Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-06-19
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 1lth, the cOnSlQerd-
ticn of Mr.. McDonald's bill to authorize the
use of the troops in certain cases, and to re-
peal the election laws, was resumed. Mr..
Hill, of Georgia, began speaking on the bill
at 1885, saying he intended to reply to per-
sonal illusions, but not to retaliate nor to
make personal attack on any Senator. He
then went on to explain that his vote in the
Georgia convention was against secession,
but the secession resolution was adopted by
the Convention, and after that it was only
question of whether the citizens of the State
should uphold its solemn action in the Con-
vention. He, therefore, signed the ordinance
of secession after its passage, as did all his
colleagues, though one third of the members
voted with him against it. Mr.. Blaine gave
notice that he would reply to Mr.. Hill at
another time. Mr.. Beck, from the appropri-
alton committee, reported back, with sundry
amendments, the legislative and executive
bill, which was ordered printed and put on
the calendar. After executive session, the
House judicial expense bill was laid before
the Senate and referred to the appropriation
committee. Adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Stephens, from the coiu-
age committee, reported bill for the adop-
ton of the metric system of weights, measures
and coinage. Printed and recommitted. Mr..
Carlisle from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported the Senate bill allowing vim
egar factories which were established and
operated before the first of March, 1879, to
continue their business by the use of alcohol.
ic vapor, even when within 600 feet of the
distillery or rectifying houses, which are pro-
hibited by the existing law, under regulations
to be prescribed. The bill was passed. Mr..
Carlisle also reported bill directing the At
torney-General to adjust or compromise the
claim of the United States under the will Of
Joseph ]. Lewis. Passed (This is the case
in which j. j. Lewis, formerly of Hoboken,
N. j., left an estate of about million dol
lars, to be applied to the reduction of the ma
tional debt.) Proctor Knott, of the House
judiciary committe, submitted the committees
report upon the presidential veto message Of
the military bill. IA full synopsis Of the re-
port is published in another column. The
bill relative to the removal Of cases from
State to Federal courts was referred to the
committee of the whole, with the understand
ing that it should not be brought up again
during the present session. The army appro-
priation bill was then taken up. On motion
of Mr. Johnston. of Virginia, section 9 regard
ing army appropriations was stricken out.
Mr.. Baker, of Indiana, moved to strike out
the sixth section relating to the compensation
of the army when used at the polls. Mr..
Garfield then made speech upon military
interference, in which he said the only mill
tary interference he had ever seen was when
he voted at Chattanooga for Governor of Ohio
in 1862, with shells from the serried enemies
of the United States bursting over his head.
He said the idea that the army is a police
force was so absurd that he hoped no member
on bis side of the house would give the least
reason for the belief that he favored it by
holding that section repealed, suspended or
modified any statute now existing. Mr.. Cly-
mer replied to Mr.. Garfield, saying that in
April they had been called revolutionists; ;
yesterday they were denounced as nulli6ers,
and to-day the gentleman (Mr. Gar6eld)
blandly regarded that the 9Th section of the
pending bill, which was in effect Identical
with the 9Th section of the vetoed army bill,
was meaningless and of no effect. Remarks
were also made by Mr.. Cox, of New York,
and Mr.. Baker, of Indiana, and the general
amendments proposed and rejected. The
Committee then rose and reported the bill
with amendments adopted in the Committee,
which were agreed to, and the bill passed
yeas 172; noes 81. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th, Mr.. Beck offer
ed an amendment in the nature of a substi-
tute for the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill. The substitute does not
change the amount of the appropriation, but
is intended to improve the form of the bill.
Ordered to be printed and referred to the
committee on appropriations. Mr.. Wallace,
from the committee on appropriations, re-
ported, without amendment, the House bill
making appropriations for certain judicial
expenses. Placed on the calendar. The bill
continuing General Shields pension Of 500
per month to his widow and children was ia.
ken up. The amendment by Mr.. Dawes,
granting $50 per month to Mrs Fletcher Web
ster was adopted. Mr.. Logan supported the
bill, and warmly eulogized his late friend,
General Shields. The resolution offered by
Mr.. Bayard was adopted, ordering to be
printed for the use of the committee on
military affairs the papers and proceedings
in the original Fitz John Porter case. Mr..
Blaine called up Mr.. McDonald's bill and
proceeded to reply to Mr.. Hills speech Of the
previous day. He read the resolution which
Mr.. Hill tried to have substituted for the Sc
cession ordinance in the Georgia Convention
of1S61, and said the effect of the amendments
which it proposed to make to the Constitu-
ton would have been to extend slavery over
every foot of territory in the United States. 1t
also pledged Georgia to cooperate with the
seeded States, and to hold forts and other
Federal property within her limits until the
Atlanta Convention should decide whether
she should secede or not This Mr.. Blaine
said showed that Georgia was already in
rebellion. With reference to the retalia-
tory war measure, framed by Mr.. Hill, he
said that it was so worded as to assume that
every Federal soldier coming on Southern