Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-23
FOrty-secOnd COngress-First Session.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March %.
SENATE

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SENATE.
When the house resolution adjOurning the
| session to-day came up in the senate, Mr.. Ham
| lin proposed to amend it by substituting to-day
week, the Both. Mr.. Morton objected to this and
moved to lay the resolution on the table, which
was carried SO to %,
Mr.. TrumbulPs amendment to the house bill
to abolish the duty on coal, salt, tea and coffee,
was rejected-29 to 33-as follows:
Weaknesses. Bayard Blair, Casserly, Cooper
Davis of Kentucky, Hamilton of Texas, Hitchcock,
johnson, Kellogg Kelley, Logan, Patterson,
Robertson, Salisbury, Schurz. Stevenson, Stock
ton, Sumner, Thurman, Upton, Trumbull, Wilson
and Windom-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Boreman. Brown.
low, Buckingham, Caldwell, Cameron, Chandler,
Cole, COnkling, Cragin, Davis Of w. Virginia. Fen
ton, Ferry of Michigan, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton
of Maryland, Hamlin, Howe, Lewis, Morrell of Yer
mont Morton, Osborn, Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice,
Sawyer, Scott, Sherman, Stewart, Vickers, West
and Wright-33.
on the house bill, to admit, free of duty, animals
from Canada for breeding purposes.
The amnesty question was discussed.
MIR. Tumbull, Sherman and Mr. Pool ex-
pressed themselves in favor Of general amnesty,
the latter saving that he hoped congress wouid
not adjourn until it had done something to re-
press prevailing crime and disorder in the south.
He believed remedy was TO be had in the civil
arm; that sufficient additional power should be
given to the courts; and he wanted this DONE
because he did not wish patrol over the whole
south. Ii congress adjourn without applying q
remedy for the existing condition of things in
the south, then, in the eight months that would
intervene before the reassembling of congress,
the consequence would be sad indeed
Mr.. Blair attributed the apparent great ankle
ty manifested on this floor about tranquility at
the south to the fact that at the last elections
the radicals had been turned out of power in
North Carolina and Alabama, and they now
wanted some legislation TO put them back again.
He preferred if the time was to be occupied,
that the bill to repeal the duties on salt and coal
should be passed.
Mr.. Poole in the few minutes remaining be-
fore taking the VOTE briefly replied to what he
called the grave charges of the senator from
Missouri; because he, Poole, had asked for legis-
lation to repress assassination and murder, that
senator intmated that the purpose was to put
down the democratic party. He believed if
the democratic party could not exist except by
such means, it ought to be put
down. The senator's remarks would justify
the belief that his party were melting murder
and crime to keep his party in the south. How
ever they might disguise it, this was what the
party friends of Senator Blair were at. He
would see the democratic party and every other
humbled, before he would see them maintain
themselves by plumber and assassination. He
stood to ask that the south be no longer made
the foot ball of assassins.
Two O'Clock, the time liked for taking the
vote, arrived.
Mr.. Blair asked to make one remark 1t was
that the murderers and assassins in North Car
DINA, by proofs before the senate, were republi.
cans.
Mr.. Poole-"That's because republicans pun
ish such men and democrats do not"
Mr.. Bair-"Now let me respond to that. The
only persons in Office in North Carolina judges,
district attorney and all the rest are republic
cans, and if there were any democrats TO punish
for committing these crimes, it would be DONE"
Excitement and calls of HnrdprS from tha
publican side.
Mr.. Poole-"But the jurors are democrats;
they are the men who punish"
Renewed calls of "order" from all parts of the
| chamber.
MIR. misunderstanding = "The republicans
have the selection of jurors. They have it by
| laws which they have made"
Calls of "Order" and question"
Mr.. air-continuing-"That the fact, and
no man shall charge ii home upon me that these
men are not punished because they are demo-
Gratis, when it is shown that the only men who
break the laws, so far as discovery has been
made, are republicans"
The vice president here interfered, reminding
| Mr.. Blair of the unanimous agreement of the
senate that the vote should be taken at two
| O'Clock.
The senate then proceeded to vote, the ques-
! ton being first taken on Mr.. Sherman's amend
ment to provide for legislation upon the south
at the present session, which was agreed to-S1
| to IS.
Among the ayes were: MessrS. Cragin, Morrill,
of Vermont Morton, Poole, Sawyer, Scott, Sher-
man, Sumner and Wilson.
Among the nays were: Messrs. Blair Sauls-
bury, Thurman, Upton and Trumbull.
MIR. Thurman-"Let us have the doors thrown
wide open, and see who is willing to sit here
longer. ! move to lay the resolution on the
/ table," Lost by a party vote.
Mr.. Sumner moved to include in the proposed
legislation the supplementary rights BILL
| Mr.. Conkling objected.
| Mr.. Summers motion was disagreed TO-
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved to include in the
propose legislation the bill to promote the col
| lection of internal revenue.
Mr.. Thurman moved an amendment, pending
the resolution, to include the resolution for the
abolition of the duty on salt.
Some discussion followed as to being bound
by action of the caucus, etc.
Mr. Thurman's amendment was rejected-19
to 80.
Mr. Blair offered an amendment to include
the bill to abolish the duty on coal. Rejected
"a to 20.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen's amendment was rejected,
and the general amnesty bill, which Mr.. Sawyer
J moved, was also lost-21 to 81,