Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-05-13
The Murkville Gnqnirer.
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY Is. 1880
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 4th, a number OF
bills we're introduced and referred, among them
one by Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, providing
that the President of the Senate shall submit
to the Senate and House, when assembled to
count the votes for President and Vice Presl-
dent, all packages purporting to contain elec'
toral votes. The Spofford- Kellogg contested
case was resumed and continued until the
hour of adjournment.
In the House, Nj. Reagan, from the COM
mittee on commerce, reported the river and
harbor appropriation bill, and it was ordered
printed and recommitted. 1t contains about
500 items, and aggregates $S,OO0,OOO. The
following are amounts recommended for rivers
and harbors in South Carolina Ashley river,
$1,000; Great Pedee river, $1,000; Wacca'
nav river, up to Conwayboro, $4,000; sulll-
vans Island, $1,000; Charleston, $l25,OOO.
The Presidents veto of the immediate de-
6ciency appropriation bill Gin reference to
the appointment by the courts Of U. s. Mar
shals equally from both political parties,) was
received and read, and referred to the com
mittee on appropriations, the bill to lie on
the table. The effect of leaving the bill on
the table is merely to postpone its considera.
ton until the House sees fit to call it up.
The consideration of the bill amending the
internal revenue laws was resumed, and the
bill, with sundry amendments, passed The
remainder of the session was devoted to the
post Office appropriation BILL
The session of the Senate on the 9th was
devoted mainly to the debate on the District
of Columbia appropriation bill.
In the House, bill appropriating $780,
900 for carrying on he Government printing
Office. for the current fiscal year was passed.
The postofice appropriation bill was discusss'
ed without action. An evening session was
held for the purpose of considering the bill
establishing a municipal code for the District
of Columbia.
In the Senate on the 9Th, Mr.. Morgan, Of
Alabama, submitted resolution providing a
rule for counting the Presidential electoral
vote. Mr.. Bayard introduced bill provi'
ding for the compensation of U. S. Marshals.
Both bills were referred to appropriate com.
mittees.
In the House, committees on Indian affairs
reported, after which the post office appropri'
ton bill was discussed until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 7th, the Spoford'
Kellogg resolutions were discussed until ad-
journment, and when the Senate adjourned
it adjourned until Monday.
In the House, the post Office appropriation
bill, as amended, was passed. Among the
amendments agreed to is one as follows: Gail
Star routes shall be relet after thirty days
advertisement, as now provided by law, on the
first of October, 1880, on which the pay for
the expedition of schedules ordered during
the fiscal years of 1879 and 1880 shall exceed
fifty per cent. of the contract price before
such expedition; provided that this proviso
shall not prevail when the present contractor
uGSlTcS W COuLltluc COuLidCI oo ioooCSo'
The aggregate appropriations for the mail
service for the fiscal year amount to 50, 49O,'
900.
In the House on the 9th, after number Of
private bills had been acted upon, Mr.. Smith,
of Georgia, from the committee on patents,
reported bill to amend the patent laws
which bill was placed on the calendar. 1t
provides that any person who introduces
from a foreign country any secret art, in
vention or process useful and important to
the public, and not patented there, and at the
time of application not understood in this
country, may, upon due proceedings, obtain
patent therefor; and any art, invention or
process that has been used or practiced un
patented for so years, exclusively in the
country where obtained, shall be deemed Sc
cret in the meaning Of this act.