Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-29

WASHINGTON d. c., MAY %.
VARIOUS BEARINGS OF THE KUKLUX BILL, ETC.
The senate kuklux bill was badly used in the
house this afternoon. Judge Pollard, on seeing
that the question of adjournment hanged on the
kuklux question, moved to suspend the iules
and pass the bill in order to obtain test vote
The result showed only ninety four for the bill,
and 1870 against it. Twenty-three republicans
voted against it, and it is well known that ten
or fifteen who voted for it have privately ex-
pressed themselves as extremely doubtful of
the wisdom of attempting to take it
up. Some surprise is expressed at the
vote of Mr.. Shellabarger of Ohio, as he ex-
pressed himself quite decidedly week ago
against the passing of the bill. Now it is said
howeN err that he had not then read the evidence
of the southern outrages committed, and that
when reading it he was convinced of the neces-
sity for action. Some of the abest republicans
in the house voted against the bill, and most of
them did so on the ground that if passed the
president, under the circumstances, would not
venture to suspend the writ of habeas corpus
during the presidential campaign, and it would
be made an issue against us in the campaign.
This is the position of Strong and Kellogg of
the Connecticut delegation, who voted against
taking it up. 1t is considered pretty certain
that the house will not attempt further to get
at the bill.
AN EXTENSION OF THE SESSION.
The senate agreed to an extension of the ses-
sion TO Monday Immediately after it heard of
the action of the house on the kuklux bill; be-
fore that there was plan to force an extra ses-
sion, and over twenty senator's were in favor of
it. If the vote in the house had shown that
majority were in favor of the kuklux BILL an
attempt would have been made to prevent an ex-
tension of the session. and then the tariff tax bill
and one or two appropriation bills would
have failed, and the president would have called
an extra session and the senate would not have
agreed to adjourn until the house could take a
square vote on the kuklux bill.
THE TARIFF AND TAX BILL.
The senate wasted so much time over the ad.
iournment question and in establishing the five
| minute rule, that the tariff and tax bill is not
expected to pass before Wednesday night, and
it may not before Thursday night. The main
work on the bill will be done late in the week,
| in a committee of conference.
AFFAIRS IN THE HOUSE.
The house would pass both the civil rights
| and the supplemental enforcement bill if it
could get at them: but there does not seem to
| be any method by which they can be reached
| The house has very little business to do, and
| is waiting for the tariff and tax bill. The in.
slant the senate sends it back, the house will
either send it at once to committee of confer
ence, or, if time will allow, debate the senate
| amendment for a few hours. SAM WELLER.
| NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
| The senate confirmed the following nomina-
| tions to-day: CODsuls, Daniel K. Hobart of
| Maine at Windsor, N, s.; L. c. Sammp of
| Florida at Rio Grande, Brazil; Commodore Au-
/ gustus L. Case to be rear ADMIRAL Captain L. T.
| Nichols TO be commodore, Commander James S.
| Thornton TO be captain, Lieutenant Commanders
| Charles L. franklin and George Demey to be
| commanders, Masters Adoph Mark, R. R. In
| gersoll and R. NJ. G. Brown to be lieutenants,
Ensign F. Dix Bolles to be master.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Will soon issue an order abandoning all suits
against those who have filled public office con.
trary to the fourteenth amendment to the consti-
tuition, and whose political disabilities have lust
been removed by law. The largest number of
| such cases is in Tennessee