Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-05-14
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, on the 4th, MIR. Washburne,
the successor of Mr.. Sumner, presented me-
mortal from colored citizens of Virginia, in
favor of the civil rights bill. A resolution
was adopted requesting the House to return
the bill appropriating 100000 for the relief
of sufferers by the overflow of the Mississippi.
The bill was returned, reconsidered, amended,
and agreed to, increasing the sum to S25O,OO0,
and was then referred to the committee on
appropriations. The civil rights bill was
again under consideration. In the House,
under the usual call of States, a large number
of bills were introduced and referred among
them several relating to the improvement of
the currency laws.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, the committee on
pensions reported bill amendatory Of the
act granting pensions to soldiers and sailors of
the war Of 1912, and restoring to the pension
rolls those persons whose names were stricken
therefrom in consequence of disloyalty to the
government The committee on appropria-
tions reported the bill for the relief of the
sufferers by the overflow of the Mississippi,
increasing the appropriation from 100000 to
s150,00O, which gave rise to spirited debate,
resulting in the recommittal of the bill. In
the House, the bill appropriating s3,0OO,OOO
in aid of the Philadelphia centennial exposi-
ton in 1876 was discussed. Mr. Kelly made
a speech in support of the bill, and pending
a further discussion, the House took recess.
In the evening session the Indian appropria-
ton bill was resumed and discussed until aa-
journment.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, Mr.. Sherman, of
the finance committee, reported new curren-
cy bill as a substitute for the House bill. 1t
provides for free banking, redemption of Uni
ted States notes in five per cent. gold bearing
bonds, and retirement of fifty per cent green
backs upon the issue of lational bank curren-
cy. The maximum greenback circulation to
be 1882, 100000; new national bank notes to
be issued to the amount of s164 ,000,O 900, pro-
vded that for each million of such notes
issued there shall be s500,000 of greenbacks
retired, until the total greenback circulation
shall have been reduced to s300,000,00O. In
the House, a number of unimportant bills
we're passed. The centennial bill occupied
the attention of the House the greater part Of
the day and the whole of the evening session.
In the Senate, on the 7th, the committee on
appropriations reported bill appropriating
100000 for the relief of the sufferers by the
overflow of the Mississippi, which was passed.
In the House nearly the entire day was devo-
ted to debate and consideration Of the centen-
NAL bill, which finally ended in the House re-
fusing to order the engrcssing of the bill.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the committee
on Indian affairs reported, without amend
ment, the bill to enable Indians to become
citizens. On the call of the calendar of gen.
eral orders number of unimportant bills
were passed. Mr.. Sherman gave notice that
as soon as the Geneva award bill and the civil
rights bill shall have been disposed of, he will
call up the new finance bill. In the House,
the bill appropriatipg 100000 for the relief
of the sufferers by the overflow of the Missls-
sippi was passed. The motion to table the
centennial bill was withdrawn and it was re-
committed. The bill will not be brought up
again this session but its friends are confident
that it can be passed next winter. The bill to
extend the provisions Of the act for the colec-
ton of debts due from southern railroads was
passed.