Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-06-10

in 1861 as Colonel of the 42nd Ohio Volun-
teers; was promoted to the rank of Brigadier
General, January 10, 1852; was appointed
Chief of Staff of the Army of the Cumber-
land, and was promoted to the rank of Ma
jor General, September 20, 1868. He has
served continuously as Congressman since the
commencement of the session of the thirty
eighth Congress. He was also member of
the electoral commission of 1876.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 31st ultimo, the bill
was called up to carry into effect the resolu-
ton of Congress, adopted October 10Th, 1881,
with regard to monumental column at York.
town, Virginia. 1t appropriates one hundred
thousand dollars for the erection of a monu-
ment, and thirty thousand dollars to defray-
ing the expenses of the Yorktown centennial
celebration. After considerable debate the
bill was amended so as to provide that 13
Senators shall be members of the commission
for the selection of site, and was then passed.
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til the hour of adjournment.
The session of the House was devoted to
the consideration of appropriation bills.
In the Senate on the 1st instant, Mr.. Vance,
from the select committee on the exodus Of
negroes from Southern to Northern States,
submitted report from the majority of the
committee. Mr.. Window. of the same com.
mittee, announced that he would hereafter
submit the views of the minority. The river
and harbor appropriation bill was called up
and various amendments made and agreed
to, but pending the discussion of the bill the
Senate adjourned.
In the House the general deficiency appro'
priation bill was discussed without action.
In the Senate on the End, the river and
harbor appropriation bill was resumed and
after various amendn ents, the bill was read
third time and passed. 1t appropriates
81 900 for improving the Ashley, and $4,000
for improving the Waccamaw river, in South
Carolina, and also provides for survey to
determine the feasibility of connecting the
head waters of the Savannah river with the
Tennessee and Hiawassee rivers by a canal
A communication from the Secretary of the
Treasuary recommending sundry applications
for lighting the Mississippi, Missouri and
Ohio rivers, and also recommending an ap'
preparation of 100000 to continue payments
to land grant railroad companies was read
and referred.
The session of the House was devoted to
the consideration of the general deficiency
appropriation bill.
In the Senate on the 3rd, the House bill,
designating certain cities as ports of entry for
dutiabe goods WAS taken up, and after amend
ments, passed On motion of Mr.. Hampton,
the House bill granting the use of four con-
demned cannon to the Marion, S. c., artillery,
was passed. The Eaton tariff bill was then
called up and discussed until adjournment.
In the House, joint resolution appropria-
ting $3O,00O for the erection of a monument
to mark the birth place Of George Washing
ton was unanimously agreed to. A resolution
for final adjournment of Congress at IL M,
on the 18th instant, was agreed to by vote
of 1O6 to 6S. The general deficiency bill
was then considered until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 4th, a number of bills
for the relief of private individuals were
passed. On motion Of Mr.. Butler the bill
authorizing the Secretary of War to adjust
and settle account for arms between South
Carolina and the United States was taken up
and passed. Mr.. VOORHEES, spoke at length
upon the report of the exodus committee, and
at the conclusion of his remarks there was some
further general discussion of the same sub.
ject.
In the House the proviso in the Senate
post Office appropriation bill for the re let
ting of the star routes was stricken from the
bill, and it goes to the Senate for its action
in regard TO this and other Senate amend
ments which were non concurred in. On
motion of Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina,
the Senate bill removing the political disa'
bilities of j. H. Carter, of South Carolina;
was taken from the Speakers table and
passed.
In the Senate on the 5th, on motion Of Mr..
Salisbury, the Kellogg resolutions were taken
up without opposition but Mr.. Herman, of
New York, who had the floor thereon, yield
ed it for other business. A number of bills
of no general interest were considered, and
bill was passed appropriating S25l 900 to re-
imburse the Creek orphan fund, which has
been diverted to other uses.
In the House, Senate amendments to the
following House bills were concurred in: To
establish a District and Circuit Court at
Chattanooga, with amendment requesting the
President to open negotiations with France,
Spain, Austria and Italy, relative to the i'm
portation of tobacco into their dominions.
The bill passed. To remove the political dis
abilities of G. NJ. Morris, of Georgia. A ma
jority of bills on the table were referred and
nothing was left thereupon but Bayard's mar"
shal bill, the Eaton tariff commission bill and
the bill relative to thesupervisors of election,
which, by unanimous consent, were passed
over without consideration. The House, at
$50, adjourned.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Seventy. three new buildings are in pro-
cess of erection in Charleston.
- An unfortunate lady, who has been an in'
mate of the asylum for the insane in Column