Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-24
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

viding for the return of the Nez Perces In
dians to their old home. The consideration
of the naval appropriations bill was resum-
ed, and after some unimportant amend
ments, the bill was passed. The Senate
then took up the special order, it being a
bill to establish uniform system OF bank
ruptcy. The billy was considered by sections,
and pending its debate the Senate went into
executive session.
In the House, under the call Of the several
States, number of bills, were introduced; {;
but call of the members showed no quo
rum and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Bankrupt
cy bill was taken up as unfinished business,
and considered by sections. The section
agreed to provides that any person owing
provable debts exceeding $500 may volun-
tarily petition to be adjudged bankrupt,
and that any trader owing debts in excess
of 81 900 who leaves his State to avoid his
creditors, or coneeals himself to avoid arrest
or service Of legal process, or makes fraud
ulent transfer of his property, or conceals or
removes the same to avoid process, or with
intent to defraud his creditors procures or
suffers judgment to be procured against
him, or who, being actually insolvent, suf-
fers his property to be seized on execution
and fails within twenty days to redeem it.,
or has suspended payment of his accounts
for period of thirty days after they were
due and payable, shall be deemed to have
committed an act of bankruptcy and may be
adjudged bankrupt on petition filed by
three or more of his creditors. Adjourned.
In the House, the Morrison Tariff bill
was discussed in committee of the whole
until adjournment.
In the Senate, on the 10th the considera-
ton of the Bankruptcy bill was continued
Amendments were offered by George, Hoar,
Ingalls,, Wilson, Pike, Harrison, Garland
and Call, most of which were ageed to-
The bill was read to its end and substantial
ly agreed to-several amendments, how
ever, being indicated to be made when the
bill was reported from the Committee of the
Whole, and several sections being mean
while agreed to merely pro .fornaa. After
an executive session the Senate adjourned.
The session of the House was devoted eX-
clusively to the tariff bill, which was dis
cussed until the hour of adjournment.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the bill was
taken up to authorize the Secretary of War
to adjust and settle the account for arms be-
tween the State of South Carolina and the
Government of the United States and to bal
ance by so reducing every charge made
against that State in 1869, under the Act of
1903, as that the amounts paid on accounts by
South Carolina in the last ten years may be
taken in full satisfaction of the account.
This bill, when up last, was explained
by Senator Hampton. He then said that
in 1860 the Governor of South Carolina got
from the Secretary of War supply of arms
under the Act of 1903 authorizing the issue
of arms to the militia of the several States,
but instead of one year'ssupply he request
ed and received thirty years. supply. The
arms were distributed by that Governor
to colored men only, and the arms could not
now be found in the State. Senator Platt
opposed the bill. He did not think South
Carolina ought to repudiate the act by which
it got the arms in question. There was no
proposition to return them to the United
States, but on the contrary, the proposition
was to keep them. Senator Hampton said
he would not discuss the bill, but would
merely say that there was now very ex-
cellent militia in his State, an organization
in which the members took pride; that it
was impossible to arm them unless this bill
was passed, and if the bill did not pass, the
militia of South Carolina could not get any
arms for twelve years to come. He would
not criticise the War Department nor the
Governor of South Carolina who requested
the arms, but there was grave question
whether the Secretary of War had the au-
thority of law for an issue of thirty years.
arms in any one year. Senator Hampton
would merely appeal to the Senate to pass
the bill, it having passed last year without
a dissenting voice. Senator Ingalls, said
that under the Act of 1903 the sum OF $780,,
600 was annually allowed by the United
States to supply arms to the militia of the
the several States. South Carolina has re-
ceived the arms in question, and, therefore,
if this bill should pass, the Senate, in doing
an act of generosity to South Carolina,
would be simply robbing other States. For
one, and as representing his State, Mr..
Ingalls, protested against it. The bill was
passed by 80 yeas to II nays. The Bank
ruptcy bill was resumed and amendments
were offered prolonging the discussion and
delaying the progress of the bill. Among
the amendments agreed to was one giving
debts due to laboring men and domestic
servants priority over debts due to the
State or the United States. George express
ed the belief that it was time to do away
with the practice heretofore prevailing in
all countries of giving debts due the Gov
ernment priority over those due to hard
working day laborers and domestic servants
in the employment of bankrupts.
The session of the House was devoted to
debate on the Pension appropriation bill.
In the Senate, on the 18th Sherman, from
the committee on library, reported adverse
ly to the newspaper copy right bill. 1t
was placed on the calendar however. A
number of bills of no general Importance
were introduced. The postofice appropri-
alton bill was taken up and passed. The
Bankruptcy bill was then called up as un-
diminished business, but without entering
into it's consideration the Senate went into
its consideration the Senate went into eXecu-
tive session and when it adjourned, until
Monday. -.
The proceedings of the House were de-
voted mainly to the private calendar, and
an evening session was held for the consid-
Grafton of pension bills.
In the House, on the 10th, the bill for the
establishment of a bureau of labor statis-
tics was passed. 1t provides that the bu-
reau shall be in charge of a commissioner at
large at salary of So 800 who shall acquire
all useful information upon the subject of
labor, it's relation to capital and means of
promoting the material, social, intellectual
and moral prosperity of laboring men and
women. He is authorized to employ such
employees as he may deem necessary for
the successful working of the bureau and
provides that the total expenses shall not
exceed $4,000 per annum.
In the Senate, on the 2lst, the Bankruptcy
bill was taken UP, read the third time and
passed.
In the House, on the call of States, anum-
ber of bills were introduced and referred.
A bill providing for the pensioning of
wounded Union soldiers in the late war,
who became disabled during the first three
months of their service was passed by
vote of 1865 yeas to 81 nays.
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