New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-01
ANOTHER AERONAUT ACCIDENT
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION,
CONGRESS.

Steamboat Bill Discussed - Sumner on
French Arms Repors-PrivRte Land
Claims in LOuisiana-BiII Goes to the
President-Tarih-SpIr Tax-Denver
and Rio Grande Railway-GuIfQ Quaran-
tine Bill Passed Grant Prefers a
Horse TO the Constitution.
WASHINGTON, May 81. The tariff and tax
bill passed this morning.
The only important amendment not here
tofOre reported relates TO the uncOllected
income tax for 1871.
The measure goes back to the House for
concurrence.
Senate-The steamboat bill was dis
cussed.
Mr.. Conkling opposed a concurrence in
the report, and criticised the provisions of
the bill. He said that if they should be
enacted into law, sufferers by steamboat
accidents would have no legal remedy
whatever against the owners of the vessels,
unless actual carelessness should be shown
on their part.
Mr. Sumner made motion to indefinitely
postpone the sundry civil appropriation bill,
for the purpose of making his speech on the
French arms report, which he characterized
as a whitewashing One the committee hav-
ing been improperly appointed, etc. He
then proceeded TO arraign the President in
the most bitter terms, referring to him as
passing his time in palace cars with fast
horses, and in seaside lofterings He de-
nOunced him for appointing relatives to
Office, etc.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments, and passed the Senate bill to
extend the act of June, 1860, concerning q
private land claims iii Louisiana. 1t now
goes to the President.
Senator Schurz spoke tonight. Mr.. Car
penter is now speaking, The debate is very
bitter.
Mr. Summers speech to day was unprece-
dented in denunciatiOu. He said: Grant
prefers, at any time, horse to the consti-
tuition" Andy johnson was never so
heartily abused.
HOuse.-The House on-concurred in all
the Senate amendments t. the tariff, except
those relating to Spirits tobacco and
bonded warehouses; A conference COM
mittee was ordered.
The Senate amendment TO the spirit tax,
seventy cents, as an equivalent to all other
taxes, was concuPred in.
The next vote was on the tobacco tax,
the amendment raising it from twenty
cents TO twenty-fOur cents per pound.
Mr.. Maynard moved to amend he Sen
ate amendment by fixing a uniform tax of
sixteen cents. Carried by yeas 1872, nays
54.
The bill is now with the conference com
mittee.
The Senate bill granting the right of way
through the public lands to the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad Company passed.
A House resolution to go to the Speaker S
table with the understanding that the Ku-
Klux and civil rights bills be excluded
from action, was defeated; yeas l02, nays SO.
1t required a twO-thirds vote
A bill granting the right of way for a
railroad and telegraph line through Florida,
was passed.
The House then passed resolution to go
to the Speakers table, with the understands
ing that each measure should have q two
thirds vote.
Bills for more effective system of quar-
antine on the Southern and gulf coasts, and
many of private nature, passed.
The Senate bill authorizing mail steam
ship service between New Orleans and
Mexico was left on the Speakers table.
The Senate bill granting right of way to
the Mobile and Alabama Grand Trunk Rail
road Company was referred to the Commit
tee on Public Lands.
The Senate bill in relation to the district
courts in Alabama was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
The Senate bill to amend the act of the
thirty-frst of May, 1870 to enforce the
rights of citizens to vote, was left on the
Speakers table, the vote on it's passage be-
ing, yeas l0l, nays 9j--less than twO-thirds
in the affirmative.