Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-03-03
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 22nd, Mr.. Bayard,
from the finance committee, reported, with a
substitute therefor, the Senate bill to repeal
all laws that impose taxes upon the capital OF
and deposits with banks and bankers and
upon bank checks. The bill was considered
on motion of Mr.. Bayard, who stated that
the substitute reported by the committee pro
vided simply for the repeal of the tax on
bank deposits. The substitute was read and
agreed to, and the bill as thus amended,
passed, the title being changed accordingly.
Mr.. Wallace, from the finance committee, re.
ported adversely the Senate bill to authorize
the issue and provide for the redemption Of
fractional notes. Indefinitely postponed. A
joint resolution appropriating $4,000 for a
monument to mark the birth place Of George
Washington, was passed. di\\,i
After disposing of some other business, the
House took up the sundry civil appropriation
bill, which was discussed until adjournment
In the Senate on the 23rd, the House bill
for the ascertainment of the amount due the
Choctaw Nation, was reported faVoraby and
placed on the calendar. A bill for the relief
of the Ponca Indians was tabled temporarily.
Mr.. Butler addressed the Senate upon bis
proposed amendment to the river and harbor
appropriation bill for survey and examina
ton of routes for the Blue Ridge Canal in
the interest Of water transportation to
Charleston. The forti6cation appropriation
bill, and the bill for new Congressional Ii
brary building, we're passed.
In the House, the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill was discussed without action. The
postoffice appropriation bill, with Senate
amendments. was reported back for concur
renee, and the amendment agreed to. Mr..
Cox called up his apportionment bill, but at:
ter some diatory motions were made from the
Republican side, It went over. The sundry
civil appropriation bill was discussed without
action.
The Senate, on the oath, adjourned imme
diately after adopting appropriate resolutions
commemorative of Senator Carpenter, whose
death was announced by Mr.. Cameron, of
Wisconsin.
In the House, Mr.. Cox's apportionmeut
bill occupied the entire day.
In the Senate on the 25th, the river and
harbor and the agricultural appropriation
bills we're reported favorably. Mr.. Wallace,
from the select committee on alleged frauds
in the late elections, submitted a report which
was received and ordered printed. The ag-
ricultural appropriation bill, which had been
reported, was then taken up and passed.
The House remained in session all Of
Thursday night on the apportionment bill,
without taking any action.
In the Senate on the 26th, Mr.. Vance in
troduced bill for the purchase, by the Secre-
tary of War, Of the private papers of the
late Confederate Generals Bragg and Polk,
relating to the civil war, and approprating
$4,000 for the same Referred. Mr.. But
Ter offered resolution, which was agreed to
without debate, instructing the Judiciary
committee to enquire and report by what au'
thority and under whose appointment Mr.. R.
M. Wallace is exercising the duties of United
States Marshal for South Carolina. The
river and harbo: appropriation bill was taken
up, and after lengthy discussion finally passed.
In the House, while the sundry civil appro'
priation bill Was under discussion, Mr.. Horr,
of Michigan, offered an. amendment for the
payment to Wu. F. Gary, of Pickens coun-
tv, S. c., "a revenue officer recently wounded
in attempting to arrest man for alleged vlo-
lation of the revenue laws,) the sum of one
hundred dollars per month from the 18th OF
February, 1881, so long as he remains disa-
bled by wounds recently received while in
the discharge of his duties. Mr.. Blount, of
Georgia, raised point of order against the
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