Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-02-10

| On the following day tne supply OIL was
reported to the House, with the above figures,
as suggested by the Governor.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
The proceedings of the Senate on the 31st
were unimportant. In the House, the follow
ing bills, among others, were introduced: To
amend the act for the rturn of the net pro-
ceeds of cotton seized after 1865. TO abolish
the restrictions on the sale Of leaf tobacco.
To build bridge across the Mississippi river
at Memphis. The military academy bill pass
ed, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 1st instant, the COM
mittee on finance reported favorably on House
bill to extend the time for stamping unstamp-
ed instruments. Passed The same commit
tee concurred in the resolution for a common
unit of money for the United States and
Great Britain, giving their reasons why it
should pass. The House took up as special
order the proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition, reported from the judiciary committee
which is, that "no person who has held or
may hereafter hold the Office of President
shall ever again be eligible to the same office" !"
To this amendment, Mr.. Frye, Of Maine, Of
fered the following as substitute: "From
and after the 4th day of March, in the year
| 1885, the term of office Of President and Vice.
President of the United States shall be six
years, and any person having been elected to
and held the Office of President, or who for
TWO terms has held such Office, shall be ineligi-
BILE to reelection" The bill was discussed by
Knott, of Kentucky; New, of Indiana; Frye,
of Maine McCrary, of Iowa; Caul6eld, Of
Illinois Lawrence, of Ohio; and Harrison,
of Illinois, after which Mr.. Knott gave notice
that he would call the previous question on
Wednesday, at the expiration oft the morning
hour, and then the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the End, Mr.. Sherman
presented petitions for the virtual repeal Of
the resumption act. Mr.. Clayton called up
the bill repeating the restrictions in disposing
of public lands in certain Southern States.
The bill was opposed on the ground that spec
ulators would get hold of the lands. Further
consideration of the bill was postponed. In
the House, the committee on foreign affairs
was directed to enquire into the expediency
of requesting the President to negotiate a
treaty of commerce with the Republic OF
France. The bill authorizing the sale of the
Kansas Indian land in Kansas to actual set
tiers passed. Consideration of the amend
ment to the constitution regarding the Presi-
Dental term was resumed. Mr.. Knott closed
the debate, quoting the maxim in regard to
ofice-holders that "few die and none resign"
Picturing the allurements of the Presidential
office, he INDUCED the following remarks:
"a salary Of $50, 900, mansion sustained in
style ofluxury that few persons dreamed OF, fur
nished, repaired and heated at an annual expense
of $25 600, with the very air breathed there per-
fumed by exotics propagated in S55, 900 gar
den ; house maintained at an annual expense of
s., 600; Private Secretary at $4,000 year, to do
the Presidents writing; two Assistant Secretaries,
at g. 500 year. to do the work of the Private Sec
retary two clerks at g., ,50O to do the work Of the
81, 900, to supply the Presidents table with the
choicest wines and the richest viands that could
| tempt or satiate his appetite; with $G,OOO year
for books, periodicals, stationery. kilograms and
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| meant he did not know, but he thanked God for
the contingencies. [Laughter.] If the children
of Israel sighed for the flesh pots of Egypt what
must be the anguish Of a sensitive soul when ta-
king the last long farewell Of such salary and lux
| ries? He asked the gentlemen to 60 home to
| their honest, hard-worked, over taxed constitu-
ents and tell them why four years was not suf-
ticient length of time for any American citizen to
| enjoy such an oflce.'
The vote to recommit the bill was lost. 1t
was 127 to 127-a tie, and the Speaker voted
in the negative. The vote was then taken on
the passage of the bill and it was lost-yeas,
IA nays 1O6-a strict party vote, except
Randall, who voted nay in order to move re-
consideration, which was pending at adj journ-
ment.
The proceedings of the Senate on the 3rd
were unimportant. In the House number
Of bills of no general interest were introduced.
While the House was in Committee of the
Whole ON diplomatic appropriations spirit
ed colloquy occurred among several Northern
and Southern representatives, occasioned by
the appropriation asked for to improve and
protect the levees Of the Mississippi river.
The President vetoed the bill transferring
certain Indian funds from the Interior to the
Treasury Department.
In the Senate, on the 4th, twenty-one pc
titions were presented from workingmen and
others for a subsidy to the Southern Pacific
railroad. Mr.. Hamilton introduced a bill
giving the Court of Claims jurisdiction to
hear and determine claims of lawful owners,
or their legal representatives, Of cotton seized
after the 3Oth of June, 1865, by agents or off,
GERS of the Government where it shall appear
to the satisfaction of the Court that the seizure
was made by military officer, or United
States treasury agent, and that the proceeds
ofsuch seizure were duly accounted for to the
Government. The bill is not to apply to any
claim now pending in the Court Of Claims for
cotton seized prior to June 80, 1865 After
brief discussion of Pinchback's claim to
seat, the Senate adjourned to Monday. The
House was occupied with the private calen-
dar, and adjourned until Monday.