The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.
SENATE.

The Vice President laid before the
Senate the House concurrent resolution
to adjourn on Monday, June 3.
Mr.. Chandler moved a substitute re-
sciuding the resolution TO adjourn to-
morrow, May %. Rejected, yeas %,
nays 35.
At the expiration OF the morning hour
the tariff and tax bill came up as un-
finished business.
Mr.. Sherman moved TO lay it on the
table for the purpose of taking up the
resolution reported by him from the
Finance Committee yesterday, applying
the five-minute rule TO debate on the
bill and amendments. Agreed to.
The resolution being before the Sen.
ate, Mr.. Sherman said that If he could
obtald unanimous consent to the sub
stance OF the resolution he wonld not
press it TO vote.
Mr.. Sumner called attention TO the
fact that the resolution as read by the
Clerk would apply the five,minute rule
to debate on the bill itself,
Mr.. Thurman appealed 10 Mr.. Sum-
ner to withdraw his objection.
Mr.. Sumner said that his was not the
only objection, and therefore its with
drawal would not give unanimous con-
sent.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to postpone
consideration OF the resolution until the
first Monday in December next. He
regarded this resolution as one OF a
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 have
been made from time 10 time 10 put the
Senate under not the majority but the
minority OF its member by means Of
caucus dictation. Under this system
instead OF voting according to their own
conviction Senators were coerced into
voting as dictated by the caucus, and il
political agitation and disruption OF
parties now going on in the country
should result in emancipating the repre-.
sentatives OF the people and the people
themselves from this party despotism
great good would have been gained.
Mr.. Morrill, asked Mr.. Trumbull how
much political capital he expected to
make by talking against time on this
proposition to limit debate, to which
every Senator except one Mr.. Sumner)
had agreed.
Mr. Sumner asked Mr.. Morrill, what
evidence there was that all except one
had agreed to it.
Mr. Morrill, said that no other Sena-
tor had objected to it.
Mr.. Davis, OF West Virginia, said
there were several Senators on the
other side Of the Chamber who would
not agree to the arrangement.
Mr.. Sherman said no Senator had
objected to the proposition except the
Senator from Massachusetts.
Mr.. Sumner said he had been in
formed that that Senator thus insisted
upon delaying public business because
he intended to regale in a debate on
the tariff bill, and for his part he would
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 it did not wish to do. His only
object in proposing to restrict the debate
was to hasten public business.
The five minute rule was then adopt
ed.
The tariff bill being proceeded with,
it was provided that there shall be a
reduction Of ten per cent on the existing
duties on all paper and manufactures
Of paper, excepting books and other
printed matter not specifically y provided
for; and it was also provided that the
duty on printing paper, whether sized
or unslzed, shall be equal to 22t per
cent al yalorem. The paragraphs in
relation TO books and copper were
struck out, leaving the present rate OF
duties unchanged. The rates OF salt
petre were fixed as follows On crude
salt petre, one cent; on partially re-
fined, one cent and one-half, aud on re-
fined, two cents per pound.
Mr.. Sherman said that the additions
to the free list made by the Finance
Committee amounted 100000.
The Senate, at 5 ?. N, alter an ex.
ecutive session, took recess until 7;30
p. NJ.