Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-01-15
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 9TH, Pendleton gave no.
tice of the following amendment proposed to
be offered by him as an amendment to Bay.
ards resolution regarding the issue Of cur
rency: At the end of the resolution add the
words, "and said notes shall not be available
for any of the reserves required to be kept by
the National Banks, and all such reserves
shall be kept in coin." Ordered printed and
referred to the finance committee. The Vice
President laid before the Senate to day
communication from the Secretary of the In
terror, transmitting correspondence called for
by resolution of the Senate Of December
9th, 1879, concerning the Ute Indians. Sec
retary Schurz, in his letter of transmittal, says
that he forwards copies of all correspondence,
excepting two letters received from Gen. Ad-
ams-one concerning testimony taken by the
Ute Commission and the other touching fur
ther negotiations with the Utes, with refer
ence to their reservation. These letters, the
Secretary says, the interest Of public policy
demands should be withheld from publication
at present. The Vice. President laid before
the Senate communication from the Secre-
tary of War, recommending such legislation as
will provide for the acquisition by the United
States of title to land on which Fort Stock
ton, Texas, is situated. A number of bills
were introduced and referred-among them
one by Mr. Coke to promote the immediate
and rapid construction of the International
and Great Northern Railroad of Texas, from
San Antonio to the Rio Grande. By Mr..
Maxey, to extend jurisdiction in the northern
district of Texas. Mr.. Window submitted
resolution instructing the appropriation COM
mittee to consider the expediency Of estab-
fishing new Executive Department Of the
Government to be called the Department of
Agriculture and Commerce ordered printed
and laid on the table. The Senate then took
up and passed private bill for the relief of
Doddridge & Davis, of Corpus Christi, Tex
as, after which it went into executive session,
and when the doors were re opened, adjourned.
In the House, by unanimous consent, the
States were called for bills for reference, and
a large number were introduced.
In the Senate on the 9Th, Mr.. Wallace pre-
sented petition of Drexel & Co., and 9TH
ers, of Pennsylvania, for the withdrawal of
the legal tender quality Of the Treasury notes.
In doing so, he desired to say that the gentle
men signing the petition represented the lead
ing commercial, banking and shipping inter-
ests of Pennsylvania, and their opinions on
the subject were entitled to attention by the
Senate. The Sergeant-at. Arms brought to
the bar of the Senate L. 7. Smith, Levi Will
son and E. B. Purcell, to answer the charge
of contem pit in not obeying the summons to
testify in the Ingalls, case. Smith made
statement to the effect that he sent telegram
to the committee saying that he knew moth
ing about the election of Ingalls,. Discussion
took place as to accepting witness explana-
tion. Mr.. Salisbury, chairman of the COM
mittee, was in favor of discharging the wit
ness upon his appearing before the committee
and testifying. Mr.. Mcmillan, and others,
objected to keeping the witness in custody,
claiming that no lawful summons had been
served on him. After long discussion of
the case, the witnesses were discharged from
custody. Mr. Jonas, of Louisiana, introduced