New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-05
YLIt CONGRESS-IId SESSION.

SENATE. WASHINGTON, Aprlt
Mr.. MORTON Rep., IndD presented memo.
rial from prominent members OF the ORTHODOX society
Friends of Indiana setting forth that the society nao
since 1867 carried O missionary WORK auionB 'i'o
Shawnee Indians and that the lands occupied In the
wor now amounted to 500 acres and were worth about
SIS or 2OOO0 and asking that DEED De maao " %
r reform work upon It,
IoT ss$ Of for
the shswnees or was the general prsSco n SuOn
Mr MORTON Thought the Society should have the ben
eft Of their improvements OF the land Legislation VA
former agreement selling the land in order to get
the money The memorial was then referred to the CON-
- HoSoRs TO THE LATE GEN. THOMAS
Tho yICE.PREsIDENT laid before tho Senate the or
services i'm honor OF the late Major-Gen. George H.
Thomas which had been agreed upon by the presiding
Il provide. for meeting Of Senators aud Representative, the bal.
s : III ss .S ,s1s S1
The following bills we're introduced and d,oi
ceedngs and for other purposes He said the bill mad
prepared BY pned sss 1i Ssoa commit
ting himself in its favor.
Kp an s"s the
right Of way from the Rio Grande to San Diego, Cali
Mr. FENTON Rep., N Y.)-To provide for sn AmerL
can Line Of Mail and Emgrant Passenger Steamships be-
tween New-York and Copenhagen and other scandin
MI RAMSEY Rep, Mnn.)-To continue the 81. Paul
to Yankton and for continuing the land grants In aid OF
the same. -, - ,, -. -
act Of the Legislative Assembly Of the Territory Of Idaho
passed January IS. 1863, and for other purposes ~
Mr. CORBETT (Rep.. Oregon)-For a survey or the Co
! iumhIa River In the State Of Oregon and Washington
Territory. - . ,,r
tary Afars reported, with amendment the House joint
resolution for the return Of evidence OF Gis
charge to aS ss snPpy Of arms for m
srneton and practice. to certain Colleges and UNIVERSE
walton to the City Of San Francisco, for public park
The latter bill was indefinitely postponed ,.,,, !,
rectns that in the further consideration of the Georgia
bill there shall be neither adjournment or recess until
MIR Mr. THURMAN Dem Ohio objected to the consdera
tion of the resolution and was laid over until tomor
At 1 O'Clock the Senate took up
THE GEORGIA BILL
Mr.. STEWART Rep, Ney) moved 10 strike OUT inc
Bingham amendment.
Mr. WILSON Rep.. Mass) offered an amendment
for two years from its reorganization In January last
iect shall never be exercised extend official term
beyond the regular constitutional period ana he Legs
laure consent to this condition before the act small
WILEY W y9 said the attemg, to thrust
state what shall shall mot do ss- hs Ritati%n o.
lie whole powers Of the States lie had belonged
TO what was called the state Rights school He had
seem to him any man who would adopt either
the proviso in the bill the amendment pro.
d
forever after hold his peace with regard
the Intervention OF Congressional power with the right
OF State lie thought the policy was to provide at
this time for Provisional Government for Georgia IL
the present bill TO pass he would move TO insert as
O substitute for the Bingham amendment provision
designed TO be warning to the state that Federal In
teryention would follow attempt TO set mp perpe
ual Government under authority OF the present Legisl
Mr. Stewart argued that Georgia should either De
should be given sufficient time to establish
ITSELF and provide the means for fair election when IL
Mr. SALISBURY Dem, DELI, in reply to reference
by Mr. Stewart to the "Ku-KuK Klan," SAID there was
one thing he would like 10 before he died. and that
was a Ku.Klux" Whenever party interest was to be
subserved whenever IL was necessary In the language
of Senator Stewart to make " Republican state, then
Radical newspapers filled with the most horrl
BILE accounts bloody deeds and terrible threats OF
the awful Ku-Klux Khan. He would like TO know more
OF this convenient class who appeared and disappeared
in the South for the purpose OF supplying political argu
'" Mr. W VII kep, Mass) said the inquiry reminded
Of DemOeratS DENIAL In former days that Border
ruflansm existed In Kansas at time when the soil Of
that stained with the blood Of unoendng men,
cabins He asserted that since Lees surrender more
men had killed in the late Rebel States on account
their color than had killed Ill any one battle
Mr.. sAUiSBURY read from private letter OF q
Georg Republican in contradiction Of newspaper re-
ports outrages there. and abutng them to sinister
MI HOWARD thought the interests of the country re-
CURED the Intervention Of tho Federal to prevent
from passing into the hands of party Influenced
by reveneeful motives toward the Union party.
After further discussion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Bills were introduced and referred as fol-
lows:
MT. KNAPP rep, n. YJ-To protect patentees and
Mr.. CHURCHILL tRep, N. YJ-To provide for the
collection publication Of commercial
Mr. sCOFIEID Rep., Penn ITO e1uaze the salaries