Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-02-24
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THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. "a, 1876.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
In the Senate on the 14th, Mr.. Ingalls, in
troduced bill for the protection Of agricul-
ture against ravenous insects. On introdu.
cling the bill, he said that during the past
year the actual loss from ravages of the locust,
chinch bug, army and cotton worm and Hes
sian fly, exceeded two hundred millions of dol
lars; and from the locusts alone the amount
exceeded 6fty millions Of dollars. In seven
counties of Minnesota nearly 10000 bushels
of locusts were destroyed, at cost of 100000.
He believed the subject was worthy the atten-
tion of Congress, and therefore introduced the
bill. Numerous petitions for the Southern Pa
ciGc Railroad were presented. The question
of Pinchback's contested seat was discussed,
when the Senate went into executive session
and adjourned. In the House, Mr.. Hale
moved to suspend the rules and adopt the fol-
lowing resolution: "That prompt measures
should be taken, by such legislation as is
needed, to render effective the policy Of the
resumption of specie payment, by placing in
the hands of the Secretary of the Treasury all
necessary powers to carry out said object, to
the end that sound and stable currency may
be provided for the people" Mr.. Morrison
suggested that the resolution should be refer
red to the committee on banking and curren-
cy. Mr.. Hale thought it better to have an
opinion of the House at once. He said ne
wished to ascertain if caucusing had done his
Democratic friends on the other side Of the
House any good. Adjourned without action.
In the Senate on the 18th, the Committee
on Territories reported favorably on the bill
to enable the people of New Mexico to form a
State Government and Constitution, and for
the admission of said State into the Union on
an equal footing with the original States.
Placed on the calendar. A petition from the
merchants of Baltimore was presented, ask
ing the repeal of the bankrupt law. The bill
to remove restrictions on sales of public lands
in several of the Southern States passed. 1t
provides that public lands affected by this act
shall be offered for sale as soon as practicable,
from time to time, according to the provisions
of the existing law, and shall not be subject
to private entry until so offered. In the
House, Mr.. Jones, of Kentucky, offered ares
olution repeating the act of March 1S, 1869
providing for the payment in coin of the in
terest on the 500 bonds. Referred to the
committee on banking and currency. A res
olution was offered by Mr.. Taylor, and adopt
ed, that the Secretary of the Treasury report
the amount of gold owned by the msnt,
available for the resumption of specie pay
ments. The fortifcation bill, appropriating
$1,000, was reported. Mr.. Walker, Of Vir-
ginia, from the committee on education and
labor, reported back bill to apply the pro-
ceeds of the sales of public lands to the edu-
cation of the people, Referred to the COM
mittee Of the whole.
In the Senate on the 18th, the committee
on claims reported adversely on the bill to
settle claims for advances by several States
for the war of 1872. Thejudiciary committee
reported adversely on Merrimon's bill to pay
claims for carrying mails in the Southern
States before the war. After lengthy dis
cussion of the Pincback case, on motion OF
Mr.. Merrimon, the vote by which the bill to
pay for carrying mails in the Southern States
before the war was indefinitely postponed was
reconsidered and the bill was placed on the
calendar. In the House, the bill extending
the time for filing claims for additional boun-
ty to July, 1880, passed. The amendment to
the bill admitting Colorado passed. 1t ap-
propriates $4,000 to pay the expense of a
convention. The special order bill reorgani-
zing the judiciary was taken up, but without
final action upon it the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th, Mr.. Ingalls,, Of
Kansas, introduced a bill for the regulation Of
Indian affairs, which was referred to the COM
mittee on Indian affairs The House pro-
ceedings were unimportant. Mr.. Cox was
regularly sworn as Speaker pro tenn, to hold
during Mr.. Kerr's absence.
The proceedings of either House on the 18th
were unimportant.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.