Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-06-29
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

In the Senate on the Goth, on motion OF MIR.
MaXey. the House amendments to the bill for
an examination and report upon the claims Of
Texas, Colorado, Oregon and other States, with
certain Territories, for indebtedness assumed
in repelling invasion and suppresSing Indian
hostilities were concurred in. The bill appro-
priating $1,000 for beginning the erection of
an addition to the Presidential mansion pass
ed The credentials Of Anthony as Senator
from Rhode Island for the fifth term were pre-
sented The Senate resumed the conSidera-
tion of the House bill to enable national banks
to extend their corporate existence, which
measure was under discussion at the hour OF
adjournment.
In the House, Mr., Young, of Ohio, intro
duced ill amending the law relating to in
ternal revenue, by providing tax of fifty
cents gallon on spirits, and eighty cents a
barrel on malt liquors. Mr.. Updegraff, Of
Iowa, Chairman of the committee on the law
respecting the election of President and Vice
President reported bill ''to fix a day for the
meeting of electors for President and Vice
President, to provide for and regulate the
counting of votes and decide questions aris-
ing thereon as substitute for the Senate
bill on the same subject matter. Updegratf
described the bill as a compromise bill. 1t did
not represent the views of any member OF the
committee, but was the best that could be pre-
sented. He stated that the bill provided that
the candidate who was declared not elected
might proceed against his competitor by an
action in the nature of q,Duarranto, but could
not proceed against him by injunction. Mr..
Hammond, of Georgia, opposed the bill as being
ludicrous and dangerous, and argued that un-
der it the person declared elected by Con-
gress might enter on the duties of office and
then be ordered out by All order from the Cir
cult Court. After long debate the commit
tees substitute was rejected--yeas 93, nays
100 The question then recurred on the Sell
ate bill, but the House refused to order it to a
third reading and it was recOmmitted to the
committee on the law respecting the election
Of President and Vice President.
In the Senate on the 2lst, after lengthy
debate over a proposed amendment to the
river and harbor appropriation bill, offered by
Malone, to insert $4,000 for public build
ing at Abingdon, Va, which amendment was
adopted the Senate resumed the cOnSdera-
ton of the House bill to enable national bank
ing associations to extend their corporate
existence. The section before the Senate was
the one authorizing the issue of gold certiti-
Gates. The pending amendment to allow sill
yer certificates to be counted by national
banks as part of their lawful reserve and to
be used in the settlement of clearing house
balances was adopted without debate. An
amenQnent WAS auOpleu pIoIllullluS Cile iS-
sue Of gold certificates whenever the cash re-
demption fund falls below one hundred million
dollars An amendment offered by Coke and
amended by Pugh was adopted providing that
no national bank shall become member OF
any clearing house in which silver certificates
shall not he receivable in settlement of clear
ing house balances. A provision was adopted
forDdding the certifcation of checks IN ex-
cess of deposits under penalty of $4,000 fine
or five years in prison or both. After an ex-
ecutive session the Senate adjourned.
The House was engaged, in committee OF
the whole, on the bill to reduce internal reve'
nue. taxation.
In the Senate on the 22nd, Mr.. George pre-
sented resolution upon the request of cti;
zens of Vicksburg. Miss, of Italian birth,
asking permission to erect statue of Carl
laldi i'm the National Cemetery at Vicks
burg. He said that the statue would be fur
nished by those who asked for this permission.
Several Senators suggested doubts as to the
propriety of this as establishing bad prece'
dent and it was referred to the military com
mittee. The House bill to enable national
banks to continue their corporate existence
then came up as the regular business Tht
vote on the final passage of the bill to extend the