Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-31
Forty-Second Congressional Session.
WASHINGTON, D. G., May 80.
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WASHINGTON, ID. u, May 30,
SENATE.
Bills were reported authorizing the secretary
OF the treasury to purchase a site in Philadel
phia for post office, the expense of both
site and building not to exceed million and a
half; and bill to amend the enforcement act
and supplemental civil rights bill
Mr.. Sumner offered joint resolution amend.
ing the constitution by providing for the cleo
tion of the president by direct vote of the peo-
pie, and abolishing the vice presidency.
number of pension bills were reported and
passed.
The taiiff bill was taken up, the question
being on adding the house bill appointing n
labor commission, the salary of the secretary of
the commission to be made S2500. An amend
ment to substitute the word Population" for
Glasses was lost An amendment was adopted
providing for the appointment of three commits
sioners, TO hold office one year, to consider and
examine various plans and methods of raising
the revenue tariff and report the best tax and
tan II system they can devise, having regard TO
the interests of labor in its relation to capital
and otherwise, and having regard also to the
interests of commerce and of all classes of
American people. The question was finally
taken on the labor commission amendment TO
the tariff bill, and it was lost, yeas 49, nays SO
Mr. Fenton offered an amendment to the tariff
bill adding to the duty on salt as fixed by the
bill 20 per cent. ad valorem, and advocated it,
The salt interest," he said, was entitled to the
other great interests, and this duty, at least,
was necessary in order to do it Justice
MIR. Chandler said it should he 80 per cent
He noticed that New England senators were all
in favor of a low duty on salt, about 124 per
cent, and he gave notice that if they reduced
the duty on salt he would try to have the duties
on New England manufactures reduced to the
same extent. II 12I per cent. was protection
enough for the salt makers of Michigan. il was
enough for the button makers of Connecticut.w
Mr.. Fenton agreed with Mr.. Chandler thar
thirty per cent. would be more lust than
twenty.
Mr.. Blair real letter from David A. Wells
confirming what he (Bar) had said on a former
occasion about the enormous profits of the
Onandaigua saltscompany of New York
Mr.. Conkling said that the company had not
received more than two per cent. wear for the
last two years, and it had sunk under its bur.
dens.
3Nr. Blair said il so, it had sunk under the
burdens of enormous dividends.
s.The amendment was rejected--yeas %, NAYS
"a.
Other amendments to increase the duty on
coal were offered aud rejected leaving ID AS
originally fixed by the house.
Mr.. Lewis offered an amendment providing
that the president instead of the secretary Of
the treasury shall assign internal revenue super
yisors 20 duty in any part Of the United States
Agreed to.
Mr.. Hamilton of Texas offered an amendment
providing for the discontnuanee of any internal
revenue district whenever the receipts fall below
the expenses; rejected; ayes 22, nays 30.
The bill, having been considered 10 committee
Of the whole, was reported to the senate, when
all amendments not reserved were concurred in
At two O'Clock the senate was still in session
having been constantly at work on the tariff
bill.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Van Trump denied certain newspaper as.
gprtioug rentiVp IN hiq gnn,aa ~, ~
committee
A report Of the.public building committee on
tue Seneca sandstone investigation was made
and ordered to be printed
The house refused TO suspend the rules 10 PASS
the bill prohibiting the issue Of bank notes ex
cept oy federal state banks. The bill for the
better security Of bank reserves was passed up.