Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-24
The Murkrille Gmqairer,
YORKVTLLE. S. C.. /:
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. "a, 1878.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

LII C06 SeIlaCo ou Ille 1oLu, NIl. NAoIho"o
gave notice that he would ask the Senate to
come to vote on the pending silver resou-
tion on Monday next. Mr.. VOORHEES, made
two-hours' speech upon the currency ques-
ton, favoring the reconciliation Of silver,
the repeal of the resumption act, and the
payment Of the bonds and legal tender notes.
A complete synopsis of his argument is print
ed on the first page of this issue. In the
House, additional petitions on the female suf:
frage question were presented. Mr. Wad-
dell introduced bill to protect sub contract
ors for carrying mails. Referred. Mr..
Springer introduced bill to prevent the fur
ther contraction of the currency, provided
that the volume of the legal tenders shall
not be reduced below two hundred and fifty
million dollars, and requiring the Secretary
of the Treasury to reissue legal tenders paid
into the Treasury. Referred. Davis, OF
North Carolina, asked leave to offer resolu.
ton, reciting that the present internal reve-
nue. tax and collection was unjust and une-
quail, and directing the committee on ways
and means to provide for the total abolition
of the internal revenue system, or if that is
impracticable, to modify the system so as
to distribute the burden more equally upon
all sections of the country, and by making
the mode of collecting less obnoxious, and re-
duce the temptation for fraud and evasion.
Mr.. Covert, of New York, objected. Frank
lin, of Missouri, asked leave to offer resolu-
ton, declaring it to be the opinion of this
House that United States notes should be
made legal tender for duties on imports,
and directing the committee on banking and
currency to report bill to that end. Mr..
Frye, of Maine, objected. Price, of Iowa,
made speech in favor of remonetizing Sill
YER, and the House then, at 3 P. NJ, ad-
journed.
In the Senate on the 18th, Mr.. Withers
presented joint resolution of the Virginia
Legislature, favoring a reduction of the tax
on tobacco. Referred to the financial com.
mittee. Several petitions and memorials were
introduced and referred; after which the
Matthews silver resolution came up as un.
finished business. A motion to refer the res
oluton to the judiciary committee was made,
and the vote resulted, yeas 10, nays 81. Mr..
Cockrell announced the death of the late
Senator Bogy, of Missouri, and delivered a
eulogy. Brief eulogistic speeches we're also
made my Messrs. Make, Christiancy, John
ston, Kernon, Merrimon, Sargent and Arm
strong the latter of whom offered the Gus
tomary resolutions of regard, and at P. NJ,
as a further mark of respect to the memory
of the deceased Senator, the Senate ad-
iourned. In the House, joint resolution
was passed accepting from Elizabeth Thomp-
son, of New York, gift of Carpenters
painting, representing Lincoln and his Cabi'
net reading the first draft of the Emancipa-
ton Proclamation. Stephens, of Georgia,
recommended the unanimous adoption of the
resolution. Prye, of Maine, reported bill
from the judiciary committee making persons
charged with crimes and offences, competent
witnesses in the United States Courts. The
bill was undisposed of at the expiration of the
morning hour. A bill was passed appropri-
ating $4,000 for the removal of snags from
the Mississippi river. The Senate resolutions
in relation to Senator Bogys death, were re-
ceived and laid over until Wednesday next,
and at 3.55 the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th, during the
morning hour, Mr.. Wadleigh presented the
fragments of what was intended by Senator
Morton to form part Of his minority report
from the Chinese Immigration Commission,
but which was not completed at the time of
his death. In the portions presented strong
ground is taken in defence of the American
doctrine that man has right to select his
home, and change his allegiance, doctrine
for which, he says, this government has con-
tended since its organization, and which has
but recently been admitted by Germany and
some other European powers. He defends
the Chinese as not being exceptionally vi
cious, and claims that white labor has been
elevated, and the prosperity of California ad-
vanced by their presence in that State. He
observed that the Chinese we're civilized
while Europe was barbarous, and hopes for
much from the future enlightenment of that
people. The report was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations which has the ma
jority report under consideration. Mr.. Howe,
of Wisconsin, introduced bill to punish the
forcible obstruction of interior State COM
merce upon railroads. Referred. A slap at
the recent decision of the Supreme Court in
the Louisiana civil rights case. Mr.. Ferry,
of Michigan, introduced bill providing for
the classification of mail matter, and provid.
ing rates of postage thereon. After the ex-
piration of the morning hour, the death of
the late Senator Morton was announced, the
customary resolutions offered, and eulogistic
speeches made by several Senators when, at
$40, the Senate adjourned. In the House,
Mr.. Davis, of North Carolina, introduced a
bill to restrict Chinese immigration, prohib'
iting after January l, 1879, any importation
into the United States, of Chinese exceeding
one person, male or female, to each 100 tons
capacity of any vessel, but exempts from the
provisions of any Chinese Ambassador, his
family and servants, or the crew of any ves'
sell For each Chinese imported in excess OF
the foregoing tax of 800 shall be paid to
and collected by the Collector of Customs at
the port where the vessel carrying these Chi
nese may arrive. If the mate, owner, OF
consignee Of the vessel refuses the payment