Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-01-13

speech, pledging himself to exhaust all peace
full means to prevent Moses from sitting as
Judge, and, failing that, then to resort to force
if necessary. The preamble and resolutions
were then unanimously adopted, and the
meeting adjourned to sale day in February,
when the people of Sumter will enter upon
thorough organization.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Congress re-assembled on the 9th instant.
In the House, matters concerning banking,
currency and resumption of specie payments
by national banks, were referred to the COM
mittee on banking and currency. Among
the bills introduced was one to repeal the
bankruptcy act, and one to makeprisoners on
trial before United States courts competent
witnesses. Resolutions were offered by Re-
publican members, in effect declaring it to be
the sentiment of the House that those who
fought as soldiers in the Union army should
have public employment in preference to
those who fought for the Confederacy. When
the resolutions were read, Mr.. Wood, of New
York, remarked that this was the Centennial
year-a year in which all past dissensions,
difficulties and controversies should be for
gotten, and moved to refer the resolutions to
the committee on the Centennial celebration,
which was agreed to. Mr.. Harrison, of Ill
inois, then offered the following resolution
That in the distribution Of the patronage of
the House of Representatives and Of the
Government, generally, those duly elected
and who by law have the appointment Of SUBJ
ordinates, should regard the Jefersonian test,
"Is he honest? is he faithful is he capable "
and that recent events in the Federal Admin
istration give peculiar strength to this Demo-
cratic sentiment. Adopted amidst laughter.
In the Senate, Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, in
troduced bill to further provide for the re-
demption of United States legal tender notes
in accordance with existing law. Ordered to
be printed and lie on the table.
In the House, on the 9th, Mr.. New, of In
diana, offered resolution declaring that the
fraternal feeling and good will now existing
in all sections of the country and the manifest
disposition and purpose Of the men who bat
tied against each other in the late civil war
to join hands as one people in the future, is
most auspicious ushering in of the Centennial
year, and that while the people are making
an honest effort to live together in peace and
to uphold the same flag Of an undivided
country, their representatives in Congress
should do no act which would necessarily dis
turb the patriotic concord now existing and
increasing, nor wentonly revive the bitter
memories of the past. He insisted on having
the vote taken by yeas and nays, and it was
accordingly so taken and resulted in the reso-
ton being unanimously adopted. Yeas, 1913;
nays, none. A bill taxing sales of bonds and
stocks and reducing tax on tobacco for the
relief of tobacco growers, and defining tax
on malt liquors, was referred. A resolution
declaring it the opinion Of the House that the
contraction of the currency in the manner
and to the extent that it has been done, has
been detrimental to the business of the coun-
try, and that no farther contraction ought to
be had, was referred to the committee of
ways and means. Mr.. Blaine offered the
following as a substitute for MIR. Randall's
amnesty bill, which was read and ordered to
be printed: That all persons now under disa-
bilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment
to the Constitution of the United States, with
the exception of Jefferson Davis, late Presl-
dent of the so-called Confederate States, shall
be relieved of such disabilities upon their
appearing before any Judge of an United
States Court and taking and subscribing in
open court to the following oath to be duly at
tested and recorded, viz: 81 A. B., do SOL
emnly swear or affirm that I will support and
defend the Constitution of the United States
against all enemies, foreign and domestic;
that will bear true faith and allegiance to
the same; that take this obligation freely,
without any mental reservation or purpose OF
evasion, and that to the best Of my knowledge
and ability 1 will we'll and faithfully dis
charge the duties of citizen of the United
States" The House then adjourned until
Monday. In the Senate lengthy debate en-
sued over Morrill's finance bill. The bill was
finally referred to the committee on finance,
which ends it for the present.
In the Senate, on the 7th, Mr.. Gordon pre-
sented the petition of General Stephen D.
Lee, of Mississippi, for the removal of his
political disabilities. A memorial from the
Arkansas Legislature asking the refunding of
the cotton tax, and memorial from the
Grocers' Association, Of Atlanta, Georgia,
against the restoration Of duty on tea and
coffee, were also presented. The Senate went
into executive session and then adjourned un-
til Monday.
At recent meeting Of the County Com
missioners of Marion they raised the price of
license to sell whisky to $3.50. In Horny the
Commissioners have given notice that after
the 1st of January they will refuse to grant a
license at any price.