Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-01-25
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

In the Senate on the 18th, Logan, from the
committee on military affairs, reported favor
ably. with amendment, the bill to authorize
the sale of the Baton Rouge Arsenal and
grounds. The committee OH appropriations
reported the postofice appropriation bill, and
Senator Plumb gave notice that he would ask
for it's consideration tomorrow Immediately
after the formal morning business. At the
close of the morning business the Senate re-
sumed the consideration Of the bill for the re-
lief of Ben. Halliday, with it's pending amend
ment the agricultural department bill. The
bill finally went over again without action, and
the Senate resumed the consideration OF the
Tariff bill, the pending question being the
amendment making the duty on blchromate
of potash three and a half cents per pound IN
stead of three cents as provided IN the Dill.
This amendment was taken as a text upon
which the whole question of ad valorem as
against specific duties wasreargued. Senators
Sherman and Beck made representative speech
es upon the two sides of the question. The
duty was left at three cents. The Senate prac-
tically concluded the consideration OF the
chemical schedule, and then went into Execu-
tive session and adjourned.
In the House the only business OF Importance
was reporting and agreeing to the agricultural
appropriation bill. The total amount apprOpri-
ated by it is S4O5, $40, being S21 $40 less than
the appropriation for the current year.
In tile Senate on the 18th, the report of the
committee of conference on the agricultural
appropriation bill was agreed to. The postof-
flee appropriation bill was then taken up, and
after some discussion, but without reaching a
vote, it was continued, and the tariff bill was
discussed until adjournment.
In the House, Mr.. Bedford, of Colorado,
% u;pto uo1p
for the establishment of railway cOmmunlca-
tion with Central South America. Referred
J. T. Cain, delegate from Utah, was sworn ln
In the Senate, on the 18th, the amendment
to the post office appropriation bill, appro-
miatinp 1855 900 for the fast mail service was
agreed to. The tariff bill was taken up, and
pending it's discussion the death of Represen-
tatiye Skackelford, of North Carolina, was
announced, whereupon the Senate adjourned
In the House the naval appropriation bill
was discussed. The death OF Representative
Shackelford was announced, and after the
Speaker appointed a funeral escort to accom-
pany the remains of the deceased to his late
home in Wilmington, the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10Th, the postal appro-
priation bill, and the tariff bill were discussed.
In the House, Henderson of Illinois, chair
man of the committee on military affairs, re-
ported resolution directing that commit
tee to investigate the charges of mismanage-
ment at the Hampton Soldiers Home. Adopt
ed ..
Moore. of Tennessee introduced joint
resolution proposing constitutional amend
ment granting Congress the power to provide
by appropriate legislation for the legal enforce
ment of obligations of contracts entered into
by any State of the Union. Referred to the
committee on the judiciary.
The House then, at II As, went into COM
mittee of the whole on the private calendar.
In the Senate OH the Goth, debate on the
postal appropriation bill was resumed. Ed
munds' motion to strike from the bill the pro-
vision reducing letter postage to two cents
was voted down by vote of 40 to ID. The
bill was finally reported to the Senate and
passed, and the tariff bill was taken up.
The House was devoted mainly to the con-
sideration of private bills, number of which
were passed.
Among the bills introduced in the House on
the 22nd, was one by Blanchard, of Louisiana,
fixing the time for the meeting of the Forty
Ninth Congress- first session on the 9th OF
March, 1885, and the second session on the
first Monday in January, 1886 and each Con-
cress thereafter on corresponding days. 1t
aims at no change in the time for the election
of Representatives to Congress, but is intend
ed to so change the existing laws that the
term of each newly elected Congressman shall
begin a short time after his election and also
that each new Congress shall meet shortly at