Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-14
Forty-SecOnd Congressional Session.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10.

amendment 10 the bill reiunding the duties paid
on the whiskey destroyed by fire at Chicago. a
committee of conference is to be appointed.
The senate passed the bill increasing twenty
per cent the pensions OF soldiers who lost in the
war lol the suppression OF the rebellion both
eyes or both hands, or both feet, orone hand and
one foot, so as TO be ncapacitated for caring for
themselves. The amount which this bill will an
nually take from the treasury will be 5000, 1854.
Ii has received the earnest support of the Grand
Army Of the Republic and other soldiers.
The supplementary election law was taken up,
and MI Casserly spoke at length against it.
The senate went into executive committee at
2:S0 and remained therein until four o'clock.
Then, in open session. Mr.. Casserly'S amend
ment was reiected-the first section by a vote
of Is yeas TO 81 nays, and the second section by
aivote of 10 TO 81.
Mr.. Trumbull offered as an amendment the
first section OF the house general amnesty bill.
MIR. Nye moved to amend the amendment by
adding the second section requiring that before
any person can take the benefit of the amnesty,
he must swear that he has not for two years had
any connection with any kukluX organization;
adopted yeas 26 nays "a.
MIR. Sumner gave uotce that if the amnesty
bill should be added to the pending measure,
he would move his civil rights bill as further
amendment.
No further action was taken on the bill or
amendments.
Mr.. Cole, from the conference committee on
the deficiency appropriation bill, made report.
MIR. Sherman, one of the confereeS on the part
of the senate, said he had disSented from the re-
port because of his opposition to the clause sub
mitted by the house for the Morrill, amendment,
and he recommended that the senate non-con.
cur.
Mr.. Cole said the clause inserted by the house
providing for the payment of owners of cotton
seized at the SOUTH would not require over $780,
600.
Pending the discussion on the report, the sen.
ate took a recess.
AT the evening session bills passed granting
pension of $1,000 per annum TO the widow of
Admiral Farragut; fixing the rank of professor
of mathematics in the navy; for the relief of
the widow of Charles II. Pendleton, late of the
navy; granting ten years additional service on
the active list to Lieutenant Commander W. B.
Cushing, for the capture of the rebel ram Abe
marie; the house bill authorizing the nomna-
ton and appointment to the retired list of the
navy of certain volunteers in the active list of
the navy who are disabled in consequence of
wounds received during the late war; in relief
of the officers and crew of the United States
steamer Vicksburgh to pay Charles W. Whit
ney 900 for the enlargement Of the iron-cad
battery at keokuk, in full of all claims; to pay
the heirs of George G. Bestar, of Peoria,
S125,00O for construction of an iron-clad steam
| battery in 1863
The bill referring to the court of claims the
| claim of Mrs. Admiral Dahlgren for the use by
| the United States of the Dahlgren gun and rihed
| proIectiles was called up by Mr.. Stockton, and
| long discussion enSued, Mr.. Logan taking the
ground that the United States should not COM
| pensate any Of its citizens for the use of their
| inventions.
| Adjourned
| HOUSE.
Much Of the morning hour was wasted in
reading Mr.. Kelley's bill, sent up by Mr. e.
bridge with the title altered, the object being to
prevent action on Mr. HoOpers supplementary
| civil rights bill.
| Hon ID w VOORHEES, a rapoonized 1podar nF
| the democracy, has created great sensation by
| sounding the alarm against any endorsement or
| recognition of Greeley by the democracy. He
| asked leave in the house TO make personal ex-
| PLANTATION, and his first utterances showed that
| his speech was to he upon the Cincinnati nomi-
| nees. As a consequence, members gathered
| around him from all quarters of the house, and
| great silence prevailed to catch every word that
| fell from his lips. He commenced by stating
| that he did not pretend to speak for the democ-
racy of the country or of his own state, but only
| for himself. lie had never halted or hesitated
on any question, and he did not halt or hesitate
| on this. He then went on TO give reasons why
| he could not support the Cincinnati nominees,
| and the first reason given was that Greeley was
| the apostle of high protection, which was doc
| uine he (Noorhees) had always opposed. The
allusion 10 protection brought Mr.. Speer of
| Pennsylvania, democrat to his feet who made
| the point of order that Voorhees, was not making
a personal explanation. The point of order was
| not sustained, and Voorhees, continued to state
his objections to Greeley. He denounced him
| as the most clamorous advocate for the passage
| of the kukluX law, that had oppressed the south.
