Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-11

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night, and he has not yet rendered formal
opinion, but it is well Understood that he will
refuse to grant the injunction. .-
In the Superior Court of Mecklenburg,
last week, George Galloway, colored, was
tried and found guilty of infanticide, the of
fence charged being the murder of his wife's
newborn infant. Henry Horne, colored, was
convicted of burglary, and both were SEN
fenced to be hanged on the 7th of May, 1880.
The jury, after deliberating three days on the
case of Frances Hood, colored. charged with
infantcide, rendered verdict of guilty, &C.
companying their verdict with petition for
the pardon of the woman.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
In the Senate on the End, bills were intro
duced and referred as follows: By Mr.. Bal
ley: bill to refund the National debt It
proposes new three per cent. bonds in ex-
change for the outstanding bonded indebted
ness By MIR. Hoar: A resolution, which
was adopted, providing that the committee on
the judiciary be instructed to inquire and re-
port whether any American citizens have
been arrested and imprisoned for the exercise
of their constitutional right to petition this
body concerning the title TO seat of Sena-
tor from State of which they are citizens,
with the power to send for persons and pa
pers. This is supposed to refer to the action
of the majority of the Louisiana Legislature
in regard to the memorial of the minority Of
that body in relation to Kellogg's seat in the
Senate. Senator Logan spoke at great length
on the Fitz John Porter bill. He opposed
the bill, holding that there was no appeal
from the decision of the original court mar
ial. He was interrupted by Mr. Hill, of
Georgia, and Mr.. Jones, of Florida. and de-.
voted some time to answering their inquiries.
Mr.. Logan's argument was technical in char
acter. He admitted that the President may
pardon Porter and that Congress can author
ze his appointment, il they choose, as an ar
my officer. Adjourned.
The session. of, the House was devoted to a
consideration of the report of the committee
of the whole on the subject Of the revision of
the rules. ya E
In the Senate on tire 3rd, the committee on
judiciary reported adversely on the Senate
bill to extend the Jurisdiction of the northern
district court of Texas. The same committee
reported adversely on the House bill to pro-
vide for the appointment of an additional
clerk for the western judicial court of North
Carolina. Mr.. Wallace, of Pennsylvania,
from the committee on appropriations, re-
ported, with amendments, the House bill to
provide for deficiency in the appropriation
for the transportation of mails on the star
routes for the fiscal year ending June 30th,
1880. Ordered printed and placed on the
calendar. Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, from the
judiciary committee, reported adversely the
Senate bill to facilitate the transaction of bus
iness in the United States Supreme Court.
Indefinitely postponed. At the expiration
of the morning hour the Senate resumed con.
sideration of the bill for the relief of Fitz-
John Porter, Mr.. Logan, of Illinois, speaking
in opposition to the bill. Pending the con-
clusion Of Mr.. Logan's argument, the Senate
went into executive session, and when the
doors were opened adjourned
In the House, the Speaker presented let
ter from the Secretary of War, recommending
an appropriation of one hundred and twenty
FIVE thousand dollars for buildings at San
Antonio, Texas; also message from the
President. calling the attention Of Congress
to the claims of certain Spanish inhabitants
of East Florida during the years 1912 and
'l3-generAlly known as the east Florida
claims" The bill regulating the removal of
causes from State to Federal courts was dis
cussed without action, after which the House
proceeded to a consideration of the Senate
memorial resolutions relative to the late SEN
20 1ob IoFt o1Io
by different representatives, adjourned.
In the Senate on the 4th, Mr.. Morgan, Of
Alabama, introduced joint resolution reci-
ting the 18th amendment to the Constitution,
aud declaring that the Indians born in the
United States are persons within the meaning
of that amendment and citizens of the United
States and of the States wherein they reside.
The object of the resolution, Mr.. Morgan
said, was to determine and fix the relations
of the Indians to the Government of the
United States. 1t was referred to the judi.
ciary committee. The Senate then resumed
consideration of the BILL for the relief of Gen.
Fitz John Porter, Mr.. Logan Of Illinois,
continued his speech in opposition to the bill,
reviewing at great length the evidence pre-.
sented to the court martial by which Porter
was tried, and endeavoring to show that Por-
ter intentionally disregarded Gen. Pope's Or
ders on account of personal i'll feeling to-
wards him. At 4:3O, p. NJ, pending the con-
clusion of Mr.. Logan's argument, the Senate
went into executive session, and when the
doors were reopened, adjourned.
In the House, the Speaker announced the
regular order to be the consideration of the bill
regulating the removal of causes from State
to Federal Courts. The question was on an
amendment offered by Mr.. Culberston, Of
Texas, and was agreed to without division.
1t amends section two of the act to determine
the jurisdiction of the United States Circuit
Court 80 as to read as follows: "Section 2.
That any suit of civil nature, at law or in
equity, arising under the Constitution and
laws of the United States or treaties made,
or which shall be made under their authority,
Of which the Circuit Courts of the United
States are given original jurisdiction by the
preceding sections, which may now be pend.
ing, or may hereafter be brought in any
State Court, may be removed by the defend
ant or defendants therein to the Circuit
Court of the United States for the proper
district, whenever it is made to appear from
the application of such defendant or defend
ants that his or their defense depends in whole
or in part on the correct construction of some
provisions of the Constitution or the laws of
the United States, or treaty made by their
authority; and any other suit at law or IN
equity in which the Circuit Courts of the Uni
ted States are given Jurisdiction BY the prece-