Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-15

upon the amendments to the bill reported from
the judiciary committee.
The question was first taken upon the amend
ment to add to the provision making it a high
crime to injure, in person or property, any
United States officer in the performance of his
duty, the words: cor while engaged therein"
Agreed to-40 to %.
The republicans voting in the negative were !:
Messrs. Caldwell Clayton, Logan, Schurz, Tip
ton, Irumbull, Wilson, Window and Wright.
Mr.. Morton moved TO amend the 4th section
so as to give the president power to suspend the
writ of habeas corpus until the end of the 42d
congress, March 4th, 1873. ReJected-28 to 40.
An amendment extending the time within
which the president may suspend the writ to the
end of the next regular session of congress, was
agreed to-44 to 17-Messrs. Schurz, Upton and
Trumbull voting with the democrats.
Mr.. Osborn moved to strike out so much of
the bill as repealed the test oath for jurors in
United States courts. Lost-29 to SO.
Mr.. Sherman moved an additional section,
assessing damages to persons and property
upon localities in which outrages are committed.
Agreed to-39 to %.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to strike out the fourth
section, comforting upon the president discre-
tonary powers TO suspend the writ of habeas
corpus. Rejected-21 to 42-Messrs. Hill, Nor
rill of Maine, Robertson, Schurz, Upton, Trum-
bull, and Wright, voting with the democrats, in
the affirmative.
Various amendments, proposed by Mr.. Thur
man and Others on the democratic side, were
voted down.
Sundry alterations, submitted by Mr.. Ed
munds, were adopted.
Mr.. Blair moved, as an amendment, to add
the house amnesty bill.
Mr.. Edmunds made point of order that the
amendment, not being germane to the bill, could
not be received.
Mr.. Trumbull thought the amendment en-
tirely germane, and that it would do much to
pacifv the SOUTH
During further discussion, n difficulty was
suggested that the amendment relieving from
disabilities would require two-thirds vote, while
majority could pass the bill. The amendment
was finally withdrawn, Mr. Robertson giving
notice that he would call up the subject Of am
nesty at the first opportunity.
Mr.. Morton renewed Mr.. Osborn's amend
ment, striking out the clause repeating the test
oath for United States jurors. Carried-34
to %.
The effect is to continue the test oath, as here
tofore. The vote was as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Ames Anthony, Boreman, Brown
low, Cameron, Carpenter Chandler Clayton, Cole,
COnking, Corbett, Cragn Edmunds Ferry OF
Michigan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert, Hamilton of
Texas, Hamlin, Harlan, Howe, Lewis, Morton, Nye,
Osborn, Pomeroy, Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Scott
Sherman, Stewart, Sumner and Wison-34
NAYs-Messrs. Bayard, Blair, Buckingham. Cald-
WE'LL Casserly, Cooper, Davis Of Kentucky Davis OF
West Virginia, Hamilton Of Maryland, HILL John
ston, Kelley, Logan, Robertson, salisbury, Sawyer
Schurz, Stevenson. Stockton, Thurman, Upton,
Trumbul Vickers, Window and WIight-25.
The bill then passed-45 to 10. The vote was
party one, except that Messrs. Hill Robertson,
Schurz, Upton and Trumbull voted with the
democrats.
Messrs. Pool and Pratt were appointed on the
southern outrage investigation committee, vice
Messrs. Wilson and Nye, resigned, and the SEN
ate adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Mckee called attention to a speech, pub.
lished in to-day's Globe, purporting to have been
made in the house by Mr.. Garrett, on the 9th OF
April, but not actually spoken, containing an
article from the Vicksburg Herald, highly
offensive to Senator Ames, characterizing him
as shoulder-strapped puppy and paltroon, a
most consummate liar and fool. He desired to
bring the matter before the house, so that the
house might visit on the author of that speech
such condemnation as was deserved.
Mr.. Cox offered defense for Mr. Garrett to
the effect that, being new member, he doubt.
| less was innocent of any design to commit q
| breach of the privileges of the house. and Mr.
| Garrett, the member implicated, said he had not
| intended TO commit any infracton of the rules
| He had his speech written, and, if be had had
| an opportunity of delivering it, he would have
had the objectionable article read from the
clerks desk, and, if objection had been made
| would, of course, have excluded it from his
| speech. He was willing now to have it excluded
| from the Globe
| MT. DdWeS expressed the OPINION tlaC the
| apology hardly went far enough.
Mr.. Eldrdge thought the gentleman from
| Tennessee had made clear thing of it,
Mr.. Garrett said he was willing to apologize To
the house for publishing what was in violation
of the rules, but further than that he could not
| go in the way of apology.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts, asked leave to
| offer resolution, that whenever leave to print a
| speech is given, the member shall be pledged in
honor that nothing personal or unpariamentary
| shall be contained in it, or any animadyersion
| on any member of the executive branches of the
| government, or on the house or senate.
Mr.. FamswOrth objected.
Mr.. Butler remarked that he thought that
member would object.
Mr.. Garfield offered a resolution, reciting the
offensive article and declaring that Mr.. Garrett
| had thereby committed a gross breech of the
privileges of the house, and should, therefore, be
| reprimanded by the speaker and directing the
| exclusion of the speech from the Globe.
Mr.. ACKNOWLEDGMENT matters are not
always unparliamentary. 1t is often necessary
TO be PERSONAL in order TO speak the truth"
| Mr.. Butler-"Then let it be said, and not
printed behind mans back, like the act of a
| coward, in the last moment of a session"
The conclusion Of the sentence was cut off by
| the sdeakel's gavel.
Mr.. Garfield modified his resolution, by pro
| viding simply for the exclusion of Mr.. GARRETT
| speech from the Globe, and was agreed to.
Subsequently, Mr.. Cox, on ascertaining that
| the resolution excluded the whole speech, in
| stead Of the obnoxious part of it, moved to re-
| consider the vote, and the matter went over for
| the present.
Mr.. Kinsella asked leave to offer preamble
! and resolution, in reference to the Fenan prison
ers, and requesting the president to have their
case presented before the joint high commission.
Mr. Dickey objected.
The house then resumed the consideration of
the senate amendments to the deficiency bill.
| Mr.. Dawes appealed to the house to finish il
to-day, that it might go to a conference COM
mittee, and congress adjourn Monday.
Mr. Dawes offered an amendment, appropri-
ating 900 for rebuilding the Catholic orphan
asylum at Charleston, S. c., in consideration OF
the services rendered by the sisters of our lady
| of mercy to sick and wounded officers and SOL
| ders of the United States army, during the
| bombardment of that city. He made a feeling
appeal to the house in support of the amend
| ment
Mr. Platt who had been one of the Union
officers cared for by the sisters, made like ap.
| peal, and the amendment was adopted unani-
mously.
The senate amendment, for the reissue of ma
tional bank notes, was concurred in, with an
amendment, striking out its proViso, which re-
| qures that the two sides of notes be printed by
different printing houses.
Mr.. Holman offered and advocated an amend
ment, requiring banks to pay, in proportion tc
their circulation, the expenses Of printing theil
| own notes.
Messrs. Farnsworth, Kerr and Beck favored
| and MessrS. Garfield, Lynch and others opposed
the amendment, which was finally agreed to-
1903 to 20.
Without disposing of the bill, the house adj
jouned till tomorrow.