The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-29
42d CONGRESS.
WAsRiSGr0S. Nay ~
HOUSE.

sub committee u Kansas To take testi
mony. Adopted.
Mf. POLAND moved 10 suspend tht
rules and pass the Senate bill extending
the Ku.KluK law until the end Of thI
next regular session. Rejected, yeas o.
nays 1903. Some % Republicans voted
with the Democrats against the bill.
Mr.. HAwLEY moved 10 suspend the
rules and pass the bill 10 confirm 70 the
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Com.
pany, and 10 the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad Company the bonds
granted ior a Railroad from Davenport rid
Iowa City 10 Council Bluffs, Iowa Re.
jected, yeas 90, nays 70. Two.thirds not
being in the affirmative.
Mr. MAYNARD moved 10 suspend the
rules and pass the Senate supplementary
civil rights bill Rejected, yeas ll3, nays
So Being less than 4 twO-third Votelln
the affirmative. A strict party vote.
The Republicans voting against were
Amber, Blair, Of Michigan, BurChsrd,
Cotton, DOnnan, FarnsWOrth, Finklen.
burg, Garfield, Goodrich, Hay, Kellogg,
Of Connecticut, Lowe, McCrary, Morphis,
Peters, Sheldon, Smith, OF Vermont,
Strong, Sloughton,,Sypher, WhiteleY and
Williard-23.
Mr.. POLAND representing the House
portion OF the Joint Ku.KluX Committee
stated that il mAlority had voted for
his motion, which required a twO.thirds
vote, he would have reported as he had a
right to do at any time. The House bill
identical with the Senate bill and which
would require only simply msjority to
pass It, but as the vote just taken disclosed
4 majority against the bill, he should not
report House bill on the same subject,
unless further instructed by the Commit
tee to do so.
The House then took up the bill report
ed from the Committee on Commerce to
revise the navigation and commercial in
teress Of the United States, &c. After q
discussion the bill was recommitted.
Mr.. MERCUR made a conference report
on the supplementary apportionment bill,
which was agreed 10. The Senate recedes
from Its amendment.
Mr.. MRRCUR, from the Judiciary Com.
mittee, reported a bill 10 amend the bank.
ruptCy act, giving the appointment and
removal Of registers in bankruptcy to the
U. s. Circuit Court, and making various
other alterations in the law. The bill was
passed under a suspension Of the rules.
Mr.. BUTLER, OF Massachusetts,, made q
conference report on the bill TO further the
administration OF justice, which was
agreed TO-
Mr.. BINGHAM moved TO suspend the
rules and pass the Senate bill amendAtory
Of civil rights. Rejected-yeas ll5; nays
81, less than two thirds in the afIlrma-
tive. This was also strict party vote.
Mr.. TOWNSEND, OF Pa, moved 10 sus.
pend the rules and pass the bill granting
the right Of way TO the Utah, Idaho and
Montana Railroad Company. Agreed to.
Mr.. PERRY, Of Ohio, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported bill authorizing
the condemnation and and appropriation
OF property for site for a pOstofilce
building al Cincinnati Passed.
The conference report on the bill au.
thorizing the President to appoint Pay
master General Of the army was presented
by Mr.. COBURN and agreed TO.
House adjourned.
SENATE.
The VICE PRESIDENT presented the
House concurrent resolution TO adjourn
on June 81.
Mr.. CHANDLER moved to substitute
resembling resolution to adjourn to.mor.
row.
Mr.. MORRILL,, Of VI, moved to amend
it, so as to adjourn on the 5th. Lost by
22O 10 IS.
AIr. CHANDLER's substitute was then
rejected by 30 to 80.
The tariff tax bill then came up.
Mr.. SHERMAN moved TO lay il on the
table for the purpose oftaking up the res.
olutiOn reported by him yesterday, from
the Committee on Finance, applying the
five minute rule TO the debate on bills or
amendments. Agreed to.
Mr.. TRUNBULL moved 10 opOstpOne the
consideration oil the resolution until the
first Monday in December next. BE re-
garded this resolution, he said, as one Of
series OF measures which are changing
the character Of our government from the
origin Of the government, Debate in the
Senate had been free until within the last
few years, when attempts had been made
from time 10 time TO put the Senate under
tho control not Of the majority but ol q
mere minority Of It's members by means oil
caucus dictation. Under this system the
Senators, instead Of voting according TO
their own convictions, were coerced into
voting as dictated TO by the caucus, and
II tho political agitation and disruption Of
parties now going on in the country should
result in the emancipation Of the repre-.
sentatives Of the people and the people
themselves from this party despotism,
great good would have been gained.
Mr.. SHERMAN said that no Senator had
objected to his proposition but the Senator
from Massachusetts, (Mr. SUSEER) He
had been informed that that Senator thus
insisted on delaying the public business
because he intended to engage in politi-
cal debate on the tariff bill, and for his
part he could stay in session until the end
OF his term rather than have the Senate
forced IN this way by one Senator TO do
that which II did not wish 10 do. His only
object In proposing TO restrict the debate
was to hasten the public business. He was
anxious to adjourn, and in order to do 10
at an early day the Senate must attend to
the public business and to nothing else.
there had been political debate and
wrangling enough this session, and he
hoped there would be no more oft. The
business on hand. was 70 pass this tariff
and tax bill by which the people would
be relieved Of most Of the burdens Of tax,
and lie wished TO coufne the Senate to
that The Senator from Illinois (TRUM.
BULL had charged that this resolution
was an attempt 10 deprive the Senate Of
the right OF free speech, and had appealed
to another tribunal, but he (SHERNANl
believed the judgment ofthe people would
be that when any Senator under.
took 10 delay the passage OF a bill
so important as this one, by re-
hearsing old political speeches on dead
issues, the Senate had the right to pre-
tect itself and to confne the debate TO the
pending subject by unanimous consent
or by rule, or in any other way. How
ever, as there seemed to be SgreSt sensi
tiyeness about adopting this proposition
as rule, he would not insist on that II ht
could have the unanimous consent tC
limit the debate, without such arrange
ments. -,