Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-15
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 9Th, the merchant
marine bill was debated during the entire
session.
In the House, the morning hour having
been dispensed with, at lilo the House
went into Committee of the Whole, with
tariff bill introduced by Mr.. Morrison.
Brown of Pennsylvania, spoke in support
of the protective system of taxation. Town
shend, of Illinois, and Gibson, of West
Virginia, followed in support of the bill.
Randall, of Pennsylvania, then took the
floor in opposition to the bill. He spoke at
length, and was followed by other members,
Morrison, of Illinois, closing the debate by
reviewing the various objections that had
been made to the bill, and briefly answer
ing those objections. The vote was then
taken, which resulted in striking out the
enacting clause by a vote of 159 to los. The
all voted in favor of the bill.
In the Senate, on thei7th, Edmunds intro
duced bill to place Ulysses S. Grant, late
General of the United States Army, upon
the retired list of the army. In moving the
reference of the bill to the Committee on
Military Affairs, Edmunds commended it to
the early consideration of that committee
for reasons which, he said, everybody un-
derstood. The merchant marine or ship
ping bill was then debated until adjourn
ment.
| In the house, the Committee on the Ju-
dietary reported the French spoliation
claims bill and it was reported to the COM
mittee on the whole. A number of other
committees reported on bills in their hands,
when the House proceeded to the considera-
tion of bills on the Speakers table. The
Senate amendment to the House bill repeal
ing the iron-clad oath, on motion of Cox, OF
| New York, was concurred in. The next
bill on the table was that for the relief of
| Fitz John Porter, with Senate amendments.
An angry discussion by opponents of the
bill ensued, and on taking the vote, the mo-
| tion to refer the bill was lost, and the Sen
ate amendments, were non-concurred In;
| The Senate amendments were enon-cOncurred
in to the bill establishing Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry.
In the Senate on the 9Th, the Chair laid
before the Senate, House messages announc-
| ing non-concurrence in Senate amendments
to the Bureau of Animal Industry, and the
| FitZ John Porter bills. Committees of con-
ference on the part of the Senate were then
appointed. The merchant marine bill was
then taken up, debated, and after the adop-
| tion of number Of amendments was passed.
In the House, Buckner of Missouri, from
the Committee on Banking and Currency,
reported the bill to enable national banking
associations to increase their capital stock
and to change their location and name.
Ordered engrossed on the Calendar. Dargan,
of South Carolina, from the Committee on
Patents, reported the bill providing for the
revision, Improvement and amendment of
laws relating to patents. Referred to Com
mittee of the Whole. The bill appropria-
ting S1,OOO0OO for the celebration of the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial
Exposition at New Orleans was then taken
up, and after lengthy discussion was passed
with the provis0 that the appropriation
shall be made only on condition that $780,
600 has been contributed by the Exposition.
In the Senate, on the 9th the Indian ap-
preparations bill was discussed, and pending
the discussion the Senate went into execu-
tive session. and whenfhe doors were open
ed adjourned.
In the House, a bill granting an addition
al pension to the widow of Gen. Francis H.
Blair was passed. The private calendar
was then taken up, and bills for the relief
of sufferers by results of the late war were
discussed, and two of them from East Ten
nessee ordered for favorable consideration.
The Speaker laid before the House COM
munication from the Secretary Of War re-
commencing an additional appropriation of
800, 900 for the relief of sufferers by floods in
the lower Mississippi valley. Referred.
An evening session was held for the consid-
Grafton of pension bills and the House then
adjourned until Monday.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the Chair ap-
pointed as visitors to the next annual eX-
animation of the Naval Academy Senators,
Miller, of California, and Pendleton. The
Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of bills on the calendar, and, on motion of
Blair, took up the pension cases. At few
minutes before O'Clock the proceedings
were suspended in order to permit the at
tendance of Senators at the unveiling of
the statue of Chief Justice Marshall. With
in few minutes of o'clock, on the return
of the Senators to the chamber, the Senate,
without transacting any further business,
adjourned.