Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19
EVENING STAR.
FORTY-FTRST CONGRESS-
Conclusion Yesterday. pre..-..,.
SENATE-After our report closed

SENATE--Aftero our report closed
ariI: pIAkr continued his speech on the Geor-
gla 1iIi saying that all over the Southern $50.
the funeral march OF loval men L. herd IN tss
tramp, Mans = amp OF death, and the hideo
Sshus va thtiT miuniyht masks 20 unpunIsn a.
,0nt saanH nov y II that this cry OF blooI dies
no, Ieaeh this Senate? Day by dav, from Earth
20 heaven, the cry comes to me of nv brotheri-
6 POL, and l cannot respond, 'I am not my
oao 1 keePer am my brothers keeper,
AM 80 iohg a. Il have voice il shall be lifted
heIs and everywhere in his behalf.
MI: Edmunds did not wish % interrupt. bat
asked az the reconstruction laws did not give
the President the power to put down with the
violence.
Mr. Drake did not think that these laws did.
The provisions in those laws compared with his
proposition A. diluted whisky and water com
pared with pure slcohol- Mr. ID. conclnied by
advocating his amendment. and argued that il
would be the greatest mercy that could be be-
slowed upon the whole Southern country. H.
believed in meeting extraordinary circum-
Ieved from the bottom of his heart In fightiu,
the devil with FIRE. He believed in fightins
these American Thugs with the bullet ami the
halter. But you need not hang one of them
The very fact of the existence OF this amsnd-
ment ON the statute books will be icient 4
viii be a law that will execute itself.
MIR. Sumner then took the floor in reply TO
Structures made by Mr.. Carpenter in h
speeches during the debate, and denied the a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. The senator from Wlscon-
sin was reviving In this chamber the antiquat-d
doctrines of John c. Calhoun, the doctrines
which we're buried under the apple tree at APP
pomattOS. tApPlause in the galleries.l The
Senator's arguments have no strength He ID
like the man whose gun, aimed at duck or
plause and laughter in the galleries.l
Mr.. Davis moved that the galleries be cleared
on account of the violation Of the decorum due
In the Senate chamber.
The Chair (Mr. Thayer) seeming to hesitate
In putting the molten,
MIR. Davis, with some excitement renewed his
TuOtlOn- vi n "a k.ra a
behaved IN that way did not deserve to sit here
and should be expelled.
Mr.. Carpenter hoped that the occupants of the
galleries would be allowed to remain.
The Chair (Nr. Thsyer) stated that the gale
ries had certainly acted in violation of the rules
of decorum and of the good order of the Senate,
the Chair would give notice that upon a repeti-
6on of the disorder the galleries should be
Mr.. Davis said he would withdraw his motion,
but would say that men who behaved i'm that
way were blaekguards. and ought not to be al
Senate. -
Mr.. Carpenter said the Senator from Massa-
chusetts had taken a week to prepare an answer
TO some ex tsmPore remarks made by him, and
which had been induced by the Senator in the
first place attacking him. The Senator, with
MS ostentatious display of learning and supe-
riorIty, applied the terms Z" secession and multi
hcstion' to the arguments of those who differed
with him.
Mr. Summer, dnterrupting)- IL used no such
t,Mr. Csrpenter.-You don't like to De inter-
rupted- L suppose the rules of the Senate ap-
ply TO Won a. well as TO any other Senator.
Further discussion took place between Messrs.
Carpenter and Summer as to the powers gr anted
to Congress by the Constitution and the rights
reserved to the States.
The Senate at AS p. m went into Executive
session, and after a short time therein took re-
cess until 80 p m, when they reassembled;
but, there being no quorum present, adjourned.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
The Tariff bill being under consideration the
paragraph in relation to pig iron was discussed
up TO 40 clock, when the House took a recess
until ID. m.
AT the evening session the debate was contin-
ned at great length, when the question required
on Mr.. Butlers motion fixing the duty at a.;
which was agreed to-ayes &C, noes Ca and the
Committee then rose, and the House adjourned.