The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-01
Forty Third Congressional Session.
SENATE.

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The Vice President has appointed as the
committee, under the resolution of Mr.. Wright
of Iowa, which was adopted few days ago, to
examine the several branches OF the civil ser
vice during the recess, with view to recognize
the action of the several departments, a reeuc
ton of expenses. etc., Messrs. Allison, Bout
we'll, Conkling, Merriman and Eaton.
The credentials of Hon. George Il. Edmunds
as United States Senator from Vermont fol
six years. from March 4, 1875, were presented
by Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont. They were lead,
and placed on file.
Mr., Morrill, of VT, called up the resolution
reported by him from the Committee on FL
nance, few days ago, requesting the President
of the United States to institute inquiries as to
the proper place for the establishment of a
branch mint at some point IN the western
states or in the Mississippi Valley, and report
at the next session of Congress. Agreed to.
At the expiration of the morning hour, the
civil rights bill was resumed.
Mr.. Carpenter said that after thoroughly
considering the bill he would be compelled to
vote against it but he was not willing to record
his vote against a measure which was
supported by so many of his associates in the
Senate without giving mis- resons for doing so.
He then spoke at length against the bill
At go vote was taken on Thurman S
amendment to the civil rights bill to amend the
section 10 regard to jurors so that it should not
apply to state courts. 1t was reJected-yeas
o. nays 49,. Carpenter, Ferry of Conn.,, Ham
ilton of Texas, Schurz, Sprague and Upton
voting in the affirmative.
Mr. Anthony from Conference Committee
on the bill to print the report of r. ". Ray
mond on mining statistics, made report
which was agreed to. Also reported favorably
from the Committee on Printing. resolutions to
print the report of the Smithsonian Institute
for 1874; to preserve manuscript returns of the
first and ninth census, and to print the report
of Prof. Hayden on geological and geographic
cal surveys of the territories. Agreed to.
Also reported favorably on resolution to print
additional copies of the report of the commits
sioner of education but objection was made to
its present consideration, and it was laid upon
the table.
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, reported back the pc
tition of j. j. Laurie of Georgia, for an appro
priation to aid such colored persons as may
desire to emigrate to Liberia, and the commit
tee was discharged from its further considera-
ton.
He also reported back numerous memorials
against annulling the Pacific Mail contract,
and the committee was discharged from their
further consideration, the subject having been
disposed of.
bill to provide for the payment of certain en-
plyees of the House of Representatives.
Passed.
Also from the same committee the House
bill repeating sec. of the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill, approved Feb. %,
shall be the duty of all consular officers of the
United States hereafter to inspect goods, wares
and merchandise offered for certificate shipped
from countries adjacent to the United States
with a view to verify the account of the mani
fest of the same.
Mr.. Sargent of Cal. said he desired some
explanation of this bill If its effect was to
lift The present restraint on smuggling across
the frontier it should not be passed. With the
present. facilities for transporting goods across
Al ~ I.xN,A 10
government had lost from 100000 to 100000
u year.
Mr. Merrill of Va, said the bill required fur
Their consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman it was referred to
the Committee on Commerce.
The civil rights bill was then taken up. Mr..
Carpenter made long speech in opposition.
At the conclusion of Carpenters speech
brief coloquy took place between him and
Morton, the latter repeating his argument of
yesterday that the exclusion of colored men
from the jury box was denial of the rights
and privileges guaranteed them by the 14th
amendment
The question being on the amendment of
Thurman to the 18th sec.n regard to the selec-.
ton OF jurors so that it should not apply to
state courts, was rejected-yeas rs, NAYS 40.
Mr. Bayard moved to ameEd by adding at
the end of sec. as follows: ''and sec $40 and
821 of the r. S. of the United States be and the
same are hereby repealed Rejected-yeas %,
nays Sc. These sections make it a cause of
challenge If any person summoned as grand
or petit juror had Joined in the rebellion or
gave directly or indirectly aid thereto and pre-.
scrbes the oath to be put to persons summoned
as jurors.
Mr.. Thurman moved to amend the section so
as to provide that the penalty for violation Of
the act should be not less than So, and not
more than 500, instead of not less than $500
or not more than $1,000. Rejected-yeas %,
nays &c.
it was moved to amend by striking out the
word theatres" in the first section and insert
churches.
Mr.. Ogiesby called for reading of the Sec
ton. if it should be amended as proposed.
The Clerk read as follows:-''That all per-
sons within the Jurisdiction of the United
States shall be entitled to the full and equal
enjoyment of the accommodation. advantages,
facilities and privileges of the conveyances on
land and water, churches and other places of
amusement. (Great laughter Inc amend
ment was rejected.
The bill was then reported to the Senate, and
no amendment having been made in Committee
of the Whole, the question was upon its third
reading.
Mr.. Edmunds spoke in favor of the bill.
At 345p H. the Senate passed the civil
rights bill as it came from the House, without
amendment, yeas 80, nays rs. Messrs. Carpen-
ter, Ferry of Connecticut, Hamilton of Texas,
Sprague, Upton and Schurz voting in the neg
atlVe Win Cne DemOcrdtS $500
After the passage of the civil rights bill the
tax and tariff bill was taken up, with the I'M
Outstanding it should be proceeded with till
7.30 o'clock this evening
The floor was then yielded to Mr.. Ferry of
Connecticut, who delivered an eulogy on the
late Senator Buckingham
EVENING SESSION.
Upon re-assembirg at 7.3O, Mr.. Morrill, of
Vermont, who had charge of the tax and tariff
J. x,ia cd no tn nj
sofa, who called up the annual post route bill,
and it was passed.
A bill was passed removing the political dis
abilities of Philip Stockton of Texas. Refer
red to the judiciary.
Mr. Logan, from the committee of confer
ence on the bill to reduce and fix the Adjutant
Generals department of the army, made q re-
port, which was agreed to.
At $40 the doors were reopened and the Sen
ale adjourned till o'clock on Monday, when the
tariff bill comes up as unfinished business.
HOUSE.
The House adjourned last night after Mr..
Biery's speech.
NJ Kasson of Iowa submitted report from
tbe WAYS and Means Committee in regard to
the Pacific Mail investigation, accompanied by
a series of resolutions, to the effect that copy
of the evidence taken before the Committee OF
WAYS and Means upon the question OF cor
rupt use of money to procure tne passage .! d
bill giving subsidy to the China Mail ne de-
Iivered to the Clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives to be by him laid before, the House
at the first session of the Forty-fourth Con
gress to the end that they make further ~
quiIies, and take such action as they eeem
proper in regard to William S King and John
G. Schumacher.
Second, That the Clerk of the House OF
Representatives transmit to the United States
District Attorney for the District of Columbia
a copy of the evidence taken before the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, with the request
to lay so much of it as relates to the truth OF
the testimony given by King and Schumacher
before the grand jury.
Third, That any reporter or correspondent
who occupies a seat in the reporters gallery Of