Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27
various committees, after which the post.
Office APPROXIMATION bill was taken up. Mr.

office appropriation DILL WAS Idkel up. MT.
Aiken, of South Carolina reviewed and Sc
verely criticised the various features OF the
bill, declaring that it made the most mig
gardly appropriations Of any appropriation
bill which he had ever considered. The
Committee of the Whole had improved the
bill by striking out the clause limiting sala-
ries of postmasters to 81 900 but the Commit
tee on Appropriations which had framed
the clause, must, for the sake of consistency,
bring in measure cutting down the sala-
ries of members for he was sure that the
capabilities of men suitable to take charge
of the business of great postoffices were at
least equal to those of an average Congress-
man. He declared that the species OF Mig
gardly legislation which was manifest on
every page of the bill, showed conclusively
to any right-minded thinking man that the
purpose of the bill was to get up cheap no
toriety for grand economy. His remarks
elected applause from the Republican side,
and he was followed by Republicans who
spoke in the same strain. The bill was
passed, by vote of 100 yeas to II nays.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Senator Miller,
of California, from the committee on foreign
relations, in compliance with a resolution
instructing the committee to inquire and
report what legislation, if any, was necessa-
nv to protect the interest OF the United
States against those governments which
have excluded or restrained the importation
Of American meats, reported an original
bill providing for the inspection Of meats
for expectation, and prohibiting the impor-
tation of adulterated articles of food and
drink, and authorizing the President to
make proclamation in certain cases and for
other purposes. The bill was placed on the
Calendar. The bill fixing the salaries of
United States district judges at $4,000 was
taken up and long debate followed. The
bill finally went over, and after several
efforts to take up other measures the Senate
continued the discussion of the bill to aid
in the establishment of common schools.
Senators Sherman, Blair, ingalls,, Pugh,
Platt and others took part in the debate.
Pending the consideration of the bill, the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, on motion of Mr.. Eaton, OF
Connecticut, April 2 was set apart for the
consideration of the Residential succession
bill. The bill for the extension of the peri
cd for paying the tax on bonded whisky
was taken up and discussed until the hour
of adjournment.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the considera-
ton of the bill increasing the salaries OF
United States District Judges to $4,000 was
resumed. The pending question was on
Morgan's amendment providing that the IN
crease shall apply only to Judges hereafter
appointed. At O'Clock, while Morgan
held the floor, the bill went over and Blalr'S
aid to education bill was again taken up and
occupied the remainder of the days session
without success of any amendment ora vote
being reached on the bill itself The con-
ference report on the Military Academy ap-
preparation bill was agreed to and the Sen
ate adjourned.
In the House, the report of the Election
Committee on the contested case of Garrl-
son versus Mayo, from Virginia, was called
up, and after a lengthy debate the majority
report declaring the contestant, Garrison,
Democrat, entitled to the seat, was adopted
and that gentleman appeared and took the
oath Of office. The conference report on the
Military Academy appropriation bill was
agreed to. At 2o'clock the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the bonded ex-
tension whisky bill which was discussed at
length, and pending action the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the bill increas-
ing the pay of United States District Judges
was taken up, but went over without decls-
ion. Blair's educational bill next came up
as unfinished business. Several amend
ments were offered, among them one by
Sherman, that the money shall be applied
to the education of children without dis
tinction of race or color, and shall be dis
tributed to counties or school districts in the
proportion which the number of illiterate
children in each such county or school dis
trict bears to the whole number of illiterate
children in the State, and that the assent of
the State to this provision shall be had be-
fore the money can be given it by the
United States. The deficiency appropria-
ton bill was passed, and after executive
session, the Senate adjourned until Monday.
the consideration of private bills.
In the House, on the 22nd, after the trans
action of some unimportant business, at
12.45 the bonded whisky bill was taken up
and debated until adjournment.