Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-02-27
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 18th, Sawyer, from
the Committee on Education and Labor, re-
ported, with amendments, the Lewis bill for
the promotion of education in the southern
States. AS amended, the bill provides for
distributing two millions of dollars in those
States, in the ratio of their population, for the
education of children from six to sixteen years
of age, irrespective ofcolor or condition. The
House bill declaring that the exemptions al
lowed by the bankrupt law shall be the
amounts allowed by the constitution and laws
Of each State in 1871, and that such exemp-
tions be valid against debts contracted before
the adoption of such State constitution, as
we'll as to those contracted afterward, and
against liens by judgment or decree of any
State Court, was taken up and passed. In
the House, Mr.. Poland, of Vermont, Chair
man of the Credit Mobilier Committee, made
a long report, reciting in detail all the facts
in evidence as against each one of the men,
bers implicated. The Speaker was entirely
exculpated from all connection with the mat
ter, he having declined to take any interest in
the Credit Mobilier stock. In regard to Dawes,
Garfield, Kelly, Bingham and Scho6eld, the
facts in each are stated with more or less Sc
we're criticism on their action, and commend
ing to the consideration of members approach
ed under like circumstances, the letter of the
venerable Senator Bayard, of Delaware, de-
clining to take pecuniary interest in any
matter that might come before him as legis-
lator. In regard to Ames and Brooks, their
conduct is severely reprobated, and resolu-
tions of expulsion in reference to them are re-
ported to the House. The report having
been read, further action on it was postponed
until Tuesday next. In regard to the Sena-
tors involved, the report states that the evil
dence duplicating them has been sent to the
Senate for its action.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, Mr.. Wilson in
troduced bill authorizing the President to
appoint three commissioners to revise the
bankrupt law and report amendments thereto,
which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary. The House bill removing the po-
litical disabilities of Ex-Governor Smith
Extra Billy"-passed. The House was oc-
cupied with military matters. A bill was
passed to prevent the promotion of any officer
who is addicted to the use of ardent spirits or
deleterious drugs.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the bill reported
by Mr.. Carpenter, from the special committee
on Louisiana matters, declares the election in
that State held on the 4th of November last
to be null and void, and reinstates in Office
the State officers and Legislature who held
their position at that time. 1t further re-
quires new election to be held for State off,
GERS and members of the Legislature on the
I'd Tuesday of next May, and directs VIM. B.
Woods-United States Circuit Judge for
Louisiana-to proceed to Louisiana and ap-
point citizens of different politics to be State
registrars, who shall cause new registration
to be made of all legally qualified voters Of
the State, commencing March 1S, and ending
10 days prior to the date of election. These
State registrars are to appoint two supervisors
of registration for each parish except Jeffer-
son and Orleans, for which greater number
are to be appointed, and in each parish the
registrars are to be divided in politics. The
President is empowered to employ the militia
ry and naval forces, on the application Of the
Governor of the State or the United States
Circuit Judge, to carry out the provisions Of
this act and enforcejudicial process, and $780,
600 is appropriated to defray the expenses Of
registration and election. In the House, the
bill to adjust the war claims of 1872, wherein
Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland, North Caro-
lima and other States have claims aggregating
to three and fve-eighths millions, was rejected
by yeas, 90; nays, 118. Fernando Wood
arose to question of privilege, looking to the
impeachment of Vice-President Colfax. The
resolution refers the report Of the investiga-
ting committee of the Credit Mobilier to the
Committee on the Judiciary, with instruc-
tions to report articles ofimpeachment against
Schuyler Colfax, Vice-Presdent of the United
States, if in its Judgment there is evidence i'm
plicating that officer in the case that warrants
impeachment" The speaker ruled that it
was privileged motion, and that it was with
the House to decide whether the impeach-
ment resolutions should be considered at this
time. A vote was then taken by yeas and
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