New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-17

A SEWN HOURS SEssION-TI.E COECLCsIoNs
AEGIvED AT--A JOINT INTEsHGATING COM
1IITrE 10 BC APPOINTED on TIE SOUTHERN
QUITE 40 C3-THE JUDlCItRY CoAMIIlEE TO
RI INSTRUCTED 70 PREPARE A ELL on TIE
Observation-Disclosures 1GILNSIUN OF TIL
SESSION.
icy TzIEGr:vE TO THE TLIGCSEl
WAsIIINGroS, March 15.--1ho Republican
Eenaors today ,goro celebrating in - for nearly
reven hours tgo hours before the meeting OF the Senate
Ard after tic adjournment nom o'c,ock urtl long
rf.lr 3. Tic Irypie,y OF eaact.ns saah legs
Istion no t.is ressiru a. VIII servo TO rep.ass
tbe Eu-KluZ disorders IN The soot1, Tas'
as before the s'cct under Discussion. TIC debate at
times assumed somewhat OF heated character, as
widely varyina views were expressed .- tae different
Senator'S present. Many posi- 5s we've Ies ted .of
consideration, at for long time 10 seemed as 20 wa
impossible 90 arrive q. harmonious conclusion.
Tie two Ms aclusstls Senators Vtlc Iertic"'aly
strenuous iu .fc uooE their assocftes tire no" -y
Of Immediate and complete Legislation, ' 1rJc~ restore
= ,aorI-ll ssato OF affairs ia Go south. Orc S.t,h-
em Senator said that if it VAS intended tina,
she Ecnubt cen party in tho South should exist
any longer, then tits Congress must not 80 home
without doing something. Finally determination was
srrived al % propose JOINT Committee ~ Zee two
Houses T. Investigate affairs il dc south, which shall
rsp0r, az TIA next session.
Thcn To- resolution offered by nv. Sherman IN open
Eeuats 'c1ay, iusru-t.1g lac Judiciary Committee 70
report ui WIS ,aEcn up. S.veri motiors TO amend
n b f-t
notion s.as then made by lir Cona.ne that ho COM
Tnttee he Instructed report the next session. Til.
was rejected By % 1G Afterwards Mr. summer moved
that the Committee report forthwith, "Lch was carried
--SltOI9.
Upon tie question q adjournment it wos argued ,n
ore side that II he legislation agreed Oh Nts 20 be
enacted, il ol.d DC impossible 70 adjourn ON Monday,
as tie Democrats could dc.y 0ctOI con" beyond tat
Gate whie others coLtcric3 thar nc majority by con
t.8uing ft voud by the force of Numbers, worry
the minority However, # was decided by vote Of
p postpone any action tho question OF adj
1ournmcH. until further developments.
The thing to DECIDE whether any legislation
additional to tie bills OF the South should De Iat, and
raOa0u made 20 restrict al action fOr this session to
that sa.Jcc and such necessary matters Of apIropa
fions a. might De brought up. Mr. Tum1-n wanted to
amend -s motion by including tho t',s tcr Tire repeal Of
The dutv OF coal and salt and Nr. Summer WAITED LA
BupPles eH'sry Civil Rights bin considered, but az
Bmerdr-aut5 wore voted down. and tho original motion
Vas then od,Ftad, when the caucus adjourned.
Tho action Senate ia its bearing upon the
tine o. aoiJrument is interpreted by Senators IN two
directly different ways Those WHO favor legislation for
the suppression Of the Ku<lux oUtIases understand
that tho resolution iustrucHg the judi AIRY Committee
10 report ll means that the Committees report
shall be acc1 on at ouce, and Tat tIc legislation
recommended shall be considered and some
measure adopted II Congress has to rcmnin in session
until 'hc snoTfalcs 81 December fall" 10 the
preston OF Ncwugand Senator II this view Of the
case if correct prolongaton OF the session for from
fhroe 70 FIX weeks De- certain No legislation OF any i'm
Horance for Tho pac6caon Of the South coald be passed
ahrouRh BOTH Houses in less than three weeks.
VH inc o'Aer Hand, Senators who favor
cary adjournment are uositive that nothing
VIII be accomplished beyond the raising Of The Joint In
"esilyatng Committee and that I'm adjournment will be
Agreed 70 for some day Hcxt week In their opinion the
HepuHican Senators. after having been in q chronic
<tate OF caucus Tor week are at the very point
R4yfIe IN
asaelusi0c Of the eaucus concludes ,ot,ip0
It r. beloved that the Democrats in the Senate win M
low fle EXAMPLE Of their brethren IN tho House ana
snog tho JOINT refolntion raising an inyestqspg coo
rltt4s 70 pas without objection, but upoa to sepa,o
sssciaIJn ips1rucfing the JadiciBy Committee dis
evs ID q length is expected, isug PERHAPS for
tso or aTee cayg aud embracing the whole question OF
l. q cnrfaf1.lt nf u s.nfh