cussed without reaching vote. The
trial of Frank LangstoD, for the kill
ing OF James Spencer, was begun in
Washington yesterday. The annual
meeting of the Universal Peace Asso-
citation began yesterday. Mr.. Ker,
of Philadelphia, testified before the
Springer committee with reference 10
certain star-route indictments.
In the Senate on the 9th, Mr..
Brown, of Georgia, made speech on
the Mormon bill, in which he con,
trasted what he termed the 'polygamy
Of New England aud the polygamy
in Utah. Mr. Hoar replied in cans
tic terms. The House passed a Joint
resolution appropriating $1oo 900 for
the relief of the sufferers by the over
flow of the Mississippi river aud its
tributaries. Wallace, democrat, con.
testant, was awarded the seat from the
district Of Ohio. The re-
port of the Sherman committee upon
the Danville riot was approved by the
Senate committee on privileges aud
elections and laid before thc Senate