Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-06-18
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
XLIInd CONGRESS. End SESSION.

XLIInd CONGRESS. End SESSION.
SENATE.-Friday, June THE bill allowing
census rnarshals additional compensation was
| passed.
The question Of million dollars appropria-
ton Tor ante-bellum mail carriers in the South
by vote of % to 27.
In the Senate tonight, Mr. Kellogg offered
Supplementary enforcement act, upon which
Mr. Casserly raised point -o
| Mr.. Anthony, in the chair, overruled the
point, and the Senate sustained him By vote
of % to 26. J
Mr.. Thurman said that under this ruling any
amendment could be offered; whereupon Mr..
Sumner Immediately offered his Civil Rights
bill
Mr.. Casserly charged that the whole thing
was concerted in advance.
The debate is going on, with indications of
long session. M
HoUsE.-Senate bill to declare and enforce
the civil rights of citizens, was taken up, when
Mr.. Poland moved an amendment fixing the
maximum of penalty at s 900.
The House refused to pass the bill under 8
suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Poland then modified his amendment SO
as to fix the penalty of violation of the law at
500.
The House again voted in the negative
yeas SO, nays 73, a two-thirds vote being re-
quired therefore the Senate bill still lies on
the table. -.--.
Senate bill extending the suspension of the
privileges of the writ of habeas corpus until af-
ter the next session of Congress, was next
taken up, but instead of two-thirds vote in
favor of the bill, there were only Sc votes cast
in the affirmative, and SS in the negative. This
bill also remains on the Speakers table.
On motion of Mr.. McHenry, Senate bill for
the payment of all proper war claims of Ken
lucky, was taken up and passed.
Senate bill relieving Chas. j. Faulkner of
West Virginia, from political disabilities, was
passed.
SENATE. Saturday, June S.-The Senate
remained in session during the whole of Fri.
day night and until O'Clock Saturday morn
ing, engaged upon the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, or rather the enforcement bill propos-
ed as an amendment. After considerable fill
clustering the amendment was agreed to and
the bill, having been previously otherwise
amended, was passed When the bill reached
the House at noon, the enforcement act amend
ment gave rise to discussion which occupied
the chief part of the day, the result of which
was the adoption OF a resolution that the House
nom concur in the Senate amendments and agree
to conference. The conferees are: Messrs.
Cole, Edmunds and Stevenson on the part of
the Senate, and Messrs. Garfield, Palmer and
Niblack on the part of the House. The Sem
ate on Saturday evening passed resolution
that the pay of Senator Vickers, of Maryland,
date from March 4, 1907, and bill to authorize
the President to appoint commissioners on the
part of the United States to the International
Exposition at Vienna
HoUsE.-Th House, besides acting on the
sundry civil appropriation bill, passed bills for
the removal of the political disabilities Of j. L.
NJ. Curry, of Virginia, and others; for the re-
lief of the postmasters of Wayne Bedford coun-
ty, Va, Huntington and Altoona, Pa, and
| North Albion, N. y; to restore the right Of
| homestead entry to certain Southern soldiers
and sailors ofthe late war extending Dimpfel's
patent for an Improvement IN steam boilers,
and both houses agreed to conference reports
on the river and habor and forti6cation bills.
SENATE Monday, June 10.-The Senate
met at A. nj. and the minority of the Com
mittee of Investigation made report upon the
alleged abuses in the New Y ork Custom House.
Several bills were passed during the session.
The only ones OF general interest related to the
construction of bridges over the Ohio river, and
provided for the removal of the political dis
abilities of ex Governor Vance, of North Caro-
lima and General Houston, of Alabama. The
consideration of the Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill with the enforcement amendment con-
sumed the greater portion of the session, which
| was extended to P. NJ. and afterwards to
2. NJ. After several disagreements of the
conference committees to which it was referred,
| the amendment was modified in its provisions,
and the bill was passed. At O'Clock p NJ,
after the customary formalities had been OBJ
served, the Senate was declared adjourned sine
die
HoUsE.-The recess of the House expired at
s o'clock Monday morning, and the session of
Saturday was resumed and continued until ii
A. M, when the regular session of Monday
was commenced A number of bills were pass
ed in the House. Among them were the bill
to remove the political disabilities of ex-Gov-
ernor Vance and Gen. Houston the bill to
prevent the obstruction of justice in United
States Courts, and the bill relating to promo
tions in the staff departments of the army. The
report of the conference committee on the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation bill was presented. In
violation of the agreement understood on Satur-
day. it retained the Enforcement amendment.
This action of the committee was bitterly de-
nounced by Mr.. Kelley, and defended by Mr..
Garfield who made the report. A personal
discussion took place between Messrs. Morgan
and Bingham, In which the former gentleman
branded the latter as liar, and caused con-
siderable excitement. The Sundry Civil bill
was referred to several conference committees,
and extensions of the session we're made similar
to those In the Senate. A modification of the
obnoxious amendment was finally obtained, and
the bill passed. The usual ceremonies of noti-
flying the President of the adjournment of Con-
gress and of passing a vote of thanks to the
Speaker were performed. and at s clock p.
Nj. the House was declared adjourned sine die.