Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-10


second section of the house amnesty bill, which
was agreed to, 81 to IA.
Mr.. Carpenter moved to strike out of the civil
rights bill the provision to enforce the right of
ColOred men to sit as jurors.
The amnesty bill having been BY the preced-
ing votes added TO the civil rights bill, Mr..
Trumbull moved to strike ont the civil rights bill,
his object being to get direct vote on amnesty.
The vote ON this motion resulted:
Ayes--Aleorn, Bayard, Foreman, Carpenter, Cas-
seriy Cooper Corbett, Cragin, Davis, FentOn,
Ferry of Connecticut, Goldthwaite, Hamilton Of
Maryland, Hamilton of Texas Hill, Hitchcock
Johnston, Kelley, Logan, Norwood, Pratt, Sauls-
bury, Scott, Sprague, Stevenson, Stewart, Upton
Magazines, Anthony, Buckingham, Caldwell
Cameron, Chandler, Clayton, Conkling, Edmunds,
Harlan, Howe, Kellogg Morrill, of Vermont Nor
ton, Osborn, PomerOy, Pool, Ramsay, Rice, Sher-
man, Spencer, Sumner, West, Wilson, Window and
the vice president-D.
So the motion was rejected, amid applause in
the galleries, which the yice-president promptly
repressed
Mr.. Vicllers moved an amendment excluding
from the operation of the bill church Organiza-
tons, cemetery associations and benevolent
institutions incorporated by state authority
yeas 81, nays 81.
The yice-presdent voted in the affirmative,
and the amendment was agreed to.
MIR. Foreman offered an amendment providing
that the bill shall apply only TO benevolent insti
tutons of public character; agreed to.
The question was then taken on the adoption
OF Mr.. Summers civil rights bill, amended as a
substitute for the amnesty bill, which was lost;
ayes q, nays 90
This vote brought the house amnesty bill
before the senate.
MIR, Sumner then moved his civil rights bill as
an amendment merely; yeas %, nays 2S.
The vice president voted IN the affirmative, so
the amendment was agreed to, amid applause iu
the galleries.
Mr.. Morton then renewed his amendment,
offered yesterday, requiring persons who seek
the benefit of the amnesty act TO swear that
they are not and have not been, within two
years, member of the kukluX, or any other
such organization; adopted, yeas 30, nays II.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend so as to eX.
clude from amnesty all members of the Both
congress who aided the rebellion, whether by
joining il or by retaining their seats tor time;
yeas %, nays "a.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend so as to exclude
all members of the Both and 37th congresses
who aided in the rebellion. Adopted; yeas %,
nays 81.
The question was taken, and the bill rejected
by the following vote, two-thirds not voting in
the affirmative:
YEAS = Messrs. Ames, buckingham, Caldwell
Cragin, Clayton, Conkling, Corbett, Edmunds, Fen.
ton, Ferry, Flanagan, Gilbert, Harlan, Hitchcock
Howe, Kellogg, Lewis, Morrill,, of Vt, Morton, Os.
born, PomerOy, Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Spencer
Sprague, Stewart, sumner, West, Wilson, Window
NAYs-Messrs. Alcorn Bayard Blair Boreman,
asserly, Cooper, Davis of West Virginia, Ferry OF
Connecticut GOdthwaite, Hamilton of Maryland,
Hamilton OF Texas, Hill, Johnston, Kelley Logan,
Norwood, salisbury, Stevenson, Upton, Trumbull,
Vickers Wright-22
MIR. Corbett, from the committee ON COM
merce, reported, without amendment MIR. FIRE.
linghuysen's bill for the better preservation of
the navigable waters of the United States; also
the house steamboat bill, with amendments.
The fourth section, relating to the transportation
Of dangerous material, is struck out, and the
old law substantially restored, with permission
to carry refined petroleum of not less than 10
degrees, in casks; and prohibition of the use
of petroleum or stores on board steamers that
will ignite at temperature Of less than 100 de-
grees.
Sections and Z, regulating the boats with
fire extinguishers, anchors, watchmen, &C., to
be carried by all steamers, are struck out, and
the old law substantially restored with the eX-
ceptlon OF the provisions relating to drags and
patent disengaging tackle for lowering boats.
