Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-13
Forty-second Congressional Session.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April Il,
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Inc senate passed general biil TO refund du-
tles paid on spirits destroyed oY IRE within the
past four years
Mr., Chandler from the committee on COM
merce, reported the bill relating to cearanceS of
vessels engaged IN the cOaSting trade on the
laEes and northeastern frontier.
Mr' sawyer, from the committee on education
and labor, reported the bib extending for two
years from next July the time within which
'tateS may comply with the provisions of the
agricultural college act also the bill appropri-
ating S50,00O for the purchase and preparation
OF instruments for proper observation of the
transit of, Venus in December, 1874 the money
TO he expended under direction ola commission,
composed of the superintendent and two pro-
lessofs OF mathematics OF the naval observatory,
the president OF tue national academy of Sci
enceS, and superintendent OF the Coast survey.
MIR, Cole introduced bill to amend the Paci-
nc railroad act of July |, 1862, by requiring the
Central Pacific railroad company to establish
the western terminus of ITS road at some point
on the peninsula OF san francisco; also, bill
giving the secretary of the interior jurisdiction
over the Indians OF Alaska
AT one O'CLOCK Senator Carpenter took the
floor and commenced his argument in favor of
the admission OF Gen. Abbott as senator from
North Carolina
Mr. Morrill, OF Vermont followed. lie argued
against the admission OF Abbot, and denounced
the doctrine that a minority of the GieCtng body
can eject a senator or any Olhcr ofhcer, as I'M
healthy and un-American
Inc senate went into executive session and
soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
lhe house, Immediately after the reading of
me journal, led to the consideration OF
lhe legislative, executive and judicial appr0pria
non ollI, when was completed in committee OF
tue Whole yesterday. Separate votes were de-
lhanded on number OF amendments, and the
actloh oil tle committee OF the whole was CON
HrIneu as 10 All Inc others. Alter some discus
SION, the hrst vote was taken on apprOpriating
aoU'oUU LOT inc puOllcatl0n OF the laws and trca-
ties on newspapers.
Inc amendment was agreed to-yeaS l07, nays
60 c,i, me NeW hnSland members are recorded as
iollows leaS, MeSSrs AmeS, Banks, Brooks,
buihngton, Butler. Dawes, Games, Frye, Hale
mar iloopeI, tenueloll, refers, roland, Stark
weather, strong, lWitchell and Willard nays,
mesSrs; beIl, hIchboru aud Parker.
All the democrats, with one or two exceptions,
voted against the amendment. The question
then REQUIRED upon Inserting the following pro-
vlsO:
provided, that after the publication of the
laws and treaties Of the present congress the
publication of the laws and treaties in the news
papers shall cease"
This was agreed to- and as it was an amend.
ment to the senate amendment. the 0uestiou
required upon inserting il in lien of the senate
| amendment.
Action on important amendments was as fol.
| lows Prohibiting the publication of and treotie.
| in newspapers, negativcd, yeas 81, NAYS "a,
striking out the allowance to the register of the
treasury for signing bonds, negatived: REDUCING
the salary of assayer at New York from $500
to $1,000, cOncurred in; appropriating $50 900 10
enable the president to perfect and put in force
| the civil service roforn, rod,,ood -, gtn 900
yeas 116, nays So; extending the capit0i
| grounds, concurred in, yeas 81, navs So. with 4
| limitation of expenditures TO $500 600 and a re-
| quirement that the locomotive railroad track in
front of fine west cato be ramo,,ad ;hi ,,,. =,
years. This concluded the action of house or
the bill.
Mr. Merrick, from the committee on elections
made a report in the Dakota contested cIectio,
case that Armstrong, the sitting deieGate s en-
titled to the seat. ordered nrinted VI
Just as the morning bonrs commenced at
halfpast three, and the banks had presented
| some private reDorts from tbe committee On
| foreign affairs MIR. Scoteld rose and stated tbat
he voted against the amendment to extend the