Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, Arm 4. 1870.
SENATE.

which they Are located be granted TO them,
that they may be able y eSannus tssn @i =
Committee on Indian AFFAIR.".
M Harlan said the people OF this country
ments in reference TO the 1ndiaas, and the
Impression IL that Congress aud the 0overn-
msn, treat the indiaas WITH cruelty. Now,
are entitled TO this land. The question IL,
WHISTLER this land shall be disposed o. for the
bensal o. the shawnsos or for the bonent Of
Nj. Morton remarked thu, this land had
been Improved by the Friends and holby the
Sasps and ' ,s! Indian. had ssrssd ssys
the Friends, but the Indians wanted nov 70
repudiate this Agreement, and havs this land
'O'O' " '"A' WI SLo SST su ny 1on
Mr.. Oatteli presented memorial Of leading
noIi.ts Of the so9atry asklaE that Imported
that on Aeeount OF the delay IN the custom.
houses planta are frequently ruined. Re
ferred TO the oommlttee on finanoe.
The Vice President introduced the order Of
arrangements agreed upon By the preaidlug
seryises Of General George ii. Thomas ia the
Hall Of the House Of Representatives on Tues
day evening, AprilB.
NJ. Osmeron introduced = bill relating to
other purposes Referred % the oommitiss
90 District of UolumblA
punNtnR RHsoRr.
MT. Chandler offered resolution that when
si s Ihst .Ss
vote Ia taken, and asked for Its present con.
sldstAtioni but objection being made, It went
The House amendment to the bill author.
hing the city Of Washington TO improve the
avenues and Streets Of the city was con
rus GEORGIA BILL AaAIH.
At I O'Clock the unfinished business, being
,hs asorF,. Sil va, !, taken up ne question
known AZ the Bingham proviso. ....
Mr.. Wilson offered his amendment TO insert
IN sS q ne P5oy;9 proposed TO os strets.
General Assembly shall date from January %,
1870, and shall continue until the persons 70
10 on ns is SS me a', y n9 q.
General Assembly OF said State are qualified,
and prohibiting the Legislature from extend.
period named In the constitution Of the StaIs.
Mr.. Wlllon advocated his proposition. The
Powe, q oonIrs,s e attend ihs tern o. me
tufs itself had no power 70 DO ~ II was bet
ter for Congress 70 settls this matter, and Il
RsGIpss that ne tern o. 'hs hssi.stpIs
tionAry and illegal proceedings Of the Legs.
latufe AZ At nrst orEaniEed.
a VislouS spssiss Of Legislation, and Of :
power Of The states In Congress. he had
. .:SSC GssP SS: s oar sS.r sS.s
for this amendment or for the provlso a. u
now stood, should forever hereafter hold hia
peace, no mAtter what interference may be
attempted by Congress with the states. II
would ee very wrong 70 eompiioAte the rela-
Of the Legislature Of Georgia extending its
term. He thought that the next eieetion
1apHh tA * aos, 10 h tsd
1 1870, that would be q violation OF the Oonsti.
tuition OF the United States, which guarantees
%sSs aSd Il Would pSsn 81 tSs aSsy o 81 o1s
Eress 70 interfere. But that contingency had
He had an Amendment to propose, tina. the
Last clause Of the second subdlyision OF the
nrst section OF the third article Of the eonsti-.
tuition Of oeorgiA, IN the following wordsi
the time % election, and me members shall
hold until their successors are elected and quail
feas 81 s i sss e =. ss.na Is.s
term OF once At their own will aud pleasure,
and without new election being held, Aad
s 10y i he @ q sEs stsa sas
and calling for tho interfereneo OF the General
4 aoyernmsnt This would be a fair warning
this could be attempted with impunity. his
idea really was that Georgia WAS not now en-
titled 10 representation 10 Oongresa, and that
she should DO remAnded TO aproVisionAl GOV.
. Mr. Stewart thought the Amspdmsnt OF Mr..
Wilson was perfectly right u would require
for fair election, and deorgia could then be
made Republican Statsi but u the election
SoSsTol. The Su,SoPisiss assdsa thiS u tine;
the Legislature needed tito pass fssistration
MS. Thurman asked II seven months would
MT stewart doubted. whether two years
would be enough.
Mr., Stewart Well, that would DO better.
Mr., 5, then went on to say that y was better
to Thoroughly reconstruct Georgia now, II
hands next winter than Tennessee IL now.
MT, SAul.6ury would like 10 see one thing
before he died and that was . yeritAble Ka.
DID such wonderfully fearful thingS. when.
ever auy party object was TO 30 accomplished,
asooaSss Of ths ourssss ~ sSS ImaE hS
orEAniIAtion. The whole idea now 10 not to
make Georgia Republican State but black
TO discuss this bill but only TO say that he
would like 70 see q Ku.kluN.KlAn brought
into the Senate that we might see what kind
one ssqualsted with his habits 70 give a de-.
M. Wilson remembered very well that Is
years ago Senators on that aide OF tho chamber
used to get up and deny 10 a aneering manner
the exihtenos Of border runians, when At the
time S,s very aPs TsIs
because they desired KAngaa 70. be Admitted
as a free state. And 90 irwAa nowi portion
now s soostsniiy jssrins and snserinS Il the
idea OF runlAnlsm In the South, whom the fact
10 that since the war there have been more
politics than there were killed 10 any battle
held during the war, Yes,there had been more
men ElAin In this way than Tell on the Geld Of
the Senator from Delaware to a report made
TO the House At this session OF outragea 10
Louisiana which was enough to Siskea the
Mt. Thurman asked u this was true, II these
outragos prevailed, which ho did not belieVe,
Why was y that they wers not snpPrssssdl
OF the military, and were governed BY Ropub-
lean oiileials altogether.
desperate men bundled together In this work
that 10 some sections the authorities were
poWefless 70 cope with them. II was well
acknowledged that they were unable 20 con.
troll the mob. There never was aueh q hot-
rible history o. outrage a. ehArAeistiIod tbs
murders and outrAgeI were sonstAnlly bsiuG
MI: sssi,SIy read :, letter q. ron =, Z: y
feet that the letters and kilograms from that
stAterepresentinE so much disorder TO exist
are ES5I highly s9lossd e al! Ps.'sSSS .aS
species Of tactics as was adopted Daring thu
war 10 Delaware, when accounts Of outrAgel
9.S S ss S o. Sas S AsTs .:GSS
proyId snos dld not allow this governor to re
Nj. Howard said the amendment OF Mt
wn.oa pleased MIN WY much !S, anS Prosssds:
Tong enough TO adopt Measures 70 inaur
tranquility and peace, aud the eonhtitutloh o
dsoTgla undoubtedly Intended that 10 shout
M. Morrill,, Of W., from the uoamit,ss O.
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