Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-27
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BALANCES IN THE TREASURY.
Inc balances in the treasury Saturday were ::
Coin, S97 1912, including S25,51O, 700 in GER
uhcates; currency, 1854 $40.
APPOINTMENT.
The president has appointed Robert II. Milroy
OF Indiana superintendent of Indian affairs for
washington territory.
OFFICIAL TELEGRAM TO ENGLAND
The president and Secretary Fish were, en-
Saturday night, advised of the action of the
senate, and telegram was sent by the latter to
Minister Schenck, acquainting him with the
facts for the information Of the British govern
ment. 1t Is expected that on Monday a response
VIII be received from London, when the senate
Will ratily the additional article to the treaty
ALL NIGHT SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
The house adjourned at fifteen minutes past
eight o clock Saturday morning, having been in
continuous session since hali-past seven o'clock
last night, aud all because stubborn minority
availed themselves of dilatory motions, and a
few of them of less honorable means, TO delay
action upon bill, the final passage of which
they had not the least prospect of defeating.
Inc Oil was one reported from the claims COM
mttee to pay TO Thomas NJ. Wallace of Lexing-
ton, Mo-, the sum of eleven thousand dollars for
property taken possession Of by the government
during the rebellion and destroyed while in such
possession. 1t was argued that the bill estab-
hshed the dangerous precedent that government
was liable for property destroyed during the
war; and this was the secret of the opposition.
Ii was early manifest, however, that the majori-
ty was largely in favor of the bill. The first
vote showed no quorum present, not because
there was not quorum in the hall, but because
some members i'll the minority refused to vote
The majority, therefore, moved aud carried a
motion for call of the house. The roll call
showed quorum present. when all further pro-
cecdn%s under the call were suspended, and at
ter one or two diatory motions the house was
brought TO the question on the bill, but no
quorum voted.
Three times was this repeated Calls of the
house were ordered three times; each time a
quorum answered the roll, and yet when the
proceedings under the call were suspended and
the vote come on the bill direct Il quorum was
always lacking by two or three votes. Gen.
Banks, Mr.. Sessions and others called attention
to the fact that members were present and re-
fused TO vote. Gen. Banks even mentioned by
name Mr.. Donnan of Iowa, who, although in
the hall, would not answer the roll call and
who seemed TO be the leading and moving spirit
of the trio who always prevented a quorum
shortly after five O'Clock another call was Or
dered and the doors locked and the majority
voted down all propositions to dispense with
further proceedings under the call until enough
members had been brought in by the sergeant
alarms TO insure quorum in spite of Mr. Dom
nan and his friends, who refused 10 vote AT
eight O'Clock four members appeared, and the
bill was passed. The members were tired and
worn out with the long night session, and they,
therefore, readily agreed to a motion to adjourn
until Monday at eleven O'clock, and especially
as the adjournment was approved by Mr.. Dawes.
EXTRACTING FUN FROM THE FIGHT.
During the proceedings under the call of the
house, there were the usual amusing scenes
Everybody seemed to be in good humor EXCEPT
those who had been summoned from their beds
by the sergeant at-arms. Having nothing else
to do while waiting the return of the officer
with delinquent members, all sorts of ridiculous
suggestions were made, and Mr.. Swan, who
was one OF the first summoned from his bed, and
who was not in a very pleasant mood, added TO
the merriment instead of aaying ii by reading
the house lecture on prOprietv and what it
owed to its own dignity. The excuses offered
for a6sentees by their friends and by those who
were brought in indicated truly alarming state
of health on the part of members of the house
generally
TIE TARIFF AND TAX BILL.
The tariff and tax bill has been reported TO
the senate. The committee on finance propose
that the act shall take effect on the LIST Of July
next Instead of January, 1873. They add: On
all slack coal or culmon such as will pass
through hvc-clghths of an inch SCREEN forty
cents per ton Of twenty-ei ght bushels, eighty
pounds to the bushcl.
The committee add the senate clause on lum-
her, and provides; On cabinet wares and house
furniture, finished, thirty-fye per cent ad
yalorem. Fruit, shade, lawn or ornamental
trees, shrubs, plants aud flower seeds, not other
wise provided for, twenty per centum ad
ad yalOrem; on lead bars or pigs, one and one
half cents per pound; on cocoa, two cents per
pound.
The committee strike from the section reduc.
inc the duties ten per centum from the present
tariff, iron and all manufacture of iron Of which
iron Is the component part, chief value, and in
sert in place the following:
On all iron and steel, and ON all manufactures
of iron and steel, of which such metals or either
of them shall be the component part, chef value
excepting cotton machinery.
The committee place all paper and manurac-
lures of paper, including books aud other
printed matter not specially provided for under
the ten per cent reduction. They include I'm the
same section earthenware, glass and glassware,
and unwronght pipe, clay, kaoling aud fullers'
earth. The committee provide: That there
shall be hereafter collected and paid on merchan-
disc of the growth or produce of d country east
Of the Cape of Good Hope, except raw cotton
aud raw silk wheu imported from places west of
the Cape of Good Hope, duty Of temper centum
al valorem in addition TO the duties imposed on
any such articles when imported directly from
the places of their growth or production.
The committee place the duty on argals or
crude tar ar and cblorate of potash at three
cents pound; sulphate of quinine at % per
cent ad vaOrem; soda ash, S3 per ton; tin
plates, or iron galvanized, or coated with any
metal by electrical batteries, ut two cents
pound.
The committce strike out the sections relating
to the duties on wood, screws and moisic iron,
made from sand ore by process
A section is inserted imposing As per cent nd
valorcm duty on umbrella and parasol rib
stretchers, &c., when made in whole or in part