He (Greeey) was the advocate Of legislation that
| was utterly oppressive Of the south. President
| Grant was sworn officer of the government
| and was bound to execute even bad law, but
Mr.. Greeley was under no obligation of an oath
| TO execute that law. He also denounced Greeley
| as an advocate OF congressional control in the
| local affairs of New York and other states
| Such a man was not fit person to he voted for
| as president of the United States. This was not
| such a reform as he expected the Cincinnati con-
vention would give the country.
Again, how could he go before the loyal
masses of the country and advocate the election
OF a man who had declared in his great paper
in 1861 that the south had an inalienable right
TO secede and set up government Of their own?
That sentiment, uttered in 1861, had never been
recanted by Mr.. Greeley
Mr.. Speer, of Pennsylvania, again interposed
that this was not a personal explanation, but
political speech. The speaker ruled MIR. Speer
not in order.
Mr.. Voorhees, again referred to Greeley's adj
vocacy of the right of secession in 1861, and
said that advocacy had done more to inaugurate
the civil war than any other cause, because the
people Of the south looked upon the Tribune as
speaking the voice of the victorious republican
party, and they supposed that they would be
allowed to 20 in peace. Mr.. V. then objected to
Greeley because he had gloried in the cOnfsca-
ton act and other measures of oppression to-
ward the south. As for others, they might do
as they pleased, but he could not support Mr..
Greeley. He desired success against this adj
ministrati0n as much as any man, but there is
something better than success. He did not
wish to succeed when there was no principle to
be subseryed, and heprotested aganstthe trans
fer of whole party to any man merely on the
ground of eXpediency and because it was de-
sirabe to have success
Mr. Roosevelt, democrat, wanted to know if
Mr.. voorhees, would support the nominee of the
Baltimore convention.
Mr. voorhees, replied that he was not in the
habit Of boiling the nominations of his party
and he declared Mr.. Roosevelt would find a diff
Guilty in answering his own question. He would
not vote for a man who denounced the demo-
cratic party as corrupt. At every opportunity
il had been urged as an argument in favor of
Greeley that he had gone bail for jeff Davis as
against the man who put him in Jail but it was
not good argument to make to the SOUTH for
they might meet him with broader argument,
The south could not forget that when Andrew
johnson and Edward NJ. Stanton proposed to ar
rest Robert E. Lee, Johnston, and other confed-
crate generals, there was but one man in the
country who could prevent their arrest and that
man was President Grant, then general of the
armies
This remark ELECTED applause from the repub-
lcans, when Mr.. Speer of Pennsylvania called
attention to the fact that MIR. VOORHEES, was APP
plauded by the republicans.
Mr.. Sherwood, another Pennsylvania demo-
crat, said that the whole speech was made in the
interest of the republican party.
MIR, Roosevelt said he understood that Mr.
VOORHEES, had recently been in Consultation at
the white house
Mr.. Voorhees, denied this, and said he had not
been in the white house for three years. lie did
not pretend TO speak for his party, but only for
himself.
MI. Randall asked Mr.. VOORHEES, if he would
have supported Judge Davis If he had been
nominated at Cincinnati.
Mr.. V. replied that Judge Davis had many
sentiments in common with the democracy, but
Greeley had nothing in common. II Davis had
been nominated at Cincinnati he would have
been supported by three-fourths of the democ-
racy.
Mr.. Randall said he would not vote for any
man who was not endorsed by the democracy.
Mr. Roosevelt said he had been informed that
Mr.. Voorhees, had recently had an interview
with the occupant of the White house, and this
speech was the result.
Mr.. Voorhees, said if that was the case, the
gentlemen associated with men who did not tell
the truth.
Mr.. Bird, democrat, of New Jersey, said he |
would MOI vote for Greeley under any crcum-
stances. Messrs. Holman, Kerr and Niblack en-
dorsed all that Mr.. VOORHEES, had said AS ex-