Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
XLIInd CONGRESS. End SESSION.

Sury 10 issue bonds In lieu OF bonds destroyed
or defaced. After some discussion Mr.. Sher-
mans notion requesting the House of Repre-
sentatlves to return the Senate resolution pro-
posing an adjournment on May 39th was adopt
ed-yeas 33a nays1I7. The Army Appropria-
ton bill was passed, with amendments. The
Senate then went into executive session.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed appropriating
$34l ,99f 80 for the payment of numerous
Southern claims. A number of private bills
were reported and passed. The message of the
Senate, asking the return of its resolution for
flnal adjournment on the 29th instant, was
received and laid on the Speakers table. The
bill for the payment of J. Milton Best, of Ken
trcky, Tor property destroyed by the war, elicit
ed considerable debate, but was finally passed
without division. The remainder of the day
was devoted to the consideration of bills report
ed from the Committee on Claims. and great
number were disposed Of
SENATE.-Monday, May 2O.-The discussion
OF the bill authorizing the suspension of the
writ OF habeas corpus at the pleasure of the
President until March 4th, 1878, was resumed.
and MIR. Blair delivered an able argument a.
galnst the unnecessary and unconstitutional
measure. A report of the conference commit
tee upon the bill regulating practice in .he
federal Courts was concurred in.
Erening Session.-The debate upon the bill
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act was continued, and several speeches were
delivered.
.HoUsE.-The Supplementary Civil Rights
bill was taken up and discussed until the ex-
plratlon OF the morning hour. A resolution to
SO suspend the rules as to discharge the Com
mlttee OF the Whole from the further considera-
tlon OF the Tariff and Tax bill, and pass it as
amended In Committee of the Whole, was a.
dopted-yeas lat, nays g. The Committee of
Ways and Means was discharged from the fur
ther consideration of the Senate resolution for
an adjournment on May 29th, and the resolu-
ton was passed-yeas l62, nays 5. The Com
mttee on Public Buildings and Grounds re-
ported bill, which was passed, appropriating
$1,5O000O for the erection of public building
for Postofice, &C., in Philadelphia A bill
was passed to supply the records of the Court
OF Inquiry, which investigated the operations
of General Don Carlos Buells army in Ken
lucky and tennessee in 1862 and 1858 also,
bill to give the assent of Congress to the corpo-
rate authorities of Washington to subscribe to
the capital stock of the Piedmont and Potomac
Railroad. The Sunday Civil Appropriation
bill was considered 10 Committee of the Whole,
and several amendments were made.
SENATE. May 2l.-The House
Supplementary Appropriation bill was discuss
ed until the expiration of the morning hour
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of habeas corpus was continued, and Mr.. Bay
ard addressed the Senate in opposition to it.
EUenanS SeSsion.-Mr. Bayard concluded his
speech upon the bill to suspend the habeas
corpus writ, and was followed by Mr.. Morton.
HoUsE.-The report of the conference COM
mittee on the bill providing for the abatement
or repayment of taxes on distilled spirits was
agreed to. After debate committee of con-
ference was ordered upon disagreeing votes in
relation to the Postofiee Appropriation BILL
The debate upon the Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill was resumed in Committee of the
Whole. and numerous amendments were made.
Senator Sumner on the Tariff Plank.
Hon. Charles Sumner is reported TO have
made use of the following language: ].
''The tariff plank at Cincinnati was the fair
est and frankest | have ever met with in my
experience of political conventions. Heretofore
such terms have been used as judicious tariff,
tax affOrding incidental protection, &C..
whereby politicians could demagogue one way
in Pennsylvania and another way In Virginia
The Liberal Republicans at Cincinnati made q
compromise liberal and honest, confessing that
they could not deal in mass convention with the
question, and remanding it to the people. The
issue, therefore, lost none of its liberal fraternal
and national character. [ felt that our politics
had become more manly and less prevaricatiDg
when l read that plank.
The question was then asked, "Mr. Sumners
will you appear in this campaign as partisan
of either Grant or Greeley?'
Mr.. Sumner said, 81 have been perfectly
neutral [ cannot support Grant and keep my
self-respect or feel that | am giving my friends
sound advice. hope that the contest will be
made a personal one between the fitness, the
qualifications, the record and the lawfulness of
the men. Ifit grow to be purely political many
persons will draw the party line. 1t is, to my
mind, just now, contest between the big let
ter g. and the little G. Grant is the little 6.
Horace Greeley has been an ulselfish, charita-
BILE, liberal, phianthropic man. He has ripen.
ed into one period All parts of the country
appreciate him, and his name is the symbol OF
good will and lasting peace. believe that Il
the issue be made personal and put on the
ground of character Grant will be hissed of the
field The Democratic party is regaining the
confidence OF timid men In the North by its
good behavior. The South has gone far to
satisfy apprehensions in the North by its mag
nanimity toward Greeley Nobody could evel
charge MIR. Greeley with nepotism the sale o.
bis influence or any Dercenary selhshness
/ think the big u will crush out the little G.
Being interrogated as to the possible tate o
the supplementary clause of the treaty, Mr.
Sumner said he could not express an opinion
upon it. He added, however: THE gladston
government say to the Senate, Help us t
keep in office and we will have reciprocal in
fuence to keep you in office; and Grant says
i accept your proposition, particularly with tn
amendment which relates to myself. - Wash
Cor. N. y Herald. A4
EVERY MAN TO HIS TRADE.-An ingeniou
but over-conceited man undertook to mend
tin tea-kette. He had seen timers do tn
thing, and knew be could do it too. In prod
ding around the bottom of the kettle for weel
places, he found one where he least expected ii
and ran the brad-awl through his fuger :
Whereupon he howled with anguish and drop
ped the kettle on the head of his infant son
lying prone on the floor at his feet chewing
rubber rattle. The infants head was badly cut
and, In the excitement which followed, anothe
young Purcell managed to tip over the solde
and catch about spoonful oil it in his littl
shoe, and added his lusty yells to the famil
chorus. The unhappy Purcell tied up his fir
ger, put sticking plaster on the baby's heaG
| plastered ointment on the boys foot, and lei
the tea-kettle at the tin-shep on his way to tn
| doctors.
The good people of Salem. Oregon, are en-
joying themselves at the expense OF sewers
members of the Legislature of that State, VIII
recently visited church where the mlnlste
announced for his text the commandment
ssThou shalt not steal" The members referre
to left the church at once, and lost no oppol
tunity to condemn, with profane JUNCTION, VIII
they called political preaching
The local editor of an Illinois paper says th;
he does not depend upon journalism for b
daily bread, but raises hens which moves q
epyious rival to ask whose hens he raises -