Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-11
DR.. Mary walker in Speakers Chair.
Disabilities Of Gov. Vance RemOV,
Adjournment Of the 4sd Congress.


WASHINGTON, June 10.-Mr. Bayard
presented the minority report GA New
York Custom House frauds. Ordered
printed.
On motion of Pome:oy the bill to eneour-
age the growth Of lumber on the western
Plains was amended so az to require ten
years cultivation Of timber instead of five in
order to acquire titles, and passed.
Mr.. Sherman called up bill as to obtain
ing site for Government buildings for Gin
cinnati.
Mr.. Buckingham thought the providing of
buildings for the collection Of customs in
New Y ork of greater importance than the
CINCINNATI bill.
The bill was tabled.
Mr.. Sherman moved TO take up the reso-
luton offered in Executive session. Saturday
to extend the session to 6 P. NJ, to-day.
Mr.. Howe interposed motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the views Of the
minority of the Committee on Investigation
and Retrenchment in relation to the
New York Custom House
we're ordered to be printed this morning.
He found that document did injustice to the
majority Of the committee by stating that
the minority had been greatly surprised to
find that without notice to them or consul
tation with them the majority had prepared
report on the New York; Custom House
investigation.
Messrs. Bayard and Casserly reasserted
that they had never received any intimation
that the report was to be made a. this ses-
sion until Saturday before It was made.
Mr.. Thurman then moved to proceed TO
the consideration OF the resolution 20 extend
the session until o'clock this evening.
Mr.. Chandler said he hoped the resolu-
ton would not be adopted, and that Con-
gress would continue in session until it
should have compl-ted all necessary legis-
lation. The time of the Senate had been
wasted throughout the session, in pursu-
ance Of an agreement made early in No
Yember last at hotel in New York, be-
tween prominent Senator for the Liberal
Republicans and a prominent Democratic
Senator and Samuel j. Tilden, of New
York, and other Democrats whom be could
name, to the effect that
New Party
should be organized, to be called the reform
party, and that during this session the
Democrats should keep quiet and let the
discontinued Republicans do the talking,
and that a certain Republican Senator
the Presidency.
Mr.. Fenton-Wnl the Senator from
Michigan name the Senators to whom be
refers?
Mr.. Chandler-No, sir, 1 will not.
Fenton said be did not believe a word of
the statement, but supposed the Senator
had been misinforme6.
Casserly remarked that he had spoken to
other Democrats on the floor and there was
Not a Word of Truth
in the statement from beginning to end.
Thurman would like to know exactly
what the Senator's statement is 4?
Chandler repeated bis statement about
an agreement, and said again that the
Democrats had faithfully carried it out.
Thurman-That implies that such an
understanding was known to the Demo-
crat C Senator'S, because otherwise they could
not have faithfully carried it out. Now, so
far as l am concerned, and each one can
speak for himself, l give the staSemena fiat,
unqualified contradiction. say nothing
about the manifest improperly of speaking
Of such an understanding when a man viii
not take the responsibility Of giving names,
but will say that the Senator's own state
ment is the first have ever heard Of such
an understanding.
Mr., ssStevenson-Is the Democratic Sena-
tor to whom Senator Chandler refers on the
floor?
Mr.. Chandler-There was a Democratic
Senator in that conference, but l do not
choose to name him.
Mr.. Stevenson--This is the first ever
heard of it, and think it is dne to the De-
mocrats on this floor that the Senator
| should not charge conspiracy on them, un-
less he is prepared 10 give the name of the
Democratic Senator who took p art in it.
Mr.. Chandler-In accordance with That
understanding, almost on the first day the
session perfect howl ofrefor1n was raised.
Committee after committee of investiga-
ton was organized, and the time has been
occupied day after day, week after week,
month after month, in political discussions,
in which Senators on the other side have
taken no part.
After some further remarks, Mr.. Chand-
Ter said he would yield the floor to vote
on the resolution to extend the session IN
til 6 P. NJ.
Mr.. Pool moved to amend so as to rescind
the resolution to adjourn sine die to- day,
and leave the question Of adjournment open
Lost.
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day, and Insert Thursday, 9th of June.
Lost.
House resolution extending the session
until 6P. NJ. to-day was concurred in.
Mr.. Blair moved to take mp the report of
the committee of conference on the
Steamboat Bill.
Mr.. Conkling gave notice that if the bill
should be taken up he would speak at least
two hours against it.
Messrs. Blair and Morton urged the i'm
portance of passing the bill at this session.
I he motion to take it up was lost-yeas
%, nays 25.
The bill to authorize the issue of college
scrip to Arkansas, was amended and pass
ed.
The bill prescribing conditions to be OBJ
served in constructing
Bridges Across the Ohio
river was taken up, and the amendments
reported from the committee on commerce
agreed to.
Mr.. Boreman offered an amendment re-
quiring the main span of any bridge built
across the Ohio above the mouth of Big
Sandy, shall have clear opening of $50 feet,
and any bridge below the mouth of Big
Sandy an opening of 400 feet.
On this amendment the general subject
of bridges across the Ohio was discussed,
until message was received from the
House, announcing the
Disagreement
of the committee Of conference on the
sundry civil appropriation bill, and asking
a new conference.
Mr.. Thurman moved that the re-, aest of
the House for a further conference be
agreed to.
Mr.. Edmunds objected.
After some further discussion of the Ohio
river bridge bill, Mr.. Thurman moved to
lay it on the table for the purpose of aceed-
ing to a new conference on the sundTY civil
appropriation bill. Agreed to.
Mr.. Trumbull moved that the Senate re-
cede from the enforcement act amendment
and insist ON all its other amendments to
the appropriation bill, but the motion was
ruled out of order.
The motion for a new Committee of
Conference was agreed to and the chair
(Anthouy) appointed the same committee,
Cole, Edmunds and Stevenson.
Mr.. Boreman's amendment TO the bridge