Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-12-19

Superintendent; j. II. Rion, Solicitor; John
Craig, Auditor and Assistant Secretary; Sol.
Haas, General Freight and Ticket Agent ;
j. R. Macmurdo, General Passenger Agent.
... PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 11th, number of ap-
preparation bills were reported. Mr.. Beck,
of Kentucky, introduced bill for the repeal
of section 1918 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, which prohibits any per-
son who has served under the Confederate
Government, from being appointed to posi-
tions in the army of the United States. Laid
on the table. At 1 o'clock, on motion of
Mr.. Hamlin, of Maine, the Senate proceeded
to a consideration of the resolutions submit.
ted by Mr.. Blaine, on the first day of the ses-
sion. in regard to inquiry as to whether at
the recent elections the constitutional rights
of American citizens were violated. Mr..
Blaine spoke at length on the resolutions,
and was replied to by Mr.. Lamar, of Missis-
sippi.
In the House bill was passed, reported
last year from the committee on commerce, to
regulate interstate commerce. The bill
makes it unlawful for any person engaged in
the transportation of property from one State
to another, or to or from any foreign country,
to receive any greater or less amount of com
pensation from one person than another for
like and contemporaneous service. 1t also
makes it unlawful for any person so engaged
to allow any rebate or drawback in ship
ments made by them, or enter into combina-
tion with another carrier to prevent the car
riage of property from being continuous, and
prohibits the pooling of freights.
In the Senate on the 18th, the bill relating
to public printing was called up and passed.
1t authorizes the public printer to print pa
pers and documents for Senators, Representa-
tives and Delegates in Congress upon pay
ment of the cost thereof and ten per cent. ad-
ditional. The forti6cation appropriation bill
was called up and passed. The appropria-
ton for sea-coast Notifications was increased
from s125,OOO to s250,OO0; and for the pro-
lection and preservation and repair of forti-
cations, from 100000 to 100000.
In the House, Mr. Wood, Of New York,
offered resolution providing for the commit
tee of the judiciary to investigate the conduct
of j. ]. Davenport, chief supervisor Of the
last election in the second judicial district of
New York the charge against him being the
exercise of illegal, unjust and oppressive pre-
tended authority in causing the arrest, deten.
tion and Imprisonment of citizens innocent Of
offense, by which he deprived them of the
right to vote and subjected them to indignity,
insult and intimidation without warrant of
law or justification, which arrests have since
been declared illegal in a test case by the
Judge of the Circuit Court of the United
States. The consideration of the resolution
was postponed. A resolution was adopted
ordering "a holiday recess from December
10th to January 9Th.
In the Senate on the 18th, Mr.. Eustis, of
Louisiana, called up the bill appropriating
s5,OOO,O0O for constructing. rebuilding and
repairing the levees along the Mississippi
river. He spoke at length in favor of the
bill. arguing that the Government is respon-
sible in damages to the thousands of people
in the Mississippi valley who have been ruin
ed by crevasses. A number Of bills were in
troduced and referred, among them one by
Plumb, of Kansas, to provide for tempo
rary increase of the army in an emergency,
Mr.. Edmunds' bill in regard to the count of
the electoral votes was next called. Mr..
Bayard, of Delaware, spoke in favor Of the
bill. Mr.. Eaton, of Connecticut. opposed it.
After discussion, the bill passed by vote OF
IS to 2e. As passed in the Senate, it pro-
yides that the Electors of President and Vice
President shall be appointed in each State on
the first Tuesday in October in every fourth
year, and on the same day in October, when
ever there shall be vacancy in both the Of
fees of President and Vice-President. The
Electors are to meet and give their votes tor
President and Vice-President on the second
Monday in January next following, at such
place in each State as the Legislature of such
State shall direct. 1t further provides that
each State may provide by law for the ap.
pointment of such Electors for the trial
and determination of any controversy con-
cerning their appointment before the time