Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-01
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the End, Blair, from
the Committee on Education and Labor,
reported favorably on the bill to create a
commission to enquire into and report upon
the material, industrial and intellectual
progress made by the colored people of the
United States since 1865. Placed on the
calendar. After short executive session,
the Senate dispensed with the regular order
and took up bills under the five minutes
rule-a number of which, of no general inn
portance, were passed.
In the House, the tariff bill and the pen
sion appropriation bill were debated, and
an evening session was held for debate on
the tariff bill only. ,
In the Senate, on the 23rd, the special
order was announced, it being bill to es-
tablish a Bureau of Animal Industry to
prevent the expectation of diseased cattle
and to provide for the eXtirpation of pleuro-
pneumonia and other contagious diseases
among domestic animals. The House bill
was substituted for the Senate bill. The
bill was discussed by Plumb, Mcpherson,
Coke and Williams. Senator Brown, rep
resenting a minority of the Committee on
Woman Suffrage, submitted the views of
that minority in opposition to the measure
recently reported by the majority of the
committee, which proposed constitutional
amendment granting the right of suffrage
to women. Pending debate on the pleuro-
pneumonia bill the Senate went into eXecu-
tive session and when the doors were re-
opened adjourned.
In the House, on motion of DOWd, of
North Carolina, a joint resolution was pass
ed, authorizing the Secretary of War to
loan to the city of Charlotte, n. c., two
hundred flags for the celebration Of the
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
The greater part of the session was spent in
discussion of the contested election case from
Kansas. Atits conclusion, the sitting mem
Der, Peters, Republican, was confirmed In
the possession of his seat. The naval appro-
priation bill was discussed, and an evening
session was held for discussion Of the tariff
bill.
In the Senate, on the 9th, q number of
petitions were presented and referred. The
chair laid before the Senate cOmmunica-
tion from the Attorney General, requesting
that immediate provision be made, by joint
resolution of Congress, for the payment OF
Jurors and witnesses for United States
Courts. The sum recommended is 60,000.
The Attorney General states that the courts
are in session all over the country and there
is no money to pay jurors or witnesses.
The unfinished business, it being the Bu-
reau of Animal Industry bill, was then
taken up and discussed until adjournment.
In the House, the naval appropriation
and the post Office appropriation bills were
debated; and at 8 o'clock an evening ses-
sion was held for debate on the tariff bill.
In the Senate on the 25th, Wilson spoke
on his Joint resolution recently submitted,
and the several bills already introduced,
relating to Interstate commerce. The An
imal Industry bill was discussed, and the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
In the House, the entire session was de-
voted to the consideration of bills on the
private calendar. Among these was one
for the relief of Myra Clark Gaines, which,
after discussion, was laid aside with favora-
BILE recommendation. It authorizes the is
sue of patents for so much of the %, 457 acres
claimed by Mrs. Gaines as have not been dis
posed of by the United States, and provides
that she shall be paid at the rate of Sl.25
per acre for such as has been disposed of.
After acting favorably on several other bills
the committee rose. The bill relieving GER
tain soldiers of the late war of the charge
of desertion was taken up, but pending the
vote on motion to refer it to the Commit
tee on Military Affairs, the House adjourn
ed until 7.30 P. NJ. the evening session be-
ing for the consideration of private pension
bills, fifteen of which were passed.
In the House on the 26th, the session was
devoted mainly to the discussion OF a bill
for the relief of the American merchant
marine.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Animal
Industry bill was debated.
For want of a quorum there was no session
of the House.