Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-03-06


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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate ON the 26th, Mr. Edmunds,
of Vermont, in accordance with resolution
of the Senate, adopted some days since, re-
ported the bill further to protect the constl-
tutional rights of citizens and to punish vio-
lations of the same. Placed on the calendar.
[The bill Furnishes with fine and imprison-
ment any person or persons who seek by in
timidation, unlawful menace or any other
unlawful means, to prevent the peaceful as
sembling of citizens for the purpose Of peti-
tioning Congress for redress Of grievances, or
considering the subject of the nomination or
choice of any person to be member or dele
gate of the House of Representatives, or who
shall break up or disturb any such assem-
blages or prevent any citizen from exercising
the right of suffrage. Persons or officers
charged with any duty under this act who
refuse or knowingly omit to give full effect to
their duties, shall forfeit $500 to the ag-
grieved party. Every person who shall cast
an unlawful vote or ballot, is to be punished
by fine of $4,000, or by Imprisonment not
more than five years, or both. Assault and
bribery are to be visited with fine of 81 900
Or Imprisonment not more than two years, or
both.] The bill making an appropriation to
pay claims allowed by the Southern claims
commission was discussed, but laid aside with
out action, and the Senate resumed the con-
sideration of the deficiency appropriation bill,
the pending question being on the amendment
of the committee on appropriations to appro-
pirate $250,000 for defraying the expenses Of
the courts of the United States and for de.
fraying the expenses incurred under the en-
forcement act The amendment was the sub
ject of earnest discussion, in which all the
leading Democratic Senators took part, de-
nouncing the action of the department of JUS
tice in employing deputy marshals and other
subordinate officials for partisan purposes
as entirely unwarrantable. Ultimately the
amendment was adopted. The bill was final
ly passed. During the discussion, Senator
Bayard remarked that the election law had
been administered in the interest of one polit-
ical party, and not in the interest Of justice.
There could be nothing more dangerous than
the overthrow of law under the pretense OF
enforcing the law. He denounced the test
oath law and said he did not believe Congress
would adjourn until that law be repealed.
The conference committees report on the bill
to amend the revenue laws was presented,
agreed to and the bill passed. There were
three amendments by the Senate to which the
House disagreed. The first was that striking
out the clause of the House bill providing
that any person who recti6es, purifes, refnes
or manufactures less than 500 barrels Of proof
spirits year, shall pay 800. The House
conferees insisted upon this clause and the
Senate conferees receded, leaving it in the
bill. The next disagreement was in regard
to Lucifer matches. The committee agreed
to retain the tax SO that it remains as under
the existing law. The third disagreement
was upon the amendments of the Senate in
regard to the taxation of savings banks.
These amendments were agreed to by the
committee and remain in the bill.
In the House, the most important action
was the passing of the census bill. 1t pro-
vides that the enumeration shall commence
on the first Monday in June and returns shall
be forwarded to the supervisors on or before
the 1st of July, 1880, and in any city hav-
ing over 10000 inhabitants, the enumera-
ton shall be taken within two weeks from
the first Monday in June. The President
is to have the appointment of the super
visors of the census, whose number is limited
to $50, and who are to receive a compensa-
ton of $500 each. s3,OO0,00O, (s2,50O,OOO
of which is appropriately is limited as the
maximum cost of the census.
In the Senate on the 9th, Mr.. Teller,
from the committee to inquire as to the al
legged violation of the constitutional rights of
citizens during the late elections, submitted
majority report in regard to the investigation
in Louisiana and South Carolina, and said
the minority of the committee reserved the
right to submit their report hereafter. Or
dered printed. He also submitted resolu-
tion continuing the committee until the next
session, authorizing it to sit during the recess
with all the power and authority heretofore
conferred upon it. Objected to by Bayard,
and laid aside. IA full synopsis Of the re-
port is printed in another column The
House bill, making an appropriation for the
payment of arrears of pensions was then
taken up, but, pending its discussion the
Senate engaged in the exercises commemora-
tive of the late Representative Douglass, OF
Virginia, and then adjourned.
The only important action in the House
was the adoption of the conference report on
the internal revenue bill This bill provides
for reducing the tobacco tax from "a to 16
cents. 1t now goes to the President for his
signature.
In the Senate on the 2Sth, the vice-presf'
dent laid before the Senate communication
from David T. Corbin, the contestant for the
seat in the Senate from South Carolina, Sta
ting that he had been before the Senate two
years actively asserting his right to seat,