The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-22
WASHING TCN.
Proclamation by the President
on Spanish Reciprocity.
The Senate'S Set-Toon AmneSty---Much
Said and Nothing Done.
The House Song to Empty
Benches.
Susie Bessie, Olympia and Josie WOOing
Their Way to the Ballot Box.

SoShos Dtset, sVsAo WVVih6
Their Way to the Ballot Box.
WASHINGTON. Dec. q, 1871. 4
Abolition Of Discriminating Duties by Spais- |
Proclamation by the President.
The following proclamation was issued to-day oy
President Grant, relating to the reciprocity WIZ.
SPAIN
Q PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Whereas satisfactory Information has be en- re-
ceived by me through Don Manrico Lopez Roberts
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleniy otentiary
OF His Majesty the King Of Spain, that Z he govern.
meBt OF tnat country has abolished DIV terminating
duties heretofore imposed on merchaU disc imported
from all other countries. excepting the islands OF
Cuba and Porto Rico into Spain nd the adjacent
islands. in vessels OF the United States. the said
abolition take effect from ond after the LIST OF
January next
Now, therefore, l, ULYssEsrs GRANT, President
OF the United States OF Ameiica, by virtue OF the
authority vested me by an actor Songress OF the
7th dayAof January, 1924, and hS act IN addition
thereto OF the oath day OF May 1929 90 hereby de-
clare and proclaim that on and after the said LIST
day OF January next so long aB merchandise I'M
ported from any other country, excepting the islands
of CUBA and Porto Rico. into the ports OF spain,
and the islands adjacent thereto, IN vessels belong
cmpt from discriminating duties any such duties on
merchandise imported into the United States In
Spanish vessels excepting from the islands OF Cuba
and Porto Rioo shall be discontinued and abolished.
In testimony whereof I have hercunto set my
NarM and caused the seal OF the United states to be
y 4m1ed.
leone at the city OF Washington, this nineteenth
day Of December, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred ana seventy-one, and
nj tho ,t0Aon Uhona nf fh<aT Init Afofo or
America the nlnety-sixth.
BY the President: 6.SiLroE FISH. Secretary OF
state
Ssmsor After samasa AID One Term Presi-
dents-The senate Debates All Day and
AdiourDs Without Actiag ON tho Amnesty
Bill.
The Senate was engaged ell day at its favo rtte
pasume OF nGhung shadows. The Amnesty BILL
passed BY the House last session, the order OF
thu day. but the result different from what has
Oeen confidently expected Senator Anthony was
IN tho chair, and the morang hour was manly con.
Bumcd In the onering OF bills.
hr. Sumner opened new battery 0y the presen-
takton OF proposition Ter an amendment ma KING
the President ineligible for reelection. In
order 70 prevent mlsoonstructIOn he amended the
resolution so that it saoud not take effect iii the
beginning Of the next term. The Massachusetts
Senator also wanted Samana Bay Investigated, to
which Mr.. Conkling, for tine administration wing,
hastily agreed. 1t Is understood that acting under
Mr.. Wilson'S ADVICE, the edict has gone from the
White House that no obstacle be thrown In the way
OF any demand for investigation. Mr.. Thurman
wanted MI. Goldtnwalte, OF Alabama, sworn In.
Objection being made 1t went over till after the
holidays. The claimant is used TO this result his
case having been going over for twelve months
past.
At one O'Clock discussion on the General Amnesty
G.
mentary Civil Rights bill as an amendment to the
pending one, whereupon Mr.. Thurman raised a
point OF order to the erect that 1t was admis-
sibie being matter which might be passed upon by
majority vote while the renewal or constitutional
disQuai1cauons required the concurrence OF two
thirds OF bolh houses Mr.. Trumbull raised
the further point that q measure removing
isqualincations did not require the approval OF the
n nsident being In that respect under the constiLu
u, IN a position similar to that or an amendment.
He Eoached this theory, but idtd not insist on 1t
q p oint OF order. An interesting debate occurred
bet, veen the Ilhn0is Senator ana Mr. Carpenter,
the after having presented objections some re-
MARI ably literal renderings OF provisions contained
IN the Legislative article. He was glad to re-
treat from an untenable position. MIR. COnKling
tooK pound In favor OF Ene germane char
acter O { Mr.. Summers amendment Mr. Edmunds
sustain, VI MI Thurman. Mr.. Sumner himself made
snerIeo tive reply 10 the point or order, and then
made lsecHliar speech In support OF the objects he
sought NB remarks were especially directed to
Scnaior Afeorn and had the effect OF securing from
that gentle ulan at later stage very telling reply.
Nj. Thurman argued his point OF orAsr At length,
and the CHAIR ruling against iC he took
an appeal. Mr. Sawyer urged the passage
Of the annesty'as measure OF nigh pubic policy.
demandedfo for the SAKE OF peace. He war exceed
ingy severe In his structures the State%s minis
aratien OF south Carolina. The debate yer the
points raised by Mr.. Thurman brought the Senate
20 near four O'Clock the hour agreed upon for clos
ing general debate 1t was evident from the nra that
there would be an effort made 10 load the bill with
amendments In the expectation OF delay ing
any action TIL after the recess The vote on the ap-
peal was 20 TO 2e The votes on all the amendmen II
were quite close with the exception OF one onere
by Mr.. Wilson which was evidently badly wordet
or wholly misunderstood The democrats all sus.
tained Mr. Thurman, "a did also Messrs. Hamlin, \
Morrill,, OF Maine. Hin. Hitchcock, Lewis Logan,
Rice. Robertson, Sawyer, Scott, Stewart. Trumbull
and Upton.
Mr.. Summers proposition vas the next question,
the Senate being In Committee OF the Whole On that
the stood 20 to 30 n the negative. Besides the
democrats were Messrs. Alcorn, Fenton, Ferry, OF
Connectcuti HILL Hitchcock, Lewis, Logan, Pool,
Robertson, Sawyer, Schurz, Scott, Stewart, Upton
and Trumbull-nlteen republicans. Several OF
these gentlemen announced their votes were not |
cast against the principles OF MI summers amend |
ment, but with the conviction that It's passage
would insure the defeat OF amnesty. After this
was temporarily disposed Of, number OF amend
menus were presented. debated and voted down,
With one exception. Messrs. Edmunds, Morton and
Wilson offered amendments providing that persons
who had remained In Congress certain executive |
ofees I'll after the rebellion and then joined. should
continue disqualified.
The object OF these amendments was quite plain. |