Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-04-17
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


In the Senate on the 9th, Mr.. Blaine gave
notice of an amendment making it penal Of
fence punishable with fine and imprisonment,
for any military, naval or civil officer, or any
other person, except for the purposes named
in the bill, to appear armed with deadly Wea-
pom of any description within a mile of any
polling place, where a general or special elec-
tion for Representative in Congress is being
held.
After disposing of some business of no spe-
cial public Importance, the House went into
committee of the whole on the legislative ap-
preparation bill.
In the Senate OH the 9th, the entire day
was devoted to the consideration of the New
Hampshire Senatorial election case, without
final action.
In the House, Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia,
from the committee on rules, reported reso-
luton for the reappointment of number OF
select committees. After considerable discus
cussion, the report was agreed to-, and the
House adjourned.
In the Senate Oh the 10th, the Senatorial
case from New Hampshire was finally ended
by deciding Mr.. Bell entitled to his seat.
The military appropriation bill was brought be-
fore the Senate, after which there was brief
executive session and the Senate adjourned.
The House was engaged on the legislative
appropriation bill.
In the Senate on the 18th, Mr. Hereford
called up Hoar's resolution declaring the Dem
Ocratic programme for the passage OF the ap-
preparation bills to be unconstitutional and
revolutionary, and made a speech against 1t,
insisting that no such action was cOntem-
plated as would justify such a conclusion. At
took up the army bill, the provisions of Which
were explained by Withers. The bill was con-
sdered by sections. When the sixth section,
which prohibits the use of troops at the polls,
was reached, the Senate adjourned until
Monday. ...
In the House, after considering the legisla-
tive appropriation bill, the new committees
we're announced. The South Carolina ap-
pointments are as follows Mr.. O'COnnor is
on the committees on claims, reform in the
civil service, and the causes Of the depression
of labor. COL Evins, is on the committees
on postoffices and post roads, and the Missls-
sippi levees. Mr. Tillman is on the commit
tees on public expenditures and education and
labor. Mr.. Richardson is on the committees
on manufactures and revision of laws. Col.
Aiken is on the committees on agriculture
and patents. An amendment was agreed
to directing the Commissioner vi Agrlcul-
.ture to supply reasonable quantity of seeds
and shrubs to the congressman for distribu"
ton among their agricultural constituents.
Amendments were also adopted increasing the
appropriations for the purchase of seeds.
In the House on the 10Th, in committee OF
the whole, the legislative appropriation bill was
considered, the amendment under consldera-
ton being that of increasing to $25, 900 the ap-
propriation for controlling and eradicating the
contagious diseases among domesticated ami
mails. After long debate upon the amend"
ment, the whole subject was stricken from
the bill, and the proposition was agreed to,
recommending to the House that it refer the
whole matter to the committee on agriculture,
with instructions to report promptly there
on. On motion of Haskill, of Kansas, the ap"
preparation for investigating the habits OF the
cotton worm and other injurious insects was
placed under control of the United States en-"
tomological commission. The political portion
of the bill having been reached, its considera-
tion was postponed. Young, of Tennessee,
offered an amendment, providing that the IN"
vestigating agents under the Southern claims
commission shall give notice to claimants,
whose claims it is proposed to investigate, of
place and time Of taking testimony, who shall
have the right to cross-examine witnesses, the
agent also to examine any witness who may
be presented by the claimants. Houck, OF
Tennessee, stated that he had acted as inves"
tigating agent and knew OF instances where
he had been misled by er parte statements,
and reported against claims which should have
been allowed. Bragg, of Wisconsin, moved to
strike out all the provisions for the Southern
claims commission and to insert a clause re"
pealing the law creating that commission.
The consideration of the amendment was post
poned until Tuesday. The committee arose
and the chairman reported back the recon-
mendation to refer the paragraph in relation
to pleuro-pneumOnia in cattle to the commit
tee on agriculture, with instructions to report
forthwith. Agreed to. Adjourned until Mon"
day.
In the Senate on the 14th, after the usual
morning business, the consideration OF the ar"
my appropriation bill was resumed. lively
debate ensued on the principal issue in the
bill, Blaine advocating the Objectionable law
which the Democrats wish to repeal. lie con"
tended that the purpose Of the law was to in"
sure fairness in elections, and the Democrats
now bear witness to it's fitness for that pur-
pose by trying to repeal it. He derided the
idea of military interference, and said there
were only 2,797 soldiers east OF Omaha, and
only ], ,155 in the Southern States-only about
70 to every million people. The Democratic
cry of military despotism would injure the
standing of the country abroad, but Euro
pean would laugh at it if he knew there was
only one soldier to every seven hundred square
miles of territory in the South. This was not
the real issue. The ulterior purpose OF the
other side was to prevent the general govern
ment from being represented by its civil off,
GERS at elections in which it was specially III
terested, and over which the constitution
gives it full control. He would not profess to
know what the President would do when these
bills came to him. but it seemed to him that
the dead heroes of the Union would rise from
their graves if he should consent to be intlml-
dated and outraged in his proper constitutions
al power by threats like these. The appro-
pirate response from his lips would be, "ls tiny
servant a dog that he should do this thing I"
Withers, of Virginia, said Blaine's remarks
would not produce much effect on either the
Senate or the country. 1t was not a question
to he decided whether there are soldiers