South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-06-06

The Mexican pension bill was ia
ken MP IN the Senate on the 28th nit.
and debated at considerable length.
The amendment proposed by the
Senate committee 10 Il e House bill,
restricting the pensions to those who
depended on their labor, was lad on
the table By vote OF yeas 40, nays
20. A number of amendments i'm
tended to defeat the bill were voted
down. One of this character, intro.
duced by Mr. Hoat, extending the
provisions of the bill so as 10 in.
clude 'all soldiers Of the Union army
who served in the war for the sup.
preston of tho rebellion was under
discussion when the Senate adjourned.
The session Of the House was spent
ON the legislative appropriation bill
on which considerable progress was
made. An evening session was heldfor
The consideration of the same bill. A
motion made by Mr.. White (Ky.) to
strike out the appropriation for the
civil service commission was lost
The House committee on elections has
del cd the contested election case of
Chalmers va. Manning, of Mississippi,
in favor of j. Il. Chalmers.
The Senate on the Goth by vote
OF 81 to Is adopted an amendment
reducing the appropriation provided
b. House resolution for the relief of
the sufferers by the Mississippi over
flow from Sloo 90 TO forty thousand
dollars. The Senate took up and pass.
ed. after brief debate, the District of
Columbia appropriation bill. After
brief executive session the Senate
adjourned until Monday next. The
House, after the presentation ola mum.
Der OF bills of an unimportant charac-
ter, resumed consideration of the leg
islative appropriation bill. After de-
bate the proposition III the bill to re.
peal the act establishing an assay of.
lice IN st. Louis was stricken ont. An
amendment was adopted which leaves
the appointment of special examiners
In the pension Office subject to the CT
vii service rules. Another amend
men' was adopted providing that ac.
ter June b, 1884, there shall be no
more than 42 Internal revenue collec-
ton districts and no more than CT Gus.
toms collection. Among other amend.
ments adopted was one reducing the
number OF internal revenue agents to
live and another prohibiting any gov
eminent clerk or employe from per-
forming any private service for any
Senator, member, head Of department
Tor campaign committee. The com
mittee theS rose and reported the bill
to the House. The previous question
was ordered. and then, without fur
tier action, the House adjourned un-
til Saturday.
In the House ON the 31st the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill,
with Senate amendments, was refer.
red to the committee on appropria-
tons. The consideration of the In
dian appropriation bill occupied the re-
mainder of the session.
In the Senate on the 2nd large
number OF bills passed without objec
ton. In the House, Mr.. Eldridge IL
troduced aIesolution fixing June %
as the day of final adjournment. The
Legislative appropriation bill was pass
ed, the amendment prohibiting COM
mittce CLERKS from performing work
OF private character for members be.
ing rejected. Mr.. Hiscock moved to
suspend the rules an pass bill re.
pealing the internal revenue taxes on
tobacco, but motion to adjourn was
interposed and adopted-yeas 81 mays
SO.
A number of bills were passed in
the Senate on the 3rd, including enc
granting an annual leave of absence
OF fifteen days, with pay, to etter-car-
Tiers; also, bill for the erection Of
u Gre-proof building in Washington
for the records of the army medica;
department. I he Senate adjourned
until Friday. H. .he House, June II
was set apart for the cou|id sration of
the electoral count bill. The remain
der Of the session was spent in debate
on the bill to forfeit the Oregon Cen f,
trail land grant.