Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-16
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the ith, Mr. dorsey, Vi
Arkansas, from the committee on appropria'
tions, reported back the post-office approprla'
ton bill, with sundry amendments. The
House bill, forbidding the further destruction
of legal tenders, was read the second time and
passed by a vote of 33 to 25, but the morn
ing hour expiring, the Senate resumed routine
matters. The pension bill was passed. In
the House, the bill to establish permanent
form of government for the District of Co.
lumbia was debated and passed. The tariff
bill was taken up in committee of the whole.
Mr.. Banks. of Massachusetts, made speech
against it. The motion to 60 into committee
on the bill had only majority of one, al
though five of the tariff men voted in the af.
6rmative.
In the Senate on the 9th, in discussing the
Indian appropriation bill, Senators Maxey
and Coke opposed the removal Of the wild
Indians into the Indian territory. Senator
Ingalls, agreed that their location there would
be in violation of the treaty with the Chero-
KEGS. The discussion continued at great
length, and without definite action, the Senate
adjourned. In the House, Mr.. Tucker made
a two hours speech on the tariff, which at
tracted great attention. He was followed by
Representative Robbins, of North Carolina.
Referring to the public debt, Mr. Robbins
said that he was of the opinion that payments
into the sinking fund should be suspended for
some years. He was not a repudationlst.
The national debt must be paid in the man.
ner it was contracted to be paid, and in the
same medium, and though he gave his sup
port to the bill, he did not think it was what
it should be. He also presented forcible
argument on behalf of reform of the inter-
nal revenue and reduction of the tax on to-
bacco.
In the Senate on the 9th, in compliance
with senator Buffers resolution, communi-
cation was received from the Secretary OF
War, endorsing General Humphreys, Chief
of Engineers, report submitting the project OF
General Gilmore for the permanent improve,
ment of the channel into Charleston harbor
by means of low jetties, with an estimate OF
the probable cost also, report of the Board
of Engineers approving the project. On mo-
ton of Senator Butler, the report and accom-
panying papers were referred to the Senate
Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be
printed. President Tupper, of the Chamber
of Commerce, expresses much satisfaction
with the report and progress. In the House,
the tariff bill was debated, Mr.. Kelley, OF
Pennsylvania speaking against it, and Messrs
Harris and Smith, Of Georgia, speaking in
favor of it,
In the Senate on the 10th, a petition was
presented from the Charleston Chamber OF
Commerce, advocating the appropriations re-
auired under Gen. Gillmere's plan for deep
ening the bar; also urging the claims Of
Charleston as a commercial port, with stats
tics of her trade and exports. On motion ot
Senator Butler, the petition was referred tc
the committee on commerce, and ordered tc
be printed. The Senate passed the bill to re-
peal the bankrupt law, amended so that il
shall take effect on the 1st of September
1878, instead of the 1st Of January. The
bill goes back to the House for concurrence
in the amendment. In the House, a bill or
the private calendar for the relief of Richard
Heater, of Virginia, gave rise to long, ex
citing, and, at times, angry debate, in regarc
to war claims in general, during which the
claim of Heater, which gave rise to the de
bate, was lost sight Of. Mr. White, of Penn