Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-16
Eorty-sccond Ccmgress--Second
Session.
WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY.
SENATE. THE House general amnesty
bill was taken up, and Mr.. Boreman adj
dressed the Senate upon it.
Mr.. Sumner moved to strike out all
after the enacting clause and insert the
supplemental civil rights bill
Mr. Ferry Of Connecticut raised the
point that the motion was not in order.
The Vice-Presidcnt decided that it was
in order. After several amendments
were offered without results, and much
discussion on various points, an agree
mcnt was made that the general debate
on the bill and amendments shall termi-
nate at 3 o'clock to-day, aud that the
bill shall be sat out.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.-The House went into COM
nittee Of the whole, Mr.. SchOfield in the
chair, on the tariff and tax bill.
Mr. Dawes stated the reductions in the
/ revenue which he estimated would be
| effected if the bill should become a law
Reduction of tariff revenue $26, 40, 833
reduction of internal revenue, 1913, $685.
600, total $40, 1928, 1872.
Nj Dawes moved to strike out the
items OF tea and coffee. The question
of free tea and coffee gave rise to long
discussion. At the close of the discus
sion the duties on tea and coffee were
struck out of the bill.
Mr. Ritchie moved to increase the du-
ty On bituminOus coal and shale from tif-
~ cents to 81 per ton.
Mr. Foster of Pennsylvania moved to
strike out the whole paragraph. The
subject also gave rise to long discus
sion. At the close of the discussion,
NJ Rilchie's amendment was rejected.
Mr. McGrcW moved to make the rate
- cents a ton; agreed to by eighty to
SrV"nty-cight.
Mr. Fosters motion to strike out the
paragraph was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes a new item
was Inserted, as follows: ION Cubm
Goa! Is per cent, al yalOrem.'
Mr. BnciI moved 10 amend the item
Of salt, by making the duty - instead
If cents pr pound. The salt question
gave rice to another long discussion,
which had not closed when the commit
tnr ru~ a0d the House took a recess
until - O'Clock, the evening session to
be fnr the business of the committee on
military affairs.
FyrEIyG SEssIoN-The bill to enable.
honorably discharged soldiers, their
widows and orphans, to acquire home
steads on public lands was reCommitted.
The following bills were passed
The House bill amendatOry of the act
10 establish and protect national GENIE
terics.
The Ilous. bin providing that all re-
sired officers of the army shall be retired
at th1ir actual and not their brevet rank,
and with the pay of retired officers in
the regular army.
The bill to appoint Paymaster Gen
tral Of thu army with rank of Colonel.
Adjourned
THURSDAY.
SEEATE-The Senate resumed c0nsid-
sheraton of the amnesty bill, the pend
iug question being on Mr.. Summers mo-
ton to substitute the supplementary
civil rights bill for the bill as it came
tro.a the House.
M Ferry offered as an additional
srcipu the first section of the House
general amnesty bill agreed 70.
Mr.. Bor0nan Offered as an amend
ment the second section of the House
amnesty bill agreed to-
Mr. Eicker5 moved an amendment eX-
Guiding from the operation of the bill
church organizations, cemetery assocIa-
TONS and benevolent institutions incor-
porated by Stat" authority; ayes 81
H0es q.
The Nice-Ptesidcnt voted in the aflir-
native, so the amendment was agreed
TO-
Nj Foreman offered another amend
mr0t, which was adopted
The question was then taken ON Mr.
NJ. Summers civil rights bill as amend
ed. and the substitute for the amnesty
bill, which was lost; ayes u. noes 28
This brought the House amnesty bill
again before the Senate.
Mr. Sumner then moved his civil
rights bill as an amendment merely
The vote was, ayes, %, noes %. The
Vice President voted in the affirmative,
SO the amendment was agreed to.
After another amendment the qucs-
ton was taken and the billreiected, two
thirds not voting in the affirmative
Adjourned.
HUUsE.-The tariff bill was before the
House in committee Of the whole The
committee arose after having disposed
of but twenty lines of the bill.
The SOnth Carolina contested election
case was tak0n up, and Mr.. Wallace.
the sitting member, was declared emit
tied to the scat, and the contestant was
allowed 80, 154 for his expenses.
Adjourned.
SATURDAY.
SENArE.-At the expiration of tn.
morning hour, the Senate resumed the
consideration of the bill to amend the
enforcement act.
Mr.. Hamilton offered all amendment
providing that as preliminary TO the APP
poin'mart of election inspectors in any
voting precinct, request for such ap;oilf-
mont shall be made 10y not less thau ten
citizens Of the precinct; adopted.
Mr. Morton offered AN amendment al
thorizing each of the Circuit Judges to
appoint one or more District Judges To-
discharge the duties contemplated by the
enforcement bill. Adopted.
Mr.. Hamilton submitted the majority
report of the French arms SAILS imvesti-
eating committee, aud Mr.. Stevenson
submitted the minority report
Mr.. Sumner said when this committee
was appointed he was absent. He now
desired to enter his protest against the
report, believing the committee organic
ed in violation of law, go that its report
can d" received only as the verdict OF
jury disqualified to act in the case. A
long discussion ensued.
After some further consideration of
the enforcement bill, the Senate agreed