The New York herald., 1872-12-10
WASHING TON.
Last Years Legacies Of Legisla-
tion in the Senate.
GENERAL AMNESTY AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
Probability Of Hand-Clasping Across
the Congressional Chasm.
The Boston Fire Fiend Fighters
To Be Rewarded.
The Naval Academy and the IrYe-
pressible C0lOred Cadet.
Roundabout Comfort for Ad
miral De Polo.
Boutwell, Negotiating for the Sale Of
$sO00O0,OOO Five Per Cents.
Relief for New York Ship
ming MPIchanfa.
The Naval Academy and the IrYe-
pressible COlOred Cadet.
Roundabo bout Comfort for Ad-
miral De Polo.
Boutwell, Negotiating for the Sale Of
$500, 100000 Five Per Cents
Relief for New York Ship
ping Merchants.

ping Merchants.
WASHINGTON, Dec o. 1874
s'he Senate Calendar and AnthOny's
RuIe-Promises and Performances.
The Senate went to work to-day on Its calendar
pnder what Is known as 'the Anthony rule," by
which the titles Of the bills successivey read
II single Senator says, "a object" then the title
OF the next bin is read, and so on. When bill is
not objected to each Senator is entitled to speak
once and for FIVE minutes only on IL. Thirty-eight
OF the 2l5 bills on the calendar were thus acted
upon to-day and either objected to, referred back
10 committees or finally acted upon.
The only point OF interest discussed was whe ther
The government should relieve postmasters and
other custodians OF public moneys, stamps, &C.,
who suffer from robbery or fire. bin for the re-
lief OF one OF these claimants, postmistress In
Illinois, was passed, but not without strong protes
tations that such legislation would invite fraud.
Summers Joint Resolution
proposing IN amendment to the constitution con-
inning the President to one term was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary on motion OF It's
new chairman, Judge Edmunds.
When the bill to provide for the adjustment OF
the French spoliation claims was reached Mr..
Cameron moved Its postponement until Monday
next when he says that he shall push things.
the preservation of the borders Of the United
States against encroachment. One is designed to
protect the shores OF New Jersey and the other the
shores OF New York. They will probably balance
each other and neither will ever be enacted.
POmeroy saw one OF his railroad land bills post
bOned indefinitely to-day and others win share the
same fate, as 1t is a growing opinion that no more
public lands should be voted to corporations.
The Supple mental Civil Rights Bill,
like the prOverbal bad penny, turned up again
In the House to-day. For a wonder, the usual
programme OF nlibustering was not attempted
against IL, so this poor, despised legacy OF last
session has, for the 1rs time, obtained chance for
. fair hearing. motion to lay the bill Oh the
table was defeated by an overwhelming majority.
Mr.. William X. Roberts was, however, the only
democrat who voted against the motion. The
liberals, who could not very well repudiate the
principles embodied in the Cincinnati platform,
went as unit with the administration republi-
cans, and the result was as indicated above. A
conviction Is ripe in the House that is better to
meet this troublesome question at once. fairly and
squarely instead OF being confronted by IL at every
turn. Congress will have no peace and rest
until the imam and brother" is admitted
70 all the rights Of the Caucasian, including those
OF catching his death from Indigestion at the same
hotel table and occupying grave in the same
cemetery as the white man. The Civil Rights bill
cannot pass, however in its present form. The
House took this view OF it, and, upon a motion by
Mr.. Sconeld, 1t was referred to the Committee on
the Revision OF Laws. 1t viii be amended and
probably come up again next week.
The Boston Fire Fiend Fighters to BE
Rewarded.
There was some animated discussion upon the
bill offered by Mr.. Hooper, from Massachusetts, for
contributing $4,000 to the Boston Firemen's
Fund for the benefit OF the families OF those
nrcmen who lost their lives in the success
1u effort to save the United States Sub
Treasury building, with its contents OF $4,000 600.
General Garfield objected to voting away money in
q loose, irregular way, though he aid not oppose
the idea OF giving the desired relief through regu-
lar channels, according to established rules and
precedents. He therefore recommen ended that the
bill be referred to the Committee on Appropria.
tions. General Butler made strong appeal to the
House IN favor OF an immediate appropriation OF
the money. He enlisted sentiment on his side. but
General Garneld's motion carried conviction to the
minds OF the majority.
Tho Removal OF Political Disabilities
from Former Rebels.
bill TO remove the disabilities imposed by the
fourteenth amendment upon Lucus O. c. Lamar
from Mississippi who has been elected to the next
House. was pa s:d by an overwhelming majority
Taking advantage OF the conciliatory disposition Of
the majority, Mr.. E. L. Acker, from Pennsylvania,
presented resolution sweeping away all
disabilities from the remaining few bun
dred rebels, and granting a general amnesty
Tor oil political offences. This was too strong a
dose for the radical majority. They could swallow
Lamar but they could not swallow Jen Davis The
resolution failed to get the requisite two-thirds
majority, but II obtained the encouraging vote of
1o2 yeas against s4 nays. The ultimate passage OF
thus measure seems, however, certain. IL win
probably be reached by sort OF compromise In
connection with the Civil Rights bill. The repub
ncans will concede the General Amnesty measure
10 the democrats, and the latter win not obstruct
the complete equalization OF the "man and brother.n
Expected Abolition OF Special Taxes
Under the Internal Revenue Law.
The Committee Of Ways and Means will propose
bills looking TO the abolition OF all special taxes
under the Internal Revenue law, and the abolition
eoI stamps on matches, bank checks and
patent medicines. Mr.. Ellis II. Roberts,
of the same committee, will propose
'bi for granting night permits for the lading
and unls ding OF vessels in the port OF New York. an
arrangement which was nercely opposed at one
time by the Custom House authorities under the
rue OF Tom Murphy. Mr.. Roberts has however,
provided a salve for the wounded spirits o. the
custom House in the shape Of a proposition 10 n
crease tbe lees and salaries OF some OF the I'm PORT,
ant customs Offices.
The Irrepressibie CoIored Cadet.
, The Secretary Of the Navy has written general
sDrder, TO be promulgated Ia a few days call
arg the attention OF cadets at the Naval
Academy TO the fact that the coIored
cadet Congers is entitled to the same ,rea,.
ment That the white cadets receive; that II the dis
position TO be gentlemaDly is not more fully car.
Yied out he will be obliged to impose RESTRICTIONS
which NAV be UNPLEASANT for them. Naval officers