The old law in regard to locked valves and high
pressure boilers is also substantially restored.
Section 30, prescribing rules for steamers meet
ing and passing each other, is replaced by the
old law, leaving to the supervising inspectors
the establishment of such regulations as from
time to time may become necessary. Section
30, relating to boilers and boiler plate iron, in.
spection, &C., is struck out, and the old law re-
stored, with amendments more definitely fixing
the mode of inspection and stamping. In sec
ton 81 the proYisO relating to additional appl.
ances for the safety of life is amended so that
their use is nOtmade compulsory until after they
have been tested six months in such manner as
the board of supervising inspectors may pre-
scribe, and have also been approved by the sec
rotary of the treasury
The senate, at 1915, adjourned
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of the Journal in
the house, Mr.. Dawes moved 10 20 into commit
tee of the whole on the tariff bill, but the house
preferred to devote the morning hour TO reports
from the committees.
MIR. Ely Of New York wanted to compel the
military committee TO report to the house why
they had removed Mr.. Smalley from the
elefkship of that committee but the house
did not think it had any business with that sub
ject
Mr.. Garfield reported the sundry civil service
phi IRON the committee on appropriations, and
II was made the special order for Tuesday next
me aggregate amount of appropriation is $1S,-
lsS'OO0; Among the items OF appropriation are
the following;
For the establishment of life saving stations
on the coast of Cape Cod and of Block Island,
$50 600
For continuing the inquiry into the causes
OF the decrease of food fish, aud the survey
OF the coast and lakes Of the United States
S5000
For the observation of the transit of Venus,
$50 ,00O
10 enable the secretary of the treasury to pay
to the city of CharlestOwn Mass, the pense of
eurbing and paving the sidewalks and streets
adjacent to the navy yard, $1,000.
For paving, grading and fencing the approach
es to the building for custom house at Ma
chias, Me, $1,000.
To commence the erection of building at
Hartford, Ct, for the accommodation of the
custom house, post office, pension office, United
States circuit and district courts, and internal
revenue offices, 100000.
Barnicoat harbor light station for two beacon
lights to serve as range to the coast of Maine,
SlO,OOO; and any balances OF the appropriation
Of $4,000 made by act of March 3, 1871 that
may remain in the treasury June 80, 1872.
For light house at Wood End, Proyincetown
harboT, Mass, $4,000.
For steam fog signal at Beaver Tail light, |
standing on the coast of Rhode Island, $4,000.
For erecting portable beacon at Bullock |
Point on the east side of Providence river, r. l.,
$1,000.
For fog bell for Newport harbor light station |
Rhode Island, $780,
For establishing steam fog signal at Point |
Judith light station, coast of Rhode Island, |
$4,000.
For protecting the site for the Block Island |
light station, Rhode lslaud, $1,000
For completing the tower and building at the |
SoiNHtotOi hCSi vermont, A40UU.
For rebuilding the spindle on the "WhaIe," |
dystic river, Connecticut $4,000.
1t is provided that appropriations for lebt. |
Iouse purposes shall be available for expendi- |
ures for two years after acts Of legislatures |
eding Jurisdiction over sites, provided, how
yer, that this section shall NOT upply TO any
eneral appropriations for lighthouse purposes:
nd provided further, THAT in no case shall
ny special appropriation be available for more
han two years, without further provision Of
lw, and the unexpended balance OF appropria-
ions for special works under the light house
GARD made by the act approved March 8, 1871.
Untitled an act making appropriations for sun.
ry civil expenses of the government for the IFS.
al year ending June 80, 1872, and for other pnr-
oseS, are hereby reapproprlated for the pur-
oses therein specified"
Springfield armOry, Springfield, Massachu-
etts, for repairs and preservation of grounds
findings and machinery, and for curbstone Tor
rmory grounds fronting On State street, S22,-
10. '
kennebec arsenal, Augusta, Maine, for re-
1000
Magazine, Boston, for n new house for shell
nd powder filing. $12 600.
Navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H., for repairs of
II kinds, $4,000; for repairs OF floating docks,
10000: for permanent improvements, viz: for
ridge connecting Seayey's Island, $4,000; in all,
10000.
Navy yard, Boston, Mass, for repairs of all
inds, $4,000.