Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-07

table MIR. MortOn'S amendment to abolish the
ranking privilege on the first Of next January,
with the following result:
NEAs-Massrs. Bayard Blair, buckingham, Cald-
well, Carpenter, Cameron Clayton, Cooper Cor
hett, Cragin, Davis of West Virginia, Edmunds,
Gilbert, GOldthwaite, Hitchcock, johnson. Kelley,
Spencer, Stevenson, Stewart, Vickers West, Win
dom-2g
y MAYS essrs. Alcorn, Foreman, Casserly,
Chandler, Cole, COnkling, Fenton. Ferry of Con-
necticut, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan Hamilton
OF Texas, llamlin, Harlan, Morton, Pratt, Ramsey,
Schurz, Scott, Sherman, Sprague, Wilson, Wright
q U
The section prohibiting persons who have held
office in any executive department of govern
ment from acting as attorney, solicitor or agent
in prosecuting any claim against the United
States, was struck ont.
Mr.. Cole offered an amendment TO the bill
nppropriating S425 900 per anunm for ten years
Tor the mail service between San Francisco and
Australia; but, on motion of Mr.. Chandler, it
was tabled.
The bill, having been considered in com
mittee of the whole, was reported TO the senate
and the senate soon after went into executive
session andkadjourned
HOUSE.
At the expiration of the morning hour Mr..
Dawes offered resolution, that when the tariff
bill shall come to be considered in committee of
the whole, the paragraphs in relation to steel,
iron, copper, wool and cotton shall, under their
respective neauS, DC considered as one paragraph,
and that amendments in the nature of substi-
tuteS may be offered for such paragraphs as a
whole. Mr.. Dawes explained that this would
not prevent the offering of amendments to the
several paragraphs.
Mr.. Brooks of New York objected to anything
that looked like Il compromise, and this looked
too much like compromise
Mr.. Banks hoped the house would not adopt
the resolution, but would adhere to the practice
that had heretofore prevailed.
MIR. Dawes intimated that if the house did not
agree TO this resolution he would, tomorrow,
move to strike out the enacting clause of the
bill, and TO Offer substitute
MIR. Dawes resolution was rejected by vote
OF % TO III. The New England members voted
as follows: Yeas-Messrs. Ames, Brooks, Buff
linton, But er, Dawes, Frye, Hale, Hoar, Hooper,
| Kellogg, Peters, Poland, Smith, Starkweather,
Strong, Twichcll, and Willard Nays-Mcssrs,
Banks, Bell, Croker, Eamcs and Hibbard.
The senate bill to fund certain liabilities of the
| city OF Washington existing on the first Of June
| 1871, and to limit the debt and taxation of the
District of Columbia, was passed The house
| then proceeded to vote on senate amendments to
| the deficiency bill.
The amendment TO pay mileage to senators
| for the executive session convened by procama
| ton of the president on the tenth of May, 1871
was non.concurred in. The amendment in re-
| gard to eight hours work 10y government en-.
| plOyeS being paid as full days work was, after
| long discussion, agreed to; and a proposition
| by MIR. FarnswOrth, to add twenty per cent to
| the pay of the men who had worked ten hours
was rejected, when, without finishing the amend.
ment, the house adjourned