Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-14

their next call, but the democrats were not mag
unanimous, and defeated the resolution.
Mr.. Is. +. Myers introduced and asked TO have
passed bill for the relief of sufferers by the late
hre at Somerset, Penn, similar to the Chicago
BILL
MIR. Butler desired it extended to sufferers by
fire at Aver, Mass.
Objection was made, and the bill was referred
Mr.. Butler, of Mass, from the judiciary COM
mlttee, reported a bill removing political diSa-
bllltieS from all persons who aided in the late
rebellion except senator's and representatives in
the Both and S7th congresses, officers in the
Judicial, military aud naval service of the
United States, and heads OF departments and
foreign ministers of the United States.
MIR. Cox suggested that the bill was one of
the results of Greeley>s nomination at CinCin-
natl.
MIR. Butler said it was not, nor was it the re-
suit of voorhees, speech. Laughter.
Mr.. Eldridge remarked thar il was the best
and most liberal bill of the kind that ever
passed the house.
The bill passed by the requisite two-thrds vote
and without division.
MIR. Butler also reported the bill removing pc
litcal disabilities from some $4,000 persons by
name, which also passed.
MIR. Farnsworth asked to have passed the bill
removing all political disabilities.
Mr. Perez objected.
MIR. Elliot moved to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution directing the judiciary COM
mttee to report the supplementary civil rights
bill; negatived; yeas 112, nays 77-less than
two-thirds in the affirmative.
MIR. Sargent moved to suspend the rules and
pass bill appropriating $4,000 for lfe-size
marble statue of the late Senator Baker OF Cali
tornia, by Horati0 Stone; passed.
On motion of Mr.. ketchum, the sessions of
Wednesday and Thursday evenings next were
set apart for business of the committee on pub
lie lands, and on motion of Mr.. Banks the SEES
Monday and TupSlaV nf NOV
week were set apart for the business of the com
mittee on foreign affairs.
The house then took up the Texas contested
election case, and after speeches by Mr.. Clarke,
the sitting member, and others, a resolution was
adopted declaring that Clarke was not entitled
to the seat, and that D. G. Giddugs, the contest
ant, was entitled to it.
MIR. Giddings was then sworn in
On motion of Mr.. Donnan, all debate of the
tariff bill was ordered closed at three o'clock
next Thursday, by 1871 to SO.
Mr.. COX offered resolution calling for re-
ports, correspondence, &C., in regard TO the LiV-
erpool consulate; adopted.
Mr.. Wilson of Indiana, from the judiciary
committee, reported bill to establish a circuit
court for the western district of Missouri
passed.
MIR. Sessions, from the committee on public
buildings, reported bill appropriating 5000, 900
for government buildings in Memphis, Tenn
passed.
The majority and minority reports in the case
of the investigation into the affairs of the Dis
trict of Columbia were presented and ordered to
a third reading.
Mr.. Wells, from the committee on public
buildings reported a bill appropriating S5S ,00O
for pavilion marine hospital building at San
Francisco; passed.
MIR. Holman, from the committee on com
merce, reported back the senate bill authorizing
the construction of another railroad bridge
MlSslSSlDOi at
passed, with amendments.
The house, at 4 :45, took a recess.
Evening session devoted to the consideration
of the bill codifying pension laws.