Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-12-24
poINGs In CONGRESS.

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sented a. memorial from the colored citizens 9
Georgia, complaining Of the wrongs t0 which th'
race was exposed and asking for relief, and also
similar document from North Carolina, asking TO
the continuance Of the Freedmen's Bureau; II.
=. Morton introduced his financial bill, providing
that after July lst, 1871, the treasury shall redeem
legal tenders and fractional currency, and that at
ter January lst, 1872, national banks shall redeem
their issues in gold. :..0 -. ! .n.a: -. .2ii.l:
A bill was introduced increasing the number
Associate Judges Of the Supreme Court to four
teen, and changing their circuits i,at. #o- hr!
A bill was introduced making the holding OF OF
fee, contrary to the fourteenth amendment feion!
against the United States punishable BY impris
onunent for not less than three nor more than tel
years, and fine of not less than $1,000 nor NOR
$4,000. -, s4s..l yrc. - .igsE..
In the House, Whittemore, of South Carolina
introduced joint resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Elections to investigate the elections IL
Georgia, South Carolina and Louisiana -oi yn.
A bill was introduced repeating the prohibition
of militia in North and South Carolina, Florida
Alabama and Louisiana. d. ..y., se.-..a,a-
A resolution, denouneing all forms and degrees
of reputation of national obligations was passed b!
q vote of l54 to 6. . ffsa~ q, iuu57 -
On the. 18th, in the Senate, the bill authorizing
the organization of militia in the recoustructet
States except Georgia, was passed. ,, T. .jl ..:a
In the House, Whittemore introduced . resolu
ten, which was objected to, yacatipg all offices ii
the reconstructed States .UoiGa rn;,: i,",.,d ~,
+ The proceedings in either House, on the l6th
possess 30 general Interest," .9yitcla r. s.1:a'
=. In the Senate. Oh the 17th, resolutions introdu
eed by the Finance COMMITTEES, eeRsunng thef
nancial views of the Presidentnawere discussed
Dixon, of Connecticut, spoke at length on the d
naucial question, and said that the,wa5 to respm'
specie payment was first to institute system o
rigid economy, and second to remove alpoAtca
disabilities from the Southern people The reso
luton was finally spassed-yeas AL pays6. !: Th,
House was engaged all day in;eulogies on Stevens
| On the 18th, in the Senate, "a bill was introdu
ced providing for the payment Of claims held b!
'sloyal" citizens of the South. It empowers Chic
Justice Chase to appoint thtee commissioners wh'
shall meet in Washington and award claims, no
to exceed $2,eOO,OOO Evidence must be furnish
ed by claimants Of undoubted loyalty during th'
war. .-.l'-s: '~.r..".1. - rF ~: '2u.:l-t
A bill was introduced repea1ing the admission o
Georgia. The preamble states that the Legislature
violated the fourteenth amendment in not purgins
itself of members Ineligible under the fourteenth
article, and violated both the constitution and th'
preamble on which the re-sdmission Of the stat'
was founded, by expelling the negroes The ba
revives the military government, and allows tn
present constitution to operate subject to the pleas
ure of Congress. 1t also provides that the legsla
ture shall assemble, and that those ineligible un
der the fourteenth amendment shall be excluded
and thst the Federal Courts shall have oopeurren
jurisdiction in all cases where one party swear
that justice cannot he had IN the provisional courts
In the House, the Committee on Revision Of th
Laws was instructed to inquire into the expedien
cy of appointing commission to make changes ii
the bankrupt laws, so as to make the practice uni
form. - -. ..." .,.'. 80 -.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, a resolution was a
dopted requesting the Judiciary Committee +
frame bill re-apportionipg represention in Con
gress according to section two of the Fourteenth
amendment. .''s..., In. .:'.. -.
Mr.. Pomeroy presented another Georgia bill
providing for the re-assembling Of the Constitu
tional Convention within thirty days, to construc
an organic law to de6ue more clearly the rights Q
colored citizens, and forbids the meeting Of tn
Legislature until the required amendment to tn
constitution is adopted