Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-22

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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
In the Senate on the 18th, Mr.. Vest gave
notice of his intention to introduce bill pro-
posing to organize the Indian Territory into
State, and providing for its admission into
the Union. His resolution making inquiry
as to whether any part of the Indian Terri
tory had been purchased by the United States
with view of locating Indians or freedmen
thereon, was agreed to. The Senate resumed
the consideration of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill. Mr.. Herman
addressed the Senate advocating the repeal OF
the test oath and in opposition to the use OF
the army at elections. The Senate afterwards
adopted an amendment for paying the ar
rearages of pensions, with that portion of the
ten million of dollars in the Treasury kept as
a special fund for the redemption Of fraction.
al currency.
In the House, after the passage of the bill
allowing the expenditures for the purchase OF
sites in connection with the Improvement OF
the Kentucky and Great Kanawha rivers.
Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, attempted - have his
silver bill continued; but fa;ling to obtain the
necessary two-thirds vote, the business Of the
morning hour was taken up at 1905, being
bill in regard to the transfer of cases from
State to Federal Courts After the morning
hour, the silver bill was taken up and discuss
ed until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 18th, Mr.. Cockrell in.
troduced a joint resolution authorizing and
requesting the President to open cores
pondence with the Republic of France with
q view and for the purpose of negotiating
proper treaty of reciprocity and commerce
with that Government, on terms alike honor.
able and just; three Commissioners to be ap-
pointed on behalf of the United States pre-
liminary to making such treaty. Referred
to the committee on foreign relations The
Senate resumed the consideration Of the leg
islative, executive and judicial appropriation
bill. Mr.. Beck explained the provision of
the bill as amended, stating that the increase
by the Senate was $94.500, making the entire
sum of $18,541, 900. Among the amend
ments were $4,000 for mints, $27 900 for in
terror department, additional to that appro-
priated in the bill for these purposes. He
suggested what reforms should be made by
the reduction of the number Of store-keepers
and gaugers under the Commissioner Of Inter
nal Revenue, so that 100000 annually could
be saved. He thought that hundreds Of
thousands might also be saved by readjusting
the machinery of the Customs Department.
In numerous cases the expense Of collecting
revenue far exceeds the receipts. He hoped
the committee on appropriations would con-,
suit with the proper committees of the House,
so that at the next session of Congress they
should have data on which to act intelligent
ly. He would prefer to have reforms made
now instead Of waiting till the Democrats
came into power, which they expected to do.
Mr.. Hampton rose to personal explana-
ton. He said the Senator from Minnesota,
Mr.. Window, in his recent speech, stated
that he (Mr. Hampton) had put into the
Democratic National platform of 1868 the
plank declaring that the reconstruction acts
of Congress were usurpations and unconstitu.
tional and void. Mr.. Hampton said he had
time and again denied that he did not, before
the Ku Klux investigating committee. He
was satisfied the Senator did not intend to do
him Injustice. Mr.. Window said he did not,
but during the campaign he saw what pur-
ported to be the speech of the Senator, in
which the Senator said, "That was my plank
in the platform. I wanted nothing else, for
when the great Democratic party had pledged
themselves to that-when they had declared
that these acts were unconstitutional, revolu.
tionary and void, was willing to wait in
patience until that party would triumph and
apply the remedy in their own good time"
Mr.. Hampton replied that he could not say
whether he used that language or not; if he
did, it was in the sense that he approved the
words, and repeated that he did not put them
into the platform. Senator Thurman then
addressed the Senate, mainly in reference to
the clause of the appropriation bill relating
to elections and trial by jury.
In the House, Mr. Orth argued against the
bill to amend the statutes relating to the re-
movsl of cases from the State to United
States Courts, and was followed by Mr.. Nc
Lean, of Missouri, in support of it. The
pending motion was to lay the bill on the
table, which was negatived. The previous
question was then ordered with the subse-
quent agreement that this order would only
apply to the first section Of the bill, which
provides that gold coins shall be one dollar
piece or unit of 25 $40 grains, quarter
eagle $3.50, >hree dollar piece, an eagle,
and a double eagle. The section was agreed
to. The question recurred on the second
section, which provides that the silver coins
shall be dollar, or unit, a half dollar, a
quarter dollar and dime; that the weight
of the dollar shall be 4l23 grains troy, the
weight of the half dollar 12a grammes, and
the weight of the quarter and the dime one
half and one-ffth, respectively, Of that of the
half dollar; also, that the silver dollar in the
Treasury, when reduced in weight by natural