Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-18
FOrty-SecOnd Congressional Session
WASHINGTON, D, c., May IL.

The senate commenced the discussion of the
kukluX bill extending the time TO March 4, 1875
in which the president may at his discretion ex-
tend the writ of habeaS corpus
Mr.. Scott, the chairman of the kuklux inves-
tisatlng committee, took the floor in support Of
the bill. The adjournment sine die depends
upon the time occupied on this bill.
Mr.. Pratt followed in support of the bill, the
passage of which is necessary for the protection
An order was made that the pending bill
should be taken up again at u O'Clock Monday,
aud the session of Tuesday shall not end until
the bin is disposed of.
Mr.. Cole, from the committee on appropri-
ations, reported, without amendment, the an
nual fertilization appropriation bill.
MIR. Cole called up the conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill, which was agreed
to.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the senate request the
house TO return the senate resolution providing
Tor final adjournment May 29th, and said the
business OF the session was not now in such
condition as would admit of an adjournment
then.
Mr. TrumbuIl objected TO the motion, and
said it was dlscourteous to the house. That
body certainly could he trusted Just as well as
the senate to care for tue interests of the coun-
try.
Mr.. Stevenson objected to any further dis
cussion on the motion and it went over.
Mr.. West having called up the army appro
prlation bill, it was proceeded with.
MIR. Stewart raised a point of order on the
amendment reported by the committee on APP
preparations repeating section nine of the army
appropriation act of March 3, 1871 that it was
not germane to the bill The effect of the re-
peal is to allow the secretary of the treasury to
retain amounts due by the government to va
rious Pacific railroads on account of the trans
porlaton OF troops, freight and mails, and to
apply the same to the payment of tine interest
on the bonds of said roads guaranteed by the
government.
The yicc-presdent sustained the pointo Of order,
hut said he would submit the question to the
senate.
Pending vote. the senate went into exccu-
tive session, and then adjourned.
HOUSE.
MIR. Hale of Maine presented the report of the
conference committee on the naval appropria-
ton bill which was agreed to.
The house went into committee of the whole
on the tariff bill The amendment TO the item
on paper which was fixed yesterday at 90 per
cent OF the existing duties, providing that the
duty on printing paper, whether sized or un-
sized, shall be legal, and 20 per cent ad valorem
was agreed TO by so TO 76.
Mr. Sheldon from Louisiana moved to insert
the following paragraph: "On vcrmuth 40 pcr
cent ad Vaorem Agreed to.
Mr. Dawes moved TO insert the following
paragraph: "On mustard ground in bulk 10
cents cen pound IN glass or tin IA cents" Also
the following; Mustard seed brown or white
Also the following: On Ear Z qr other currants
cent per pound; on figs 81 cents; on raisns
- cents, which was agreed to- Also to mend
the items taxing acids by making actions and
pyrolygneous acids of the specific gravity of
l0.4I or less cents per pound and over that
specihc gravity ~ cents pound, which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Kerr of Indiana moved TO insert the first
paragraph making the duty on copper ores two
ana nan cents per pound OF fine copper, and
all regular or block or coarse copper three cents;
on old copper, three and half cents in plate,
bars, &C., four cents; on copper in rolled plates
&c., and on all manufactures OF copper, forty
per cent adj valOrem. Agreed to, rs 10 S.
MIR. Frye Of Maine moved to insert the follow.
ing paragraph: On emery ore, So a ton; and on
emery grains two cents pound. Agreed to. "a
TO II.
MIR. Farnsworth of Illinois moved to insert the
following paragraph; On preserved or con-
derRed milk, thrty-fve per cent ad valorem.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Duel moved to make "moisic" iron, made
from sand ore, $40 a ton.
Mr.. COnger moved to make it $3.50. The
amendment was agreed to.
The committee then passed to the next section,
which, on motion OF Mr.. Merriam, was amended
so as to read, That all acts requiring that
duties be assessed upon packages, commissions
brokerage, cost of transportation, shipment,
transhpment, aud other like costs and Incl.
dental charges incurred in packing and shipping
merchandise, are hereby repealed
The committee then passed 10 the next section.
cnumerating the articles to be placed on the free
list. ,s 81 .ra..,t .-.stsr s.. ..H
Mr. Dawes moved to add cocoa agreed to.
Mr. Harris OF Virginia moved TO insert print |
ers' type; rejected.
Mr. Holman moved to insert printing paper;
rejected.
On motion Of Mr. Foster Of Ohio, the item |
admitting skin free of duty was amended by adj |
ding the words except sheep skins with wool |
on"
The following articles were added to the free |
list; Books in foreign languages and books in |
English language of an edition unrevised In |
twenty years; quicksilver jute butts, tropical
and semi-tropcal plants OF all kinds, satpetTe,
gunpowder jute, extracts Of barks for tanning |
purposes, quinine, liquorice, emory ore, seeds
of forest trees.
The motion to strike of perishable fruits was
agreed 10. ~. t7u
The motions to admit white hats and coats,
wheat, the Bible, medical books, and other arti.
Giles, were rejected
The committee passed to the sections follow
ing the free list
Mr.. Kelley moved to strike out the section |
which amends the Sth section OF the tariff act Of |
June, 1864, In regard TO ribbons agreed 100 |
to 81.
The committee then passed ON to the 9Th sec. |
ton, which allows lumber, timber, hemp, |
manila, iron, steel, and coffee to be imported ]