Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-13
Forty-Second Congressional Session.
WAsHINGToN, D. c., May IL.
SENATE

SENATE
Mr. Hsmlin presented the majority report of
the French arms sales investigating committee,
and MIR. Stevenson presented a minority re-
port
Mr.. Sumner protested against the report, and
renewed his protest against the constitution of
the committee as being contrary 10 parliament
tary law.
Debate eusued between Messrs. Sumner, Car
penter, Hamlin and Logan.
Mr.. Hamlin said he would not be drawn into
any discussion by MIR. Sumner. He was ready
to show that the committee was organized ac-
cording to parliamentary law, and also to show
that Mr.. Sumner this morning sought to send
TO the country an impeachment of the report
before either he (Sumner) or the senate had read
a word of its contents.
Mr.. Carpenter said the profess of Mr.. Sumner
was an insult to the senate as that body selected
the committee.
Mr. Sumner said that he, being absent at the
time of the formation of the committee, took this
first opportunity to offer a protest against its
formation, as being composed of those who,
under usual rules, should, when nominated on
the committee, have arisen and asked to be ex-
cused.
Mr. Carpenter said the only difference between
him and Mr.. Sumner was that he (Carpenter)
was not accustomed to interpose his own will
against the will OF the senate.
Mr. Sumner said that in future he should in
siSt that the rules of parliamentary law shall
have more recognition in this chamber.
MIR. Logan said Mr.. Sumner was in the habit
OF citing parliamentary laws but even he would
search in vain for precedent for his conduct in
attacking report of committee before it had
been read or even received by the senate.
Mr.. Sumner said he had no int ,ntion of reflect
ing upon Mr.. Logan.
Mr. Logan insisted that the remarks of Mr..
Sumner warranted the inference that all the
members of the committee who signed the ma
| jority report were insulted. He supposed the
object of Mr. Sumner was TO forestall the report
| of the committee. If not he would beg Mr..
| Summers pardon.
Mr.. Sumner--"Wel think the senator ought
| to-" (Laughter.)
Mr.. Logan-"Well, then do; but If that is
not the object, what is it ?"
Mr.. Sumner said his object was to make il
| impossible for another such committee to be
| appointed.
After further discussion a resolution to print
large number of the reports was. referred to
| the printing committee.
The enforcement bill was resumed. Debate
| ensued on the amendment that troops shall not
| be used at any election unless to repel armed
enemies of the United States, etc. 1t was agreed
that vote on the bill and amendments should
be taken early Monday.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
After spending over half an hour in voting
| whether there should be call of the house
WHICH was HegatVeu, MI. Dawes oil MaSSachu'
| sets renewed the motion to close the debate on
the first section of the tariff bin reducing the
| time from ten minutes to one minute, and it was
| agreed to.
| The house then took up the bill reported yes
terday from the committee on invalid pensions
revising and codiiying the pension laws. Al
| amendment that widows shall not lose their pen
slonS by marrying again was rejected-67 to 80
| The house went committee Of the whole OF
the tariff bill and got into such a hopeless mud
die as TO what amendments were proper tina
the committee had TO rise to get the instruction
OF the house on the subject
Mr.. Kelley and others of the extreme protec
tionists resorted to tactics of delay in tue hop
OF thus defeating the bill. Then commenced
the struggle on the part of the free traders t.
amend Dir. Dawes clause in relation to iron
| SC.
An amendment 10 reduce the present dutle
| twenty per cent was rejected, as was one to re
duce TO fifteen per cent and several Others of
| similar nature.
After considerable discussion of various propo
sitions, but without making any progress, In
committee rose, and the house adjourned.