Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-02-06
PROCEEDINGs OF CONGRESS.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
In the Senate on the 2Sth, Mr.. Davis, o.
Illinois, presented a memorial signed by
$3.50 persons, representing sixteen States
praying the establishment of bureau to col
lect statistics in regard to and have special
charge Of labor interests and the appointment
of special commission to inquire to what
extent machinery has taken the place Of
manual labor in general production and man
ufacture. Referred to the committee on edu
caticn and labor. The Senate again consid
cred the bill to pay Warren Mitchell for cot
ton taken from him at Savannah, which, at
ter considerable discussion, was defeated by
the rejection of a motion to proceed to the
third reading of the BILL The Senate then
agreed to take up Edmunds' resolutions, at
ter which it adjourned.
In the House, the legislative appropriation
bill has been reported and referred to the
committee of the whole. The bill to restrict
the immigration of the Chinese passed-yeas
lE5, nays 72, after which the House went into
committee of the whole and discussed the
postofice appropriation bill. Without final
action the committee rose.
In the Senate on the Goth, a number OF
pension bills were passed, among them one
granting $50 per month to the widow OF the
late Gen. Robert Anderson, of Fort Sumter
fame. Edmunds' resolution in regard to the
constitutional amendments were called up
but went over.
The House was engaged as committee Of
the whole on the postofice appropriation bill
Among the amendments adopted was pro-
vision requiring that no deficiency shall be
made during the next fiscal year by placing
postal cars on any line. Amendments were
also adopted increasing the appropriation for
route agents, increasing the appropriation tor
transportation on star routes, for railroad
transportation and for steamboat transporta'
tion.
In the Senate on the 3Oth, Mr.. Morgan, Of
Alabama, spoke at considerable length in ia
vor of his substitute for the Edmunds resolu,
tions, explaining that the substitute rested
upon the ground that the amendments re-
ferred to were part Of the constitution and
as valid as any other part of it. Mr.. Morgan
did not conclude his argument.
The House passed the post office appropria'
ton bill after increasing many of the appro'
priations to the amount asked for by the es'
Inmates. The remainder of the day was de.
voted principally to business relating to the
District of Columbia
In the Senate on the 31st, Mr.. Hamlin
from the committee on foreign relations, re-
ported adversely on the House joint resolu'
ton in relation to the expenditures Of the
Paris exposition, and it was indefinitely post
poned. At l o'clock the Senate went into
executive session for the consideration of the
New York Custom House nominations.
In the House the Senate bill to erect a
military post at Ell Paso was agreed to. The
House refused to concur in the Senate amend
ments to abolish the volunteer navy.
In the House on the LIST instant, Mr.. Nc
Creery, of Kentucky, from the joint commit
tee to enquire into the expediency Of trans
ferring the Indian bureau from the interior
to the War Department, submitted a report
signed by four members of the committee in
favor of the transfer. Ordered printed. Hoal
presented minority report of the committee
on privileges and elections, signed by him
self, Cameron, of Wisconsin, and Mitchell
favoring the sixteenth amendment to the con
stitution prohibiting States from disfranchis
ing persons on account of sex. The Senate
then resumed the consideration of Edmunds
resolution affirming the validity of the thir
teenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
Morgan, of Alabama, continued his argu
ment in favor of his own substitute. The
vice-President laid Defore the Senate com
munication from the Secretary of War, en-
closing letter from Gen. Humphreys, chic:
engineer, with regard to the plan for nation
al survey, prepared by the academy of science
After long review of the statements made
by the superintendent of the coast survey
Gen. Humphreys says experience gives ne
reason for believing that national survey
can be executed at less cost than 49,000,00(
for rough Typographical survey, based on as
Economical determinations; S62,0OO,OOO fol
the same based on triangulation and, s168,
100000 for thorough castradal survey. Tht
area considered in these estimates is only tina
of the States admitted before 1860, excluding
California, Texas and Oregon. The Secre
tary of War also transmitted letter from
Commissary General McFeely, showing tha