Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-19
FOrty-Second Congressional Session.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April Is.


Mr. Robertson of South Carolina requested
the senate to-day 10 assign the fifteenth Of May
for the consideration of his general amnesty bill.
Mr. Sumner at once notified him that unless
the house has previously passed the civil rights
bill, he should move an amendment, and he
hoped to have the senators vote 1t.
Mr. Robertson, who had previously voted
against the civil rights amendment, replied that
he would vote for it.
One Of the bills reported from the committee
on the District OF Columbia, was Mr.. Summers
| bill abolishng the board of trustees of cOiore
| schools OF Washington and Georgetown, aud
| prohibiting all distinctions on account of race
or color either, as to pupils or teachers, in any
of the public schools OF the district.
Mr.. Stockton opposed the BILL and invited Mr..
| Sumner 10 explain it, but Mr.. Sumner declined,
and urged the senate to vote upon it at once.
Mr.. Bayard moved to adjourn, but yielded to
| Mr. Cole, who moved TO lay the bill aside and
| take up the deficiency bill.
MIR. Sumner asked MIR. Cole not 10 Obstruct
| the passage of the bill
Mr.. Cole said he had no desire 10 do so; but
was anxious to have the deficiency bill cOnsid-
cred
Mr.. Bayard renewed the motion to adjourn;
| lost u TO p.
MIR. Bayard said lie regarded this as meas
ure lraught with mischief, and insisted that the
senators opposed 10 il ought TO have at least an
| opportunity to discuss it fully.
MIR. Anthony said he took it for granted that
| the minority wished TO discuss the bill in
good faith, and not merely for the purpose of
! delay.
Mr. Bayard said the minority have given no
| indication that they were acting merely for
| delay.
Mr.. Anthony admitted this, and said it was
| due the minority to state that they were not in
| the habit of offering lactciOus or dilatory OPP
| position to a measure which the minority wished
10 pass; and in view Of this fact he proposed
| an agreement to first take up and pass the re-
naming appropriation bills, with the under
| standing that the bill should come up next.
Mr.. Sumner could not see why this bill should
be postponed for any other, and declined 10 make
| such agreement.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
| After some preliminary business in the house
| the consideration of the bill to incorporate the
| Great Salt Lake and Colorado river railroad
| company was taken up. The bill is opposed by
| the delegate from Utah. Mir. Hooper, on the
| ground that the grant of lands proposed by the
bill would violate and interfere with the pro-
| pretary rights of tue people Of his territory
| MIR, ClO@ett of Montana made a vigorous speech
| denOuncing and attacking the Mormon govern
ment of Utah, and during which he denied that
| any proprietary rights were legally vested. He
| said this land was all in the custody of Brigham
| Young to his apostles who claimed TO hold the
| lead as trustees for Jesus Christ. 1t was this
truSteeShip that was fighting the bill. lie argued
| that the best solution of the Mormon problem
was the construction Of railroads, and this bill
was the entering wedge to the downfall of the
Mormon power in Utah.
Mr.. Hooper Of Utah responded, and defended
the Mormon authorities from the assaults made
upon them by Mr.. CioGett. He also entered into
defence of the Mormons generally.
MIR. Hooper OF Massachusetts, mindful OF the
fact that on another occasion, two years ago,
he was unpleasantly COMPOUNDED with his name
sake from Utah, asked for few moments 10
1,Ia hip,sp1f on &c IN thn CON.
timents Just uttered by the Utah delegate.
The committee on foreign affairs this morn
| ing took up Mr.. Pcters's resolution on the sub
| ject of consequential damages, and directed the
chairman, Gen. Banks, to consult with Secretary
Fish and ascertain il he desires any legislation
| on the subject. The committee will hardly act
unless the state department desires it.
The Colorado railroad bill was passed. The
| contested election case OF Gooding VS.. Wilson,
which was the special order, was postponed
until Mondey next.
The house at two O'Clock resumed considera-
| ton of the bill 10 prohibit members of congress
from interfering in appointments to or removals
| from office.
Messrs. Potter and Holman supported, and
| Sargent opposed the bill.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts also opposed the
BILL hut declared his willingness to lay down his
| political patronage if he thought that would be
for the good of tue country, of the party, or Of
his constituents. He spurned with contempt
| the imputatiOn that opposition to this bill came
| from desire to retain and exercise patronage
| lucubratiOnS or incubatOnS Of the civil service
reform committee for ten months. 1t at
once SANDER on congress, violation OF the
cons tituti0n, and Il wrong TO the government.
The movement, he Sad was sprung upon the
country through an amendment to an appropri-
alton bill offered in the senate by Mr. Trumbull,
and which the house, for want Of time, could
not reject.
The president had simply obeyed the law. He
denied that there were any republican senators
in favor of it except such as were going to Gin
clnnati. 1t was no new movement 1t had
originated in the senate several times the eve
of presidential election, because there were al
ways as many candidates for the presidency in
| that body as there were senators. What was
| there in the conduct of members of congress
| that would lead them to vote such Il stigma upon
| themselves as this bill proposed? II he should
vote for ii, he should regard that vote as Il con
| iesSiOn Of Judgment against himsell-a confess
| sion that he ought TO be put in the penitentiary
| for his political course.
lie proceeded TO criticize the bill in detail
and to point out its inconsistencies and defects.
Mr. Garfield asked Mr. Butler whether he
| spoke by authority in saying the president did
not wish this law to remain.
Mr.. Butler said lac did not; but if he (Buter)
| had been appointed leader of the house, he
should take care to be in the presidents favor.
Mr. Observation-Disclosures right or wrOng2
Mr.. Butler-Certanly; and set him right
| when he is wrong. Has anybody else any
| questions? Uaughter.) lie went on to say
| that the country had the best civil service in
the world; and pointed to the fact that losses
| fIpm army paymasers during the war were q
per cent, while such losses by France during the
| Napoleouic wars were q per cent; and by En-
| gland during The American war % per cent;
and that the loss on all the millions that had
| passed through the treasury for the last ten
| years was one cent on every $77S0OO
Mr.. Lynch, member Of the committee on
civil service offered a substitute for the bill re-
| curing all recommendations for appointment to
or dismissal from office to be made in writing,
| stating the reasons therefor; such recommends
| tons to be regarded as official and to be at all
times open to the inspection of members of con-
gresS. He addressed the house in support of
| his proposition.
After further discussion, Mr.. Rutlerof Massa-
| chusetts moved recommital of the bill,
Without voting on this motion or any of the
pending amendments, the house adjourned,
Political.
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