Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-01
Forty-Second Congressional Session,

Bills introduced:
For the ceSsiOn by Texas of certain territory
to the United States Tor Indian reservations,
and
For a repeal of the law providing for the form
alton of four new states out of Texas.
To establish Il national registry of shipping,
and TO afford protection to passengers and sea-
men.
To prevent excessive rebates in duties on mer-
chandIse damaged on shipboard imported into
the United States.
Bills reported:
The house bill authorizing the employment of
surfmen and life-Saying stations on the New Jer-
scy coast, with an amendment.
Authorizing the president to accept the resig-
nation and retire on full pay judges of any
United States court, when permanently disabled
from efficient duty
The house bill extending the time for filing
claims for additional bounty under the act Of
July 2S 1866.
Mr.. Chandler, after the business hour, made
characteristic speech, reviewing the remarks
made yesterday by Mr.. Schurz, and denJunCing
the southern kukuX rs unworthy of amnesty or
of any other boom
He thought if two or three hundred of them
were taken out and shot, it would do great
deal more good than amnesty. He then turned
TO civil service reform; he said it had been go
inc on very effectively for the last eleven years
by reforming traitors out of office, and replacing
them with good loyal men, and expressed the
opinion that we had never had so honest and
efficient civil service as under the present adj
ministration Still there were, undoubtedly,
other reforms required, and they would be made
as soon as pointed ont. He then drew par
allel between the republican and democratic
larties, greatly TO the disadvantage of the lat
ter, and warned the liberals OF the character
of the party into whose arms they were rushing.
There were always republican "sore heads" go
ing over to the democracy; but, for every such
one, there were ten democrats joining the re-
publican party; and if the democrats choose to
keep up the exchange on these terms, he had
no objection.
Mr.. Sumner replied to Mr. MorrilPs argu-
mcnt, made last week, against the constitution
ality of the supplementary civil tights bill.
The power 10 pass the bill, he said, was given
in the grant of power TO abolish slavery, this
legislation being necessary to make abolition
complete. The SENATOR Mr. Morrill,, had found
constitutional difficulties in the way, because he
adhered to the old rule of Interpreting the con-
stitution, in disregard of the new rule which con-
quercd 1T AppomatOx, the rule that every word,
clause and sentence must be interpreted
uniformly Tor human rights. he had letters
from colored men, testfying to the necessity for
such legislation by congress, TO protect them in
their tights, and if his bill should be rejected
and the amnesty bill passed, there was danger
thar toe colorCd vote would be so divided as to
defeat the republican party In Pennsylvania,
there were more than enough colorcd voters to
lulu tlG sCdlt Ill II Stdlt GlGCllOll, anu Ill Tue
whole country they were numerous enough to
do the same in a presidential election. The
coored voters were q new power in the land and
must be considered
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, replied that he denied
that the close OF the war brought any new rule
OF interpreting the constitutions and charged Mr..
Sumner with advocating this bill by using
colored voters as coelcive power, instead Of
by reasons addressed to the judgment OF the
senate.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house further considered Gen Buffers
bill in relation TO the appellate jurisdiction of
the supreme court and it was finally passed
with slight amendments.
The house at :45 proceeded to the cOnSidera-
ton of the report of the ways and means COM
mttec in relation 10 the negotiation of the new
loan by Secretary Boutwell,.
Mr. Dawes did not wish 10 debate the Tesolu-
ton Of the ways and means committee at this
time lie was ready TO take a vote now upon
the resolution olthe committee, unless the other
side wanted to he heard.
Mr. Kerr addressed the house and admitted
that the action Of the secretary of the treasury
had not increased the debt, and that if there
was violation of law it was only technical
The most Illegal feature that he complained of
was that the syndicate had the use of the mon
ey for three months. This he thought was il
legal.
