Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
PsnyFirt Congress- Second Regular StHlOE
MONDAY, Arm is, 1870

.eAle them all the portions oil SAID eetate not
tothe Committee on military hhaifs.
mira RgroRrnp AND iHTRoDuoED.
Mr., HAmlin, from the Committee on the Dis.
kiot Of Oolumbia, reported with Amendmenta
Sill to Incorporate the society for prove alton
OF cruelty to animAla, by. -... o.
Mr.. Trambail, from the JudIOlNty Commit.
tee, reported In favof OF indefinitely poatpon.
Ing the bill to prevent prize lighting.
ANOTHER ooEsTtruTtoNAL AMENDMENT.
Mr. Drake introduced Joint Resolutions pro,
poainG 40 amendment to the Constitution that
the President Of the United shall have power
to protest any,StAte against domeatlc violence
on sutnoient proof heing presented 70 hin Of
bhall have power to enforce this Amendment
by appropriate legislation.
Mr.. Drake said the events OF the last i've
years were auiiioient 70 convince every one Of
The neoeasity Of giving the power TO the Presi-
dent to suppress insufrection OF violence In
ny state Without Nv being compelled % y.it for
lie asked that the resolutions be referred to
the Committee on military Affairs.
NJ hanIsS, ,s,a NJ: Proposed sSsad@en,
Investing the Executive with such power,
The Constitution now gave the power TO the
MI. Howe thought the resoIutions had best
be referred to the Judiciary Committee. 90
MT. Drake said he had no objection TO their
Military Oommittee had considered them. :
MI. stewart suggested II would be best 20
Eefef them 10 the Oommittss on Edueation and
Mt. Drake. think II would be better to re-
for the SenAtor from Nevada to the COMMITTEES
on Edueation and Labor. -u.
Finally, on motion OF Mr.. Morrill,, OF VT,
the resolutions were referred to the Commit
tee on the judiciary.
RELIEF oP TnE ONEIDA ovTioHRs.
MIR. CrAgin, from the COMMITTEES on Naval
Affairs, reported fAvotably the bill for the 70.
lief Of the oiioers, sailors aud marines Of the
United States warahlp OneidA.
Mr. sumner offered a RESOLUTION inatruotlng
the Committee on the District OF Columbia 20
report what legislation IL necessary to secure
equal rights without regard to color or race on
the Orange and Alexandria railroad. ..
Mr.. Sumner read q letter from = oolofed
member Of tho Georgia Legislature to the Of.
feet that having fifst class ticket for Atlanta,
purchased at the regular otioe In New York,
he had been denied admission to the gentle.
meas ear OF the Orange and Alexandria rail.
road and been compelled TO ride on the plat
form. Mr., 5. said this was a clear ease Of out.
rage and should be Investigated,
The resolution was then adopted. ..
cHARoE or CORRUPTION.
Mr.. Edmunda rose and stated that ohArEsa
had been brought to hla attention, 10 which
the names Of parties who were said to DO ready
70 sustain the same were given, to the effect
that attempts had been oOrruptly made TO In
nuenoe the votes Of Senators on the GeotEiA
bill. He did not say upOn which side, but
these charges were made in such manner
that he would be Feoteant to hia duty A. q
Senator n he did not notice them. He there
fore offered resolution inStruoting the Con.
mittes on the judiciary to Inquire whether
nuenoo the votes Of Senators on the bill new
pending In the Senate for the Admlaaion 10
TsGSo:sStaslSG Of The state q asorgi. and
persons and papers. ... ....
The resolution was adopted.
THE uRoRaIA BILL. ..
The Georgia bill was theu taken up.
Mr.. Drake called for the reading Of his
amendment providing that where dlsorderly
ss or sIy ss'SS II
President, on request Of the Governor or
Legislature, shall send the military forces OF
suSs SistuTsSSsss said u fossss 70 .aS.is.
upon the Inhabitants, or 10 case United States
forces are not available the State militia 70 be
ssd HS with Violence % Ss tT:a ~ tRs %
tATy commission.
MT. Drake stated that he did not intend to
speak on the 0eorgiA question; but to this
amendment. He admitted that the prop OF
was extraordinary, but the circumatanoes
which call for It are extraordinary. Nowhere
in history have we parallel to the organized
murder, violence and rapine that now exists
In the Southern States, Yes, there 10 bome-
tAing IKE ~ e history, but only In ibis otgAai
found \ parallel to tho Klu Klux-KlAn.
