South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-03-14


In the Senate on ths 9TH there was
considerable icbase over the bill pro-
yid;ng for The exercise OF the jutisdic-
tiou conferred upon the United States
ina places outside their dominion. The
Senate then took up 3. With bat slight
debate, passed the bill authorizing the
Postmaster q eneral 20 lease buildings
for postofiices OF the FIRST. second and
third.clssses ~ reasonable rates. for
terms not to exceed ten years. In the
IIousc the Hoar bankruptcy bill was
reported favorable from the judiciary
committee. The naval appropriation
bill wAs furthes discussed.
3 The Senate or the 9Th disagreed to
the house amendment TO the Sic. 900
appropriation FOR Inc contingent fund.
providing that the money shall only
be csed for Investigations already or
dered. Mr.. Maxey. from the Com.
mittce ON post offices aud postroads,
reported Jill fixiug the rate on tram
sient newspapers Mt one cent for
tour ounces; the. present rate being
one cent for two ounces. The House
passed the naval appropriation bill by
a vote Of two hundred and fifty nine
TO one-Mr. White OF KeLtueky.--
The House com. siittee on ways aid
means has acted favoTably upon the
Morrison tariff bill.
The Senate on the 9TH passed bill
constituting majority Of the judges
OF the Supreme Court to be q quos nm
instead of Elk judges, az heretofore re-
quired. The Senate adjourned until
Monday next. In the House bill
was reported granting q pension TO
the widow of Gen. Francis p. Blair.
An evening session was held for the
consideration OF pension bills.
In the House on the 9Th a motion
to TAKE up the bonded whisky exten.
SION bill was voted down--yeas lis,
nays 127. This was in no sense par
ty vote. TIE House took up the post
Office appropriation bill, which appro.
PIRATES SIS, a61 300, against an esti.
mate of o,o62 ,l83. Mr.. Towns
bend explained the bill. He said
there were but three provisions in the
bill for new legislation. One pro-
Sides fer Il reduction Of the rate for
transr ortation on ordinary railroads S
per ceut., and or Immigrant railroads
90 per CEN. mother is in regard TO
the salaries OF pos:masters The bull
provides that the salary OF no post
master shall exceed $1,000 a yea..
The only other new Legislation in the
bill is one section abolishing the use
of official STAMPS. 1t provides for
the use hereafter oil what is called the
penalty envelope by all the depart
mcnts and bureaus. The new legis,
latio,i limiting the salaries of rostmas~
tiers 10 $1,000 a year will only affect
nine officers, Baltimore and Wash
iDgton being among them. Mr. Hoar
declared that il was drawn not in the
Interests of the public service, but in
many respects for the purpose of run
mig the character Of the mail service :.
Mr.. .Sumber advocated the establish
ing OF postal telegraph. asserting its
constitute. nality and maintaining the
ACCESSIBILITY Ut such step. lie de-
clared that if there had been postal
telegraph in 1879, Samuel j. TiIden
would have taken 20 session OF the
position 10 which he ia.t been elected
then. aud to which IT wa, likely he
would be elected again in 1894.
In the Senate, on the 11th, bill
was introduced TO pro.ibit the manu-
facture and sale OF Intoxicating liquo.
in the District OF Columbia. The
Senate disagreed to House amend
meuts 10 The MILITARY Academy bill.
In the House, Mr.. Morrison reported
fas orably from TIE ways and means
committee bis IA; if bill; a minority
report was also presented The House
then spent three hours in general de-
bate on the rostoffice appropriation
bill, into VIII ch politics wac introduce
ed by several speakers. VIM. A.
Cook testified before Mr. Springer's
committee regarding his belief that
Ggiteau probably had accomplices in
the assassination o: President Gar
fold