Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-04-10
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YORKVILLE, S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 49,
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
During the whole of last week the proceed
ings of the House we're devoted to debate on
the clause, in the military appropriation bill,
in reference to the employment of troops to
elections.
On Saturday, the debate was closed, and a
final vote taken on the provision in the bill
prohibiting the use of troops at the polls, and
it was passed by vote of yeas 14S, nays
1924 strict party vote. The following is
the reported account of the closing scenes of
the debate, and is but repetition of the
daily debates on the question during the week !:
When the bill was called, the House, in
committee of the whole, Mr.. Sparks, of 1lli-
no;s, called attention to an article in the Chi
cago Inter- Ocean, containing an account OF an
interview with President Hayes by Davis, Of
Chicago, in which the latter gave assurance
that the President would stand firmly by the
Republicans that he had waited upon the
President as requested, and that there is no
reason to believe that the President will dis
appoint the loyal people of the country. For
himself (Davis) he was 'enlisted for the war"
Sparks went on to say that it seemed that the
President had some spinal disease which rem.
dered it necessary for the stalwart members of
his party to try to cure. He asked fair-mind-
ed men to read the articles published in the
great metropolitan journal of the Northwest,
and say whether there was not an effort made
there to coerce the President into the extreme
measures of the extreme members of his par.
ty; and yet in spite of all that, the city OF
Chicago had just given Democratic major
ity of 1923 to Carter Harrison, ("our own
Carter" he called him, and that was charac.
terized by the Chicago Inter- Ocean as "vic.
tory for the Democrats and bowling rebels: y
Laughter. In the place ofputting ramrods
into the Presidents backbone, all the marrow
and stiffness had been taken out Of the Re-
publcans that the Democratic victory in
Chicago was the first popular response from
Republican city, and it was startling III its
character.
Caswell, of Wisconsin, reminded Sparks
that on the same day Wisconsin had given an
increased Republican majority Of over 5000
To that, Bragg, of Wisconsin, responded
in manner that elected loud applause on the
Democratic side.
Then Crittenden, of New York, made an
impassioned speech, sne ering at the Green
hackers and telling the Democrats that their
present policy was in favor of desperadoes
and bulldozers and blacklegs at the polls.
An amendment offered on Friday by New,
of Indiana, that the repeal shall not abridge
or affect the right and duty of the executive
to respond to the call of State Legislature
or Governor, was agreed to-S5 to 4, the Re.
publicans retaining from voting on either
side.
Lowe, of Alabama, moved to strike out sec
tion from the bill, and Conger, of Michigan,
suggested to the other side of the House that
if that were done his side would aid them in
passing Immediately, without debate, sepa
rate bill repeating entirely the so-called objec'
tionable sections of the statutes.
Mcmahon, of Ohio, speaking for himself,
repudiated the proposition.
In the course of the debate, Cox, of New
York, stated that he had, in the Democratic
councils, favored the repeal Of the obnoxious
measure in an independent bill, but that he
had been overruled and that he had acquiesced
in the superior wisdom, but not superior ex-
perience of Others He eexpected that if the
President vetoed the bill, the Senate would
send to the House repeal bills pure and sim.
pie, and then there would be chance Of test
ing the sincerity of the Republican side.
The "border ruffian" history Of Kansas was
reviewed in speeches by Aiken, Of South Car
olina, and Haskell, of Kansas.
After several amendments had been offered
and rejected, the committee arose and report
ed the bill to the House. All unimportant
amendments were agreed to without division.
Cameron, of Illinois, asked Sparks to allow
the House an opportunity to have the yea and
nay vote on the repeating section. McMahon
objected. The bill then passed, yeas 14S, nays
1924 strict party VOTE The Greenbackers
voted as follows: In the affirmative, De La.
Matyr, Ford, Gillet, Jones, of Texas, Ladd,
Lowe, of Alabama, Murch, Stevenson, Wea.
yer, Yokum. In the negative, Barlow and
Forsyth. The result was received with ap'
plause on the democratic side.
The House then adjourned until Tuesday.
In the Senate on the 31st, several bills were
introduced and referred. A memorial of
Mexican veterans for pension was referred to
the committee on pensions. Mr.. VOORHEES,
offered resolution, which was agreed to, in
quiring Of the Secretary of the Treasury what
means are observed to prevent frauds on reve-
nue. in connection with goods in bonded ware
houses, etc. Mr.. Morrill, made speech
against the addition to the capitol building
for the accommodation of the library of Con-
gress. He advocated separate building.
In the Senate on the 1st instant, Mr.. Cor
don appeared for the first time this session
and took the oath of office. A bill was pass.
ed, appropriating 100000 for the construc-
ton of a steel vessel to be used for the disin-
fection of vessels and cargoes coming from
ports supposed to be infected with yellow te-
yer or other contagious diseases. Pending a
motion by Mr.. Edmunds, to take up the reso-
luton heretofore offered by him, declaring
that the business and interest of the country
required that the legislation should be con6n-
ed to the objects for which the extra session
was called, the Senate went into executive
session, and upon the re-opening ofthe doors,
adjourned. In executive session, the Senate
confirmed Francis A. Walker, Of Connect,
cut, to be superintendent Of census.
In the Senate on the End, Mr.. Harris, OF
Tennessee, introduced bill providing for a
treaty with the Republic Of Mexico. MIR.
Hoar's resolution, condemning as unconstitu-
tional and revolutionary the Democratic pro-
o,ron,ma of LEGISLATION. was laid on the table,