Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-08

In the evening session, the sundry APP
preparation bill being under consideration,
Mr.. Kellogg offered as an amendment, SUBJ
stantially 4
The supplements al Enforcement
act already passed by the Senate this ses-
sion, removing the restrictions of the pro-
visions of the original enforcement act, to
places having twenty thousand population
and upward, and extending them to all
voting precincts.
Mr.. Casserly raised the point that the
amendment was not in order.
The Chairman (Anthony) OverTuled the
point.
Mr.. Thurman moved an indefinite post
ponement of the bin, denouncing the pro-
posal as one to stifle free speech in way
never before known in the world, and a
step towards placing the country under
the rule of Ulysses the sileut.- If this arbi-
| trary rule is TO prevail, this is the
Death EneII of liberty
in this country. He appealed to the ma
iority to extend the session rather than ever
throw the last refuge of the minority.
Mr.. Sumner thanked Mr.. Thurman for
what he had said under the ruling of the
char, aud offered his
Civil Rights Bill
as an amendment.
Mr.. Blair moved to adjourn. Lost-30
to. 10. ~ 1 Fl,a-ALA,F II
Mr.. Casserly regarded Kellogg as the
mere organ of others in this matter, the
action of the majority falling in regularly
as the tap of a drum. There was not a
Justice court III the land where such de-
cision as that of the chair would not be
torn to shreds in five minutes
by any lawyer who could
command fee Of ten dollars. Such de-
session could not have obtained ten votes
here unless it was to meet some party ext
gency. The minority had in good faith ac-
cepted the ,ruls to limit debate on
the appropriation bills to five minutes,
never dreaming of such an attempt as this.
To what straits must the ruling party in
the country be driven, when they break
faith with the minority. ~
I'VE are compelled to go to press without
awaiting the result "a
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, introduced
bill fixing the time of operation of the
tariff free list to the 1stof July instead of
August. Referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means. ~ e-r geese
1900 ~ a Veto OverruIed. ID
The House took up the message of the
President vetoing bill grantiDga pension
to Mary Anna Montgomery, the Senate
having reconSidered and passed the bill,
the Presidents objections to the contrary
notwithstanding, and now the House after
a briefdebate passed the bill by the requir.
ed constitutional majority Of two thirds;
Yeas I01, nays a. @
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President, calling the at
tention of Congress TO an act approved July
ID, 1870, direcsingk the Secretary of War to
place at the disposal Of the President GER
tain bronze cannon for the erection of
an equestrian 1 r
statue OF gen. J.A. RawIIns.
The President says that no artist is
named or parties designated to whom the
ordnance is to be delivered. In order to
remove ambiguity, he desires Congress
to signify what action shall be taken as to
the artist and to fix the amount of money
to be expended; and, further, that board
of officers shall be nane1 to locate the
monument. Referred to Committee on
Appropriations. -s---
The Senate amendments to the
River and HarbOr Bill
were read. The House non-coRcurTed in
numerous amendments, including that con-
fiping appropriations to next fiscal year,
and asked for committee Of conference.
The House non-concurred in Senate
amendments to the fertilization bill and
asked committee Of conference.
The House took up and the Clerk read
the Senate substitute for the bill to prevent
and punish distractions to justice in the
courts of the United States. Referred.
The House took up Senate bill to declare
and enforce the M
Civil Rights
of citizens of the United States.
Mr.. Poland offered an amendment pro-
| yiding that no penalty should exceed one
| thousand dollars, the minimum to be at the
discretion ofthe court. --
After discussion Poland moved to pass
the bill under suspension Of the rules with
his amendment. ............. Do
The House voted and the result was Sc
against %. So the question was decided in
the negative, there net being the required
tow-thirds. 1
Mr.. Poland then modified bis amendment
! changing the proposed penalty from 81, 00(
| 500 and again moved a suspension of the
rules and the passage of the BILL The vote
stood 81 against %. The question Was
therefore decided in the negative.
The bill now lies ON the Sneakers table
Tie Committee of Conference on the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad made a
report thereon, which was agreed to.
The House took up the Senate -
-f Ku-K1ux Bill,
proposing to extend the suspension of the
privilegal Of the writ Of habeas corpus I'M
til the end OF the next regular session of
Congress. The vote on the suspension of
the rules was SO against So 81 -H
Yeas-Bealty, Buckley, B ufington, But
Ter, of Tennessee; TCoburD, Conger,
Croker, Dawes, Duel, DonneIl, Foster,
of Ohio; HOsmer, Harris, Of Mississippi;
Havsns, Ha'wley, Hazleton, CT New Jersey;
Hill, Hoar, Houghton, Lamport, McGEew,