The New York herald., 1870-03-22
FORTY-FIRsr CONGRESS.
second Session.
SENATE.
wAsniSGroS, March 81, 1870

WAsniSGroS Mareh 81, 1870
FEDERAL COURTS IN WISCONSIN,.
Mr.. CARPENTER, rep) OF WIS.,, introduced bill
changing the time for holding circuit ana district
courts in Wisconsin. Referred TO the Committee on
the Judiciary.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
without other business. the Senate, on motion or
Mr. SHERMAN, went into executive session.
When the doors were reopened various Senators
presented petitions and memorials different sub.
jects, which were appropriately referred.
OF on n IN Tan n
Anars, reported the following bill, which was
passed, providing for the distribution OF arms among
the Southern States according TO their quota under
the existing law:-
The "a Ma That ne q due to e.
fssas, Of April Is ise bs alows to lie
been moaaed and that The shall req"
non In the usual fo deliver 10 the said several States the
1851. to January, 1856.
CONSIDERATION or THE GEORGIA BILL.
The consideration OF the Georgia bill being re-
sumed, the amendment offered ON Friday by Mr.
Drake was read, rs foll0ws:-
SECTION And be further enacted, That whenever the
the FrssoDt Of the United States that there IN saS
p.resen q asaISs. psrsess ! pro- rae
and IN Ss f S ss
unable suppress the Of such acts Of violence
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such ORGANIZATIONS and combinations; and the ohcer
sss 1 sis
sa.psSsion auhossed rrssdeaRI, daR1s and
shall take all known to martial law for suppress
sion Of such ana ana shall hold
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% . ana % 'oe ~ % @
tse hs Tanspori.on troop. from tss
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a
Hostility u.
apply 70 s m. 80 out and a.
Mr.. DRAKE, rep.l OF Mo-, said If any Senators de-
sired to discuss the amendment he would yield the
Mr.. HOWELL, (rep.) OF Iowa, remarked he regarded
this amendment as unfortunate to be introduced in
such bill as thls for the admission Of the State OF
GeOrgla-a measure or Importance to the entire
10 sc it into u as BIZ He protesem ms s
principle OF the amendment as the greatest viola.
lon OF the ordinary principles OF justice as held
throughout the civilized world; Is violation OF
justice itself IN every particular. AS applied to the
United states IN general 1t was wrong. He had no
objection TO the punishment OF rebels and insurgents
In Georgia lie was In favor OF the extreme penalty
OF the law In the OF the guilty but This
ameuuplent PROVIDED directly IOr the punishment oil
the innocent; for all are to be presumed TO be nnO-
cent until shown TO be guilty.
Mr.. HOWARD. (rep.) OF Mich, said ne was willing
to 60 as tar us any one to put down domestic vlO-
lence, but the pending amendment authorizing the
military commander to seize the property OF citizens
pay the transportation OF troops into their locality
was too broad and sweeping, and went a little too
far He, therefore. offered an amendment striking
out that portion to which he objected ana providing
tnat the municipality should be responsible In
damages for the commission Of violence against per-
sons and property by illegal combination.
Mr.. DRAKE asked. the Senator whether his (Mr.
Howard's) amendment to the amendment covered
the case OF payment OF damages to the family OF o
man who had been murdered by bands OF des-
paradoes, during the night, under masks, and
whether It contemplated relief to widows and
orphansP
Mr.. HOWARD replied that 1t did not. nor did the
part OF the amendment he proposed to strike out
cover such cases as murder.
The amendment was further discussed by Messrs.
Ferry, Yates, Nye anu Thayer, who argued that the
first duty OF the government was to secure protec-
ton to life and property; tnat the amendment was
most appropriate to that end, and tnat the effect or
Its adoption would be to terminate those outraees
several Southern States which all deprecate and
denounce.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
without taking any question on the pending pro-
positions the Senate at four O'CLOCK again went into
executive session, aud spentan hour therein Ad-
IOLrDed.