Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-06-11
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


vide for the sale of extra copies of public doc
uments and for the distribution of the regular
official editions thereof, was called up, and
some verbal amendments recommended by
the joint committee on printing we're adopted.
The bill was then laid over. Resolutions ia
voring the eight hour law were laid before
the Senate by the President pro tenn. The
committee on military affairs reported adverse
ly on the bill allowing army officers to wear
certain emblems Indicative of honors conferred
upon them. The Indian appropriation bill
was taken up, and after several amendments
were made, was agreed to. Mr.. Ramsey
gave notice that he would shortly call up the
postal telegraph bill. In the House, Mr..
Poland, from the judiciary committee, report
ed bill in relation to courts and judicial
officers in the Territory of sTtah, which, after
considerable discussion, was passed
In the Senate, on the 3rd, preamble and
resolutions of workngnen Of California were
presented, favoring the eight-hour law. The
committee on Judiciary reported a substitute
for the House bill amending the charter of
the Freedmeu's Savings and Trust Company,
which was passed. In the House, the COM
mittee on elections in the contested election
case of Thomas NJ. Gunter against William
w. Wiltshire, from the third district Of Ar
Kansas reported in favor of Mr.. Guntcr.
In the Senate, on the 4th, a large number
of pension bills were reported and passed.
The political disabilities Of Fitzhugh Lee and
Van R. Morgan, of Virginia, were passed. In
the House, conference committee was order
ell on the bill in relation to the Freedmen s
Savings Bank. A conference committee re-
port recommending concurrence in the Sen
ate amendment relative to the distribution of
the Congressional Record was reported and
adopted. The Senate amendments to the
Military Academy appropriation bill were
conculred in and the bill passed, when the
House resumed consideration of the bill for
the improvement of the mouth Of the Missis-
sippi river At the evening session, Mr.. Will
SON and Mr.. Butler, of Tennessee, addressed
the house on the subject of the civil rights
bill.
In the Senate, on the 9th, bill for the re-
lief of settlers on lands in Minnesota was pass
ed. Bills were passed for the removal of the
political disabilities Of j. j. Guthrie, Of North
Carolina, and to create an additional land
district in Colorado Mr.. West, from the
committee on appropriations, reported with
amendments the post-office appropriation bill,
and stated that he would call it up on Mon
day. The request of the House for a COM
mittee of conference on the army appropria'
ton bill was agreed to and the committee ap-
pointed. In the House, the bill for the i'm
provement of the mouth of the Mississippi
river was discussed at length and ordered to
third reading. The House then went into
committee of the whole on the private calen-
dar, and large number of private bills were
agreed to and ordered to be reported.
The Senate was not in Session on the 9Th.
In the House, the bill removing the political
disabilities of Fitzhugh Lee was passed. Mr..
Parker from the committee on post-offces
and post-roads, reported bill to amend the
statutes relating to mail contracts, its provis-
ions intended to prevent what are known as
straw bids, which was passed. Mr.. Cobb,
from the same committee reported bill pre-
scribng the method for adjusting the salaries
of post-masters, which was passed. 1t fixes
the salary of the postmaster at New York at
$4,000. All other postmasters are divided
into four classes. The first class embraces
those whose salaries are between $4,000 and
$4,000; the second class those between $1,000
and $4,000; the third class those between
81 900 and $4,000, and the fourth class all
below $1,000 The first, second, and third
classes are to be appointed by the President,
and those of the fourth class by the Postmas-
ter General. The salaries Of all are to be
paid in even sums of one hundred dollars,
and the actual receipts and revenues of the
office are made the basis of compensation.
Salaries are to be adjusted once in two years.
Duplicate accounts are to be made out show
ing the entire operations of the office. 1t
also changes the method of cancellation so as
to keep more accurate accout.
The same committee reported bill to pro-
vide for the prepayment Of postage on printed
matter and for other purposes, which was
passed. The bill provides that on all news
papers and periodical publications mailed
from known office of publication or news
agency, and addressed to regular subscribers
or news agents, postage shall be charged at
the following rates, viz: On newspapers and
periodical publications issued weekly, or more
frequently than once week, one cent and
five mills for each pound and fraction thereof,
and on those issued less frequently than once
a week, three cents for each pound or frac-
ton thereof. Upon the receipt of such news
papers or periodicals at the office of mailing,
they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp.
Newspapers sent to subscribers in the county
of publication shall 60 free. The Postmaster
General may prescribe by regulation an af-
6davit in form to be taken by each publisher
ola newspaper or news agent who distributes
the newspapers, stating that he will not send
or knowingly permit to be sent through the
mails any copy or copies Of a newspaper
or periodical publication, except to regular
subscribers or news agent or as an exchange,
without prepayment Of postage at the rate
of one cent for each two ounces or frac-
tional part thereof Any publisher or news
agent refusing to take such affidavit shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con-