Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-08
Forty-Second Congressional Session
WASHINGTON, D. c., May I.
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Mr.. Chandler offered in the senate this morn.
Ing resolution for the appointment of select
committee of five members to take the question
OF subsidies into consideration, to report wheth-
er any, and if so, what steamship line should
receive a subsidy from the government He
said the senate Was now acting in the dark with
regard to the subsidies, and an investigation
was, therefore, necessary. Objection was made
and the resolution went over.
Senator Sumner, after persistent effort, sue
| ceeded in getting tup his bill to secure equal
rights in the schools of the District of Columbia,
but as only few moments of the morning hour
remained not much progress was made.
AT the expiration Of the morning hour the
consideration of the post office appropriation
bill was resumed.
The striking out of the section prohibiting
eX-ofiicials of the government from acting as
claim agents against the government was con-
Cured in.
Mr. Fenton offered a substitute increasing the
subsidy for the mail service with Brazil to S400
600 per annum for semi-monthly service, subject
TO the same conditions as the Pacific Mail sub,
sidy; adopted, 25 to "a.
Mr.. Casserly offered an amendment inereas-
ing the subsidy TO the San Francisco and Aus
tralian line to $500, 900, the service to be semi
monthly.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, the
amendment was tabled.
Mr.. Casserly offered an amendment requiring
crease OF the subsidy, to continue its line be.
tween San Francisco and New York, via the
isthmus of Panama; adopted, % to Is.
Mr.. Nye offered an amendment applying this
condition to any other company which may Sc
cure a contract for mail service between San
Francisco, China aud Japan. Pending action
thereon the senate adiou' ned.
HOUSE.
Alter some preliminary business the house re-
sumed consideration of the amendments to the
deficiency appropriation bill. The amendments
~ relation to claims for abandoned property ex-
cited much discussion.
The committee on appropriations recommend
coincidence in the amendment; with an amend
ment IN the nature OF substitute authorizing
and directing the secretary OF the treasury TO
pay to the owners or legal representatives of
property seized since June 3d. 1865 the net pro-
ceeds of the sales, without interest taking re-
ceipts in full.
After a full discussion the amendment pro.
posed by the committee on appropriations to the
Morrill, amendment was adopted and the house
requested conference on the disagreeing votes
on the deficiency bill,
The senate amendments to the Indian appro-
prlation bill were then taken up and were all
acted upon without much discussion, and n
committee of conference was ordered on this
also.
On motion of Mr.. Cox the president was re-
quested to furnish any correspondence during
tue last and present administration on the sub.
ieet Of the eXtradtion treaty with Belgium
Mr.. Hazieton, from the committee on cleo
tons, made report IN the South Carolina con.
tested election case that Wallace the sitting
member, is entitled to the seat, saying that he
would call 1t up next Thursday for action.
The house went into committee of the whole
Mr.. Scoheld In the chair, on the tariff and tax
bill, and the clerk proceeded to reud the bill Nv
clauses for amendment.
AT twenty minutes past two the house went
into committee Of the whole ON the tariff bill.
The first clause was read, aud MIR. Dawes moved
to strike out The paragraph fixing II duty Of ten
cents on tea and two cenis on coffee