Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-03-04
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


In the Senate on the 23rd, Immediately af'
ter prayer and the reading of the journal, on
motion of Mr.. Bayard, the Senate adjourned
in respect to the memory of George Wash
ington.
In the House, under call of States, the
following bills were introduced and referred {:
By Mr. Van Voorhis, of New York, repeating
the act repeating the bankrupt law; by Mr..
Pierce, of New York, relating to the sale or
giving intoxicating liquors to Indians; by
Mr.. Cotfroth, of Pennsylvania, organizing the
Court of Sessions, to consist of a Chief Justice
and four assistant justices, who shall receive
annual salaries of $4,000 each. The Court
shall have Jurisdiction as follows: First, over
applications for pensions which have been
disallowed by the Secretary of the Interior or
Commissioner of Pensions Second, applica.
tions for pensions which do not come under the
present law. Third, applications of persons
against whom there is charge of deserting.
By Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, to provide
for the introduction and cultivation of the
Cinchona plant in the United States. 1t au-
thorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to ap.
point suitable person, whose duty it shall
be to visit Cinchona plantations in India and
elsewhere, and also those regions of South
America where the plant is indigenous, and
that part of the United States where by coin
cidence of the climate, altitude and humidity,
it may seem possible to successfully cultivate
the plant; it shall also be his duty to employ
suitable persons, preferably those who have
worked on Cinchona plantations, in order to
expedite the cultivation of the Cinchona
plant in the United States. The Secretary
of State is authorized to open correspondence
with such governments as can assist the OBJ
ject intended. By Mr. Muldrow, of Missis.
sippi: A bill placing paper suitable for books
and newspapers on the free list; by Mr.. Glib
son, of Louisiana, appropriating two hundred
thousand dollars for deepening the mouth of
Red river; by Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky,
abolishing the tax on tobacco, also reducing
the tax on distilled spirits to fifty cents on
each proof gallon; by Mr.. Gibson, of Louisi-
ana, authorizing the Secretary ofState to pro
cure copies of all papers in possession of the
Governments of Great Britain, France and
Spain relative to the history of Louisiana.
In the Senate on the 24th, Senators Ker-
nan, Platt, Baldwin and others presented Pc
titions for the reduction of the duty on chem
icals used in the manufacture of paper. Mr..
Vest presented petition signed by over
5000 citizens of Missouri, Arkansas, Kan
sas and Texas praying for such legislation as
may be necessary to open up the Indian Ter
ritory for settlement, in terms just to the In
dian tribes, and honorable to the government
Also, a memorial of various chiefs and heads
of families of the confederated Peoria and
Mama tribes, praying for such legislation as
may abolish tenure in common, and give In
dians titles in severalty in Indian territory.
Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, introduced a
Joint resolution to furnish bronze for the
statute of General Daniel Morgan; referred.
Also, bill for the relief of persons whose
claims were not presented in time to the
Court of Alabama Commissioners; referred.
Also, from the Committee on Civil Service
Reform and Retrenchment, bill prohibiting
contributions of money for political purposes
by officers and employees of the Government
corporations created or aided by the United
States, claimants and contractors placed on
the calendar.
In the House, Mr. Blount of Georgia, from
the Committee on Appropriations, reported a
bill to meet DEFICIENCIES in the Star Postal
Service Ordered printed and recommitted.
1t appropriates as much as may be necessary
to meet the expenses of inland mail transpor
tation on Star Routes during the present is.
cal year at within existing contract prices
where the latter have not been increased du-
ring the year more than s5,OOO 1t also ap-
propriates 100000 for new service and the
same amount to increase the service on exist
ing routes The Speaker laid before the
House a message from the President, trans
hitting communication from the Attorney
General asking for an appropriation for the
payment of United States Marshals. Order
ed printed and referred. The House then
went into committee of the whole on revision
of the rules.
In the Senate on the 25th, lengthy and
somewhat acrimonious debate ensued over
the question of removing the disabilities Of
James M. Heiskill, an ex.Confederate soldier,
to enable him to receive promotion in the
United States army. Mr. Garland, of Ar
kansas, amended the bill by striking out all
after the enacting clause and inserting shat
section 1918 Revised Statutes, be and the
same is hereby repealed" The amendment
was agreed to, and the question then being on
the third reading of the bill, it was determined
in the aftirmative-yeas, S6; nays, ga
strict party vote. The following is the Ian
guage of the section repealed mo person
who has served in any capacity in the militia.
ry, naval or civil service of the so called Con-
federate States, or either of the States in in.
surrection during the late rebellion, shall be
appointed to any position in the Army of the
United States"
In the House, Mr.. Blount, ofGeorgia, from
the Committee on Appropriations, reported
back the Star Service deficiency bill, and it
was referred to the committee of the whole.
The House then, at 1890, went into commit
tee on the bill. Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, pro-
ceeded to explain his BILL The amount ap-
propriated for that service for the present
fiscal wear was S5,9O0,0OO. The cost of the