Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-01-18
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 9th, Mr.. Thurman
presented the petition of prominent business
men and citizens of Cincinnati, members of
both political parties, asking an amicable set.
Element of the Presidential contest. The res
olution to bring Turner, the telegrapher from
Jacksonville, Oregon, before the bar of the
Senate was resumed and adopted-yeas, 35;
nays, 3. Mr.. Booth, of California, submitted
an elaborate bill, providing that where the
two houses fail to agree on ally vote cast, it be
referred to the Supreme Court Judges, each
house to be represented by counsel, and the
ruling of majority of the Supreme Court
Judges shall be decisive. Ordered printed.
In the House, resolution requiring the ju-
dietary committee to report within two days
a constitutional amendment prohibiting the
payment of war claims to any but loyal per-
sons, was lost for the want of two-thirds ma
jority-11O to IS. A resolution, offered by
Mr. Mills, of Texas, denouncing the lawless
invasion, by armed force, of the soil of any
State or Territory, no matter under what pre-
text, as among the gravest of crimes, was also
lost for the want of two.thirds majority-107
to 80.
Legislation in the Senate, on the 9th, was
confined to District of Columbia affairs. Sher-
man and Bogy spoke on the Louisiana Re-
turning Board, when the Senate adjourned.
In the House, warrant was ordered for the
arrest of Orton, President of the Western Un-
ion Telegraph Company and to bring him be.
fore the bar of the House for contempt. Like
proceedings in reference to the Louisiana Re-
turning Board to produce official papers, were
referred to the judiciary committee, with in
structions to report on the power of the House
in the premises.
In the Senate on the 10th, Mr.. Boutwell,
presented petition Of the Boston Board Of
Trade, asking Congress to provide by law for
the appointment of an International Con-
vention to consider the expediency of remon.
etizing silver coin, and fixing the value ofsilver
coin in relation to gold coin, and until such
convention on the subject, silver shall not be
made legal tender for any sum above ten
dollars. Referred to the committee on f.
nance Several bills of no public Importance
were introduced during the morning hour,
and the Senate then resumed the considera.
tion of unfinished business, being the House
bill to perfect revision Of the Statutes of
the United States. In the House, the Senate
bill for Commissioners to an International
Convention on the silver question, was dis
cussed for an hour without final action.
In the Senate on the 18th, the House bill
was passed making appropriations to supply
Deficiencies in the contingent fund of the
House of Representatives. The bill for per.
fecting the revision of the statutes was dis
cussed during the remainder of the day. The
House passed the consular, diplomatic and
military academy appropriation bills. All
amendments to the former in the way Of re-
duciug salaries were defeated. Dudley Field,
of New York, was admitted to his seat as a
representative.
In the Senate on the 18th, Mr.. Chafee, of
Colorado, introduced bill to abolish the use
of stoves for heating passenger railroad cars.
Referred to committee on railways. Mr..
Frelinghuysen presented petition from per-
SONS representing the financial, commercial,
manufacturing and business interests of New
ark, N. j., asking that, in counting the elec-
toral vote, all party considerations be laid
aside, and pure, unselfsh patriotism guide
the action of Congress. The petition having
been read, Mr. Frelinghuysen spoke upon the
question it involved, expressing his sympa-
thies with the sentiments of the petitioners.
The petition was referred to the special com.
mittee of seven Senators appointed to consid.
er the Presidential difficulties. The bill for
the correction and revision of the laws passed.
Mr.. Booth addressed the Senate in favor of
his plan for counting the electoral votes,
which submits to the Supreme Court points
upon which both houses of Congress may be
unable to agree. The Senate then adjourned
until Monday. E. W. Barnes, the New Or
leans telegrapher, appeared before the bar of
the House and answered that if he again took
control of the New Orleans Office, and there
were any kilograms demanded of him, he
would be willing to produce them. The
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