Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-31

bill extending the Presidents power to sus-
pend the writ of
Habeas Corpus
audthe civil rights bi !, both of which passed
the Senate last week.
Mr.. Scott, also from the same committee,
reported without amendment Kellogg's bill
providing for additional supervisors of cleo
lions under the enforcement act of the 2Sth
of February, 1872.
Mr.. Bayard objected to the second read
ing of the bills. The minority of the COM
mittee he said had no knowledge of the ref
erence of these bills and he questioned the
right of the Senate to refer them to COM
mittee organized for specific and entirely
different duties.
The Vice President said that the Senate
could, if it chose, refer to the committee
matters outside of its specific duties.
Mr.. Sumner offered joint resolution
Amending the COnstttutiOn,
by providing for the election of the Presi-
dent BY the direct vote of the people, and
abolishing the Vice Presidency.
The Tariff bill then came up, the ques-
ton being on adding the House bill ap-
pointing
Labor Commission.
The salary of the Secretary of the Commits
4 sion was made $500.
An amendment was adopted providing
| for the appointment of three Commission
ers, to hold Office one year, to consider and
examine various plans and methods of
raising revenue, and report the best tax
tariff system they can devise, having re-
j gard TO the interests of labor in its relations
to capital and otherwise, and having re-
gard also to the interests Of commerce, and
of all classes of the American people.
Mr.. Casserly offered an amendment pro-
viding that the commission should be Sc
lected from civil life, irrespective of partisan
considerations, and that at least one Of them
should be identified with the labor interest
and should have personal experience and
information in that subject. Agreed to.
The labor commission amendment as
amended was then rejected. Yeas 10; nay:
80.
Mr.. Fenton then offered an amendment
to the tariff bill, adding to the duty on
Salt
as fixed By the bill 20 per cent advance anC
advocated 1t.
Mr, Chandler said it should be 80 pc
cent. He noticed New England Senator
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125 per cent, and he gave notice that if the,
reduced the duty on salt he would try ant
have the duties on New England manutac
lures reduced to the same extent.
MIR. Fenton agreed with Mr.. Chandle
that 80 per cent. would be more just thai
20.
The amendment was rejected-yeas %
nays "a.
Other amendments to increase the dut.
on salt were offered and rejected, leaving
as originally fixed by the House.
Mr.. Lewis offered an amendment pre-
J viding that
The President,
instead of the Secretary Of the Treasury
shall assign Internal Revenue Supervisor
i. to duty in any part Of the United State:
4 Agreed to.
: Mr.. Hamilton, of Texas, offered a
: amendment providing for the discontinu
e ance of any internal revenue district Wher
s ever the receipts fall below the expenses
: Rejected.
It The bill having been considered in Con
: mittee of the Whole was reported to tn
Senate, when all the amendments not r
e served were concurred in.
y Upon cOncurTing in the amendment col
n cerning the duty on saltpetre, there VI
S some discussion, in the course OF which Nj
Bayard said there was something in the
b lust now which made It desirable to pr
'e vide for good supply of gunpowder.