Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-23

WASHINGTON, d. c., May %, 1872.
IN THE HUMoR FOR BUSINESS.
The senate, while in the humor for business
sat all night and nearly till noon to day, anC
passed the kukIuX bill and Immediately there
after bills relating to civil rights and amnesty
THE AMNESTY BILL.
There is some laughter to-day over the fact
that the amnesty bill was passed in the absence
of all the liberal republican senator's
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL,
In the absence of Mr.. Sumner, was stripped Of
its main provisions. The section relating tC
schools, churches, juries, and cemeteries were
all stricken out, and nothing remains but rail
roads and hotels. Mr. Sumner got back in
time TO vote against amnesty, but not in season
to save his original civil rights bill.
THE TARIFF TAX BILL.
The senate is expected to pass the tariff tax
bill this week, and early next week it will 20 to
a committee of conference, unless some obstacle
presents itself not now anticipated. The senate
will probably SO lessen the taxes that the reduc-
ton will amount 10 sixty millions or there.
abouts.
THE SENATE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL
Can easily pass the house il is reached. 1t lie;
upon the speakers table with the kukIux bill
The only way TO reach either of them is by go
ing to the speakers table and taking up all the
bills thereon till these are reached. 1t is under
stood that the democrats will not attempt to
prevent square vote on the
KUKLUX BILL,
They are so confident OF beating it, 1t is claimed
by the opponents of the measure that Dawes,
Garfield, Shellabarger, Speaker Blaine, and
some twenty or thirty other republican members
hold that it is uuadvisable to pass the bill Ii
is by no means certain, however that these gem
tlemen will vote against the bill, if the issue is
presented. They undoubtedly, as at present adj
vised, are opposed to the bill; but when the
lines are closely drawn they may defer to the
wishes of majority of their associates. This
is the only hope the friends of the bill have Of
its passage.
HEATTACK ON MULLETT.
Mr.. Farnsworth has succeeded in his attack
on Mullett SO far that the house has formally
requested the secretary of the treasury to render
a reply to every one of Farnsworth's charges.
There was disposition on the republican side
of the house not to go as far as this, but
enough men like Mr.. Dawes were found to carry
it. 1t is claimed that Mr.. Boutweps defence OF
himself and Mullett is ready. SAM WELLER.
ITO the Associated Press
THE AMNESTY BILL,
Which was passed by the senate, had been
passed by the house on the 18th of May, and will
now 20 TO the president for his approval. 1t
reads thus:
"An act to remove political disabilities imposed
by the fourteenth article of the amendments OF the
constitution OF the United States
Be it enacted by the senate and house of represent
tatves of the United States OF America in congress
assembled. two-thirds of each house c0neurring
therein, that all political disabilities imposed BY
the third section of the fourteenth article ofamend
ments OF the constitution of the United States are
hereby removed from all persons whomsoeyer ex-
cept senator's and representatives of the thrtysxth
and thirty-seventh congresses officers In the Judi
cia military and naval service of tine United States
heads of departments and foreign ministers of the
United States"
TREATIES OF AMITT.
The president has made an arrangement or
treaty with the chief of futuila, one of the Ma
vgator'S Islands, for a naval station and coal
depot. The government has also concluded
perpetual treaty of amity with Orange, free
state of South Africa.
COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED.
The president has appointed Thomas P. Rolf
late collector Of customs at Savannah, Fabius j.
Mead OF Mississippi, and Richard Ii. Savage of
California, commissioners under the Joint rcso-
luton of congress to inquire into the depreda-
tons alleged 10 have been committed on the
frontiers of Texas for several years past by bands
of Indians and Mexicans.
THE AMNESTY BILL SIGNED.
The president this afternoon signed the bill to
remove political disabilities imposed by the 14th
TO the constitution. The eXcep-
tons will, it is supposed, cover less than 200
cases, including Jefferson Davis and John G.
breckenridge.
THE TREATY.
The senate went into executive session this
afternoon on the additional article to the treaty
OF Washington, with a modification proposed
by majority of the committee on foreign re-
lations to effect the original object by a change
of phraseoogy, buttof equal application to both
sides.
DISTINGUISHED INDIAN ARRIVALS,
Red Cloud, tue Sioux chieftain, with Red
Dog, Little Wound, Blue Horse and about
twenty-five other noted Sioux, including the
Squaws Ear OF Corn and White Hawk, arrived
tonight.