Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-03-27
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.

contest on Tuesday for the choice of Speaker
of the House-Mr. Randall proving the
successful competitor by a majority of one.
No other business of Importance than the
election of Speaker was transacted on that
day.
In the Senate on the 10Th, Mr.. Hill, of
Georgia. presented the credentials of his col
league, Mr.. Gordon. He said the latter was
detained from the Senate by sickness. Nu'
merous bills were introduced. One by Mr..
Burnside, to reorganize the army of the Uni
ted States. By Mr.. Beck, to remove all po
litical disabilities imposed by the 18th Article
of the Constitution also bill to repeal the
acts of July, 1862, requiring the test OATH
Mr.. Edmunds offered preamble and resolu'
ton with a view of confning the business Of
the extra session to the objects for which it
was called. Resolution lies over. Mr.. Wal
lace submitted the list cf standing commit
tees which, under suspension of the rules,
was agreed to. The Senate at quarter to
one, took an hours recess until the message
could be received from the President.
On re assembling, the following message
was received and read in the Senate:
Fello,o Citizens Of the Senate
and House of Representatives.:
The failure of the last Congress to make the
requisite appropriations for legislative and
judicial purposes, for the expenses OF the sever
al executive departments of the Government,
and for the support of the army, has made it
necessary to call a special session OF the 10th
Congress. The estimates of the approprla-
tions needed, which were sent to Congress by
the Secretary of the Treasury at the opening
of the last session, are herewith transmitted
to both the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives.
Regretting the existence of the emergency
which requires a special session of Congress at
a time when it is the general Judgment OF
the country that the public welfare will be
best promoted by permanency in our leglsla-
tion, and by peace and rest, commend these
few necessary measures to your considerate at
tention.
[Signed1 RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
Washington, D. c., March 19, 1879.
After the reading of the message, the Vice
President laid before the Senate memorial
from several members of the Kansas Legisla-
ture, charging corruption in the election Of
Ingalls,, and asking for an opportunity to
prove their assertions. Referred to privileges
and elections. A resolution was offered by
Mr.. Wallace, asking for a detailed statement
of accounts of Marshals in New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and Maryland,
regarding the employment Of Deputies for
services relating to the conduct of the last
November elections. Mr.. Conkling object.
ing, the resolution went over. Mr.. Bruce, at
his own request. was excused from the COM
mittee on Mississippi levees and pensions.
Senators Gordon and Hampton not having
arrived, their names were, for the present,
withdrawn from the committees to which they
are assigned and the places left vacant.
In the House the contested election case
from Florida was decided in favor of Hull,
Democrat, and the oath was administered to
him.
On the 2Oth, the Senate adjourned until
next day, Immediately after prayer and the
reading of the journal of the proceedings of
the previous day.
In the House, after the reading of the jour
nal, Mr.. Mcmahon, of Ohio, called up the Pc
tition of certain citizens of Cincinnati in rela-
ton to the election of Messrs. Butterworth
and Young, of Ohio The debate which fol.
lowed was principally confined to discussion
of the respectability of the memorialists. A
resolution was adopted referring the whole
matter to select committee Of seven men,
bers, with leave to sit during the recess, &C.,
and directing said committee to inquire into
the operation of the supervisors law in Gin
cinnati at last election. The House then, at
/ o'clock P. NJ, adjourned.
In the Senate on the 21st, a large number
of bills were introduced, among them one by
Beck repeating so much Of the revised stat
utes as prohibits the appointment to the army
of any person engaged in the late rebellion.
Mcmillan submitted joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the constitution of
the United States giving the President power
to except in his approval Of bills, either items
of appropriations or special legislation, CIV
ing his reasons to Congress-the items so dis
approved by him to be treated as in case of a
veto. Hoar offered resolution condemning
as unconstitutional and insurrectionary, the
attempt of one House to make the passage of
appropriation bills conditional on the consent
of the other House and the President to pro-
visions they do not approve. Wallace OBJ
iecting, the resolution went over. Mr.. Wal
lace called up the resolution before submitted
by him, calling upon the secretary of the
treasury to furnish detailed statement Of
the amounts paid to marshals in New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and Mary
land, to date, and description of the service
performed by the deputy marshals at the
elections in October and November, 1873
Conkling offered an amendment so as to in
clude the other States. After debate it was
rejected. Conkling offered another which
was agreed to, covering all the States, but
information as to New York, Pennsy lvania
Ohio, Massachusetts and Maryland not to be
deferred before the additional information
could be prepared. Edmunds offered an ad
ditional resolution calling upon the secretary
to report fully all information in his posses
sion touching the occasion and necessity O.
such expenditures and provisions of the laws
under which they were made. This was re
iected. He then offered bis amendment in
modified form, providing that after the reso
luton as offered by Wallace should be an
swered, the secretary of the treasury repor