Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-01
LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
SENATE.

The following bills were introduced
For the cession by Texas of certain
territory to the United States for Indian
reservations, and for the repeal of the
law providing for the formation of four
new States out of Texas.
To establish a national register Of
shipping, and to afford protection to
passengers and seamen, and to prevent
excessive rates in duties on merchandise
damaged on ship-board imported into the
United States.
The following bills were reported:
The loan bill authorizing the employ
ment of surf-men at life saving stations
on the New Jersey coast with an amend
ment.
Authorizing the President to accept
the resignation and retirement on full
pay, Judges of any United States Court
when permanently disabled from ef1cien-
cy in their duty.
The House bill extending the time for
filing claims for additional bounty under
the act OF July 70, 1000.
The Amnesty bill being under cOnsid-
Grafton, Mr.. Chandler, of Michigan, said
that he thought that if two or three
/ hundred of them were taken out and
shot it would do a great deal more good
than amnesty Mr.. Chandler then
turned to civil service reform. He said
that it had been gong on very effective
" for the last eleven years by reforming
traitors out of Office, replacing them
with good loyal men, and expressed the
opinion that we had never had so honest
and efficient civil service as under the
present administration, still there were
undoubtedly other reforms, and they
will be made as soon as pointed out. lie
then drew a parallel between Republl-
can and Democratic parties greatly to
the disadvantage of the latter, and
warned Liberal Republicans of the char
acter of the party into whose arms they
were rushing There were already Re
publican sore-heads going over to the
Democracy, but for every such one
there were ten Democrats joining the
Republican party, and if the Democrats
chose to keep up the exchange on these
terms he had no objection.
Mr.. Sumner replied to Mr.. MorrilIs
main argument made last week against
the constitutionality of supplementary
civil rights bill The power to pass the
bill he said was given in the grant OF
power to abolish slavery, the Legislation
being necessary to make abolition com
plete. The Senator (Morril) had founC
constitutional difficulties in the way, be
cause he adhered to the old rule of inter
preting the constitution in disregard o.
the new rule which conquered at Apo
mattoX. The rule that every clause
word and sentence must be interpreted
uniformly for human rights. He hat
letters from coloredmen testifying to tn
necessity of such legislation by Congress
> to protect them in their rights. If hi
, bill should be rejected and the amnest,
+ bill passed there was danger that tn
colored vote would be 80 divided as t
! defeat the Republican party in Penn
svlvana. There were more than enough
colOred voters in that State to turn tn
scale of the State election, and in tn
:, whole country they were numerou
: enough to do the same in q presidentia
election. COlored voters were ney
power in the land and must be consid
cred.
Mr.. Morrill,. Of Maine, replied that Il
denied that the close of the war brough
any new rule Of interpreting the cOnst
l tuition. and charged Mr.. Sumner wit
+ having advocated this bill by using co
> ored voters a. a concise power instea
: of by reasons addressed to the iudgmcn
. Of the Senate.
At the close Of Mr. Morrills remark
Mr.. Wilson moved to adjourn.
+ Mr. Hamilton, of Maryland, demande
the yeas and nays, and by vote of 8
to % the Senate adjourned.
!, HOUSE.
t The report of the Committee Of Way
!, and Means on the Syndicate was undo
/, consideration, and was discussed b
t. Messrs. Beck of Kentucky, Brooks an
e Cox of New York, Dawes of Massach'
e SETS Kelly of Pennsylvania, and f. F
v Roberts Of New York.
G Mr.. Kerr, of Indiana, offered a
d amendment that in the opinion of II
d House, the Secretary of the Treasm
IS had incurred a bonded debt more tha
was necessary or proper and had incurrt
- expense contrary to law.
Without closing the debate the H0u
q adjourned
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