The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-05-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

called up the House Supplement
tai Apportionment bill granting an adj
1itional Representative to New Hamp
shire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania,
indiana, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama,
and Florida.
Mr. Morton offered an amendment leav
ing it optional with each State to elect
the additional Representative given by
this bill, either at large or as Representa-
tive of district
Mr.. Casserly opposed the amendment,
and argued against the system of electing
Representatives. Large. Mr.. Morton
SAID he thought it was very desirable that
large States, especially, should have Rep
at Large. At the expiration
of the morning hour the bill went over.
The following are the final votes on the
passage Of the Ku Klux, and Civil Rights
bills which passed tie Senate on Wednes.
day, May %: At A o'clock in the morn.
ing vote was reached on the extension
of the ha6eaS corpus (Ku Klux) bill. and
it passed-yeas, % nays, Is.
Yeas, Amse, Anthony, Boreman, Cald-
we'll, Carpenter, Chandler, Clayton, Cole,
Conkling Corbett, Edmunds, Ferry, Elan
agan, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Logan, Nor
rill (Me,) Morrill, (Vt,) Nye, Osborne,
Patterson. Pomeroy, Pool, Pratt, Robert
son, Sawyer, Scott, Spencer-28
Nays, Alcorn, Bayard, Blair, Casserly,
Cooper, Davis CIV. VaO Hamilton md, }
Johnson, Kelly, Ransom, Salisbury,
Sprague, Stevenson, Thurman, Vickcis-
Is. Messrs. Cameron, Cragir, Morton,
and Wilson, who would have voted aye,
were paired with Messrs. Hills, Stockton,
Norwood, and Schurz, who would have
voted nay.
PASSAGE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
The Civil Rights bill was passed by the
following vote:
Yeas, Ames, Anthony, Caldwell, Gamer
on, Carpenter, Chandler, Clayton, Cole
Conkling. Corbett. Cragin, Ferry (MIch. J
Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Lo-
gan, Morrill, vermont, Nye, Osbore, Pat
terson, Pool, Robertson, Sawyer, Scott
Spraguc, Wilson, Wright,-27.
Nays, Bayard, Blair, Casserly, Cooper
Davis, CIV. Va.,) Hamilton, (Md.,) John
son, Kelly, Norwood. Ransom, Salisbury,
Steyeneon, Thurman, Vickers--l4.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of the sup
elemental Apportionment bill. which
gives additional Representatives to sew
eral States that have large fractions.
Mr.. Hitchcock moved to add Nebraska
as entitled to an additional Representa-
tive. The amendment was rejected and
the bill passed.
Mr.. Howe, from the Committee on
Claims, reported without amendments the
bill for the relief Of Connecticut and 9TH
er States also, the House bill to pay the
award OF the Southern Claims Commits
sioners with amendment striking out the
appropriations for few small claims
The Senate adjourned. ~>
Mr.. Hamlin's resolution to expel the re-
porter for the Associated Press was on
Thursday referred TO the Committee on
Privileges and Elections
The Vice President appointed the fol-
lowing Committees of Conference On the
bill for the s[sointment of Shipping
Commissioners, Messrs Buckingham, Chan
dler aud Vickers; OH the bill to abolish
the tribal relations of the Miami Indians,
Messrs. Harlan, Pomeroy and Pratt
The Senate then, on motion of Mr..
the treaty.
Subsequently, Mr.. Cameron, from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported
the House bill to incorporate the Centen-
nialsInternational exposition Association,
of Philadelphia.
On Saturday Mr.. Sumner called the at!
tention Of the Senate to a report in the
New York Times representing him to
have said In e2 ecUtive session that Great
Britain should have been promptly mott
fed when she proposed to break up the
tribunal, that the result would be war
There is not, said Mr.. Sumner, Senate:
within the sound of my voice, who does
not know that [ never uttered such a.
thing in executive session or in open ses
zion. | have no right to state what or
anybody else say in executive session, but
/ haXe right to vindicate myself against
ealumnies. and to deny speeches falsely
attributed to me.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On Tuesday Mr.. Beckman presented
the Conference report on the bill for the
abatement or repayment of taxes on dis.
titled spirits in bond destroyed by casu-
atty. The bill is altered so as to apply
only to spirits destroyed by accidental
fire or other casualty, and without any
fraud, collision, or neglect of the owner,
on which taxes had not been paid at the
time of destruction, and which spirits
were in the custody of any officer of the
Internal Revenue, in any distillery, ware
house, or bounded warehouse. The taxes
are to be abated, and the warehouse bond
cancelled. If the tax has been collected
since the destruction of the spirits it is
to be refunded. After explanation by
Mr.. Beck, the report was agreed to.
Mr.. Banks reported back Mr.. Buffers
resolution relative to Sir Stafford North
cote's statement, and Mr.. Butler address
ed the House, expressing the opinion that