The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-10
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XLIID CONGRESS.-SECOND SESSION.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The Goat Island bill
was read a second time. .'H
Mr. Stewart moved to refer it to the Pacific
Railroad Committee, and Mr. Cole to the Mill:
tary Committee. -..
These motions were pending at the expira-
ton of the morning hour, when the amnesty
bill came up as unfinished business. .rF
On motion of Mr. Spraguc it was laid aside,
and the West Point appropriation bill con-
sideIed and passed. .
Mr.. Corbett from the Committee on Com
merce, reported without amendment Mr.. FIRE.
linghuysen's bill for the better preservation of
the navigable waters of the United States; also
the House steamboat BILL with several amend
ments. AM q m "a. .-s
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
amnesty bill, the pending question being on
Nh. Summers motion to substitute to the sup
Elemental civil rights bill, for the bill as it
came from the House.
Mr.. Casserly attempted to call up the resolu-
ton offered some days ago, asking Information
as the state of accounts between the govern
ment and the existing Pacific railroads, but
Mr.. Stewart objected, on the ground that the
most of the information asked for was already
before Congress- ia-ai ,.a
Mr. Casserly argued that Mr.. Summers mo-
ton to substitute the civil rights bill for the
amnesty bill contrary to parliamentary
ltw and ought not to be entertained. .
Mr.. Blair opposed the civil rights bill on its
merits
Messrs. Wilson and Flanagan followed in IA
vor of Mr. Summers bill and Mr.. Stevenson
against it.
Mr.. Ferry of Connecticut opposed the bill as
unnecessary and vicious, and deprecated the
tendency OF the colored race under the guild
ance of unwise champions to run to Congress
for redress of every real or fdncied grievance,
instead of appealing to the courts as Other par
relating to schools. Lost, yeas %, rays rs.
Mr. Blair offered amendment providing
that the people in each city, county or State
shall decide for themselves by a popular vote,
the questions mixed or separate schools.
Mr. Alcorn said the Legislature of Mississippi
in which the colored people were dominant.
had settled the question to the satisfaction of
all the people of the State by deciding in favor
of seperate schools and he would not vote to
reopen the question in any way.
| Mr.. Summer said he would let colored man,
Fred k Douglass, State the objections to Mr.
Blairs amendment. ri
Mr.. Alcorn said Senator Revels would refute
Mr.. Sumner-Very well, he never did it when
| he was in his seat ,5l
Mr.. Blairs amendment was rejected, % to
30.
Mr.. Ferry offered as an additional section the
first section of the House general amnesty bill.
| Agreed, IS to "A. - -. ..l erssrfv
Mr.. Foreman offered as an amendment the
second section of the House amnesty bill, (which
was agreed to, 81 to IA. 1sasi'a
The amnesty bill having been by the preced-
| ing votes added to the civil rights bill.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to strike out the civil
rights bill. his object being to get direct vote
on the amnesty bill, resulted, ayes 20, nays 80;
| the Vice President giving the casting VOTE
| Mr.. Viclzers moved an amendment excluding
from the operation of the bill, church organiza-
| tons, cemetery associations and benevoant in
situations incorporated by State authority-yeas
| 81, nays 81. The Vice President voted in the
| affirmative and the amendment was agreed to.
| Mr. Boreman offered an amendment provid-
| ing that the bill shall apply only TO beneficial
institutions of public character Agreed to.
The question was then taken on the adoption of
Mr.. Summers civil rights bill amended as
substitute for the amnesty bill, which was lost,
yeas q nays %. This vote brought the House
amnesty bill again before the Senate.
Mr.. Sumner then moved his civil rights bill
| as an amendment merely. Yeas % nay %. The
ice-Presdent voted in the affirmative so the
amendment was agreed to. ..... III
| Several other minor amendments were made
when the question was taken on the bill as
amended, and defeated 80 to %, not two-thrds
voting. '-
At 7.15 the Senate adjourned
49,. HOUSE vG
Mr.. Ely asked leave to Offer resolution di-
recting the Committee on Military Affairs to
report the reasons for the removal of L. V.
Smalley from his position of Clerk of that COM
mittee. The assigned reason being his connec-
ton with the New York Tribune and the NOM
ination of Greeley by the Cincinnati Conven-
ton. ~
Mr.. Pierce and others objected.
Mr.. Morey reported the Senate bill authoriz-
ing the Secretary War to admit youth to West
Point. Tabled, So to 90. s sss
A number of other Sennte bills passed. in
Guiding the substitute for an act of June Both,
1870, for supplying artificial limbs to disabled
soldiers.
Mr.. Stoughton of Mich, reported back the
bill allowing transferable land warrants fol-
homestead to the discharged soldiers and NOV
ed the previous question
Mr. Sargent of California, moved TO table Ethe
bill as being only for the benefit of land specu-
lations.
The vote by teller was 5S to 43. 81 3D..
Mr. Stoughton demanded the yeas and nay $,
saying he wanted to know who was i'll favor OF
giving away the public lands to railroad com
panes and refusing them to soldiers Inc vote
resulted, yeas 81 nays 113 SO the House reIhs-
ed to table the bill.
Without further action the House went 1nte
Committee of the Whole on tariff and tax Dill
After half an hours discussion on the ques:
ton of salt the time for debate was EXTENDED
Mr. Butler of Mass, moved to amend TIT
sat item by adding the proviso that the san
actually used for preserving and curing hsi
should be admitted free of duty ~
provision be applied to salt used for curlnt
pork. Finally the question was taken on MI MI
Duells motion to make the duty ON salt IN p,,li
II cents instead of s cents per 100 pounds. he
Jecteu, Al 10 w.
; MIR. Duell then moved to make the duty 0
salt ten cents. Rejected, 40 to %.
Mr.. Mc1ntire moved to strike out the para
graph so as to have salt in bulk put Oh the ire
list Rejected, 50 to &c.
The question then came up ON Mr. Butler
| amendment that salt actually used in curing
and preserving fish shall be admitted free
E duty.
Mr. Farnsworth of ILL.,, moved to amend TIL
amenament by adding the words "butter an
! meats of all kinds" Adopted, 6S to s.. >.
: Mr.. Duke of Va, moved to amend by adm
| the words cor as fertilizers" Adopted, 40 t
. So.
2 MIR. Buffers amendment as thus amended
. was rejected 6j to 10
g The next item in the bill was that fixing Gu
: ties ON band or betting leather and on Spans
: or other sole leather at Is per cent. advaloren
Mr.. Kelly of Pa, moved to strike out tn
paragraph so as to leave the duty as at present
. 30 per cent. Rejected. is.7
= The next paragraph was modified to read o
: upper leather of all kinds and on skins dresse
. and unfinished of all kinds, 90 per cent. adva
4 EN- and all skins or morocco, tanned but I'LL
= finished, 10 per cent ad valorem.
There was quite struggle on the duty o
/ chicory root. Mr.. Banks amendmentato max
the duty two cents per pound was rejected an
that of one cent per pound, By Mr.. Kelley, Wa
l. agreed to. 1t was modified to read: On chicoI
|, root ground or nnground, cent per pound.