Mr. Beck stated why he was unable to agree
with the committee in its report. He argued
that the contract entered into by the secretary
OF the treasury with the syndicate was not au-
thorized by law, and that it gave the syndicate
unnecessary and improper control of the funds
OF the government for purposes of private gain,
which congress ought not 10 sanction. He cal.
culated the profit of the transaction to the syn
dictate at least S3,350,000. 1t would he borne in
mind that this immense sum was made bv jaw
Coke q Co. in the refunding of 1885, 900 out
$500, 900 authorized 10 be refunded, and
that the adoption of the resolution reported by
the majority would not only be license, but
an ORDER to the secretary of the treasury to pro-
coed 10 refund the other $1,000 900 900 on the
same terms, and through the same agents,
whereby they would pocket at least three per
cent Oh the whole amount, as they had already
done on part. Congress might just as well,
by direct vote, put $50 ,000, 900 into the pock.
cts Of Jay Cooke 6 Co.
During the discussion Mr.. Maynard, from the
conference committee on the oil allowing GER
tain machinery to be imported free of duty for
sulphur mining in Louisiana and for plate
glass manufactures generally, reported that
the committee agrees to strike out the duty for
plate glass machinery. Report agreed to.
MIR. Brooks Of New York, another minority
member of the committee of WAYS and means
asked Mr. Dawes if the pending resolutions
were adopted by the house the secretary of the
treasury would regard it as authority for him TO
Mr.. Dawes replied that the secretary of the
treasury would he assured by the adoption of
the resolution that, in no respect had he vio-
lated the law; indeed he felt so now, and by the
passage of the resolution, he would feel that he
had the opinion of the house backing him. He
did not think any gentleman was authorized TO
state what was the disposition of the secretary
in regard TO his future operations in funding the
loan. No arrangements, as far as he knew,
had been entered into and there was not any
likelihood of any arrangement being made on
such terms as he had seen stated in the newspa-
pers.
Mr.. Brooks-"ln other words, if the resolu-
ton is adopted, the secretary will regard it as an
approval of his past course, and as, to that ex-
tent, an authority to 30 on in the same way"
Mr.. Dawes repeated that the adoption of the
resolution would only be an approval of the lc-
gaty Of the secretary's course, not of its wis
DOM Everything that was lawful was not al
ways wise, and it might be the opinion of some
gentleman that that was lawful act and not
wise one.
MIR. Brooks had no doabt that the secretary
had TO the best of his knowledge and ability,
negotiated the loan in good faith, but the house
ought to indicate its wish that he should stoD
there and give him no encouragement to 20 any
farther In his judgment, such course would
he an utter and profgate waste of public money
He thought it would be the worst of statesman.
ship and the worst of financierng for the house
TO approve what the secretary had DONE II it
did SO, the European bankers would continue TO
keep up the same terms; but, otherwise they
would come down in their demand. Besides
there was no hurry about the matter. The
credit of the United States was higher now than
years ago when ii could raise four per cent
loan, and he believed it would be a better finan.
ciul policy not to press this funding at so high
a rate Of interest NJ present.
Mr.. Cox, who offered the resolution on which
the investigation was based argued against the
position taken by the secretary of the treasury
and by the committee on ways and means. He
the syndicate as pack of cormo-
rants, whose operations should be stopped at
once. There should he no more dickerng with
them. People held the president and the secre.
tary Of the treasury and congress responsible |
for the peculiar manner Of manipulating the
debt. There was no difficulty in going into the
market and making decent four per cent loan |
without agents and without commissions.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, wanted to in
qure where the four per cent loan could be ne |
gotated.
Mr.. Cox declined to allow Mr.. Kelley to in.
tcrrupt him, and Mr.. Dawes interfered TO pre-
vent interruption, and as he put it, to call the
gentleman from New York of his friend from
Pennsylvania
Mr.. Randall described Mr. Dawes remarks as
hypocrisy and cant.
Mr.. Dawes said no remarks Of his could iusti.
fy such impertinence on the part Of the gentle
man from Pennsylvania.
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