Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-29
IN CONGRESS-.
Both Houses to Adjourn on the Third
PrOx.-Trumbull on the Ty-
ranny OF Caaeus.
The Kuklux Bill Killed in the House by
a Vote Of 81 to 1OS-the Lib
erals to the Rescue 81
Defeat OF the Senate Supplementary
Civil Rights Bib by a Vote of
1I3 10 S3-ss BuIIy!''
A Motion TO Pass the Senate BID
AmendatOry Of the Civil Rights Bill
Defeated by a Vote Of 115 TO
81" Bully!1 Again.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 28.-The Vice
President presented the House concur
rent resolution to adjourn June 3D.
f Senator Chandler moved substitute
resembling the resolution to adjourn to-
morrow. HhHN aa
Senator MOrrel Vermont moved tC
amend so as to adjourn June 5th. Lost.
/ Ayes 22-nOes IS.
Senator Chandler's substitute was
then rejected. Ayes 29-nOes IS.
The tariff tax bill was then taken up,
and a debate ensued on applying
the five minutes rule to the discussion.
Senator Sherman moved to lay it on
the table for the purpose Of taking up
the resolution reported by him yesterday
from the Committee on Finance, apply
ing the five minutes rule 10 the debate
on the bill and amendments. Agreed
to.
Senator Trumbull moved to postpone
| the consideration of the resolution until
the first Monday in December next. He
regarded this resolution, he said, as one
of a series of measures which are chang
ing the character of our government
from what it originally was. Debate in
] the Senate had been free until within
the last few years, when attempts had
been made from time to time to put the
! Senate under the control not Of a major
/ ity, but of mere minority of its mem
! bers, by means of caucus dictation. BY
! this system, Senators were coerced into
voting not according to their own con-
victions, but as dictated by the caucus,
and if the political agitation and disrUp-
| ton Of parties now going on in the cOun-
| try should result in emancipa6ng the
representatives of the people and the
people themselves from this party des-
pOtism, great good would have been
gained.
Senator Sherman said that no Senator
had objected to his proposition except
the Senator from Massachusetts, TSm-
ner.1 He had been informed that that
Senator thus insisted on delaying the
public business because he intended to
engage in political debate on the tariff
bill; and, for his part, he would stay in
session until the end of his term rather
than have the Senate forced in this way
by one Senator to do that which it did
not wish to do. His only object in pro-
posing to restrict debate was TO hasten
the public business. He was anxious to
adjourn, and in order to adjourn at an
early day the Senate must attend to the
public business and to nothing else.
There had been political debate and
wrangling enough this session, and he
hoped there would be no more. The
business on hand was to pass this tariff
and tax bill, by which the people would
be relieved of the most burdensOme
taxes, and he wished to cOnfine the
Senate to that. The Senator from Hi
nois [TrumbuIll had charged that this
resolution was an attempt to deprive the
Senate of the right TO free speech, and
had appealed to another tribunal but
he Sherman believed the Judgment Of
the people would be that when any Sen
ator undertook to delay the passage of a
bill so important as this, by rehashing
old political speeches on dead issues, the
Senate had a right to protect itself, and
to cOnfine the debate to the pending sub
ject by unanimous consent, or by rule,
or in any other way. However, as there
seemed TO be great sensitiveness about
adopting this proposition as a rule, he
would not insist on that, if he could
have the unanimous consent to limit
the debate, but without such assusge-
ment.
Senator Trumbul said that he did not
now intend TO speak longer than five
minutes either on any amendment or
bill itself. What he objected to was the
attempt to put the Senate in a straight
jacket. ....
Senator Sherman said he would mod
ify the resolution so as TO apply only to
the amendments, leaving the debate
open on the bill itself, but still including
the amendments not germane to the
bill.
Senator Sumner who had been tenn
pOrarily absent, said ne understood that
Senator Sherman had stated that he
[Sumner1 intended to make political
speech on the tariff bill. He had no
such intention; he did desire that
he and his friend from Missouri lSchurzl
should have'an opportunity to reply TO
the extraordinary attack made on them
in the report of the Committee on the
French arms sales, but he did not intend
TO Introduce that subject into this de-
bate, unless the Senate by refusing him
an opportunity should compel him to
do so.
Senator Sherman said if the passage
of this tariff bill should be obstructed by
political debate, he would abandon the
to pass the bin aud would no
longer attempt to restrain his political
from joining in political de-
bate. Indeed, he thought he would
take part in it himself
Senator SumDer-The lecture of the
Senator from Ohio-n lecture ii be-
ought not TO be addressed TO me,
Senator Sherman-Iti is not lecture
it is only notice.
Senator Sherman's modified propOsi-
ton was agreed to.
The question was on cOncurring in the
resolution TO adjourn at twelve O'Clock
on Monday, the third Of June.
Senator Morrill, Vermont moved toi
amend 50 as 10 adjourn ON "Wednesday,
the fifth of June, at eight O'Clock.
Senator TiptOn-Make it six o'clock.
If we sit until eight o'clock, these gem
tlemen will be too late to take the even
ing train to Philadelphia. Laughter.
The resolution to adjourn at noon on
Monday, the third of june, was con-
CURED in, and the Senate resumed the
of the tariff bill.
The paragraph as 70 paper, which Is
included among the articles on which
Of ten per cent. on existing
duties is provided for, was amended 50
as to read as follows: 4sr. .
On all paper and dmanufactures Ofpaper, !
excepting books and other printed matter
not herein specially provided for; pro- |
vided that the duty on printing paper, |
sized or unsized, shall be equal
and twenty-five and half per cent. al
ydlOrem.
The paragraph in relation to books |
was struck out, 50 as to leave the present |
rates of duties unchanged,
The paragraph in relation TO copper
was struck out, which retains its present 4
duty, ,......--..srs.
The following section of House bill
was struck out:
Section fiye-That all acts and parts
Of acts requiring duties to be assessed on
packages, commissions, brokerages, cost 4
Of transportation, shipment, tranship- 4
ment and other like costs and incidental /
charges incurred IN packing and ship /
ping merchandise, are hereby repealed;
and all acts and parts Of acts inconsist-
ent with the provisions of this section I
are hereby repealed.
The rates on saltpeter We're fixed as
follows: On crude saltpeter, one cent
per pound; partially refined, one and a |
half cents per pound; refined, two cents
per pound. ora.
Senator Sherman stated that the addi- |
tions to the free list, made by the Fi- /
nance Committee, amounted TO six hun /
dred thousand dollars.
Senator Thurman moved to put asss-
foetida on the free list. Lost.
Senator Sumner moved to put on the |
free list all books, in any language,
printed and manufactured twenty years |
before importation. Agreed to.
Senator Conkling said that scientific !
books ought to be admitted free, and