South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-05-02
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! bureau Oh animal industry. preven
the expectation of diseased cattle IAN,
provide for the extirpation of pleuro.
pneumonia and other contagious dis
eases among domestic animate. III
the House trere was debate on the
report from the appropriations com
mittee to non-concur in Senate amend
ments to the naval appropriations bill,
during which there WAS IA sharp pas
sage OF words between jIessrs. Randall
and Dorsheimcr The evening ses-
sion was devoted to debate on the tar
1T bill.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Join!
resolution was passed appropriatinc
$1,000 for the inaugurs ton OF the
static to Chief Justice Ma: shall, at |
O'Clock on the 10th 6av OF May, ut the
loot OF the steps leading t, he west
front OF the Capital, anil providing
thai both houses of Congress attend
the ceremonies. The remainder OF
the session was spent in debate on
the bill to provide bureau OF animal
industry. I he House considered
Senate amendments to the naval ap
preparation bill III on-concurred in all
OF them exec the one appropriat,ng
Sioo, 90 to complete the ordnance
outfit OF the new cruisers. The IIouse
also non-coucGrred IN Senate amend
ments To the postotfice appropriation
bill. An evening session was held
tor debate on the tariff bill.
V'bA AZ.
its amendments to the naval appro-
priation bill, and requested a confer.
ence committee. Mr.. Wilson spoke
Mt length in favor Of law regulating
interstate commerce, after which
Mcssrs. Jones, OF Florida, aud viii.
liams spoke on the plcuro-pneumonia
bill. In the house " bill! was favora.
bly, recommended. alter debate, for the
relief OF Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines
The conference report on the little
deficiency bill was agreed to. An
evening session was held for the con.
sideration Of pension bills.
On the Goth the Senate was not in
session, the House By vote OF III
to II, passed what is known az the
Dinghy ship; ing bill. Five repub.
leans voted for the bill and ten dem
ocrats against it. TIE main features
of the bill cover the demands of ship
owners, and which they claim will en-
able ;hem to sail their ships in COM
petition with their principal rivals the
English. One important provision is
tue abolition OF advance wages, and
Mr. Cox, of New York, succeeded
in securing the adoption OF q partial
iroe-3hip amendment, peTmi; ing the
purchase OF iron and steel steamship S
OF over 1000 tons to be used exclus,
lively in the foreign trade.
In the Senate on tho aSth, Mr..
Cullom, from the committee on rail-
roads, reported /. bill, to establish a
commission to regulate interstate com.
merce. a bill was passed to consoli-
date the bureau ofnilitary Justice and
tie corps OF judge advocates of the
army. The bill to establish bureau
OF animal industry was discussed at
length, without reaching q vote. In
the House Mr Hewett, rising to q
personal EXP lanation, reiterated the
charge made by him il debate last
Friday that the secretary Of the Navg
had not complied with the Law in urn
ing certain money received from the
sale OF condemned vessels into the
treasury, and Mr.. Calkin3 defended
the action of Secretary Chandler. An
evening session WAS held for debate
on tho tariff BILL
The Senate on the Doth amended &
passed the bill providing for ths es-
Enlistment OF bureau OF animal IN
dustry and the exlirpation OF cattle
diseases. 1t provides, among other
tblngS, that the head OF the bureau
shall appoint two competent agents.
who shall report the best manner Of
transporting and caring for animals.
aud the means to be adopted to sup
press and extirpate pleuro. pneumouia
aud other contagious diseases. The
head OF the bureau IS to prepare as
early as possible such rules for the OK .
tirpation Of the diseases as may be
necessary, and invite the cooperation
OF State aud Territorial executives.
The sum appropriated for the purpo-
ses of the act is Sl5o,000 instead of
S25o,ooo, as provided by The House
bill. In the House the session was
devoted to debate on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Hurd, OF OHIO, making the pru-
cipal speech. An evening session was
held for debate OH the tariff bill.
Bfaxton county, this State, has lest.
within the past eighteen months, eight
school houses by Gre.
Life is too short to try half a dozen
different kinds of '5uro Cures when
one suffers with cough or cold stick TO
the best and use DR.. Bulls Cough Syr-
MP, it will cure your cough and never
disaPpoiut yor. All druggists sell it
at twG nty-fve cents bottle.
PATE MES.