Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-22
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 18th, Senator Logan,
from the committee on military affairs, re-
ported favorably the bill to place Gen. Grant
on the retired list. He moved that the bill
be put at once upon its passage. Consent
was given and the bill was at once read the
third time and passed without debate or
remark, except that Senator Logan said he
presumed that there would be no objection
to it. The bill provides that, Gin recogni-
tion of the distinguished services rendered
to the United States, U. S. Grant, late Gen
sral of the Army, be placed on the retired
list with the rank and full pay of General
voted against the bill, which he explained
was from no personal opposition to Grant,
but because he was opposed to the principle
eff the bill. A resolution appropriatlng
$50, 900 for the erection of suitable monu-
ment to commemorate the landing OF Sir
Walter Raleigh's colony on Roanoke Is
land, n. c., was rfeerred to the committee
on library The Indian appropriation bill,
appropriating $6,300,000 tor the next fiscal
year, was passed, and the Senate adjourned.
In the House, the bill providing a civil
government for the territory of Alaska was
passed. Mr.. Townshend's bill providing
that hereafter no Territory shall form a
Constitution or apply for admission as
State into the Union until it shall contain
permanent population equal to that required
in Congressional District in order to enti-
tie it to representation in the House of Rep
resentatives, was next taken up, and after
protracted debate was tabled by vote OF
100 to Is, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 14th, the labor bu-
reau bill was discussed, and the considera-
ton of the Utah bill was postponed.
In the House, the session was devoted to
consideration of the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill. -.
in the Senate, on the 18th, the chair pre-
sented message from the President recon-
mending an appropriation to enable the
Government to execute the provisions OF
the convention between the United states
and Mexico relating to the boundary line
between the two countries. The Appropri-
alton Committee reported the invalid pen
sions bill, with amendments. Placed on
the calendar. The same committee report
ed, with amendments, the bill to aid the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial
Exposition at New Orleans. On motion OF
Cockrell, the bill was put Immediately upon
it's passage. It had been carefully consid-
cred by the committee, he said, and the
only amendments were in the nature OF re-
strictions to guard the expenditure OF money
and the liability of the United States:
Cockrell added that it was important that
the bill should be acted on as soon as possi-
BILE: Some opposition was shown IN debate,
and an effort made to reduce the amount to
half a million dollars, on motion OF SeWell,
of New York. Blair stated that he had had
a recent opportunity to observe the patriotic
interest taken by our fellow citizens of the
South in this enterprise. He regarded the
Exposition as one calculated in the highest
degree to develop the material interests and
prosperity of the South. He would regard
it as a national loss if it should fail. 1t
would be better to give a million dollars
outright than that the Exposition should
result in failure. He hoped the vote OF
the bill as reported would be unanimous;
Sewell's amendment was not agreed to, and
the bill passed substantially as it came from
the House, the amount remaining at one
million dollars. A resolution was offered
by Morgan, which, under the rule, went
over one day, directing the Committee on
Finance to examine into the causes of the
failures of such national banks in the city
of New York as have suspended business
in May, 1884, and report whether said fail.
ures have to any and what extent resulted
from any violation of the laws regulating
their conduct. After an executive session
the Senate adjourned until Monday.
In the House, the Senate amendments to
the bill for aid to the New Orleans Cotton
Exposition were concurred in. The consul
lar and diplomatic appropriation bill was
discussed until adjournment.
In the House, on the 18th, the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill was re;
ported with favorable recommendation, and
the House proceeded to the consideration of
the army appropriation bill, which being
laid aside favorably, the District of Colum--
bia appropriation bill was taken up and
reported favorably. An evening session
was held for the consideration of pension