New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-17
MIR. GREELEY AT POUGHKEEPSIE
SPEECH ON PROSPECTS OF CoLoRED RACE
CONGRESS.

Defendants to Testify in Their Own Be.
half-TariT Duty on GuanO Reduced
Other Tariff Observation-Disclosures
Till November Observation-Disclosures
Sine Die June Third-The Atlantic and
Great Western CanaI-BaItimOre and
Potomac Depot Bill Passed.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-HouSe.--A bill au-
thOrizing defendants in United States courts
to testify in their own behalf passed.
The tariff duty on guano is reduced from
twenty-five to ten per cent; saltpetre is put
on the free list; bay rum is placed at fifty
cents per gallon. A long discussion on
books and paper resulted in a uniform re-
ductiOn on all kinds of paper to ninety per
cent of the present rates.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, offered a
resolution for final adjournment from the
third of June to the last Thursday in No
vember next. He explained his motive for
proposing to adjourn until November in
stead of sine die as being to keep in force
the act authorizing the suspension of the
writ of habeas corpus, and which expires at
the end of the present session. This prOpo-
sitiOn extends the session legally until the
day fixed in November.
He was proceeding to state why Congress
should take this recess, owing to the state
of affairs in the South, but be. was called to
order, and the Speaker decided that such a
range of debate was not in order on a reso-
luton for final adjournment.
Mr.. Butler proceeded to speak of the
prevalence in the South of rape. murder.
robbery. Loud calls to order.
Mr.. Beck declared that all Buffers state
ments were untrue. fCalls to order.
Mr.. Butler, not being permitted to pro-
ceed with his remarks, said he would grant
to the other side Of the House the mercy of
silence, and would move the previous ques-
ton.
The previous question was not sustained,
Ga to l06.
Mr.. Dawes then moved as a substitute
a resolution for adjournment sine die on
Monday, the third day of June, at twelve
o'clock; agreed tO-yeas l42, nays 81.
At last nights session the House passed
the following:
A bill to punish the tampering with Jurors
in the United States Courts, and to repeal
the statutes of July 2, 1862, and of July IL,
1868, prescribing an oath of Office
A bill providing that the act of March 2,
1901, prohibiting payment to any person not
known to have opposed the rebellion, and
to have been in favor of its suppression,
shall not apply to sums due for services
rendered prior to April l, 1861, in carrying
the mails or in taking the census.
The delegation from Georgia, represent
ing the Atlantic and Great Western canal,
called to-day upon the House Committee
on Commerce, and had pleasant and salts
factory interview. They also paid their
respects to Vice President COlfax and
Speaker Blaine, and were kindly and cor
daily received.
The committee is now waiting for the re-
port of the engineers who made the survey
of the route, when congressional action will
be urged. The prospects are said to be
flattering.
Senate.-The Baltimore and Potomac
depot bill passed.
The bill granting the right of way through
public lands to the Louisville and Pensa-
cola Railroad Company also passed.
The Senate is sitting tonight on the ex-
tension of the suspension of habeas corpus.
1t comes up tomorrow.