Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-06-19
Congressional.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, juno 1O.-~At 1850 =.
NJ. the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill vas received from the
House and referred to tho committee on
appropriations.
A concurrent resolution, providing for
adjournment on June 17th, wes alsosre-
ceived and referred to tho committee on
appropriations.
Mr. Coke moved to take up and consider
the resolution dsoharging the committee
on finance from tho further consideration
of the Warner silver bill, and declaring it
before the Senate for action. The voto on
taking up the resolution was: Yeas FL,
nays %.
On motion of Hill, of Georgia, McDou-
AIDS bill authorizing the use of tho army
and navy in certain cases, end repcaliur
the Federal election law was en- up and
postponed till Tomorrow, when Hill will
speak thereon.
On motion of Voorhees, tho House Joint
resolution providing for the erection of a
monument to mack the birthplace of
George Washington was taken up aud
passed without dissenting voice.
THE HOUSE.
Morrison, of Illinois, from tho committee
on Ways and Means, reported resolution
providing for tho final adjournment of
Congress at r. O'Clock on June H..
Adopted.
Harris, of Virginia, asked leave to offer
a joint resolution appropriating 50. 900 for
monument to mark tho birthplace of
George Washington. lie remarked that
tho house of Washington's parents had
disappeared, and that nothing remained 10
show to posterity where the father of his
country was born.
Tho Speaker asked whether thero was
any objection to tho joint resolution.
Mr.. Garfield on this side I am
sure.
There was no objection and tho ioint
resolution passed.
Mr.. MchIohon, of Ohio, reported back
from the appropriation committee the bill
making appropriations for certain judicial
Expenses of tho government. 1t was re
ferred to the committee of the whole, aud
the House Immediately went into commit
tee, all general debate on the bill being
limited to 40 minutes
After q few remarks from Blackburn
explanatory of the bill, Garfield said he could
not vote for it. The clause referring to
title 26 of tho Revised Statutes not only
neglected to appropriate but nullified the
enforcement ond execution of the laws
It was only an Indirect way of doing tom
porarily for one year what Congress could
not do absolutely nnd permanently. Ho
also criticised the clause prohibiting the
government from mourning liabilities for
which no appropriation has been spccif sally
made, saying that tho present laws COM
mand the executives to perform duties which
this bill forbid him to perform if he thereby
incurs any liability.
Garfield was replied to by MIR. McNIahon,
of Ohio, who said that the Democrats had
uniformly voted for the appropriation bills
and the Republicans against them; that
what ne Democrats desired was to have
fair I'd free elections, and to deprive the
other side Of the power to put partisans at
the polls. lie said his colleague (Garfeld)
had got up a new catch word. Awhile ago
tho members of tho majority were called
"rovoluionists;" now they are styled
"nullifcrs."
The general debate then closed and tho
committee proceeded to consider the bill by
section. On motion of Finley, Of Ohio, an
amendment was adopted providing that the
names of jurors shall bo placed in box by
the clerk and commissioner alternately,
without reference to party affiliations.
Many other amendments wero proposed but
all rejected or ruled out.
Tho committee then rose md the bill was
reported to the House and passcd-yeas
l02; nays IS; o strict party vote.
Adjourned