Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-10
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The senate amendments to the omnibus an.
preparation bill were referred TO the house hv
the secretary of the senate at II O'Clock IL
was accompanied by resolution that the sen
ate insists upon its amendments and asks at
once for a committee of conference.
Mr.. Garfield moved at once that the bill be
referred TO the committee on appropriations.
Gen. Banks, and Mr.. Kerr and other demo-
Gratis resisted the motion. On account of OBJ
noXious amendments, they preferred that the
bill should remain on the speakers table and
take It's chances with other bills of being taken
up. Now it could not be taken up except by
two-thlrdS vote If il were once referred. ma
lority vote could dispose of the bill when it is
reported back.
Mr. Beck thought the senate had inaugurated
most extraordinary precedent, and the demo-
GtaiS should not yield any advantage they now
had.
MI Garfield said the responsibility of defeat
ing It would rest with the democrats.
Aiter considerable further discussion, the
mouse refused TO take the bill out of its order
and refer it to the committee on appropriations.
bills.
Alter the transaction of some other business
III me mouse, MIR. Campbell of Ohio offered
resolution mat the omnibus appropriation bill
DC referred TO the committee Ton appropriations,
all amendments to be reported back and deter.
mined by majority vote except the enforce
ment act amendment, which should REQUIRE a
tWo-thlruS vote TO determine il.
Ihe speaker refused to entertain this resolu-
tion upon point of order raised by Mr.. Hoar.
Ihls was declared in effect to be au effort of the
minority 10 reserve to themselves the right TO
defeat the bill against the wishes of the ma
jOrity
Mr.. Beck then offered a resolution declaring
that the action of the senate in putting in this
amendment was in violation of the constitution
OF the United States, and directing the clerk tof
the house TO return the bill to the senate with
the request that they revise their action on the
enforcement act amendment This resolution
was defeated by vote of II TO 63.
The house then proceeded to the regular order
of business.
bill relative to the soldiers was partly read
through, when it was discovered that this was
the day for private bills, and report on a
private bill was read till the expiration of the
morning hour.
Mr.. Garfield moved to proceed to business on
the speakers table
Motions for recess and to adjourn, with de-
mands Tor yeas and nays, and other hlibuster-
| ing movements to prevent reaching the Sundry
civil appropriation bills, followed.
After wasting another hour on yeas and nays,
MIR. Garfield moved non-concurronce in all the
senateS amendments, and to refer them TO a con-
ference committee.
Mr.. Campbell favored this.
MIR. Beck opposed it,
MIR. FarnswOrth favored it,
Mr. Garhelds motion failed, and filibustering
was again resorted TO by diatory notions on
which yeas and nays were called
motion for recess was agreed to by a vote by
tellerS, when the yeas and nays were called for,
and then motion to adjourn was made, which
was lOst-40 to 10S.
the conference report on the bill to pay
| claims allowed by the southern claims commits
sion was made and agreed to: the report of the
| committee of investigation on the Indian frauds
was ordered printed; the conference report on
| the river and harbOr appropriation bill was
agreed to; and the conference report on the for
| tltication appropriation bill was agreed to- Fill
| lOnStenng continued until 8 so, when Mr.. Gar
hed moved to suspend the rules. adopt the reso-
luton non-eoncurring in the senate amendments
| to the sundry civil service appropriation bill,
| agree to conference committee and then take u
recess till eight O'Clock Monday morning;
| agreed to.
Messrs. Garfield, Palmer and Niblack were
appointed as conference committee
AT ten O'Clock the house recessed till eight
| Monday morning.