Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-02-07
The Aurkrille Gnqnirer.
YORKVTLLE. s. G.. :
THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 7, 1878.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

THURSDAY MORNING., FEB. 7, 1878.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 29th, the debate on
the silver bill was continued-Wallace ma
king a speech in support of the bill, and
Davis and Whyte opposing it. In the House,
Butler, of Massachusetts,, made personal
explanation in regard to protests against his
action on the Bland silver bill. One was
from his constituents at Lowell, and he re-
cognized their right to protest The other
was from an association of Unitarian clergy
men, also protesting against his action. But
ler did not take kindly to this, and his only
reply was to have read that portion of Johns
gospel recounting the dismissing of the mon-
ey changers from the temple. Mr.. Rice, of
Ohio, also made personal explanation de-
nying the assertion made in the House on
Friday, that the pension committee would not
report pension bill on account of the ex-
pense involved.
In the Senate on the 30th, the delay in the
adjustment of pension claims incidentally
came up, and the allegation was made that it
took sixteen months for an inquiry to 60
through from the Pension Office to the Sur
geon- Generals office, in regular order. Mr..
Christiancy made speech in favor of the
gold standard, or if the double standard be
insisted upon, making the silver dollar Of sufi
cient weight to be equal in value to gold In
the House, Frye, of Maine, presented the petit
tion of thirty thousand women of the United
States, asking Congressional legislation to
prevent liquor traffic in the Territories and
the District of Columbia. This petition was
referred to the judiciary committee. Tuck
er's bill to extend the time for the withdraw
al of spirits in bond to July 1st, 1878, was
taken up, and after a lengthy discussion, all
after the enacting clause was stricken out, and
the substitute was adopted by vote of 145
to 112 nays as follows "That reduction Of
the tax on distilled spirits is inexpedient." !"
This action is regarded as indicating deter
mination not to reduce the tax at all.
In the Senate on the 3lst, after the usual
presentation of petitions in the Senate, a
number of private bills were passed. Mr..
Maxey called up and the Senate passed the
bill appropriating two hundred thousand dol.
lars for the erection of military posts on the
Rio Grande frontier, after which the silver
bill came up as unfinished business. Addi-
tiona amendments were offered by Senators
Booth and Morgan, and there being no Sena-
tor prepared to speak, and several who were
absent desiring to do so, the bill was laid
over to Monday to which time the Senate ad
journed In the House, Vance, Of North
Carolina, introduced a resolution directing
the judiciary committee to investigate the
charges of INSTRUMENTATION in the western
judicial district of North Carolina. Referred
Waddell, from the post Office committee, re-
ported the bill to fix the pay of letter car
riers, and regulate the compensation of post
masters, and both were referred to the COM
mittee of the whole House. The House, in
committee of the whole, considered the Mill
tary Academy appropriation bill, but no vote
was taken on any clause. The amount re.
commended by the bill is s272,155, or S14,-
449 less than appropriated in the bill of last
year. The election committee reported in
the contested election case Of Wigginton vs.
Pacheco, from the Fourth California district,
declaring Wiggnton, Democrat elected AT:
ter the announcement of number of ap-
pointments to fill vacancies on committees
of which appointments none are from South
ern States-the House, at 4.35 P. NJ, ad-
journed.
In the House on the 1st instant, no busi-
ness of Importance was transacted. Baker,
of Indiana, preferred charges against Polk,
door. keeper, supported by affidavits, the read
ing of which created much merriment. At
ter long debate the resolutions we're referred
to the committee on expenditures.
In the Senate on the 4th, great part Of
the morning hour was taken up in the pre-
sentation of petitions from all parts of the
country, most of them demonstrating against
any changes in the present tariff duties, and
the restoration of the tax on tea and coffee !;
all of which were referred to the committee
on finance. Other petitions favoring the or.
ganization of department of industry, the
head thereof to be Cabinet officer, were
presented and referred to the committee on
finance Beck spoke in support of his amend
ment, and Bayard in opposition to the silver
bill. In the House, the following bills were
introduced and referred: By Davis, of North
Carolina-Reducing the tax on brandy made
from peaches or apples. By Shelly, of Ala
bama-For commission to inquire as to the
best means of destroying the cotton army
worm. Hooker, of Mississippi, moved to
suspend the rules and pass bill authorizing
special term of the Circuit and District
Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
for the purpose of trying causes arising from
the seizure of timber alleged to have been OBJ
tanned by depredations on public lands; de-
feated by yeas, 145; nays, 81 not two-thirds
in the affirmative. A motion to suspend the
rules and to instruct the committee on ways
and means to report graduated income tax
was defeated by l66 to Sc; not two.thirds in
the affirmative.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- The Democrats of Abbevlle county have
determined on thorough reorganization of