Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-07-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, June 3U.--ln tho House the
States were called for bills for reference, but only
about dozen were introduced. There were
l57 members present, being IS moro than n
quorum. 7I
Tho Speaker laid before the House the veto
message Of the President on tho ,marshals' bill
and IL was read. The House refused 10 pass
The bill over the veto by q vote Of 83 to IS.
AT 2.3O T. NJ. another message was received
from the President and read, calling the atten-
tion of the House to the importance of making
some provision for the marshals, aging that
under the existing laws prohibiting The incur
ment of liabilities outside of appropriations the
Executive could not command their services,
and that tho suspension of their functions for
even short time would DO inconsistent with
the public safety.
The message was referred 10 the appropria-
tion committee, as was also letter from tho
Attorney General on the same subject present cd
by Atkins, of Tennessee. After disposng of
some unimportant business on the Speakers
table, the House took up and passed under
suspension of the rules tho bill originally intro
duced by Mr.. Mckenzie, of Kentucky, putting
salts of quiainc and sulphatc of quinno on
the free list. The voto stood I25 to 81 Ad-
journcd.
SrSATE.-Scnator Vests free coinage rcsolu-
tion was considered, the question being on
Senator Allison's motion to refer the resolution
Senator Eaton, from tho committee on nppro-
prialions, reported fnyorabiy on tho House joint
resolution 10 adjourn sine die ut p. NJ. .o.day
Senator Window objected to the present con-
satration Of the resolution and it goes over
until Tomorrow. @i ila1
Senator Window stated that he regretted 10
DO obigcdio object but nu 1t was in his power
TO proven; tho majority from adjourning 10 day
without passing the appropriation bills for
which Congress was convened, ho thought 1t
his dnty TO give them night 10 lhiGk over their
resolution and come to u betior one
Senator Chandler proceeded 10 arrngn Tho
Democratic party for its course in The present
session.
The Senate bill relating to the licensing of
vessels not propelled wholly by sail or internal
motive power Of their own, taken up and
the House amendments concurred in.
AZ 40 p. NJ. the Senate went into executive
session and when The doors were opened the
Presidents message, calling attention TO the
failure of Congress TO make appropriation for
marshals fees, was read and referred 10 tho
appropriation committee.
Senator Eaton then desired to Jake up again
the resolution with regard TO Adjournment which
he reported earlier in The day.
Senator Window, however, again object ed and
introduced bill making m appropriation for
marshals' fees with conditional clauses.
On motion of Senator Eaton, il was amended
so as to be an exact copy Of the bill just vetoed,
aud finally was indefinitely postponed.
After another executive session Of short du-
ration Senate rejourncd until tomorrow.
Tho House adjournment resolution will be
called in the Senate during tho morning hour
Tomorrow, and amended so as to provide for
the final adjournment Of both houses at tho snme
hour tomorrow afternoon. The amendment
will doubtless be promptly concurrcd in by tho
House, and the session will terminate accord.
ingly.
Tho President, in his special message this
afternoon, having earnestly urged upon the
attention of Congress" his views rs to the t'ne-
cessity of making immediate appropriation for
service of marshnls and deputy marslals for tho
fiscal year which commences to omorrow," and
having by this, means accomplished as much
towards procuring the desired legislation ns he
convening Congress, has concluded TO abandon
his original purpose Of issuing n proolamat Ii on
for its recall. Whom, therefore, tho two
houses adjourn tomorrow there will be no
probability Of their assembling again until next
December.
The Charleston Ne,0s and Courier etates
that o number Of old Spanish silver coins
have been recently found by the phosphate
diggers in Stono Rivor. Many Of them arc
completely dofacod and half eaten away by
tho action Of tho water. One of the coins
which is partly deoiphorable bears tho in>
scription Rex Carolus, $780," A rumo,
has COINED oredence that these coins are q
part of the treasure buried by Capt. Kidd and
the negroes are wild on tho subject.
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