Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-06-05
The Aurkrille Gmqairer.
YORKVILLE, s. G.. !:
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 5. 1879.

YORKVILLE, s. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING., JUNE 5, 1879
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
On the 2Sth, the Senate took up the bill te
make subsidiary coin exchangeable for law
full money and making such coin legal tender
in sums not exceeding twenty dollars, the
pending question being on the committee
amendment to substitute ten for twenty dol
lars. The committee amendment was adop'
ted-ayes, 81, nays %. The fourth section
making silver coins of the face Of twenty-five
cents and under, receivable for postage, or in
the purchase of postage stamps in sums not
exceeding three dollars, was stricken out
After further debate and the adoption of the
amendment made in Committee Of the Whole
the bill was read third time and passed. Mr.
Pendleton's bill to provide that the principal
officers of the Executive Department may
occupy seats on the floor of the Senate and
House of Representatives, was taken from the
table, and on his motion, referred to a COM
mittee Of ten to be appointed by the Chair.
The Senate took up the bill to allow the use
of the militia and land and naval forces OF
the United States in certain cases, and to re-
peal the election laws, and Mr.. Call address,
ed the Senate.
In the House the bill for ascertaining the
result of Presidential elections was report
ed, ordered printed and recommitted. The
bill relative to the removal of causes from
State to Federal Courts was called, but the
Republicans absenting themselves, the House
was without quorum.
In the Senate on the 29th, on Mr.. Melon
AIDS resolution to refer to Committee on Elec'
ton Frauds the petition of citizens OF
Rhode Island, complaining of deprivation
of the right to vote by reason of property
qualification in that State, an animated de-
bate on relative apportionment in States arose
in which Messrs. Blaine, Hill and Vance took
part. Mr.. Blaine said the small votes in
several districts of Georgia and other South
ern States were undoubtedly caused by intim'
idation. This was denied by Mr.. Hill, who
explained that where only one candidate was
nominated the people did not turn out, and
small poll was the natural result He ab'
solutely denied the insinuations of fraud made
by the Senator from Maine. Mr.. Vance, o1
North Carolina, spoke to the same effect
The morning hour expired, the resolution
went over, and the Senate took up the bill
Regulating the use of militia and land
and naval forces" Mr.. Wallace, of Penn
sylvania, moved the amendment, and spoke
at length, denouncing the sexisting law per-
mitting certain uses of the army and favoring
the present bill. The River and Harber bill
was taken up. Mr.. Hereford spoke in favor
and Mr.. Conkling against. Before the latter
finished, motion to adjourn until Monday
prevailed.
In the House, Mr.. Gibson, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported reso'
luton providing for final adjournment OF
Congress on the 10th of June. On motion Of
Mr.. Atkins, it was laid over till Saturday.
The bill placing vessels and hulks of the
navy at the disposal of the Commissioners OF
Quarantine, reported by Mr.. Goode, of Vir-
ginia, was amended by inserting the words,
with the approval of the National Board of
Health" and passed. The veto message was
received from the President, laid before the
House and read. 1t was listened to with
close, and for time, almost respectful atten-
ton. Only an audible litter went through
the Democratic ranks when the sentence was
read to the effect of the existing law being to
secure honest elections. Again, when the SEN
tence was read as to what good faith, honest
endeavor and judicial authority can do for the
protection of the elective franchise, the Dem
ocrats laughed outright, and the Republi-
cans, as counter demonstration, applauded.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, wanted to have the
sentence read again, but his wish was not
giatified. At the conclusion of the reading,
the Republicans again applauded. The House
proceeded to vote on the bill and refused to
pass it over the Presidents veto-yeas liz,
nays GA strict party vote. 1t was then re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, the Senate
amendments to the subsidiary coinage bill
were copcurred in. Adjourned to Monday.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- The ladies of Newberry are moving to
erect q monument to the Confederate dead in
that county.
The agents for commercial fertilizers in
Anderson have done a big business this
year-the biggest probably that has ever been
done-having sold about two thousand tons.
About six thousand barrels of Irish po'
tatoes were shipped from Charleston to New
York on Saturday last, by rail and steam
ship.
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