The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-10

Both sides were anxious, and exerted their most
earnest endeavors to secure full vote on
their respective sides. Messrs. Sumner and
Edmunds particularly conspicuous In
their efforts to bring in the full strength
OF the radical vote. Pages doorkeepers
and messengers were sent to the restaurants, COM
mittee rooms, &C, to summon the absentees. The
Clerk proceeded with the roll call a. deliberately
and solemnly as II he had been engaged to preach
funeral Grafton. 1t was the final struggle for this
session between the extremists and the combina-
ton OF conservative republicans with the demo
Gratis. The vote to strike out was as folows:-
Messrs. AlcOrn Bayard, Boreman, Carpenter Cas-
serly Cooper Corbett, Cragin, Davis Of W. Va Fem
Me-. Hamilton Of Texas, HIM. hitchcock johnston,
Kelly. Logan, Norwood, Pratt, salisbury, Scott,
Sprague Stevenson, Stewart, Upton, rumbnli,
The vote TO retain the amendment was as fol-
lows
Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Buckingham, Caldwell
Cameron, Chandler, Clayton. Conklng, Edmunds.
Ferry of Mich. Flanagan Gilbert Hamlin Harlan,
Howe, Kellogg, Morrill, of W.T., Morton, Os-
born, Pomeroy, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, sherman,
Wee President Coifax, who cast the deciding vote.
The subsequent votes were OF less Importance for
the reason that the foregoing decided the fate OF
the bill.
Vice President Colfnx ON Civil Rights.
| A large meeting was held this evening at the
Congregational church, which was presided over
by Frederick Douglass, on the subject OF civil
| rights. Among other letters, the following was
received from Vice President Csllax:-
VICE PRESIDENTS CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON May Z, 1872
DEAR SIR:-Having voted recently In the Senate
upon the question OF civil rights to which you re,
| fer, need not make any extended statement as TO
! my views upon It ; for actions always speak more
| loudly than mere words. But II that vote neeueu
justification, as 1t does not, the travel,
Coiored Convention at New Orleans, as detailed
| by Frederick Douglass, ST., in the National Ne,r
sober citizens OF the United States entitled 10y its
constitution to equality under the law, cannot OBJ
tain food and lodging at public hotels like 1.-THE rest
or mankind" or even average accommodations on
railroad trains after paying first class fares, we
should either acknowledge the constitution Is q
and protection under II to all which are alike the
right ana the duty of the humbest as well as the
influential throughout the and Ep
/. DOUGLASS. Jr., and Others Committee.
The Tariff Bill In the House.
The discussion Of the Tariff bin to-day was brought
down to the twentieth line, making no change in
salt or leather, except on unfinished skins and mo-
| rocco, upon which ten per cent was charged. Con-
siderable merriment was INDUCED in at the ex-
pense Of chicory which reduced from two to
one cent per pound. Mr.. Wallace, of South Caro-
lima, spoke with the memories Of Confederate chic
DRY crowdlng thick upon him, and objected to the
article in any form, and thought it quite right to
abolish 1t altogether. Mr.. Cox, Of New York gave
the best review OF the present debate In ronical
speech, full of good points and happy hits
The Goat Island Steal I'm the Senate.
The Goat Island bill finds sufficient opposition in
the Senate to make It's passage matter OF doubt.
Mr. Cole who represents the San Francisco opposi-
ton to It, has for two days succeeded in carrying it
to the morning hour OF the following day, in
sisting on his demand that 1t shall be referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs. Such refer
ence, 1t Is acknowledged by the friends, would be
equivalent to its defeat He renewed this motion
to-day and pending discussion on It the morning
hour expired, and for the second time the matter
was carried over.
Improvement Of the Schuylkill.
The Senate Committee on Commerce have agreed
to report in favor OF increasing the appropriation
for the Improvement OF the Schuykill River from
1000 to $4,000.
The Sundry Civil Expenses Appropriate lion
| Bill.
The Sundry Civil Expenses Appropriation bill re-
ported to the House to-day makes total of appro-
priations Of about seventeen and half million dol
lars. The principal objects provided for in the bill
were follows:-