Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-26
Forty-Second Congressional Session
WASHINGTON, D. G., April %.
SENATE


Senator Buckingham presented this morning
resolution adopted at council of 300 Congre-
gatonal churches recently held at 0berlin, Ohio
approving the treaty of Washington.
Mr. Sumner endeavored to persuade the SEN
ate TO take up the bill to secure equal rights in
the public schools in the District of Columbia
but almost all the democratic senator's objected
Mr.. Morrill, reported the house Of representa-
tives' resolution on the death of Prof. Morse so
reconstructed as to be in good English, which
was passed.
Mr.. Morton reported, with amendments, a
bill from the committee on privileges supple
mentary to the enforcement act of May, 1870,
providing for and relating TO the appointment
of supervisors of elections.
Mr.. Pratt reported from the committee on
pensions on the bill allowing all widows of sol
dlers of the war of 1872 pensions without refer
ence to time of marriage.
Mr.. Cameron, at the expiration of the bust
ness hour, claimed the floor for the French
spolation bill. All sorts of expedients were
used to prevent the consideration of the bill
and finally the deficiency bill, which was the
regular ORDER was taken up.
Mr.. Sherman moved to strike out of an
amendment offered by Mr.. Morrill, the provision
that judgments of the court of claims in suits
arising ont Of the rebellion, shall not be paid
unless out of special appropriations made for the
purpose; agreed 10.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved to amend Mr. Al
corn's amendment, already adopted, so as to
make it apply only to cases in which it has been
found as proven fact that the claimant had
given aid or comfort to the rebellion; agreed to
-22 to IS.
Mr.. Bayard offered an amendment providing
that proof Of loyalty to the United States, or of
not having given aid or comfort to the rebel
lion, shall be required of any party to a suit
cognzable by the court of claims, founded on a
contract with the United States, entered into
since the suppression of the rebellion; agreed
to.
Mr.. Alcom offered the following amend
ment; and provided further, that in any judy
ment heretofore rendered in favor of claimants
in which the question of loyalty is not passed
upon, the court, on application of the claimant
may certify as to the question of loyalty as
shown by evidence on record; agreed to.
Mr.. Morril's amendment, as amended, was
agreed to; ayes %, nays II,
Having been considered in committee of the
whole, the bill was reported to the senate, when
an amendment was adopted increasing the sal
AIRY OF the second controller of the treasury to
$4,000.
Pending final action on the bill, the senate
adjourned,
The house, Immediately after the reading of
the journal, took up the resolutions in the case
OF Dir. Houard, and Mr.. Wood of New York
made speech in favor of their adoption.
Mr.. Wood was followed by Mr.. w. X. Roberts
Of New York, also in favor of the resolution.
Mr.. Willard opposed the resolution, claiming
that Houard hat no more right to interference
by this government than any other Spanish
subject.
Mr.. Poland took similar ground, stating that
in his Judgment the pending resolution was ut
terly un-American, and utterly hostile and CON
trary TO the whole doctrine that has been pc
culiar TO this country as against the doctrines of
monarchical countries.
Mr.. Myers advocated the resolution.
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for the resolution in the committee on foreign
affairs had he supposed it had been made a me.
dium OF attack on the administration.
Mr., Bingham offered as an amendment TO add
TO the resolution the words "unless IL shall be
made to appear on investigation, to the satisfac-
ton of the executive depaSment, that said
Houard had been held for and duly convicted of
an offence committed by him within the iuris-
dction Of Spain, and has been prosecuted there.
for under authority Of law and according 10 The
course Of proceedings usual in like eases; and
that the privileges secured to citizens Of lie
United States by the seventh article Of the treaty