Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-16
Forty-Second Congressional Session
WASHINGTON, D. C., May IS, 1872.
CEN ATE


Senator Wilson reported bill from the COM
| mlttce on military affairs providing for a sup
| ply of crutches for those disabled soldiers and
| sailors who need them.
| At half-paSt twelve Mr.. Ferry received dis
| patch announcing his reelection He read it
and handed it to Mr.. Schurz who sat by his side
and who soon shook hands with him heartily
Judge Trumbull Immediately came up and
| offered his congratulations, followed by Messrs
| Fenton, Sumner, Sprague, Kelley, johnson,
| Hitchcock, West; Casserly, Stevenson and other
| democrats. The republican senators did not
| appear to be happy.
The Baltimore and Potomac railroad depot
bill was taken up by a decided vote, over all
other business
There being an urgent necessity for the pas.
sage of the deficiency BILL which contains ap-
preparations greatly needed by different depart
ments of the government, the friends Of Col.
| Scott, tine Pennsylvania railroad king agreed TO
let the depot bill be temporarily laid aside, and
the report of the committee on conference was
taken up and adopted.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the committee on iudicia-
ry, reported without amendment, the house bill
supplemental to the apportiontmeut actof Febru-
ary ID, 1872.
Mr.. Wilson, from the committee on military
affairs, reported, without amendments the
house bill to amend the national cemeteries act
of February 22d, 1867; also, with amendments,
the bill incorporating the national soldiers and
sailors orphan training association.
The Baltimore and Potomac railroad bill was
again taken up, and MIR. Morrill,, of Vermont
addressed the senate in opposition. He moved TO
strike out all after the enacting clause and insert
"a bill providing for "A commission, consisting
of the chief of engineers of the army, engineer
of public buildings, and the quartermastcr gen
eral, to examine the whole subject of layipq
steam railway tracks in Washington, both bv
existing roads and those in process of construc-
ton, and into the location and construction of
urn nc bpar tha
ton OF streets, avenues and public parks" The
bill was debated till recess.
AT the evening session the senate debated at
great length the house Baltimore and Potomac
depot site bill, and adjourned ut midnight with
out action.
The senate amendments TO the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill were reported this
morning, and the house Immediately proceeded
to their consideration. In the original consid-
Grafton Of the bill, in the house. the missions to
Gaut emala, Costa Rica, Honduras and Salvador
were consolidated with the Nicaraguan mission.
The senate struck out the consolidation. The
house refused to concur and adhered TO its first
action. The other amendments were then dis
posed Of, and committee of conference was or
dercd on the disagreeing votes.
Gen. Butler offered Il resolution for an adjourn.
meut on May 20, but withdrew, and gave notice
he would renew it tomorrow morning.
The house went into committee of the whole
on the taTlli blll. MIR, Dawes Withdrew the sub
stitute pending at the adjournment yesterday
evening so that the bill stands with Mr. Dawes
original amendment AS amended yesterday. The
paragraph in relation TO burlaps was agreed to
us reported by the committee.
After long discussion the question of lumber
was decided by the adoption Of proposition
offered by MIR. Peters, reducing existing duties
on lumber and manufactures of lumber by ten
per cent.
Mr. Banks moved to amend the item taxing
coal tar One-quarter cent per pound by making
the tax ninety per cent Of existing duties;
agreed 10,
Having reached the article OF quinia, but with
out disposing of IT, the committee rose.
The action Of the committee today between
the second section and the point where the com.
miitee stopped, leaves the provisions of the bill
as follows On all burlaps and like manufac-
lures Of fax, jute or hemp, except that suitable
for cotton baggne, thirty per cent ad vaorim;
on all oil cloth foundations or floor cloth can.
vas made of flax, iute or hemp, forty per cent
ad valorem; on bags and bagging of flax, hemp
iutc, or gupny cloth, forty per cent nd
valorem on fine fax, dressed, unmanufac.
turcd, suitable for shoe thread and
taiors' thread, valued at % cents per pound or
more, threc-quarters cent per pound; on lumber
and lumber manufactures, 30 per cent of exist.
ing duties; on insulators for use exclusively in
tclegraphy, except those made of glass, 25 per
cent ad yalorem; on lreesIone, sandstone, gran,