Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-02-28
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 18th, Mr.. Spencer, of
Alabama, from the committee on military af-
fairs, reported favorably on the bill for the
relief of VIM. A. Hammond, late Surgeon
General of the army, and it was placed on
the calendar. 1t authorizes the President to
review the proceedings of the general court
martial in his case, and to annul and set
aside the findings and sentence in said court
martial, if, after such review, he shall deem
it right and proper to do so, and in the event
of the findings being set aside, the President
is authorized to place the name of VIM. A.
Hammond on the retired list of the army as
Surgeon General, provided that in case of
such restoration, he shall not be entitled to
back, present, or future pay, or allowance Of
any kind whatsoever. The bill restoring to
the pension rolls those on the rolls of 1872
excluded by reason of sympathy with the
Confederacy, passed-yeas At nays 8. In
the House, the Louisiana contested election of
Ackln against Darrall was taken up, and
Thomas, of Virginia, chairman of the elec-
ton committee, made speech in support of
the committees report, giving the seat to
Acklin. Then Hale, of Maine, got the floor
and occupied it for two hours, in what he
called personal explanation, but what was
in fact criticism of the Presidents concilia.
ton policy in Louisiana, and denunciation
of the Democratic party in that State and all
over the country, for the Returning Board
prosecutions. He was replied to By Gibson,
of Louisiana, and Clymer, of Pennsylvania,
and the debate was closed for the day by a
speech from Garfield in the same general line
as Hale's.
In the Senate on the Goth, Mr.. Cockrell,
of Missouri, submitted resolution instruct
ing the commissioner of agriculture to fur
nish the Senate with such information and
facts as may be in his possession relative to
the disease of hogs, commonly called hog
cholera, with such suggestions as he may
deem pertinent. Agreed to. Mr.. Sargent,
of California, from committee on naval af
fairs, reported, with amendment, Senate bill
to organize Life Saving and Coast Guard
Service. Placed on calendar. 1t provides
for the transfer of the service from the Treas
ury to the Navy Department. The bill to
regulate the compensation of Postmasters,
with the amendment restoring franking priv
ileges, passed by vote of SO to 2. In the
House, the contested case of Acklin against
Darrall, from Louisiana, was decided in fa-
vor of Acklin, Democrat.
In the Senate on the 2lst, Mr.. Spencer, of
Alabama, introduced a bill to provide for
the building of military post for the pro-
lection of the citizens of the Black Hills re-
gion. Referred to the committee on military
affairs. The Senate committee on railroads,
heard arguments on the Texas Pacific and
the Southern Pacific Railroad bills. Among
the combinations was that of Northrop as
District Attorney for South Carolina, which
was made by 3 majority, in the face of an
adverse report. In the House, the Senate
amendments to the Silver bill came up for
action Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, was re-
cognized as having charge of the matter, and
he moved to concur in all the amendments
A point of order that the Senate amendments
appropriated money and must, therefore, be
considered in committee of the whole, was
discussed for two hours, and was finally over
ruled by the Speaker. Then the previous
question was seconded, and Mr.. Stephens had,
under the rules, an hour to close the discus
sion. This time preserving but three min
utes to himself) he parcelled out among men,
bers in allowances of from minute to eight
minutes, and when the discussion was over, a
motion to lay the bill ON the table was made
by Mr.. Hewitt of New York, and rejected,
yeas IA, nays 202 Then the Senate amend