Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-15
Forty-SecOnd Congressional Session
WASHINGTON, D. c., May IA.
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SENATE.
Senator Morrill, OF Vermont reported to the
| senate to-day bill authorizing three-fourths of
| the directors of the National Railroad bank ia
remove it from Lowell to Boston. Senator
| Trumbul objected TO the consideration of the
| bill, and it went over.
A bill introduced by Senator Trumbull to
| establish United States court in the Indian
| territory, gave rise to the usual discussion on
| the treatment Of the Indians.
An attempt was made to add the civil rights
| Dill as an amendment to the amnesty amend
| ment to the enforcement election bill Mr. Sum
ner and other friends of civil rights refused tC
| be caught in the trap, and the proposed amend
ment was lost bya vote OF six yeas to fifty nays
| The senate voted down the amnesty amend
| ment to the election bill, % ayes to % noes.
Mr.. Summer offered the civil rights bill as an
| amendment; but, after debate, Withdrew it.
An amendment was offered providing that in
cities Of 10000 or more inhabitants supervisors
of elections shall be compensated.
Mr.. CasSeTly moved an amendment reducing
the fees of supervisors or deputy marshals fifty
per cent; lost.
The vice president presented message from
the president recommending legislation for the
protection OF immigrants; also message trans
uniting the correspondence in relation to the
persecution of Jews in Roumania
Mr.. Casserly offered an amendment to the en-
torcement bills, providing that the appointment
of supervisors and deputy marshals under the
written recommendation of not less than two
voters OF the precinct; lost. He also offered an
amendment providing that no supervisor or
deputy, or marshal, appointed under the act
shall have authority TO call out direct troops or
militia; lost.
An amendment was offered providing that no
person shall be appointed supervisor who is
not qualified voter in the district or precinct
Tor which he IS appointed, or Il deputy marshal
who is not qualified voter where he resides
agreed to.
The bill then passed, SO to II.
On motion of Mr.. Scott, the senate took IN
the bill to extend until March 4th, 1878, the time
within which the president may suspend the
writ of habeas corpus The bill was then laid
aside, and the senate took up the report of the
committee OF conference on the deficiency BILL
and the question of concurring in the report
was discussed until recess.
AT the evening session of the senate the fol-
lowing bills passed: Granting the right of way
10 the Davenport and st. Paul railway; pro-
viding more effective system of quarantine for
the southern and gulf states; to authorize Il
secretary ofwar TO accept the peninsula in Lake
Erie, opposite Erie, Pa. to amend the act TO
regulate the foreign and cOastng trade on the
northern, northeastern, and northwestern from
tiers; for the better preservation of harbOrs
havens, channels of nayigable rivers, and
other navigable waters in the United States;
granting American register to the British brig
struct tunnel under the Niagara river, and to
erect and maintain an inlet pier therelrom for
the purpose of supplying the city with pure
water; granting American register to the
Hawallan bark Florence; authorizing the con-
struction of a railroad bridge across the Ohio
river at Mount Vernon, Indiana.
The bill to amend the act to provide for the
better security OF life on board vessels propelled
IN whole or part by steam, was considered in the
committee OF the whole and reported TO the sem
ate but not passed.
Adjourned
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hale this morning called up the seuate
amendments to the naval appropriation bill.
Concurrence is recommended in nineteen of the
amendments and non-concurrence in the others.
Oh tue dlsagreelng votes committee of confer
renee was ordered Inconvenience is re-
commended in the amendment TO make the nav
OF cIvll engineers in the navy the same as naval
constructors, and the pay of assistant civil en-
elneers tue same as the pay of assistant naval
constructors.
mittee of the whole on the tariff bill.
While IN commit tee of the whole on the tariff
Dill, Mr.. Beatty of Ohio offered series of amend
ments looking TO an increase of the duty on
wool, all of which were negatived by very large
maj0riles, in some instances NOT more than
three members voting with him on his amend.
mcnis The only tendency was 10 delay busi-
ness, and Mr.. dawes inquired if there were any
terms upon which Mr.. Beatty would allow tbe
public business to he transacted
Mr.. Brooks of New York tried to have an
amendment adopted that no higher rate of duty
shall eyer be collected than 90 per cent ad VA.
loren, hut it was rejected
Mr.. Kellogg moved an amendment to make
the duty on wrought aud scrap iron the same as
on pig iron, but it was rejected by a vote of 40
to IS.
The committee of the whole has put all print
ing paper in the list with other articles. on
which Is tob levied duty of ninety per cent of
the duties now imposed by law. Mr.. Dawes
made an effort to have 1t apply only TO sized
paper, but that was rejected.
Mr.. Burchard moved to include in the second
agreed TO, &C to Ga.
Mr.. Dawes moved to add to the item of all
metals and manufactures of metals the gorJs
excepting watches, iewelryand other articles of
duction; agreed to.
Mr., Sargent moved to add to the second sec.