Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-29
The Aurkpille Guqnirer,
YORKVILLE. 8. G.. /:
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1884.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

petitions were presented, among them one
by Butler, to authorize the Secretary OF
War to lend fifty Springfield rifles to the
Palmetto Guards, of Charleston. The bill
for the creation of bureau of labor statis-
tics was taken up and debated until adjourn
ment.
In the House, on the call of States for
bills. a number were presented, after which
the House proceeded to the consideration OF
the appropriation bills, and passed the con-
sular and diplomatic and the army and the
District of Columbia appropriation bills.
In the Senate on the Goth, after transact
ing routine morning business, a resolution
was adopted relating to the land grant OF
the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicks-
burg Railroad Company. The agricultural
appropriation bill was taken up and pro-
ceeded with by sections, and the bill passed
without division.
The session of the House was occupied in
debating the contested election case of Eng
lish VS.. Peele, from Indiana.
In the Senate on the 21st, number Of pc
titions were presented and appropriately
referred protesting against any government
crease in the number of Government en-
ployees and the destruction of private in
terests which such assumption would in
volve. The petitioners say that free COM
petition is the best for that as for other bus
iness. Harrison presented counter petit
ton setting forth that the Western Union
Company's employees are engaged in get
ting signatures to petitions in opposition to
the postal telegraph and insisting that such
petitions are not in the interest of the pe0-
ple. A number of bills providing for the
erection of public buildings were read the
third time and passed.
In the House the session was consumed in
the consideration of the English -Peele con-
tested election case, which was finally deci-
ded in favor of Peele, Republican. Pend
ing motion to reconsider the question, the
House adjourned.
In theSenate, on the 22nd, the bill to pro-
hibit the mailing of newspapers and other
publications containing lottery advertise
ments was taken up. After reading the re-
port of the majority of the committee in
support of the bill and that of the minority
in opposition, Vest objected to the consid-
Grafton of the bill. Wilson then moved to
proceed with it's consideration notwithstand-
ing the objection. On this motion the ayes
and noes were called and the Senate by a
vote of % ayes to 50 nays decided not to
proceed with the bill at present. 1t there
fore goes to the foot of the calendar. The
discussion of the labor bureau bill occupied
che remainder of the days session. With
out reaching vote upon any of the numer.-
Gus amendments proposed, Aldrich and
Harrison submitted, in order that they
might be printed, brief substitutes for the
bills covering substantially the same provis-
ions. Pending debate the Senate adjourned.
In the House the English-Peele contested
election case was taken up on motion TO
reconsider the vote by which Peele, Repub-
lican, was seated. The motion to reconsid-
er carried and the question recurring on the
adoption of committee reports in the case,
the majority report, favoring the seating of
English, was adopted, and he then appeared
at the bar of the House and took the oath OF
office.
In the Senate, on the 23rd, the Utah bill
was formally placed before the Senate, but
it gave way to the Mexican soldiers pension
bill, which was also continued in favor of
the bureau labor bill, which was passed un-
der the title of GA bill to establish a bureau
of labor" when the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
The session of the House was devoted to
the consideration of bills on the private cal
endar. The bill providing for the retire
ment of Colonel Henry j. Hunt as Major
General gave rise to good deal of discus
sion. In opposing the measure Springer
took occasion to speak in strong condemna-
ton of the bill to retire General Grant and
give him a pension of Sl0,125 q year sim
ply because he had been unfortunate in Wall
Street. 1t was said that General Grant had
not been aware of the dealings of his part
ners, but the fact remained that he had as
sociated himself with spectators who were
involved in the most disreputable practices
which had ever been heard of in this cOun-
try and were only paralleled in other coun-
tries by the South Sea bubble and John
Laws Mississippi scheme. This was not
the time nor were the circumstances such
as called upon Congress to 60 to Grants re-
lief. The bill was finally laid aside with
Mcmillan of Tennessee, the bill reported
from the Committee on War Claims for the
payments of quarter-master' claims known
as the "Fourth of July Claims was taken up
out of its regular order, considered and laid
aside with a favorable recommendation. 1t
appropriates $300,000, about one. half of
which goes to citizens of Tennessee. Sew
eral other private measures were considered
and at 4.20 P. NJ, the committee rose and
reported their action. The" Fourth of July
Claims" bill was passed. An evening ses-
sion was held for the consideration of pen
sion bills.
THE BUREAU OF LABOR BILL.-The fol-
lowing is the text of the bill passed by the
Senate last Friday, establishing a Bureau
of Labor: Be it enacted, etc., that there
shall be established in the Department of
the Interior Bureau of Labor, which shall
be under charge of Commissioner OF La
Dor, who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate. The Commissioner of Labor
shall hold his Office for four years and until
his successor shall be appointed and quail
fed, unless sooner removed, and shall re-
ceive salary of $4,000 year. The Com
missioner shall collect information upon the
subject of labor, it's relation to capital, the
course of labor and the earnings of laboring
men and women and the means of promot-
ing their material, social and moral pros
perity. The Secretary of the Interior shall
appoint Chief Clerk, who shall receive a
salary of $4,000 per annum and such other
expenses as may be necessary for said Bu-
reau: Prorided, That the total expenses
shall not exceed S25, 900 per annum. Dur
ing the necessary absence of the Commits
sioner, or when the Office shall become va
cant, the Chief Clerk shall perform the du-
ties of Commissioner. The Commissioner
shall annually make report in writing to
the Secretary of the Interior of the infor.
nation collected and cOllated by him and
containing such recommendations as he may
deem calculated to promote the efficiency OF
the Bureau.
- The Greenbackers of Missouri have pro-
posed the name of Speaker Carlisle as the