Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-01

to our own laws, and to the laws of nations
He repealed with Indignation the imputations
cast upon him and Sumner by the re-
port, asserted that they had acted through
out from a sense of duty as American senators;
aud predicted, rs one result of their action, that
in this generation no other ADMINISTRATION would
dare TO commit such Violations OF law as were
committed in these sales of arms.
In reply to the argument that the course
taken by the war depa. tment was profitable to
the government, he said he had carefully COM
puted the gain, and had found it - be about ten
cents head for the p lple of this country; and
for ten cents herd tine Anne can people were
invited 20 approve the violation o. our own
laws, the lmpcrilng of our relations v ,th a for
cign government, and the forfeiture Of the es-
teen and friendship OF forei. ma ions. laugh
ter There were many evidences of an attempt
to set up one strong will as the
government of this country, and in
confirmation of this he cited the action of the
senate in removing Mr.. Sumner from the head
OF the committee on foreign relations at the
command of the PRECEDENT and the submission
OF the senate to the presidents fragrant viola
latlon OF law in the San DOMINGO matter.
In conclusion, Mr.. Schurz said he reioic to
see split sweeping over the land which aimed
TO depoSe this autocratc power, and he earnestly
hoped for the union OF all the forces that ought
TO work together to give that rCdeemng Split
the victory it must WIN if free institutions were
to last.
Mr. Wilson, from the committee on military
affairs, reported the house bill to provide for the
! restoration of the Buell. court martial records,
which passed.
Mr.. West, from the second committee of con-
| terence on the army appropi ation bill, re-
ported that they had been unable to agree.
Mr. Irumbull moved that the senate rec lie
| from its amendments, which was agreed to- The
| bill therefore stands passed.
| The sundry civil appropriation bill being nm
der consideration, the senate at II O'Clock, adj
| iourned.
The tax and tariff bill was received from the
| senate at halt-paSt eleven O'Clock, and Mr..
Dawes indicated his purpose to move a non
| concurrence IN the senate amendments and to
refer the whole subject to committee of confer
/ ence. Alf. tal lSWorth and others objected to
this course, as there were provisions in the bill
which the members in the house had not had
| the least opportunity to examine. Mr.. Dawes
finally withdrew his motion for an hour, by
which time it was hoped the bill and amend
| mentS would be Of the house in printed form.
Mr.. Garfield moved to go to business on the
speakers table, and this proposition rails an
| other storm in the house. The democrats OBJ
| Jccted, as there were many Objectionable bills
| on the table. They had reference particularly
| to the kukluX bill, the enforcement act, and the
civil rights bill, but they also objected to land
| grant bills
Mr. Garfield then framed his motion so as TO
except the kuklux bill and the other political
bills. The motion was rejected by vote of 102
| yeas to SO nays; the required two-thrds not
| voting i'll the affirmative
| alt was finally agreed to go to business on the
| speakers table, with the understanding that all
bills were TO be considered under the authorized
| rule.
A large number of minor senate bills passed
or were appropriately referred
| Mr.. Dawes moved to take IN the senate amend.
mentS to the tariff and tax bill and non-concur
IN all OF them, except such as members desired
| special votes on. H3 himself want~d special
votes on tobacco, spirits and bonded ware
| houses.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts want~da spccia
| vote on receiving One-th'"d of the customs dutie,
in legal tender notes.
MIR. Burdctt demanded special vote on pis
| lead
Mr.. W. r. Roberts demanded special vote OF
| hcorce. After considerable coloquy, Mi
| Dawes framed his motion so as TO suspend tn
rules and non-concur in all senate amendment
| except as TO rates on spi.t is and tobacco, an,
| the prov iSlonS rs to bonded warehouses; Tbl
motion was agreed TO by the necessary two
| thirds vote. The senate amendment fixing the
tax on spirits at 20 CEN as an equivalent for al
| other taxes was cOnCurrcd in. The senat,
| amendment increasing the tax on tobacco from
| twenty to twenty-tOur cents per pound wa.
| amended by reducing the rate to sixteen cents
yeas 1872, nays 81. The senate amendments in
regard to bonded warehouses, increasing til,
time for their abolition from six months t,
twelve months, was not concurr-d in. All thu
other amendments of the senate were not con
| Cured in, and 4 committee of conference wa
ordered. The house conierees on the tariff bill
are Dawes, Kelley Of Pennsylvania and Kerr.
The senate bill to amend the act of May 31si
1870, to enforce the rights of citizens to vote
was left on the speakers table, the vote on il
passage being, yeas 10, nays 95, less than tw
thirds IN the affirmative. The senate bill
amend the act of 31st of May, 1870, regulatin
the foreign and cOasting trade of the northern
northeastern, and no: yhwestern frontiers, wa
referred TO the committee on commerce. HAY
ing disposed of about halfthe bills on the spec <
er's table, the house adjourned.