Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-05
EVENING STAR.
FORTY,FIRST CONGRESS.


SENATE--After our report closed, the Geor-
Sla bii being under consideration -
THE KU-KLUx KHAN.
Mr.. stewart went on 70 say that 1t MAS better
TO tn r0u- hly reconstruct Georgia now II NOT
Congress would have q worse case or its hands
next winter than Tennessee is now.
MT. SALISBURY would like to see one thing be-
Khan, thi. terrible organization, which dill snch
wondert ully fearful things. - :
Mr. Wilson remembered very well that fifteen
yesrs ago Senators on that side of the Chamber
used 70 get up and deny in 0 sneering manner
The exlstenee Of border rufians when at the
same TIME those very same Tuffians we're muir
aering innocent men and burning THAR houses
because they desired Kansas to be admitted a.
a Tree state. And nc Was 50 now; portion of
me people and press Of the country were now
constantly tcering and meering at The idea OF
rufhantsm in the South, when the fact Is that
siDee the war there have been more men muir
dered on account Of race, color and politics than
there were killed On any battlefield during the
Mr.. Thurman asked If this was true, If these
oatrases allied, which he lid not believe,
why was IL that they were not suppressed? The
Sout States were under the control of the
military, and we're governed BY Republican
Mr. Wilson replied that there were so manv
desperate men bundled sgether in this work
that in some sections the authorities were pow
MIR. Howard said the amendment Of Mr.. viii
BON pleased him very much, and proceeded to
AQODted-
Legislature should hsve its tune extended long
enough TO adopt measure TO insure tranquility
and peace, and demonstration of Georgia un-
Goubtedly intended that 1t should have that
Mr.. Morrill,, w. from the Committee on
Public Building and Grounds, reported with
amendments Fouse bill to incorporate the
Washington Meket C0mpany.--s---H-
Mr.. Howard concluded by warning Congress
that if IL did not exact the proper 1egisl alton
upon the subject, bloodshed and anarchy would
- ~ .SwlN ar,I
MI Thurman asked where was the Authority
in the CoDttution for Congress assuming to
extend the ERIN OF State Legislature, or where
was there any such thing ever limited at in the
much laused reconstruction acts, which seemed
10 be regtrded e superior to the Constitution
TO put eight millions Of people under the mill
tar, viii power to hang them in violation Of
gence Of the South under the control of the
ignorant negroes, and TO send men to the Sen
ate a,d the House Of Representatives whose feet
it VS. no wonder if there we're Ku-KIux- Klan
uner such circumstances; human nature would
no be human nature otherwise
should make a partisan speech on the snh;sct
Jts colleague charged the Republican party and
he President with outragng the Southern peo-
PIE ana with Dreaming military commissions
single case where q man. woman or child in the
South had been punished by Congress for politi-
cal reasons. Where was Yerger, who in cold
-,
who was saved by the interpo sition Of the Su-
preme Court? These $500 900 murdered 500 non
of the best and bravest Of our people, and cost
us oceans Of blood and treasure; and the fact is
thai nowhere in the history of the world has
there been such an example OF forgiveness aud
klndness as we have shown TO these misguided
democrats OF the South, who attempted to
break up the Government. rs
Mr.. Drake Withdrew the amendment hereto
lore offered by him, providing for the sending of
United States troops into insurrectionary dis
frtcts TO be quartered upon the Inhabitants
The Vice President announced as the commit
tee OF six Senators to attend the remains OF Gem
George II: Thomas TO Troy, Mesrs. Wilson :,
Cameron, Trumbuil, Thayer, W arren, and Cas-,
serly. "a. 49, Pr. ~ =
The Senate then, a 40 .. M, went into es
ecutiye session, and, after some time spent
therein, adjourned t 7'- Jf- -
HOUSE-After our report closed H.
On motion Of Mr.. Maynard, (Tenn-,) the Sec
Rotary of the NAVY was directed to order An
inquiry into the collision of the Bombay with
Inc Oneida, and the sinking or the latter, with q
collision, and also to IND uire into the Conduct of
the captain and efhcers Of the Bombay after the
collision
GEN. THOMAS FUNERAL.
The Speaker laid before the House the report
OF the Speaker and the Vice President, in rela-
ton to the obeequies OF General Thomas The
report was adopted, and Representatives Logan,
-chusetts; Slocum, Of New York; washburn of
Wisconsin; Randall. of Pennsylvania; and
Stokes, OF Tennessee, were appointed the COM
mittee on the part of the House
THE TARIFF BILL.
The House then, att o'clock resolved itself in
TO Committee Of the Whole, and resumed con-
kideration of the tariff bill.
Mr.. Sehenek, on behalf of members of the
Committee OF Ways and Means, proposed to
amend the first clause in relation to the article
of sugar 80 As to make il read as follows; "On
all raw or Muscovada sugar, aud on all sugars
not above number II, Dutch standard in color,
two cents per pound"
After a long debate, the paragraph was
amended as suggested by Mr.. Schenck.
Pending consideration and debate on the next
paragraph, in relation to clarified sugar, the
committee rose and the House adjourned.