Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-01
In the House, Mr.. Gillette, Of Iowa, made
speech from the Greenback standpoint, in

a speech from the Greenback standpoint, in
which he denounced the Connecticut anti
tramp act, and declared that before saying to
the Chinese that they must 60, he would say
to every law on the statute book which op-
pressed the laboring classes that it must go;
National banks must go; National bonds must
90 land monopolists must go mountains Of
idle money in the treasury must go into tie;
channels of business; millions absorbed by
,s2in bonds m2ssstg must 60 once more to make glad
ileheart Of the toier. Did they believe that
the popular fire which was raging could be
smothered, and that outraged citizens would
be satisfied till 1880 with sectional disputes?
What the people wanted was bread, not blood.
He was amazed at the patient endurance and
long suffering Of the people, but he advised
prudence in future legislation and immediate
measures of relief for the country. :,
He was followed by Mr.. LaMatyr, of 1ndi-
ana, who denounced the puerile cry Of revo-
luton raised by those who we're towards on
the one side, or cormorants on the other side
of the great struggle. He had no language
in which to utter his contempt for it.
On the 25th, the Senate, soon after meet.
ing, proceeded to the consideration Of the
resolution relating to appointments to office
by the Secretary and Seargeant-at-Arms of
the Senate. The amendments declaring that
no Union soldier shall be removed except for
cause, and also that no Confederate soldier
shall take the place Of any dismissed Union
soldier, was defeated by a strict party vote of
26 to "a. The resolution giving the Secre.
tary and Sergeant alarms absolute power
over removals and appointments in their
respective departments, was agreed to. The
Senate passed the army appropriation bill as
it came from the House, without amendment.
The House went into committee on the
legislative appropriation bill. Mr.. Richard
son, of South Carolina, spoke in favor of a
repeal. The opposition to repeal seemed to
be an effort on the part of the Republican
party to array Solid North against Solid
South; the Solid South only in its adherence
to the Constitution. Mr.. Van VOORHEES,, Of
New York, argued that the election laws
were constitutional and necessary for the
maintenance Of an honest ballot box. Mr..
Hooker, Of Mississippi, said that stranger
who had been present during the debate, from
that of Mr.. Garfield down to the last speech,
would have supposed that instead Of simple
proposition to keep the troops from the polls,
it was question as to whether or not the
Southern people were liable to be indicted for
murder, arson, and other crimes. He had
seen, for FIVE years after the war closed, ne.
groes marched to the polls in Mississippi
headed by leaders, between drawn swords,
and that it had never been regarded by Re-
publicans as an invasion of the rights of the
people and of the freedom of the ballot box.
This outcry of free ballot for the negro was,
therefore, all pretence. In the last two cleo
tions in Mississippi there was not single
colored man who had not been absolutely free
to cast his vote as he chose. Mr.. Hooker
then sent to the.Clerk's desk and had read, a
protest of the inhabitants Of Wyandotte,
Kansas, against colored immigration, and said
that it was only when the negro was at
safe distance that the Republicans were his
friends. They never had any use for negroes
except to keep them, like sheep in shambles,
and run them to the ballot box in the inter
est cf the Republican party. Mr.. Haskell,
of Kansas, denied that the people of that
State were hostile to negroes, but said they
did not consider it wise to have thousands Of
poor people cast upon one point destitute and
homeless. The debate was continued by
Messrs. Manning, of Mississippi, Goode, Of
Virginia, Hiscock, of New York, Finley, Of
Ohio, and others.
The Senate was not in session on the 26th.
In the House, at IL NJ, the discussion on
the legislative appropriation bill closed. The
amendment offered by Weaver, of Iowa,
striking out all proposed legislation except
that relating to the test oath, was defeated
without a division. A vote was then taken by
tellers on Mr.. Garfelds amendment striking
out all legislation, and it was defeated, 124 to
100. The House then passed the bill by
vote of 140 to 119. The result was received
with applause on the Democratic side Sew.
eral bills were introduced and the House ad-
journed until Tuesday. .t ...,.....
In the Senate on the 28th, the legislative ap-
preparation bill was received from the House
and referred to the committee on appropria
tions. The Senate then took up and passed
the House joint resolution to repeal certain
clauses in the sundry civil appropriation act
of March 3rd, 1879. 1t makes appropriations
for the extension of military telegraph lines
in Montana and Texas, and repeals the au.
thority heretofore given to the secretary Of
war to lease the water.power at Moline to
the Moline Power Company. The Senate
then proceeded to the consideration Of Pen
dleton's bill, giving seats on the floor of the
Senate and House to the heads of depart
ments, and that gentleman made speech in
its advocacy. Morrill, followed Pendleton,
opposing the bill, which was, on motion Of
Pendleton, laid on the table to be called up
hereafter.
The best information obtainable on the
subject of the consideration given by the
President and members of the cabinet to the
army bill, is to the effect that it will be ve-
toed. Members of the administration init
mate that the cabinet is unanimous in favor.
ing such action. :.