Tread fow sentences relative TO the Thugs
Of ndla' They are descTi5 bed, as band OF as
tiveS. Their goddess was Kali, who presided
over free love, lust aud murder. They often
ihS a n 1h .Ss .Sss hsy
enoe OF religious motives We have the counter.
part Of the Thugs Ia the Ku-kluN OF the
called the ThSSS Of America. The ssaatoI
from North Carolina INT. Abbottl told the
Senate the other day that the outIAEsS b. day
SSsH sss aTdsI Ssad IA al h q
was eorrobofAted BY the other Senator from
North Caroline INT. POOL and the senator
sorry 70 say that there were Senators on al.
noor, who had never lived among this Tebe
population, who refused to believe these
That Senator who sits here and will not be
lleVe what the Southern Senators tell him
who will do soothing to put down this violence
TO his sklrls. When these southern senator
tell us Of these outfaEes, how ean We, how
dare we, refuse to believe them. Iftheas out.
We would have the Senate rising up to over
throw them and TO AvenEe them, and thoy
should be suppressed A. much In the South Al
In any other section, and before an done
intend to make this thing 80 clear before tn,
Senate and the eountry, that no Que whe hal
intellset and conscience will dare to deny be
lief N
Mr. D, asked for the reading OF letter froE
a prominent gentleman OF North OArollnA
whose name he dared not give because his llf
that In AllemAnee county It Is inpoisible Il
obtain the conviction OF q single Ku-Kiux
that the women are nightly In fear OF beinI
deTod, that the sheriff, grand jury, add oths
ofiesrr are Ia sympathy with the ku.KluH
that the sty you are . eALpetbaEger or
the cry 'you are LinoolnIte" was 10 1890
Upon the shortest proVoeation anegro or Re
publican 10 taken up, and u on trial, there d
no difficulty 10 having him oonViSted. Tn
writer further expTssSss his approval Of tn
amendment OF MT. Drake, which In his opiniol
10 the measure that e absolutely peoss.lTy z
restore peace and tranquility to North carroll
ma, and to put down the Klu.Klux.
He (Mr, D. had something else he had !
book, obtained from the War Dspartnleni
commission In Wilmlngton 10 laoe ThrO
men, who had been members Of the klu-KluS
turned States evidence, and their teStimon,
this Kia, Kius was. asoiss ". Tiiioa sss9i
ned that he was batoherJ that he assisted II
oTgs3izi1E re klu.klnx' and that he he,
mission are required to swear that they ar
for white mans party, and that they vii
labor for the oYerthtoW Of the Republics
party. At one meeting measures were tAkeE
Tor the killing Of two men-oolgrave an
Wilkiei the arst because he assisted In tn
ne SHs "uppossd 10 81 detes,lys' o VoiSS,ssr
at once offered to kill these two men, and WeT
told that they should be protected. II. ... /.
Here were dsl noH,nS TsSSStIoHs 6a'.SSs
OF the county, was subsequently killed b.
them. At another meeting \ motion was pu
cause he was supposed 10 be a dstsetIve' III
inatruetiona to nlemhers we're to get In tn
way o. the sheriff, (which meant hAngin
Eouuu hho eouTNs 70 GET on tho JuTYtD anu
Aoqult oomrAdo no matter what the teati
mony was, aud without regard to the oath Q
AJurof. When oomrAde was 10 dIatress the
were TO 20 70 his relief a. all hazards. Tn
other testimony 10 similar to this, And thSS
meh gave II At the risk Of their llyoa one {
them stating on his oath that he knew
should DO killed for giving II, Now, throuEl
out the whole South 10 this organiaAtio
bound together by these chastity oAthS, an
bent on their hideo1a aud internal won
Owl law 10 a. a oobweb 10 their path, 18TH
sheriff 10 against them he 10 murdered. II AZ
on the jury Is against them, u 10 At thu o.
pense OF his life, The great masA Hf the peopl
are In sympathy with the perpetrators {
these outraEeSi II they were not they woul
Does not every Senator know that 10 theI
was such an Organization In New England
would be putdoWn In 4 single day, The Sci
AtOF from Vermont Mr.. EdmundBl says thi
would be put down In the North, and 30
would but that 10 not the case In the Soutl
And II 10 not tho white man against his 70
low, but against the negro, who has no ATu
TO defend himself, and has no one to look |
for protection but this Government and II
against HIN that this demonlAo spirit OF =
yenEe, hate and aHHaHAinAtion ex2endH itsel
On the authority Of General Dyer chief OF N
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