Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-22

in the amendment increasing the Pacific Mail
steamship subsidy excited lively discussion and
much opposition was again developed. The Op-
ponents of the subsidy argued that the committee
should have recommended Inconvenience in
view of the vote of the house rejecting the prop
oStion when it was originally before the house.
Mr.. Randall charged that the most wicked in
tiuenceS were at work both inside and outside
the house to secure the passage of this scheme,
and if the opportunity were given him, he would
prove that influential lobby had been atIwork.
MIR. Sargent and other gentlemen who advo-
Gated 1.-The subsidy denied that they were infu-
enced by any lobby, and called upon Mr.. Ran
dali TO give the names of members who had been
thus influenced.
Gen. Banks made an earnest speech in favor
of encouraging the Pacific trade by this SUBJ
sidv.
The debate was further consumed by Messrs
Brooks, Bingham, Townsend of New York, KEEL
ley, FaTnswOrth, Maynard, and Palmer, in sup
port of the propositions; and by Wood, Shela-
barger, Niblack, COburn, Marshall, and Speer of
Pennsylvania, in opposition.
The house then proceeded to vote on the
proposition.
Mr.. Holman moved to amend by reducing the
amount of the subsidy to 100000 a year; mega
tlved yeas IS, nays 1903
On motion of Mr.. Specr of PennsylN ania, the
time for contracting for additional service was
limited to three months after the passage of the
act, and en- motion of Mr.. Butler of Massachu-
sets, the engines and machinery of ships, as
well as ships themselves, were required to be
wholly of American construction.
The senate proposition, as thus amended, was
agreed to, yeas l09, nays Sc.
iThe next important amendment was
that doubling the service and subsidy
of the Brazilian mail steamship line, in
which the committee on appropriations recon-
mended concurrence with an amendment APP
proprlating S4O0 600 for the year ending June
10. 1873 The committees amendment was 70.
jected.
Mr.. Killinger moved to amend by requiring
new steamships accepted for additional service
to be of iron and of American construction.
Mr.. Lynch opposed the requirement as to
iron material.
Mr.. Killinger'S amendment was rejected
The senate amendment was rejected, yeas Ga,
| nays 112.
The next vote was on the senate amendment
| striking out the section which prohibits persons
who have held office in any department from
| prosecuting claims in such department within
two years of their leaving the office, which was
| rejected
The senate amendment requiring the New
| York and Panama steamship line to be main
| tanned, was agreed to.
A conference committee was then ordered on
| the disagreeing votes of the two houses.
The house went into committee of the whole
on the sundry civil appropriation bill, and after
| progressing a couple OF pages the committee
rose and the house took a recess.
Evening session for business of the committee
| on foreign affairs.
Among the bills passed in the evening ses.
sion were those incorporating LOOMS aerial
| telegraph company, and relative to the Centen.
NAL international exhibition at Philadelphia in
| 1876.
Mr.. Banks reported back Mr.. Buffers resolu
ton of yesterday relative to Sir Stafford North
cote's statement, and Mr.. Butler addressed tn,
house, expressing the opinion that the presi
dents answer would show that the utterance o
| Sir NorthcOte had either been unsupported o.
misconceived, or that he (Northcote) was en-
| tirely mistaken.
Mr.. Butler himself had substantial ground fo
| saying that Northcote was wholly wrong. Mr.
Bntler then spoke at some length in opposition
to the supplemental treaty, saying We shoult
say to Great Britain, your course leaves us nc
| alternative; you did not appeal TO our sense Of
| right, but to our fears; and between us there
| can be no further covenant. Both Butler anC
| Banks, the latter of whom also made few re
marks, expressed the belief that no war woulC
result from the failure of the treaty.
| Adjourned.