Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-04-30
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

IGUCEEDlNUS UT CONuhET3De
In the Senate, on the goth, the committee
on the Judiciary reported adversely on the
bill for the relief of purchasers of land in the
insurrectionary States. The committee on
privileges and elections submitted report
adverse to the memorial of f. W. Sykes, Of
Alabama, claiming the seat now occupied by
Mr.. Spencer. The Louisiana election bill
was taken up, and debate thereon continued
until adjournment In the House., large
number of bills was introduced and referred
among which was one by Mr.. Beck to increase
the tax on national bank circulation. A bill
for the better protection Of the Texas from
tier from Indian deprcdations, by connecting
the military posts by telegraph, and appro
priating 100000 therefor, was passed. A
bill was passed removing the political dlsa
bilities of Gen. Geo. f. Pickett, of Virginia
On motion, the President was requested tc
send to the House all correspondence relative
to affairs in Arkansas.
In the Senate, on the 21st, bill was passed
for the relief of persons suffering by the over
flow Of the lower Mississippi river, the opera
tions of the act not to extend later than the
first of September, 1874. The Louisville and
Portland canal bill WAS taken up, discussed
and amended, and sent to the House for con-
currence. Mr.. Frclinghuysen gave notice
that as soon as the canal bill was disposed Of
he would call up the civil rights bill. The
House was devoted mainly to the considera
ticn of Maryland and District of Columbia
affairs.
In the Senate, on the 22nd, message was
received from President Grant, returning the
Senate currency bill, with his reasons against
it. A discussion arose as to the time to &c
into Il consideration of the veto message; but
the matter was finally dropped without time
being fixed A bill was introduced to enable
Indians to become citizens of the United
States. The Louisiana election bill was then
taken up, discussed and laid over. In the
House, unanimous consent was asked to in
troduce bill relieving the political disabili'
ties of Raphael Semmes; but objection being
made, it went over. The legislative appro'
priation bill was taken up, discussed and
amended, pending which the House adjourned
In the Senate, on the z3rd, bill was in
troduced reducing the tax on the circulation
of State banks to an amount no greater than
that paid by the national banks Mr.. Davis
of West Virginia, gave notice that at an early
day he would move to take up the bill here
tofore reported to withdraw s25,OO0,O00 Of
banking circulation from the East, to be ap.
portioned among the West and South The
Louisiana election bill was then taken up
and discussed without action. In the House.
Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, offered resolution
calling upon the Secretary Of the Treasury to
inform the House how much Of the s54, ,000,
900 banking currency authorized to be issued
to States has not been applied for. The bill
to carry into effect the fourteenth amendment
to the Constitution, concerning citizenship
was discussed and went over. The House
then went into consideration of the Legislative
appropriation bill, which was continued until
adjournment.
In the Senate, on the oath, bill was intro
duced to prohibit national banks from loan
ing money on money as security. Several
bills affecting only District of Columbia affairs
and private interests were introduced. The
Louisiana bill was discussed, and the select
committee on transportion made their report
In the House, the Speaker presented mes,
sage from the President transmitting copies
ofall correspondence in relation to the recent
troubles in Arkansas. Other proceedings OF
the House were of no Importance.
On the 25th, the Senate was not in session.
The House was occupied with the legislative
appropriation bill.
On the 9th the Senate eulogized Sumner
and in the House nothing was done beyond
the introduction of the usual flood of bills
introduced every Monday.