Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-02-23
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 18th, Senator Jackson
introduced a bill, presented by Senator Nor
gan in the last Congress for relief of the book
agents of the M. E. Church South. 1t appro-
PIRATES $15O,OOO in compensation for property
connected with the publishing house of said
book agents in Nashville, which was taken or
destroyed by United States troops in 1864. The
Mormon or anti-polygamy bill was discussed,
and several amendments agreed to. Mr.. Hamp-
ton presented the petition of z. j. .Mackey, in
behalf of the State of South Carolina, praying
that the Court Of Claims may be authorized
to adjudicate the claim of the State for rent
of the Citadel Academy. On resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Morgan that each Senator who
is not the chairman of a committee shall have
the right to appoint messenger to assist him
in the discharge Of his public duties, Mr.. But
ler spoke, favoring resolution that would
allow each Senator clerk. He said he had
no fear of any complaint being made by any
reasonable man at Senators being allowed
such necessary force as will enable them to
discharge properly their public duties. After
further remarks by other Senators, the vote
was taken and the resolution lost.
The House was occupied in the considera-
tion of the apportionment bill. Mr.. Tillman,
of South Carolina, spoke in advocacy OF in
creasing the membership of the House to 600.
A report of his speech is given elsewhere in
this paper.
In the Senate on the 10th, Mr.. Hampton re-
ported favorably the joint resolution, directing
copies Of the official letter books of the Exec
utive Department of the State Of North Caro-
lima to be furnished to said State. The anti
polygamy bill was taken up, and after several
amendments finally agreed to-. .fn.f 3afg.
In the House, Mr. Cox, Of New York, from
the committee to audit the expenses grow
ing out of the death and burial of the late
President Garfield, reported bill granting
pension of $4,000 year to Mrs. Lucretia r.
Garfield. The bill was passed. Petitions were
presented praying the abolition Of taxation on
bank deposits and of the tax on bank checks.
Consideration of the apportionment bill was
resumed at 1.45. After a lenghthy and some
| what stormy debate the bill was finally passed
fixing the number of Representatives at 325.
In the Senate on the 18th, bill was favora-
bly, reported appropriating 500, 600 to improve
the harbor Of Galveston, Texas A number OF
bills for the improvement of rivers and the
erection of public buildings were introduced,
and after an executive session, at 430 the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
In the House, after several corrections of
the Congressional Record were made-the er-
rors having been caused by the confusion
which existed at the close Of the previous days
session-the morning hour was dispensed with,
and the House proceeded to consider bills on
the private calendar.
In the House on the 18th, the Speaker laid
before that body resolution Of the Legisla-
tive Assembly of Utah, opposing anti-polyga-
my bills, and urging that commission be ap-
pointed to 60 to Utah and investigate the af-
fairs of that territory. The immediate def
cheney bill was passed, after which the House
adjourned. ~
In the Senate on the Goth, the bill to place
Gen. Grant on the retired list, and the pension
bill, were discussed
In the House, under, the call Of the States,
a number of bills were introduced and refer
red. A bill was passed dividing Georgia into
two districts to be known as the Northern
and Souther, judicial districts of Georgia.