Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-01-23

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House, the bill amending the agricultural
college act, extending the time for grant
ing lands, passed. The Oklahoma bill, estab-
fishing territorial governments for the Indians,
was tabled. This seriously affects the rail-
roads from the North to the South leading
into Texas through the Indian territory.
On the 18th, the Senate considered, without
definite action, the Vienna exposition appro-
priation. Carpenter withdrew his amend
ment appropriating three hundred thousand
dollars to the Washington monument. Nor
ton made an elaborate speech upon. his reso-
luton directing the Committee on Elections
and Privileges to enquire into the defects Of
the present electoral system, and the best
means of remedying them. Trumbull replied,
agreeing with Morton in some respects, but
dissenting from some of his views as to the
proper remedy. The founders of the Govern.
ment, he said, intended to found a Republic
not pure Democracy. 1t was not intended
that the majority should have all the power,
and to put the Government on that basis would
prepare the way to Il despotisn. The matter
went over. The House was engaged on pri-
vate bills.
On the 18th, the Senate was not in session.
In the House, the testimony on the Credit
Mobilier was ordered to be printed. Mr..
Blair reported bill for the relief of sufferers
by the destruction Of certain salt works in
Kentucky, done by order of General Buell.
during the war. Mr.. Blair explained the cir
cumstances of the destruction, it not having
been done in battle, but as measure ofecon-
omy to save guarding the works to prevent
their being of use to the enemy. Mr.. Dawes,
Of Massachusetts, thought this subject should
be approached with much caution. The
formula might be given bill to pay for all
property destroyed to prevent its falling into
the hands of the enemy. He said the prece-
dent here sought to be established would be
looked upon with great interest by the British
and other foreign nations, who claimed for
their citizens the same rights which we grant,
ed in this respect to our own people. Mr.
Smith, of New York, contended that payment
for property thus destroyed was an impera'
tive duty of the Government, and he cited a
number of authorities in support of his posi-
ton. The bill was advocated and opposed
by various other members, when the ayes and
nays were ordered, and it was passed by yeas
1O5 to nays 40. A bill for the relief of Dr.
John F. Hanks was passed over the Presi,
dents veto by vote of yeas 1928 to nays II.
In the Senate, on the 10th, Wendell Phil,
lips and others petitioned for a prohibitory
liquor law The Judiciary Committee re-
ported adversely to several bills amendatory
of the bankrupt bill, and also reported new
bankrupt bill. In the House, Young, of Ga.,
introduced, and the House passed, under a
suspension of the rules, bill to pay what is
due to the census takers of the census of 1860,
residing in the southern States, whose pay
ment was withheld on account Of the war, or
on account of disloyalty. Bingham, of Ohio,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported bill
defining the true intent and meaning of the
act of June, 1872-amending the bankrupt
act-to be, to make exemptions under it the
same as are allowed in the various States,
Hazelton, of Wisconsin, moved as a substi'
tute for the bill one repeating the bankrupt
law entirely. Carried-yeas 120, nays 60.
So, under suspension of the rules the bill
repeating the bankruptcy act was passed, in
the House.