Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-08
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Daily Kennebec Journal.
Congressional Session

The amnesty bill came up and was dis
cussed at length.
Mr.. Conkling asked why he (Ferry) thought
that the bill if amended must fail.
Mr.. Ferry replied that the constitution of
the House between the two political parties
was such that the bill could not pass it en-
numbered with this amendment.
Mir. Conkling said that the Hou4e had al
ready passed the bill, and it would not re-
quire two-lhrds vote to concur in any
amendment that might be made by the SEN
ate.
Mr.. Ferry-I do not agree with the Sena-
tor from New York to Parliamentary laws.
do not believe that this amendment if
adopted here, can become law without a
two-thirds vote of the House. But If | am
in error in this respect, say further | do he-
ieve that as the House Of Repres enta,ives is
constituted, majority vote cannot be OBJ
tanned for the amendment proposed by the
Senator from Massachusetts,.
The Senator (Conkling) asks whether q
proper bill securing civil rights cannot pass
the House. That is very different question.
The amendment of the Senator fom Mass.
(Sumner) Is not proper bill to secure civil
rights. II strikes down the very bulwark OF
civil rights throughout the country, it takes
away tie foundation principle upon which
our federal system rests by striking at the
principle of local self government and the
most fatal blow it had ever received.
Mr.. Carpenters substitute was reiecte1--
II to So.
Mr.. Sherman moved to strike out the 18th
section of Mr.. Summers bill which would re-
peal all laws whether State or national which
discriminate against race or color by the use
Of the word white. After some discussion
Mr.. Sumner at the request OF the friends of
the bill consented that the eection he struck
out.
Mr.. HARLAN objected to striking ont the
section without vote.
The amendment was discussed without
reaching vote until 4.l0.
Mr.. Sherman from finance committee re-.
ported without amendment the House bill
extending the privileges of the act of July
II, 1870 to the port of Toledo, Ohio. Also
the House bill authorizing the transfer from
one year to another of goods in bonded trans
poration under the regulations of tie score
tary of the treasury.
Mr.. Sherman from the same committee re-
ported adversely on bills raising the salaries
| Of clerks in the executive departments and
authorizing the purchase of secured obliga-
tlons of real estate of the banks OF Virginia
Mr. Cragin from committee on naval af-
fairs reported without amendment bill fixing
the rank of professors of mathematics in the
L nited States Senate.
Mr.. Scott from the committee on claims
reported bill for the relief of the United
States Express Company replacing United
States bonds destroyed by fire.
Bills introduced. By Mr. Wilson to es.
tablish the pay of enlisted men of the army.
By Mr.. Pomeroy to provide for the appont-
ment of a commission on the subject of pro-
hibitory legislation for the suppression of in
temperance.
Mr.. Edmunds from the committee on ap-
propriations, reported the pension appropris-
ton bill with all amendment providing that
naval pensions and other expenditures under
that head shall be paid from the income navy
pension fund, so far as it could be.
The amendment was adopted and the bill
passed
The Senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
House.
MI llereford's amendment against reuuir-
ing mixed schools was agreed to-yeas III,
nays so.
An amendment by Mr.. Tafie of Neb, pro-
yiding that the bill shall not affect the exist.
ing laws and regulations in regard to the ad-
justmcnt and payment to States upon their
admission into the Union of five per cent. OF
the net proceeds of sales of public lands
within the respective limits, was agreed to
without division.
The next amendment was one offered by
Mr.. Poland OF VT, that the act shall not re-
peal, impair or suspend any pre-emption or
homestead law, which was agreed to without
a division.
The House then proceeded to vote on the
various substitutes offered by McIntire,
Burchard, Wing, Bright, Campbell and CO.
burn. All the substitutes on which votes
were taken were rejected, but a motion was
made by Mr.. Pierce to reconsider the vote BY
which Mr.. Burchard's substitute was rejected
Pending that resolution the House at 4 As
adjourned.