Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-01

agreed to.
Recess.
EVENING SESSION.
AT the evening session. the army appropria-
ton bill was proceeded with.
Mr.. Mcdonald offered an amendment, to eX-
tend the jurisdiction Of the court of claims to all
claims oil loyal citizens arising in the late insur-
rectonary states, and repeating all diScrimina-
ton between such claimants, because of their
residence in said courts.
A motion to lay it on the table was voted
dOwn-13 TO 81
Mr.. Sherman expressed his surprise that such
proposition should be seriously urged. 1t
would depete the treasury by Saddling upon the
country all damages committed by the Union
armies during the war and would repeal the
very laws Of war by abolishing distinctions be-
tween the rebellious states and those which were
supported by the government.
MIR. Blair held that discrimination as to 10y
atty should be in favor OF instead of against the
loyal men OF the south, because of their losses
and SutteringS on account of their Union seOti-
ments. They had hazarded their lives and sac
rlficed their property for the Union while loyal
claimants from the north now in that court
were secure and unmolested.
Mr.. Sawyer thought it would be better for the
government to recognize these claims, even
though they took thousand millions from the
treasury, rather than incur the disgrace which a
refusal to entertain the honest claims of LOYAL
SouthernerS would inflict.
MessrS. Stewart, Edmunds, Wilson and Conk-
ling, in opposition to the amendment, argued
that any such legislation required TO be care
fully matured, in order to exclude fraudulent
and disloyal claimants, and that the amendment
was not germane to the bill.
After discussion, motion to table the amend
ment was rejected-23 to 80; and a motion to
lay the whole bill on the table, in order to pro-
coed with other business, was also lost-23 to 80.
Democrats and southern senators voted Solidly
together.
Mr. Rice asserted that the friends of the propo.
sition would stand by it until decisive vote
upon it could be had.
Mr. Conkling also opposed the amendment,
and, after further discussion, it was agreed that
vote should be taken upon it at noon to-mor-
row, and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE
The bill to promote the construction of the
Cincinnati Southern railroad was read in full
and passed, under suspension of the rules
131 to 92-Alr. lngersoll stating that it had
neither subsidy nor land grant in it, but only
gave citizens OF Kentucky a right to build a
road across the state of Kentucky.
resolution, by Mr.. Kelley, that, at noon to-
morrow, the house would proceed TO the bust
ness on the speakers table, limiting each bill to
five minutes debate and one amendment, and
laying aside at once those on which the DR., VIE
Gus question was not seconded, was rejected
only torty-eight members voting in its favor,
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, from the COM
mittee, reported the bill to protect loyal and
peaceable citizens of the United States in the en-
Joyment of their rights Of personal liberty and
property, and enable such citizens to preserve
and perpetuate evidences OF losses claimed to
have been sustained by them in the war in the
states lately in rebellion.
MIR; Cox moved that the bill be rejected. Neg
atived.
While the bill was being read, Mr.. Wood took
the floor, and moved that the rules be suspended,
and the bill passed, repeating all laws and parts
of laws imposing duty on foreign coal, the bill
to take effect Immediately. Agreed to-144
to 46.
The negative votes were by Messrs. Amber,
Archer, Armstrong, Aver, Blair, BoleS, Booker,
Burdett, Cessna, Cobb of North Carolina, Dickev
Donley, Duval, Getz, Gilhllan, Hambeton Of
Maryland, Hamnil, Kelley of Pennsylvania
Maynard, Mccarthy, McGraw, Mckenzie, Mer-
Pennsylvania, Myers, Negley, O'Neiil, Packer of
Pennsylvania, Phelps, Platt, Porter, Prosser,
Randall, Sco6eld, Smith of Tennessee, Stiles
Stokes, Strickland, Swami, Taylor, Tilman
Townsend, Wallace, Wilson Of 0hio-46.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts, then moved to
suspend the rules and that the house proceed to
the consideration OF the bill to protect loyal and
peaceable citizens of the United States, and that
further reading of the bill be proceeded with, to
the exclusion of all other business, except the
appropriation bills and conference reports,
until finally disposed of. Negatived-127 to 65
not two-tlirds in the affirmative.
Three republicans voted in the negative
Messrs. FarnswOrth, Fitch and Wilkinson. A
change of one Of these votes would have given
the requisite two-thIrds majority.
The senate amendments to the Philadelphia
centennial celebration bill and to that allowing
the ISSUE of duplicate registered bonds, in cases
where the originals have been lost, were con.
Cured in, and the bills passed.
Committees Of conference on the postal and
naval appropriation bills were ordered, the pre-
vOus committee on the latter bill having been
unable to agree.
The speaker insisted that, instead of imposing
on him the responsibility of discriminating be-
tween members who desire the floor to suspend
the rules and take certain bills from the speak
er's table, the house should go to the speakers
table and 90 through with the bills on it, pass
ing those to which there is no objection, and
allowing motions to suspend the rules for the
passage of such as were objected to. He would
however, only do so by unanimous consent.
Unanimous consent was given, and the speak
err announced that he would commence at
twelve O'Clock Tomorrow, and that the calendar
should be first gone through with, so as TO pass
all bills not objected to.
On motion of Mr.. Twichell, an additional rule
was adopted, prohibiting smoking in the hall or
galleries.
Adjourned,