Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-11

most points, the course of that senator in this
San Domingo yillainy had been most patriotic,
and entitled him to the thanks of the country.
MIR. Thurman said he would vote against the
resolution because the blow aimed at the senator
from Massachusetts was struck by executive
dictation.
The resolution adopting the committees as
presented, was then carried-ayes, SO; nays, 8,
as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Boreman Brown
low, Caldwell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling Corbett,
Edmunds, Fenton, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan,
Frelinghqysen, H9mlin, Harlan, Hitchcock, Howe,
Lewis, morrill, Of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Osborn
Sherman, Stewart, West and Wright-33.
-NAYs-Messrs Blair, Casserly, Cooper, Davis of
hent9eKy, Davis OF West virginia, Kelley Steven
ABSENT, or not yoting-SIessrs. BaYard, Buck
lngham, Cameron, Carpenter, Cragin, Ferry of Con-
Pratt, Rice. salisbury, Schurz, Spencer, SpraFue
stockton, Sumner Upton, TrumOull, wilson and
Windom-23.
After a short executive session, the senate, at
seven O'Clock, adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
MIR. Dawes introduced a resolution this fore
noon changing the rules increasing the commit
tee on pubic buildings and grounds to nine
members, and extending their jurisdiction over
all public buildings erected by the United States
This will of course include the new building for
post office in Boston. The new duties imposed
upon Tue COHlHlltGe Hdhe III one OF tue most I'M
portant in the house, as its functions have been
heretofore confined to buildings in Washington.
The bill to abolish the duties on coal and salt
came up in committee of the whole.
The house agreed-96 to S2-tO limit the dis
cuSsion to fOrty-fve minutes.
MIR. Blair offered an amendment reducing the
duty on salt to ten cents per hundred pounds
IN bulk, and sixteen cents per hundred pounds
in sacks.
Mr.. Cox submitted some statistics in refer
ence to the anthracite trade
MIR. Duel opposed the reduction of the duty
| on salt.
Mr.. Randall offered an amendment to put tea
and coffee on the free list
MIR. Garfield sustained the bill
MIR Burdett said he had steadily voted in favor
oil reduction on salt So far as coal was
concerned, he cared not about it. None OF
his constituents were interested in it. He saw
nothing in this movement but a fight to be made
on those who endured the perils of the mines.
In this country there were forty thousand Penn
sylvania miners struggling to-day against the
monopoles of the mine owners and coal trans
porterS, and members who advocated the Door
and their cause, were gathering in cohorts
against these miners
MIR. Speer argued against the repeal ,of duties
on coal
The time for debate having expired, the
amendments placing lumber, timber, wood of
all kinds, tea, coffee, potatoes and bunting ON
the free list, and to reduce the tax on apple and
peach brandy to seventy-fye cents gallon,
were agreed to, and those to make the internal
tax on manufactured tobacco sixteen cents per
pound, and sput barley and malt on the free
list, were rejected
Many opponents of the original bill sustained
the amendments, hoping thus to load it down
and defeat it.
The speaker appointed on the committee on
elections, Messrs. Epson and Hazletou, instead
oil MeSSrs. Stevenson and Nnkelnburg, excused.
Adjourned till Monday