Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-03-08

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ton bill was reported. 1t contains clause
that no portion Of the appropriation shall be
used to support any State government by the
army. A special clause exists that neither
the governments of South Carolina or Louisi-
ana shall be supported until recognized by
Congress. The motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill was agreed to. The bill
goes to the Senate. This action is regarded
az equivalent to the success of Hampton and
Nichols. The river and harbor appropria-
ton bill failed to receive a two-thirds vote,
and must take its regular course. The con-
ference committee on post office appropra'
tions were also unable to agree, and new
conference was ordered. Heard, of Ohio, re-
ported a resolution reciting that as it had been
declared that the President of the United
States may be inaugurated on the fraudulent
action of the Louisiana Returning Board, its
members should be discharged from custody,
yeas, 80; nays, 81. The bill for the payment
of claims passed upon by the Southern Claims
Commission passed. 1t appropriates S474,'
900. The bill allowing the proceedings in
the nature of quo auaranto to try the title
of President or Vice-President, was de-
feated by 66 to SO.
| In the Senate on the 3rd, the session was
devoted to discussing the provisions of the
army appropriation bill, and resulted in the
adoption-by strict party vote of yeas, 30 /;
nays, 23-of substitute for the House bill,
which provides that the troops shall be re-
moved from the Southern States. In the
House, the resolution that the investigating
committees be discharged from further con-
sideration of matters committed to them, and
that persons held for contempt be discharged,
was adopted. The conference on the sundry
civil appropriation failed. In the legislative
appropriation bill, all points in dispute were
compromised except as to the Presidents sal
ary, the House voting to insist on reduction
to $4,000. A resolution was reported by
Knott, of Kentucky, and adopted by strict
party vote, 1877 to SO, declaring that Tilden
had received 1856 votes of duly qualified elec-
tors, and was thereby duly elected President,
and that in the opinion of the House, Hen
dricks having received the like number of
electoral votes, was thereby duly elected Vice.
President.
Both Houses were in session all Of Satur-
day night and up to noon on Sunday. In
the Senate new conference was asked for
and agreed to with the House committee on
the army appropriation bill. The legislative
appropriation bill passed with the Presidents
salary fixed at $4,000. After further rou-
tine business, Mr.. Blaine from the conference
committee on the army appropriation bill,
reported that there had been third confer.
ence on that bill without any agreement ex'
planning as the reason therefor that the House
would not recede from the provisions of the
bill requiring the removal of the military
from the Southern States. At this point, the
hour of IL NJ. having arrived, Mr.. Ferry
pronounced his valedictory and the session
closed. The House proceedings were con-
fined to the military appropriation bill, the
majority adhering to the restricting clause,
and when the hands on the clock dial indi-
Gated FIVE minutes before noon, the Speaker
rose and delivered his valedictory, announc.
ing the close of tho present Congress.
EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE.
On the 9th the Senate convened in extra
session. Ferry was elected President pro
tenn. After the Senate was called to order,
the new Senators we're called and the oath of
office administered to those not objected to-.
Those objected to were Kellogg, of Louisi-
ana; Morgan, of Alabama, and Lamar, of
Mississippi. The President pro tenn. announc-
ed that there were two sets of credentials
from South Carolina, and there was but one
vacancy. Mr. Gordon, of Georgia, objected
to the oath being administered to any one
claiming seat from South Carolina, and the
credentials of Corbin and Butler we're also
laid over. When the name of Lafayette
Grover, Senator elect from Oregon, was call.
ed, he did not respond. The Senators not
objected to having been sworn in, Mr. Ferry
asked if the Vice-President elect of the Uni
ted States was ready to take the oath Of Of
flee. After few minutes Mr.. Wheeler entered
the Senate chamber. leaning on the arm Of
Mr.. McCreary, of the committee of arrange
ments, and was escorted to the desk of the
presiding officer, when Mr.. Ferry ,said-"I
have great pleasure in presenting the Vice
President of the United States" Mr.. Wheel
er made brief address, at the conclusion of
which Mr.. Ferry retired from the chair, say
ing: "With great pleasure, Mr.. Vice-Presi-
dent, I surrender the chair to you" The
Vice-President then announced that the Sen
ate would proceed to witness the Inaugural
ton of the President. After returning from
the Inauguration ceremonies, Mr.. Hamlin
submitted resolution that committee of
three Senators be appointed by the Vice.
President to wait upon the President Of the
United States and inform him that quorum
of the Senate had assembled, and that the
Senate will be pleaseed to receive any com.
munication he may be pleased to make. A.
greed to, and Messrs. Hamlin, Morton and
Ransom were appointed such committee. The
Senate then adjourned till ~ o'clock Tuesday.
EX PARTE TILDA STEPHENS.
We publish in another column the opinion
in the above case of Associate Justice Will
lard of the Supreme Court. As is familiar
with our readers, the case involved the ques.
ton of the rightful governorship of South
Carolina-the petitioner, Tilda Stephens, be-
ing a convict pardoned from the penitentiary