Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-02-04
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

IN Cne SeDaCe, Oh Cne LOCI, uIll WAS III
troduced to provide for and regulate the count
ing of votes for President and Vice. President
Mr.. Scott, from the committee on finance, re-
ported, with amendments, House bill amend
ing the national bank act, and fixing the com
pensation of national bank examiners. Mr.
Pease, Of Mississippi, spoke on the Louisiana
affair, in support of the acts Of the admins
tration. In the House, majority and minorl'
ty reports we're submitted by the committee
on elections upon the joint resolution propos'
ing an amendment to the constitution in re-
gard to the manner of voting for President
and Vice-President. Both reports were or
dered to be printed and recommitted. Mr.
Tremain, of New York, reported adversely
upon the joint resolution proposing amend,
ment to the constitution of the United States
providing that Congress shall not make any
thing but gold and silver a legal tender in
payment of debts Mr.. Cessna, of Pennsyl-
vania, reported adversely upon the bill for
the relief of the Southern States by the COM
promise and settlement of their debts, and it
was laid on the table. A petition signed by
II citizens of Cumberland, Nd, was presented
against putting on the proposed duty on tea
and coffee.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Dorsey III
troduced bill to establish certain telegraph
lines in the several States and Territories as
post-roads, and to regulate the transmission
of commercial and other intelligence by tele'
graph. Mr.. Thurman spoke at length, con-
demning the recent action of the military in
New Orleans. In the House, on the motion
of Gen. Butler to take up the civil rights bill,
the opponents of the bill occupied the entire
day by fllibustering and making dilatory
motions.
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, number OF
petitions were presented against the renewal
of the duty on tea and coffee. After the dis
position of some questions pertaining to Dis
trict of Columbia affairs, Mr.. Conkling OBJ
tained the floor and spoke on the Louisiana
question, defending the course that had been
pursued by the administration and the mill
tary. In the House, the deadlock on the
civil rights bill continued, the session being
prolonged to late hour by the introduction
of dlatory motions for the purpose of stavlng
off the question.
In the Senate, on the 29th, Mr.. Conkling
and Mr.. Gordon continued the discussion o.
the Louisiana question, at the conclusion o.
which, the Senate adjourned until Monday
In the House, the deadlock on the civi
rights bill continued whole of the session
until late hour, having been occupied with
dilatory motions, and the adjournment wa:
finally procured only through the exhaustion
of the members
The Senate, on the 30th, was not in session
In the House, the entire day, until 4.3O 7
NJ, was occupied by 6llibustering on the par
of the opponents of the civil rights bill.
In the Senate, on the 1st instant, severa
petitions we're presented against the restora
ton of the duty on tea and coffee. Mr. Prat
presented the joint resolutions Of the Indiana
| Legislature III favor OF granting pensions u
surviving soldiers of the Mexican war. Th'
committee on claims reported back severa
memorials for compensation for quartermas
ter's stores taken by the Federal army during
the war. Petitions were presented agalns
the renewal of any internal taxation. Th'
Senate then resumed the consideration of Mr.
Schurz' Louisiana resolution, and speeche
we're made by West, of Louisiana, and Nor
rill, of Vermont. In the House, Mr.. Hale, o
Maine, offered resolution to amend the rule
so as to prevent the making of dilatory mo
tions, which was referred to the committee OF
rules. The committee on appropriation
agreed to the following items on the sundr.
civil bill for public buildings at the place
named: Charleston, S. c., sl51 900; Raleigh
N. c., $4,000.