Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-06
Forty-second COngress--SecOnd
SESSION.
WEDNESDAY.

the present tax on TOBACCO uiiohoiSoo
was lost; ayes II, nays 81.
An amendment fixing the tax on TO,
hacco at twenty-four cents was agreed
to.
Mr.. Corbett offered an amendment
providing for the continuance OF the
tobacco export bonded warehouse sys-
tenn. under certain restrictrlctlons lost.
Mr.. Conkling offered an amendment
extending the time within which topac-
co. etc. now stored in bonded ware
houses may be withdraw, to one year
from the passage of this act, which was
agreed to. -
The provision adopted by the House
abolishing the storage of tobacco. IN eX-
port bonded warehouses, except Tor mn
mediate export, was agreed to with an
amendment providing that all tobacco IN
bonded warehouses when this act takes
effect. shall pay the new tax.
An amendment providing that the
stamD tax on matches be taken off July
1st insteed of October LIST, was agreed
to.
The amendment of the finance com
nittce for the repeal of stamp taxes I'M
poscd by schedules B and G of section
17O of act of June 80, 1864, was agreed
to.
The section disseminating the moietles
of informers was adopted. :.
Various other amendments were dls-
cussed and acted upon
The House bill in relation to the Cen
tennial international exhibition was pas
sed.
HorsE.-The Florida contested cleo
ton case was postponed until the next
session ,
Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, from the
Ku Klux committee, reported bill TO
amend the enforcement act jim regard to
elections. The reporting of this bill
was the signal for the opposition to re-
sort to parliamentary tactics to prevent
a vote. After several votes by yeas and
navs. the democrats showing no sign OF
Welding and many republicans not care
inc to keep up the useless contest.
motion to adjourn was carried, yeas lO2,
nays SO.
There are seventy-two Senate bills on
the Speakers table-the Supplementary
Civil Rights bill being the last but five.
THURSDAY.
SENATE.-Mr. Wilson submitted a re-
port from the committee of conference
on the army appropriation bill, which
was agreed to.
The same gentleman introduced a bill
enabling discharged soldiers, their wild
ows and orphans, to acquire homesteads
on public lands.
Consideration of the tariff bill was re-
sumed. The Senate refused to amend
by providing for a labor commission.
Several other amendments were offer
ed and rejected. The bill was passed,
yeas so, nays
The Senate then took up the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill.
HoUsE.-Mr. Banks of Massachusetts,
moved to suspend the rules and pass the
Senate bill fixing the Congressional and
Presidential elections on the same day;
agreed to.
Mr.. Banks reported a bill to release
the government of Japan from paying
the balance of the indemnity fund re-
naming unpaid under the convention of
the 22d of October, 1864, amounting to
1875. 1000 Mr.. Butler favored, and
Messrs. Dawes and Scofeld opposed the
bill, which finally passed without the
ayes and nays.
ECeniHg Session Discussion of the
Ku KluX question was continued until a
late hour Among the speeches was one
by Mr.. Wood. who ayowed his readiness
to support Greeley for the Presidency.
FRIDAY.
SENATE.-Mr Upton introduced
Joint resolution proposing constitution
al amendment to modify the vote power
so that veto OF the majority of all the
qualified members of both Houses shall
be sufficient to overcome the Presidents
objectioE.
MIR. Trumbull moved a recess until
100 o'clock.
Mr.. Schurz obtained the floor, and was
proceeding to review the majority report
Of the committee on the French arms.
when Mr. Ferry of Connecticut moved
to adjourn, saying it was not in accord
ance with the ordinary usages or cour-
tesies of the Senate to compel a Senator
to proceed with his speech at so late an
hour. The motion was lost, 10 to "a.
Mr. Ferry then moved a recess until
7.30
Mr.. Sumner-"Mr. President, the OBJ
iect of this motion is to give the Senator
from Missouri, who is to speak, an in
rdulgeuce which is not generally denied
to any Senator"
Mr. Conkling-' but the Senator
must know that after what has occurred,
courtesy Is not applicable here. We are
dealing with sterner things than that
now.
The motion was lost. but after several
motions the Senate finally agreed to a
recess until s o'clock.
Eoeai2ag iSessjon-Mr. SEIZURE made a
violent speech on the French arms sale
committees report and against the adj
ministratiOn.
Mr. Wilson, from the committee on
military affairs, reported the House bill
to provide for the restoration of the
Buell. court martial records, which pass
ed.
Mr. West. from the second committee
of conference on the army appropriation
bill, reported that they were unable TO
agree.
Mr. Tmnbull moved that the Senate
recede from IFS amendments. which was
agreed to. and the bill, therefore, stands
passed.
Tie snndly civil appropriation bill
being under consideration, the Senate at
II p. m. adjourned.
HOUSE business on the Speak
er's table was interrupted by Mr.. Dawes.
NAiO i1RN''t " A'tlN1 u ttlt hotiiGbC dlitut-
ments To tie tariff aad tax bill and CON
cur in MI Of them, except such as mem
bers desired special votes on.
The Senate amendments ON spirits, to-
bacco and bonded warehouses were con
CURED in and the remainder honoured
in and a conference committee appoint
ed
The House then resumed the consid-
r iazr-a
and 4 number Of bills were disposed of
The Senate bill to amend the act of Nav
81, 1870, to enforce the rights Of citizens
to vote, was left on the Speakers table
the vote on its passage being yeas 110.
nays So, less than tw0-fh;rtls in the af-
firnatiye
The Senate bill 10 amend the act of
the 31st Of May, 1870, regulating the
foreign aud coasting trade on the North
ern, Northeastern and Northwestern
frontiers was referred IN thn rou,n,;tto,