New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-27
XLIIp CONGRESS-lID SESSION
SENATE WASHINGTON, Jan. &C. 1872,

,he Goth Of MAY was taken up motion OF Mr. MokIoN
Crop Ind rrrpsoN ,Ron. \. H.. from the Committee
~ ne District of Columbia without the House mil Ia
fund the debt Of the Cit! OF Washington 'N'S"A '""o
J. Is1l - .,o,.O>,,rxr orrsr1oN
MI sCHUM ReT, Mo- m9GhSG Ms p'.nhnmS w,onS az
,cnTn without passing law for the reform OF me civil
eeyce He SAID thSt III thst tbe senate did NOT care
sbomt the reform Of the Civil Service and That NC
iiDe for the adjournment fixed now ., wonld he IN
the power OF the minority 10 prevent any legislation tha
IL might choose TO oppose. o,oo.o,e
The pending amendment then was Mr. smnners PRO
viding adjournment shall take place qnt' after
The massage Of the supplementary civil Rights 1871.
Mr.. TRUMBUIL tRep IND moved to amend me-, me
come to a vote upon the hill from the House of Repre-
sentatves To repeal the duty ON COAL 49,,
soaoS the 1AR from Indiana norton
Know he does nothing Without good and may
be will his In this we shall see
@f way 70 T GCT Interest a What az the Senator Himself viii
say is the reason why should adopt his amendment,
the senator from Illinois (Sir. TrumpulD.
MIR MoRTON-I do not wish to debate this question.
Senate indicated by number ot votes its desire
for the adoption of this resolution aud hope the Sena
tor WIN not attempt to prevent nns action upon t h Us
Civil Rights bill as he knows, but II we cannot pass u
pSsed 10 saving that we shall stay here until do pass
It. and tell the Senator that most OF those who VIII vote
also against his Civil Rights bill. II we fix the time for
adjournment we can do as much business ana be as
the 18TH of July, if do not fix the time This reso-
on ge us tbat tu reSued dm this Congress
Whenever stay here long time we are always ahse9
by the Democratic press for staying here taking ano
wasting the peoples money and now when propose
10 have short session. and when we can do H. ana YET
said thai there Is some deep political scheme at bot
of it. So far as am concerned know OF no sne1
18th May. If fix the time. can work up to
IT hut IL do not, shall continue 10 waste time as
We have done already TINS session 40 ho' .ninh i
necessary debate this resolution further as the VIII OF
Mr.. sUMNER-Mr. President am glad that the sen,
ator has expressed himself You have heard nm. ana
you shall hear the answer and gnow that neither
the Senator himself nor any other Senator San answer
before me The Globe OF May G. $780, when there Teso
luton before us to adjourn sine die on the an OF July,
Mark YOU Sill that resolution was decidedn on the 26th
of January as this is hut the 5th of MAY, and how
was 1t encountered 10y my friend from Indiana. why
Sir he pleaded against 1t with his accustomed eequenes
because We could not do Justice to the Tariff me yery
subject that Is nov presented by the senator IRON
urgent it practical and the Senator now proposes To
cut of the opportunity for that full discussion OF II
which on former occasion he invoked
Mr.. MORRILL, rep Nt,-Does not the senator from
Massachusetts know that since that time the 1arh has
been acted upOni Have We not reduced the revenue
Mr.. SUMMERTIME Senator from Vermont will find
Mir. SUMNER continued to read from Mr.. M0rtons re-
marks to the same effect until the expiration h the
TEE AProRToNMENT BILL.
Mr.. TRUMBULL then called Tor the regular order
Mr.. MORToN-I move to suspend the regular order,
md all the other business Tor the purpose O proceeding
Mr. TRUMBULL then addressed the Senate on the Ap-
portOnment BILL and explained the mendInents re
ported by the Judiciary Committee and the table accom-
panyng the report He said that the only states losing
members either under the House bill the substitute
reported by the Committee, were vermont ana New
Hampshire which Wonld eacn iose one ~ was no N iom
matter for states to lose members AZ one Time NeS
York had members Virginia 25 and Massachusetts 30
dS the t Wond be best that the Of
fhe members OF The House should remain at the present
Mir, SHERMAN thought the House bill as near perfec-
S maj a. pToposed nv the COMMITTEE THUS bill did not al
feet organization of the Senate II related mainly TO
was constitutional provision that each House shall be
thu Judge Of the qualification OF its own members ne
provision hut by the comfy which had existed between
the two Houses from the beginning u the Government
each had been left 70 regulate pretty much eveiytmhg
that related to its own ORGANIZATION lie favored the
The senate OF Ohio was composed of IS Repnbi-
sc', sr immediate apnortionmcn and the probable
result of the passage Of the Oil reported by the Judiciary
sentatSes in the next Congress Tie House bin, how
would let the old apott "nuent stand nnii new
one should be made, ana therefore DO umem1S eoMu
MIR. FRELINGHUYsEN rep. Y. j. remarked that
Pennsylvania III the same position III thls respect as
assuming that the Republicans would I've sure to carry
certain States the next election, winch showed tns
Honse ball. WOULD cause loss to the Republican PtTt!
York, Massachusetts, NewJcTsey North Carolina Sdul
CarCiua, Mississippi Arkansas, ONO, Illinois, Iowa
Michigan Wisconsin, California, minnesota and kansas
OF course. if the House not fair one he could No
IL might De 10 the predominant party but IL wa
really fan and just ON every principle, tban ti
Senate amendment.
MT. THURMAN Dem, Ohio said that while the Iious
bin was favorable To his State than the Seua
substitute, he convinced that the latter was 1af
bill and in accordance with the Constitution A
10 his colleagues tMT. SheTmans appIehenslOnS that
the Senate bill adopted the state might be ieti with
representation in the next Congress, ne dld no
think them well founded; the contrary he believe
that the lie i'm the Ohio Senate preventing th
passage Of bill redstrictng the State, would have TN
effect OF securing the passage OF Ian bill ana saNln
she sac yT 9sng tn smnnd The substitute 40 m
make the whole number OF members 800 Los-lO 10 81
the bin which provides that new States shall be al
mitted until they have a certain population.
Mr.. MORRELL {Rep. VI arose 70 SPEAK, tb y,eideG
made the regular order for tomorrow, the vote u
'' THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION RESUMED
Mr. MORTON then again called up the resolution for q
nnal adjournment OH tho 18th OF May. ,
tournment until the necessary laws should have been
passed for the protection of the colOred people.
yress should adjourn without repeating the duty
Coal, then rejected-Yeas IL; Nays. a.
there should be no final adjournment till after the pass
age laws for the reduction OF the tariff and internal
taxation and said: think IL must have become evil
dent by this time that there is absolutely for
an early adjournment" The Senator from Indiana (Mr.
SntS he haf has shown that it is impo that il is
Improper that taking the general interests OF the coun-
early period in the session Adjournment,
there great and weghy subjects before US or con-
alteration wne9 n01 nse % ea with ersSS 10 All
the great questions that are TO be dealt with by this
body lie that 1t is not poltlcal trck tnat ne Is
contemplating HH ho'' tben "ou'u NAo W A"o"
Mr. MORTON declined to make any reply to the insln-
Mr. sCIRZI wish 10 say TO the Senator that II there