The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
Forty Third Cangress-First Session.
SENATE.

W the CherokeeS 1Or lands taken. Aiacou VI
the calendar
The bill providing for settling the clahos OF
| loyal persons reported adversely and inlet
| lnitely postponed.
A substitute for the bill to facilitate export
ations of distilled spirits reported and laid
| over
| A resolution that the Secretary of War fur
| nlsh documents relative to the claims of Nor
man Wyard was passed.
The Civil Rights bill was called up by ma
| lority vote, although Messrs. Stockton, Sauls-
bury, and MeCre, ny objected, asking its post
ponement till the absent Senators returned who
desired to speak upon the subject. Mr.. Sauls-
Dury called for the yeas and nays, and the mo-
nays 13
Mr.. ingalls,, from the Committee on Indian
| Affairs, reported with amendments the bill
sonferring exclusive jurisdiction over Indian
| reservations upon United States courts and for
| the punishment of crimes committed by and
| against the Indians
Mr.. Flanagan of Texas addressed the Senate
in favor of the Civil Rights bill.
Mr.. Pratt also spoke in favor of the BILL He
| argued that it was the duty of Congress to so
leglslate that every right of citizenship be Sc
| cured to the black man. He thought the bill
was justified il, providing such severe penal
ties that it would be obeyed. The whole argu
| ment against this bill began and ended in pre-
| Judice The passage of the bill would do much
| to annihilate that prejudice, the people
would then accustom themselves to obeying the
|
| Mr.. Thurman said he knew the bill was to
| pass. though not because of its merits He did
not believe a third of the Senate, if left un-
| trammelled by outsiders pressure, would vote
| in the United States, and their demands had
more power in this chamber than the constitu-,
ton of the United States itself. He argued at
| some length as to the constitutional power Of
Congress and said this bill did not propose to
deal with the States but it dealt with individ-
ual-, so the States could provide punishment to
| secure civil rights and the federal government,
| by this bill, could seize the citizen and punish
| him second time ------ III --7-----
The resolution of the House providing for adj
| journment sine die June 22d was received and
| on motion of Mr. Edwards agreed to. 81
Messrs Sargent, Morrill, of Maine, and Davis
were appointed a conference committee on the
| naval appropriation bill. "a.
| Pending the discussion on the civil rights bill
the Senate went into executive session and sub
| sequently adjourned. $50
| HOUSE.
| Mr.. Dawes of Mass, asked to have a Senate
resolution of final adjournment taken up and
| passed. ~ ~
Mr.. Kasson of Iowa, said that he must OBJ
| jeet until some disposition was made of the
| bills affecting the Western interests. r. 'hi
/ MI. Garfield of Ohio moved to 60 to the
| Speakers table and take up the resolution.
| Messrs. Cessna, Dunnel and others object
| ed. 35E 1DT
| Mr.. Dawes then offered as a priyileged
question, resolution similar to that passed by
| the Senate. r..-@
Mr.. Coburn of Ind, moved to adjours Neg
| atived. fa -
| The resolution of Mr.. Dawes was agreed to.
! Yeas 143, nays Al.
! MI. Foster of Ohio, called up the report Of
| the Sanborn contracts.
| Mr.. Dawes of Msss., announced that he had
| received letter from his colleague (Mr. But
ler) stating that he was i'll in bed. that he de-
| sired to speak upon the moietles in connection
! with the report and asking as a fivar that the
| committee would consent to postpone the dis
| cussion until tomorrow.
| Mr.. Foster said if it were matter personal
to himself he would consent at once, but as it
| was matter of great public interest he pre-
| ferred to take the sense of the House.
On motion OF Mr.. Dawes, the postponeIpent
| was agreed to. eesas a-..s
The House went iato Committee of the
| Whole on the Postoffice appropriation BILL -
Mr.. Holman of Ind, called attention to the
fact that the amount appropriated by the bill
| exceeded the appropriations for the same Ipur-
/ pose last year by $3,224.224. ~ -ss
Mr. Holman OF Ind, commented upon the
system of show bids for mail contracts and re-
ferred to the exorbitant rates charged by the
| railroad companies for TRANSFORMATION of m ails
and in reply to Mr. Lawrence promised to vote
| for proposition to prescribe reasonable rate
and said he believed no Democratic m ember
would refuse to do so. res
Mr.. Wood of N. Y, commented on the large
annual increase of expenditures for the POST
office Department, whereupon the debate la ,psed
into talk between Mcssrs. Wood. Roberts
and Randall about the relative morality, honor
and probity of the Republican and Democratic
4 parties in which Mr.. Randall said there was
4 almost a solid Democratic vote against and al
most solid Republican vote in favor of the
Ganborn contract.
! Mr.. Roberts claimed that Republican mem
| Der inaugurated the movement for cancellation
! of that law and a Republican Committee re-
| ported bill for its repeal
Mr.: Randall replied eyes, you could not
| help it. You allowed it to stay there two
I years- Yet. allowed tho risi=7us te bcrruI,bed
under it to the extent of $4000000 and you
never attempted 70 repeal it till there was pub
| lie indignation expressed against it to an al
most Unprecedented EXTENT
Mr.. Tyne of Ind. who had charge of the
bill, declined to be drawn into a discussion of
subject not relevant to the bill. He accounted
for the annual increase in the expenditures Of
| the Postoffice Department by stating that
| while that increase only,avsraged7 per cent,
the increase of business averaged 10 per cent
He denied that the compensation paid to rail
roadster ca FRYING maifs was too great and
showed, taking the Erie railroad as a criterion
| that the mails were carried at less rate per
pound than second and third class freight.
This closed the general debate and then the
bill was regularly considered by paragraphs.
Mr.. E. r. Hoar of Massachusetts moved an
amendment providing that the postage on each
copy of the agricultural report not to exceed
ten cents. He gave the Post Office Depart
| menJ as authority IOr the statement that the
| rate of postage would fully defray the expenses
to the Department.
Mr.. Shanks of Indiana moved to amend the
amendment, making the postage on the agri-
cultural report one cent. Agreed to-, "a to 49,
Mr.. Mills of Texas offered substitute that
all printed matter, printed by order of either
house Of Congress be transported through the
mails free of charge.
Mr.. Garfield of Ohio made point of order,
that the substitute was not germane to Mr..
Hoar's amendment (which had been made in
the order last Monday by suspension Of the
| rules) and the charm an sustained the point
and ruled out the substitute
Mr.. Randall appealed from the decision, but
it was sustained by a large majority. So.
/ Mr.. Mills then moved to amend Mr.. Hoars
amendment by making the agricultural report
free of postage. 3E SIS = Fsa.5s-.s.
After discussion Mr. Mills amendment was
adopted, 10 to g.
| Mr.. Hoar's proposition as thus amended was
agreed to- The Committee arose and Mr..
O'Neil, from the Appropriation Committee,
reported the pension appropriation bill, cover
ing about $30,000,000. Adjourned. e.