The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, January %.
SENATE.

SLNAAh
Mr.. Schurz presented several petit
tons for repeal Of duties on COAL salt
and pig iron. ..;
Mr.. Sumner presented several peu-
tions for the passage Of his supplement-
ary civil rights bill. =
Mr.. Trumbull presented petitions OF
the citizens Of Illinois, Michigan iowa
and Wisconsin for a reduction OF t1e
tariff to proper basis, and particularly,
for the repeal OF duties on coal, salt ana
pig iron, and commended them to the
attention Of Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont;
who, he said. appeared to be alarmed
at the number Of petitions for this oD-
ject. A. ,,.r,os,
respect for spontaneous petitions, out
none at all for petitions like THESE,
which seemed by the uniformity OF
their language that they all emana'ea
from the British free trade league IN
New York. Laughter -
Mr.. Johnston, OF Virginia, caiiea
attention to the fact that the petition OF
Mrs. Rebt. E. Lee, asserting her right
to the Arlington estate, presented py
him Yesterday, was reported IN the
papers to have been presented by his COL
league, Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Trumbull reported the apportlon,
ment hill with an amendment and the
accom- panying tables, and said ne
hoped the Senate would consider ana
rass the bill as soon as possible IN
order that the Legislatures oi the states
might have an opportunity 10 act
upon it.
Mr.. Pomeroy, from the committee on
Public Lands, reported a bill setting
apart certain lands near the head waters
of Yellow Stone as public park. lhis
valley, he said, was about 4o by At
miles in extent,t full OF natural curios'teS,
but without any good agricultural
lands. and he thought it important to
mass the bill before private parties
should 90 in and establish claims as
thew had done in the Yosemite valley.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
Finances, reported a bill to allow the
importation free OF duty OF certain ma
chinery designed for experiments IN
mining in Louisiana, which was passed.
The expiration of the morning
hour brought up as unfinished business
the amnesty bill.
Mr., Morton addressed the Senate in
opposition to general amnesty and
predicted that if granted the next step
will be to pension Rebel soldiers; next
to nav Rebels for their property taken
by Union soldiers in their confsicatlon
of slaves, and the next TO pay the Con,
iederate debt. Mr. Morton farther said
that he would vote for Summers supple
mentary civil rights bill as an amend
ment to the amnesty bill.
Mr.. Thurman replied; he said Mr,
Morton's fears and predictions were too
preposterous to be shared or believed
by any intelligent man in his senses
and expressed surprise that Mr.. Nor
ton, the leader OF the Republicans,
should denounce amnesty so hercely,
when the President had recommended
it in his message.
Mr.. Morton, OF Indiana, stated that
Mr.. Thurman's was the same old Dem:
ocratic speech, the same cry of States
rights which had been heard SO often:
He (Morton) believed that States had
rights which couldtnot be invaded, but
they were those which the Constitution
gave them and were not inherent.
Mr.. Robertson, Chairman OF commit
tee on Disabilities, announced that he
would ask the friends Of amnesty to sit
it out tomorrow, and unsuccessfully
endeavored to effect an understanding
to take a vote at four o'clock.
The Senate then adjourned, after an
exciting session.