Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-12-11
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

Pennsylvania, gave notice of bill repeating
so much Of the postal act as prohibits the
free transmission of weekly papers in the
counties where published. Mr.. Smith, from
Shreveport, was seated. The popularity of
his case lies in the fact that he bears creden-
tials from Governor Kellogg, while the other
members admitted to seats from Louisiana,
bear credentials from Pinchback. There was
but a short executive session of the Senate,
and the proceedings were unimportant
In the Senate, on the 4th, Mr.. Boreman, of
West Virginia. introduced a bill to complete
a water line from the Ohio to the james River.
Stevenson introduced bill removing politi-
cal disabilities. The Secretary of War was
ordered to communicate the facts regarding
the sale of the Harper's Ferry property. A
bill for the redemption of the loan Of 1888
was passed. A new committee, called Com
mittee on Civil Service and Retrcnchmeut,
was ordered to be appointed. The creden-
tials of Mcmillan and Pinchbach were re-
ferred, upon motion Of Morton, to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections. In the
House, there was sharp sparring over the
salary committee. Party lines are complete
ly broken in this contest. Among the bills
introduced, is one by Morcy, of Louisiana,
and Field, of Michigan, aboishing all pay
and allowances to members another, by
Beck, abolshing allowances for the Presi-
dents household expenses. The salary com
mittee can report at any time. "That is not
true" was heard several times during debate.
Among the bills introduced are the following
Repeating the bankruptcy law; repeating the
iron-clad oath payment Of half the revenue
tariff in legal tenders; removal of all four
teenth amendment disabilities ; recognition OF
Cuban bclligerency.
In the Senate, OH the 5th, the nomination
of Judge Williams as Chief Justice, was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. In
the House, a number of bills we're introduced
one abolishing the tax on tobacco, snuff and
cigars; providing for letter carriers for cities
of 10000; to complete the James River and
Kanawah Canal by Loughridge, of Iowa, a
bill which passed the Senate, redeelning the
loan of 1858. After quite sharp discussion,
as to whether it should be paid in gold or le-
gal tenders, the Democrats arguing for legal
tenders, it was referred to the Committee OF
Ways and Means. 1t was put on its passage
by Mr.. Dawes, who argued they should be paid
in the currency ofthe world. Rainey offered
a resolution abolishing the Committee on
Freedmen's Affairs. Referred to the Commit
tee on Rules.
In the Senate, on the 9th, large number
of bills were introduced, all however, of a pri'
vate or local character, and of no general in
terest In the House number of bills were
introduced, among them one for the payment
of French spoliations; refunding the proceeds
of cotton illegally seized to reimburse pen.
soners dropped during the war. Mr.. May
nard, of Tennessee, from the Committee on
Rules, reported a bill removing all disabili-
ties imposed and remaining on any person by
the third section of the fourteenth article of
the amendments to the Constitution, and sub
stituting for the iron.clad oath the modified
oath now administered to persons from whom
disabilities have been removed. Lawrence,
of Ohio, asked whether, under that law, JEFF
ferson Davis might not obtain seat in either
House. G. F. Hoar inquired whether the
Committee ON Rules had right to report
such an Act of general legislation. The
Speaker doubted very much whether that
committee had right to report it, except un-
dera call. Hoar said he would not insist on
the point. Butler, of Massachusetts, said that
he would. Maynard moved to suspend the
rules and to receive and pass the BILL In re-
ply to Lawrence's question, he said that the
late President of the Southern Confederacy
might as we'll, as the Vice-P President, have a
seat in either House, provided the people
should think proper to send him. Butler, Of
Massachusetts, said he would not object to the
bill if it had been examined by and was re-
ported from a committee. Maynard said it
was the unanimous report of the committee.
The bill was then passed by vote of al to %.