Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29
commissioners from each State and Terrific
~ allows the use of one or more vessels OF
war and appropriates S15O.000.

commissioners from each State and Terrific
~; allows the use of one or more vessels o.
war, and appropriates $15O,000.
In the Senate on the 21st, several private
bills we're considered, and in the afternoon
Mr.. Conklng, for the Republican Senators
demanded an immediate vote on a motion o.
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts, to lay on the ta
BILE the resolution of Mr. Thurman to dis
charge the committee on privileges and elec
tions from the further consideration of the
credentials of M. C. Butler, as Senator from
South Carolina. The Democratic Senator.
opposed this motion, and to carry the matter
over until the next day, Mr.. Thurman sub
mitted motion for an executive session
which was agreed to-yeas, 80; nays, 29-
Mr. Conover, of Florida, and Davis, of 1lli
nois voting with the Democrats in favor of the
executive session. After the executive ses
sion, Thurman's resolution to discharge the
committee on privileges and elections from
the further consideration of the Senatorial
contest from South Carolina, was discussed
without action, until adjournment. Mr.. AL
lison, of Iowa, from the committee on finance
reported, with amendments, the House bill
to authorize the free coinage of the standard
silver dollar and to restore its legal tender
character. Placed on the calendar. The
House was occupied all day with the consid'
GRAFTON of the deficiency bill appropriating
S5OO,OOO, the principal items for which are
to pay judgments of the court of claims and
the salaries of postmasters. No definite &C.
ton was taken on the bill.
The session of the Senate on the 22nd was
devoted to discussion Of the resolution to
discharge the committee on privileges and
elections from the further consideration of the
contested case from South Carolina, which res
olution was voted down. In the test vote, Con
over and Patterson voted with the Democrats
MI. Window, from the committe on appropri'
ations, reported, with amendments, the House
resolution in relation to the Paris exhibition
which was placed on the calendar. The Sen
ate then adjourned until Monday. ....
In the House, the motion to reconsider the
vote of yesterday, defeating the amendment
of Mr.. Waddell, of North Carolina, appropri'
atiug $4,000 for mail routes other than rail-
roads and steamship lines was defeated, and
the deficiency bill passed without that provis-
ion. Bills were introduced dy Mr.. Hunter,
of Virginia, for the payment of the full val.
ue of cotton seized by the Treasury officials
after May 1865, and by Mr.. Vance, of North
Corolina, for fast mail service between Wash
iagton and several Southern cities. The de,
bate on the bill to repeal the resumption act
was closed by strong speech in its favor b.,
Mr.. Ewing, of Ohio. The House adjourned
without final action on the bill.
In the House, on the 23rd, number OF
private bills we're offered and referred to ap
propriate committees. The bill repeating the
resumption act was then taken up. There
we're fourteen amendments pending when the
House began to vote, and all of them were
uegatived, except one offered by Mr.. Fort, Of
Illinois, as substitute, and which had &C.
tually been accepted by the committee on
banking and currency. The bill was finally
passed by a vote of 1873 to l20-the vote be-
ing more sectional than political.
In the Senate, on the 26th, Wadleigh, from
the committee on privileges and elections,
submitted report, accompanied by resolu'
ton, declaring w. P. Kellogg entitled to q
seat from Louisiana, for six years, from March
4, 1877. He asked present consideration OF
the question, but objection was made. and the
resolution went over. Merrimon submitted
a minority report, signed by Hill, Salisbury
and himself, in favor of seating Spofford'
The House bill repeating the resumption act
was read by its title and referred to the com
mittee on finance. The remainder of the ses'
sion was consumed in considering the contest
ed case of Mr. Butler from South Carolina