Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-17

would organize fair associated press, or even
an associated press with republican instead of
democratic bias, he would find the telegraph
lines as open to it as the existing organization
He then discussed in detail the postal telegraph
bill, and said that rather than vote to put the
telegraph into the hands of the government he
would vote TO put the postal service in the hands
Of private parties.
After further discussion the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house early went into committee of the
whole on the tariff and tax bill. The paragraph
imposing duty of three cents per pound on re-
fined or partially refined saltpetre was stricken
out, on motion of Mr. Star6weather Even the
Pennsylvania protectlonlsts voted to make this
free.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts, referring 10 the
increased prosperity of the American laborer,
illustrated it by showing that in one of the large
wooden manufactures of Lowell, Mass with
which be was familiar, the relative cost Of labor
to production was, from fifteen TO twenty years
ago, twelve and half per cent, and is now nine.
teen per cent He did not claim, however. that
the tariff system had produced that improve
ment. There were other causes at work which
were generally overlooked.
Mr., Holman's amendment making school
books, charts and maps used by common schools
bibles and testaments, free of duty, was re
ected, SO to y.
Mr.. kerr's amendment to reduce the duty on
books from twelve aud half cents 10 ten cents
per pound was rejected, IS to 49,
Mr.. Hoar's amendment was agreed to, and
also one offered by Mr. Garfield, excepting books
in foreign languages and English editions of
old works unrevised for twenty years
Mr.. Dawes moved to put the duty on all paper
at W per cent of existing duties as a substitute
for the paragraph taxing sized printing paper %
per cent; agreed to, 81 TO rs.
The portion of the bill as passed on by the
committee to-day makes the following proyi-
nor al II,
Rochelle salts cents per pound, on salsoda and
soda ash cent per pound, on santOnine 81 per
pound, on strychnne 80 cents per ounce on all
medicinal preparations not specified 80 per cent
ad valorem, on bay rum or bay water 81 Der
gallon of first proof and in proportion for
greater strength, on rum essence or oil and BAY
rum essence or oil 50 cents per ounce, on printed
books and all other printed paper, bound or in
sheets, except newspapers, magazines and
periodicals, except for public libraries, colleges,
schools, philosophical societies. and except
books in foreign language or English editions of
old books unreviSed in 20 yrs, 12I cts per h.,
on newspapers, magazines and periodicals I'M
bound cents per pound, ON all paper 80 per
cent Of the existing duties.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts offered resolu-
ton for final adjournment from June Sd TO the
last Thursday in Novembernext. He explained
his motion for proposing to adjourn until No.
Vember instead Of sine die as being to keep in
force the act authorizing the suspension of
habeas corpus, which expires at the end of the
present session. This proposition extends the
session legally till the day fixed in November.
lie was proceeding to state why congress should
take this recess, owing TO the state of affairs in
the south, but was called to order, and the
speaker decided that such range of debate was
not in order on tue resolution for final adjourn
ment. Mr.. Butler proceeded to speak of the
prevalence in the south of rape, murder and
robbery. cloud calls to order.)
Mr.. Beck declared that all of Mr. Buffers
statements were untrue. (CallS to Order)
Mr.. Butler, not being permitted to proceed
with his remarks, said he would grant TO the
other side Of the house the mercy of silence, and
would move the previous question.
The previous question was not seconded-64
to 106.
Mr.. Dawes then moved as a substitute reso
luton for adjournment sine die on Monday the
I'd OF June, at twelve O'Clock; agreed to yeas
49, nays 81.
The house then took recess. The evening
session viii be devoted to business of the COM
mittee on public lands.
AT the evening session bills passed granting
the right OF way to the Missouri Valley railroad
company; for the relief of certain homestead
settlers on public lands.
MIR. Dunnel reported bill extending to
March, 1875, the time for the completion of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
Adjourned.