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

committee OF Che Whole Mr.. Robinson, OF
Massachusetts,, in the chair) on the tariff
commission bill. A number of amendmend-
ments were offered and rejected, and at 1920
the committe rose and reported the bill to the
House. Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, asked unani-
nous consent to take from the Speakers table
the Senate bill on the same subject, to strike
out all after the enacting clause and insert
the provisions of the bill agreed to in COM
mittee. Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, objected,
and Mill, of Texas, moved to recommit the
bill with instructions to the committee on
ways and means to report within thirty days
a bill based on the principle that no more
money should be collected than is necessary
to the wants of the Government economically
administered. The motion was lost yeas n,
nays Isl. AS only one motion to recommlt
with instruction is permitted under the rules,
the effect of Mr.. Mills motion was to prevent
Hewitt, of New Y ork, offering the resolutions,
which he indicated in his speech delivered
recently. Hewitt thereupon asked uuani-
NOUS consent to offer resolution to similar
effect, but Bayne, of Pennsylvania, objected.
The previous question was then ordered on
the bill and Kasson took the floor to close de-
bate. At the conclusion of Kasson's speech
the bill was passed-yeas, Isl nays, 80. VI
the South Carolina members all were in their
seats except Mr.. Richardson, and voted nay.
On motion of Mr.. Calkins, of Indiana, a reso-
luton was adopted permitting the contestant
in the Alabama contested election case OF
Matson vs. Oates to withdraw his papers
This leaves Oates in possession OF his seat
Mr. Hubbell, of Michigan, introduced a Dill
to enlarge the powers and duties OF the depart
ment of agriculture Referred. The House
then, at 5.25, adjourned.
THE COMING CRoP-The Columbia Register
has publisheda carefully prepared article SHOW
ing the crop outlook for the present year. The
data are taken chiefly from the March report
of the State Agricultural Department, ana
the deductions are made by The Regaster. Ac-
cording to this article the cereal crop 1or
South Carolina will surpass that OF any pre-
vious year. There will be an increase yield OF
Ga GOO bushels of wheat and, 2,500, 200 bushels
of oats. Estimating the yield at lO bushels
for wheat and 224 bushels of oats per acre,
the average is hardly too great, as the report
for last year showed an average OF bushels
for wheat and IS for oats. The saving IN
fertilizers amounts to 5000 tons, or $3.50, ,OOO.
The repairs of fences last year cost S9, OOO,OOO.
This wear only S450,000 will be required,
saving of SS1O.O0O for these two items. Ad-
ding gain of 80, 700, 900 for wheat and oats,
the Reqister, ciphers out comfortable little
balance of S., 10000 over last year in these
items.
Taking into consideration the favorable
start made in farming operations, the Register
predicts crop of 1900, 900 acres OF corn at
ten or eleven bushels per acre, or a yield OF
13,500,000 bushels of corn.
The acreage in cotton will be say 1,50o,O goo
acres. The average yield for the past five
years is 1856 pounds per acre, OF of South Car, ar
olina for 1879, 1872 pounds, or total of 100000
bales of 45O pounds each. Adding in other
products as per census returns, the Register
figures out total production of 500, ,919,6 900 in
food products, and S33, 563,201 of staple pro-
ducts, in all the round sum Of S63, ,4oO,S1O