Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-01-16

croft, the historian, who was Secretary of the
Navy Under President Polk. Agreed TO-
Mr.. Conkling, from the committee on the ju.
dietary, reported adversely onhsundry bill
touching the compensation Of clerks of Dis
trict and Circuit Courts of the United States
and they were indefinitely postponed. I He
also reported from the same committee ad.
versely on the House bill providing for the
judicial ascertainment ;of, claims against the
United States, and it was Indefinitely post
ttponed: Senator Grover, arising to a person.
al explanation, denied the truthfulness of the
charge that while he was Governor of Ore.
gon, he misappropriated State funds amount
ing to $95,0O0, and quoted from the laws and
State records to show that all the money had
been properly expended. ''' .....''. -. 3
In the House, the death of Hon. Julian
Hartridge, representative from Georgia, was
announced, and in consequence the House
adjourned without transacting any business.
In the Senate on the 9th, large number
Of petitions were presented, among them
many in favor of passing bill granting ar
rears of pensions. Mr.. Beck called up the
resolution submitted by him on the 9TH in.
slant, referring the answer Of the Secretary
of the Treasury to the resolution of Decem-
ber Sd, in relation to the amount of silver
coin received in payment of customs dues,
what disposition has been made Of it, ETC., to
the committee on finance, with instructions to
investigate as to whether the laws relative to
the payment of customs dues and interest on
the public debt, have been and are being
complied with, Beck criticised, at some
length, the answer Of the Secretary to the
resolution of December, and said. specie re-
sumption had been reached by the ruin of
hundreds of thousands of the best men Of the
country All he: Beck was seeking to do
now; was to require 1.-The Secretary of the
Treasury to use. silver coin as he does gold
coin, in the payment Of interest, and forbid
him from increasing the bonded debt of the
country. The Secretary had not answered
resolutions as public officers should do. At
the conclusion of Mr.. Beck g remarks, the
resolution was agreed to ounanilnouslyJ Jfand
the Senate resumed consideration of the bill
to amend patent laws. .. ,..J g.. :.....5
The House adjourned, after impressive fu.
neral ceremonies in honor of Hon. Julian
Hartridge, of Georgia. '':'..' " '..... '' '''.
III tne Oenate on Cne IOtn, vi MessrS. CODR'
ling and Herman presented resolution Of the
New York State Senate, demonstrating against
the passage of the bill to reorganize, the ar.
my, or at least that portion of it prohibiting
the manufacture of arms at United States
arsenals Laid on the table, the bill having
been reported to the Senate Mr.. Anthony
submitted resolution directing the commit.
tee on naval affairs to inquire into the expe.
diency of providing by law that the selection
of the chiefs of bureaus of steam engineer
ing, provisions and clothing and medicine
and surgery at the Navy Department, be
made from officers not below the rank Of
Captain. Agreed to. The Senate passed the
Indian appropriation bill. .a'-a-..
The House was in committee Of the whole
on the private calendar. .. III .....