Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-08
Forty-SeCond Congressional Session.
WASHINGTON, June I.

SENATE.
The whole Of the morning hour was consumed
IN the discussion OF motion made by Mr.
Irumbull to discharge the committee on tht
| judiciary from the further consideration of tht
bill in relation to SEIZURE of books aud papers il
| cases of custom house frauds, and it was no
disposed of when the hour expired
Mr.. Bayard made another unsuccessful effor
| to obtain leave to print during the recess tht
| minority report on the New York custom house
investigation.
The senate then resumed the consideration of
the omnibus appropriation bill. The clause
TO pay the southern mail contractors for services
rendered before the war was stricken out by A
vote of 25 to II.
A message received from the president, return
ing without approval the bill for the relief of
Thomas Wallace, was read and referred to the
committee on claims
Mr.. Cole moved an amendment authorizing
the secretary OF war to extend the signal service
to take observations for the benefit of agficul-
ture; agreed to.
The committee amendment providing that the
secretary of the navy pay the unliquidated debt
now due the Corliss steam engine company, for
steam machinery furnished under a contract
with the navy department, amounting to $257,-
$50, was discussed with reference to It's admissi-
bility as an amendment to the bill under con-
sideration, and was ruled out.
Mr.. Morrill, OF Vermont moved an amendment
modifying the provisions of the act of July 8
1870, requiring all unexpended balances of an.
preparations for public buildings to be recovered
into the treasury at the end of the year for which
they were appropriated, so as to allow such hal
ances to be expended during the year following
the period of limit mentioned in the law. Pend
ing action, the senate proceeded to the consider.
alton of executive business at the close of which
a recess was taken.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Wilson, from the military committee re.
ha olofi. TO m.
of the army, and repeating the a2d section of the
act of July 20, 1866; passed
The sundry civil expenses appropriation bill
was considered.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont modified his amend
ment so a. to remove the restriction from the
use of the present unexpended balances of an
preparations upon all public buildings now in
course of construction, which was agreed to-
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, Of Maine an addi-
tional $4,000 was appropriated for the decoration
of the capitol with works Of art; also $4,000 for
the publication Of volumes Of Wilkes exploring
expedition.
On motion of Mr.. Conkling $4,000 addition
al was appropriated for lighthouses on Lake
Michigan and the coast of Florida.
Mr.. Kellogg offered as an amendment sub
stantially the supplemental bill, removing the
restriction of the provisions of the original en-
forcement act to places having 20 900 population
and upward, and extending them to all voting
precincts.
Mr.. Casserly raised point that the amend
ment was not in order.
The chair (Mr Anthony over-rued the point
Mr.. Thurman appealed from the decision, but
il was sustained, 2S to %.
Mr.. Thurman moved an indefinite postpone
ment OF the bill, denouncing the proposal as one
to stide free speech in a way never before
known in the world, and a step toward placing
the country under the rule Of Ulysses the silent
II this arbitrary rule is TO prevail il is the death
knell Of liberty in this country. He appealed
to the majority to extend the session rathertlan
overthrow the last refuge of the minority
Mr. Sumner thanked Mr.. Thurman for what
he had said, and, under the ruling of the chair,
offered the civil rights bill as an amendment.
Mr.. Blair moved to adjourn. Lost-30 to 16.
Mr.. Cassery regarded Mr.. Kellogg as a mere
organ of others in this m0tter; the action of
the majority falling in regularly at the tap OF
the drum. There was not a Justices court in
the land where such decision as that of the
chair would not be torn 10 threads in five min
utcs, by any lawyer who could command fee
of ten dollars. Such decision could not have
obtained ten votes here, unless it was to meet
some party exigency. The minority had
in good faith, accepted the rule to limit
debate on appropriation bills 10 five
minutes never dreaming of such an attempt as
this To.what straits must the ruling party in the
country be driven when they break faith with
the minority, under q decision which, when il
has served its purpose, will never be used again
What spectacle for great majority party in
congress TO put their bayonet election law into
an appropriation bill for the benefit OF their
chief, who is head of the armies
Mr. rrumbull called attention to the fact that
there was no quorum in the chamber, and moved
TO ADJOURN rejected.
Mr. Stockton argued that the amendment
was new legislation and charged that the ac.
ton OF the majority was in bad faith to the mi.
norlty.
Mr. Anthony was willing to rescnd the rule
limiting debate.
Mr. Thurman said no one complained of the
rule If 1t were adhered TO, and amendments NOT
germane were excluded.
Mr.. Blair, at 1l4O, moved to adjourn. Lost.
Mr.. Salisbury denounced the action of the
majority as bad faith and as oppression lin keen.
ing with the whole history Of the republican
party since its conception,