Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-06
FOrty-Second Congressional Session.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 5.
SEN ATE


structing the rules OF the senate, after which the
consideration Of the appropriation bill began.
The appropriation bill was laid aside and a
ballot taken for a committee 10 investigate the
sale of arms. The ballots were examined and
counted by MeSSrs Cameron and Thurman, who
reported as the seven senators having the largest
number of votes, Messrs. Logan, Carpenter,
Hamilton, AmeS, Harlan, Sawyer and Steven
son. Mr.. Logan received SO votes, and Mr.
AmeS, who was the lowest on the list accepted,
received So votes. Mr.. Trumbull received 10
votes, and MIR. Schurz %. Mr.. Stevenson de-
sired TO he excused, and to substitute Mr..
Schurz's name fer his own, but the senate was
net willing.
The vote Oh the motion to excuse Mr.. Steven
son, stood:
Yeas-Acorn, Blair, Casserly, Cooper, Davis
of West Virginia. Ferry of Connecticut, Gold
thwaite, Hamilton Of Ind, Hamilton of Texas,
Hill, Johnston, Kelley, Norwood, Robertson,
salisbury, SchuZ, Stevenson, Stockton Thur
man, Upton, Trumbull, West and Wilson-23.
Nays-Ames, Anthony, Boreman, Caldwell,
Cameron, Carpenter, Chandler, Clay ton, Cole,
| Coukling, Elmuuds, Ferry of Michigan Elan
nagan, FrelinghuySen, Gilbert Hamlin, Harlan,
Nye, Pomeroy, Poole Ramsey, Rice, SAWYER
Scott, Spencer and Vickers-26.
Mr.. Nickers said he voted in the negative that
he might move to reconsider the vote and ac-
cordngly he made that motion, which was lost
| yeas a. nays %.
The senate then resumed the consideration of
the appropriation bill
Several minor amendments, reported by the
| committee, were agreed to.
The amendment repeating all laws authoriz-
ing the publication of the statutes and treaties
of the United States in newspapers was dis
| cuSSed at some length and vote upon it re-
served until the bill is reported to the senate
| from the committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont, from the committee
on public buildings and grounds reported an
amendment providing for the extension of the
| nj fol coiJ hat bo
| have brought it forward but for the fact that
the committee had reason TO believe the house
of representatives would agree to it; adopted.
The amendment reported from the committee
| on Judiciary, appropriating $4,000 to enable
| the president to put in force the civil service
reform rules, was adopted. While the bill was
sill pending, the senate, at :35, went into eX-
| ecutive session, and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
The morning hour was employed in the con-
sderation of bill reported from the Pacific
| railroad committee, 70 give one-haif of Yerba
| Bucna island to the Pacific railroad for west
| ern terminus and for depotS.
Speaker Blaine announced that he had invited
| the Japanese embassy TO visit the house of rep
| resenaves tomorrow morning, at II o'clock
| The committee to make arrangements is COM
| posed of Gen. Banks, Mr.. MYERS, of Pennsy-
| yania, Mr. Amber, OF Ohio, Mr.. Wood, of New
York, and Mr.. Morgan, of Ono.
Gen. Banks presented, this morning. a letter
| from the secretary of state, in relation to the
| international exhibition to be held in Vienna in
1873, and it was referred to the foreign affairs
| committee.
The house passed large number of disability
| bills, without ever reading the names of per-
! sons to be relieved. The speaker su crested that
rs these bills were already passed now, the house
ought not to be afflicted with them except on
| Monday.
Without dsposng of it, the house went into
| committee of the whole and resumed cOnsidera-
| ton Of the deficiency appropriation bill.
| A discussion arose on the item of appropria-
| ting one million for the expenses of the Judi
| ciary.
1t ran into the kuklux business, and was
PRINCIPALLY carried on by Messrs. Cox, Barry
| aud Raiuey (coored) The speech of the last
named, in reply to Cox and in defense of the
| cOlored people of the south, attracted much at
| tcntiOn, and elected considerable applause on
the floor and in the galleries.
Mr. Dawes paid compliment to Rainey's
| speech, and reviewed the recent changes in the
| constitution and laws affecting the social and
| political condition of the colored people, the
point heiDg that Cox and his party had no part
| in bringing about those changes for the benefit
| of the colored people. He regretted that it was
| possible to find occasion for criticism of the re-
publican party; but then, so far and so wide
was the alternative between that party and the
| democratic party, that the people shrunk in
snctively from it,
Mr.. Cox replied to Mr.. Dawes and Mr. Rainey
|
the attack upon him by the latter, in the speech
which had been applauded; but in which he
(CoX) thought there was nothing to call for such
a demonstration, except on the principle that IL
work OF art was praised, not because of its
merits, but because it was painted with the toes
(Laughter) He ciaimed that he had done his
share in eleyaung the position of the colored
race.
. Mr.. Dawes asked Mr. Cox to state whether he
voted for the emancipation of slaves in the Dis
tnct of Columbia, or to give them citizenship
or for the thirteenth constitutional amend.
| ment.
Mr.. Cox said he never told a thing on com
| pulsion. (Laughter).
| Mr.. Dawes said he would read from the Globe
| the name of the gentleman as voting against
| TIE thirteenth amendment.
| Mr.. Cox said he had intended to vote for the
| constitutional amendment, and had promised
| Mr.. Lincoln to do 50 if he would send to the
confederate authorities at Richmond to induce
| them to come back to the Union without further
| shedding of blood 1t was while that commits
| sion was absent that the proposed amendment
| to the constitution was voted on in the house.
| and under those circumstances he could not vote
| for it. But he was in favor of it and had in
| duced other democratic members to vote for it,
| Mr.. Niback diScained, on his own account,
| any responsibility for comforting the political
| rights on colored people.
Without disposing of the bill, the committee
| rose, and MIR. Wood, from the select committee
| appointed to make arrangements for the recep-
| uon of of the Japanese embassy, made a report
| as to the occupation of the galleries, which was
agreed TO, and then, at halfpast four, the house
| took a recess until eleven o'clock tomorrow
morning, when the reception ceremonies will
| take place.