Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-11
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
In the Senate on the End, bill was passed
dividing Mississippi into two U. s. Court Dis
tricts The billremoving the disqualiications
of ex-Confederates for army appointments was
taken up, and after brief remarks by Messrs.
Plumb, Maxey, Hampton and Call, the pend
ing motion to refer the bill to the judiciary
committee was defeated by % to Pa party
vote. The bill then went over. Mr.. Lapham
introduced bill proposing an amendment to
the Constitution, prohibiting any denial or
abridgement Of suffrage on account of sex.
Referred to the committee on woman suffrage
The bill for tile establishing Of a new tribunal
of justice, to be known as the court of appeals,
was discussed without action. s1GH
In the House, the tariff commission bill was
discussed in committee of the whole. The
House concurred in theSenate amendments to
the anti Chinese bill. aa atTn .arF
In the Senate on the 3rd, petitions were pre-
sented from citizens and boards of trade of New
Jersey in favcr of the Lowell bankrupt bill.
The bill repeating the statute prohibiting the
appointment Of ex-Confederates in the ar
| my or navy was called up, but went over with
out action. Mr.. ingalls, moved to amend SO
as to continue the statute, but to confine it's
operation to officers who left the army or navy
| to enter the Confederate service. In the dis
cussion of this motion rather warm debate
occurred between Messrs. ingalls, and Hamp-
| ton as to what were the actual issues between
the North and South in the, late war. The
bill to create court of appeals then came up
| as unfinished business. After several unim-
portant amendments were agreed to, Mr.. But
| Ter, of South Carolina, moved an amendment
requiring Judges to be transferred from one
| Circuit to another under rules of the Supreme
Court. In explaining it, he remarked that it
would have the effect incidentally Of enabling
certain localities to get rid of unworthy Judges.
! In this connection he expressed the opinin that
Judge in the Circuit in which he (Butler)
| lived was utterly unfit to discharge his duties,
and that some of his acts were a disgrace to
| American citizenship. Mr. ingalls, said he
did not know of what the Senator from South
Carolina? complained, unless it, was recent
rulings in election cases. The testimony in
these cases, if true, disclosed much greater
disgrace of American citizenship than hadever
before been perpetrated uponthis Continent
and he wanted the fact knoWn-if such was
the fact-that the object of the Senator (Bnt-
ler) was to avoid the administration of a
Judge obnoxious to the people Of that State
Mr.. Butler sarcastically rejoined that he acs
knowledged the superiority of Ingalls, faeili-
ties over his own for acquiring information
concerning events transpiring in South Caro-
lima, but he thought he would be able to dem
onstrate at the proper time that certain Cir
cult Judge had been guilty of conduct that
was dsgraceful to American jurisprudence,
notwithstanding the opinion of the Senator
from Kansas Mr. Sherman asked whether
reference now made was to Judge Bond =?
Mr. Butler replied affirmatively. The amend
ment was then rejected-yeas, II nays, 49,
Pending the discussion Of an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Vest. of Missouri, that no Or
cult or District Judge before whom cause or
question may have been tried or heard in a
District or Circuit Court shall sit on trial
or hearing of such cause or question in Appel
late Court, the Senate adjourned -
In the House, the tariff commission bill was
discussed Mr. Henderson, of Illinois, Chair
man of the Committee on Military Affairs, to
which was referred the Presidents message
relative to lawlessness in Arizona reported
amending section fifteen of the bill making
appropriation for support Of the army for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1879, so as to allow
the military forces of the United States to be
employed as posse coYaitatus to assist the civil
authorities within any Territory of the United
States to execute the laws therein when re-
quested by the Governor of Such Territory.
Mr. Henderson in reply, to questions about
a recent report from the Senate Military Com
necessary, said his opinion was that the COM
mittee was in error. Mr.. Belmont offered a
resolution calling on the President for COM
plete copies of any and all orders and instruc-
tions from the Navy Department to the COM
manding officer of the South Pacific Squadron
during the year 1881, and also copies of any
and all letters communications or reports OF
such commanding officer or officers to the
Navy Department during the same period.
Referred to the committee on foreign affairs.
The Speaker announced his enrolment OF the
anti Chinese bill, and affixed his signature
thereto.
In the Senate on the 4th, Mr.. VOORHEES, res
olution for committee of investigation into
the alleged corrupt or improper influence con-
cerning the House bill now before the finance
committee, amending the laws in regard to
distilled spirits in bonded warehouses, was
taken up. After some personal explanation
by Mr.. VOORHEES,, further consideration of the
bill was postponed indefinitely. The bill re-
pealing the disqualification for army service
imposed upon ex-Confederates came up in Or
der, when Rollins pending motion to commit
to the judiciary committee prevailed by par
ty yote-yeas. 20 nays, 2S-Davis, of illinois,
and Malone voting aye with the Republicans.
The court of appeals bill was discussed with
out action. The Chair announced his sigma
ture to the anti-Chinese bill, which now goes
to the President. .agit
In the House, the tariff commission bill was
discussed in committee of the whole, and
when the committee arose, the House ad-
journed. ..
In the Senate on the 5th, resolution was
offered by Mr.. Window, for the appointment
by the Chair of an investigation committee
of five, to inquire whether any money has
been received, by contribution or otherwise,
fro If in NH fn ofo ho
or defeat the House bill relating to distilled
spirits in special bonded warehouses, and if
so, for what uses the money had been expend-
ed-the committee to send for persons and
papers, employ stenographer and report the
result of such investigation. The court OF
appeals bill was taken up, but after short
debate it was deferred, and the Senate ad-
jOurned until Monday.
The session of House was devoted to dis
cussing the tariff commission bill.
On the 9th, the House, at 1l.25, went into