The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-21
WAsHiNGTo1, May

ih"'i'h w i'NNs OtI, ipp't anu iui 'hNi I'io-
poses to abolish the board of southern
claims commission. He also reported UNI
favorably on the joint resolution directing
the commissioners ON claims to send to
Congress without delay claims decided phi
or to April list, 1874, and it was indefinite
" postponed.
Mr. Wright from the committee ON the
bill to facilitate the expectation of distilled
spirits, and amendatory Of acts in relation
thereto, reported substitute for the bill
Laid over till tomorrow.
Mr. Wadleigh submitted resolution re-
curing the secretary of war to furnish the
senate with copies of all documents on file
in that department, in relation to the claim
Of Norman Wizard. Agreed to.
Mr. Logan from the military affairs, re-
ported fayorably on the bill for promoting
Capt. VIM Myers to the rank of major, in
quartermaster's department. Laid over.
Mr. Johnson called up the bill to author
lie the Baltimore and Ohio railroad com
pany to construct branch, and to change
location Of the road within the District of
Columbia. Laid over after debate.
The civil rights bill was taken up by u
majority vote, although Stockton, Sauls-
bury and McCreery objected, asking for a
postponcment till the absent senators
returned who desire to speak upon the sub
ject.
Mr. salisbury called for the yeas and
nays.
The motion to take up the bill was
agreed to, yeas 81, nays 49,
Mr. Flanagan of Texas addressed the SEN
ate in favor of the passage of the civil
rights bill
Mr.. Pratt of Indiana also spoke in favor
of the bill.
Mr.. Thurman said he knew the bill was
to pass, though not because Of its merits.
He did not believe that one-third of the
senate, if left unrammclled by outside
pressure, would vote for the bill There
are 500 900 colored voters IN the United
States and their demands had more power
in this chamber than the constitution of
this measure depended upon its own merit.
it would require very little ability to show
that it should not pass. He argued at some
length rs to the constitutional power of
congress, and said this bill did not propose
to deal with states but it dealt with indi-
viduals, SO that states could provide pun
ishment TO secure civil rights, and the
federal government, by this bill, could
seize the citizen and punish him second
time. In the state of Louisiana, for in
stance, every offence mentioned in this bill
was punishable by state law, yet ii was
proposed to have Il second punishment by
the strong arm of federal power The
effect of the hill would be to break up the
common school system, and the result
would be that both white and colored chill
dren would 90 without an education
The resolution Of the house providing
for an adjournment Of this session of con-
grcss on the PED of June, was read and
agreed TO.
Senators Sargent, Morrill, of Me-, and
Davis were appointed members of the com
mittce Of conference on the part of the
senate on the naval appropriation bill.
Pending discussion on the civil rights
bill. the senate proceeded 60 the considera-
ton Of executive business.
Senate adjourned at o'clock p. m.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dawes asked to have the senate
resolution Tor final adjournment taken up
and passed.
Mr.. Kasson said he must object until
some disposition was made of the bills af-
fccting western interests.
Mr.. Garfield moved to go to the speakers
table and take up the resolution.
The speaker said that while the reso.
luton itself was privileged question, the
motion to go to the speakers table was not
Mcssrs. Cessna, Dunnel and others OBJ
jected.
Mr.. Dawes then offered as a privileged
| question resolution similar to that passed
by the senate.
Mr.. Dawes then moved to adjourn
Negatived.
The resolution of Mr.. Dawes was agreed
to. Yeas 143, nays 40.
Mr. Wooster of Ohio called up the re
port on the Sanborn contracts
Mr.. Dawes announced that he had re
ceived letter from Butler, stating that h,
was i'll in bed; that he desired to speak up
on notifies in connection with this report
and asking, as Il favor, that the COMMITTEES
would consent to postpone the discussion
until tomorrow.
Mr.. Foster said if it were matter per
sonal to himself he would consent at once
but as 1t was matter of great personal IN
terest, he preferred to take the sense of tn
house on the motion of Mr.. Dawes post
ponemcnt agreed to.
The house went into committee of til
whole on the postofllce appropriation bill
Mr. Holman called attention to the fac
that the amount appropriated by their bill
exceeded the appropriation for the sam
purpose last year by 50, 224, 224.
The claim of L. ii. Roberts, yesterday
on behalf of the republican party, of cred
it for purifying itself, was again criticise
by Messrs. Wood, Holman and Randall
and defended by Mr.. Roberts, and Mr.. Ty
ner closed the debate, defending the bill
which was then considered by paragraphs
After long discussion, the amendmer
offered nv MIR Mills making agriculture