The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-19
WASHINGTON NEWS.
WASHINGTON, January 8.

HOUSE.
The amendment to increase the approprla-
tIon from $4,000 to $3.50 for the Bureau OF
Education passed. An amendment increasing
the salaries Of the Supreme Court Judges was
adopted. A bill was introduced for the admis-
sion of Utah into the Union. House went into
committee on the postal appropriations and
the bill passed. The Brooks special commit
tee report was adopted as follows: "Resolved,
That it is the judgment of the House that by
reason of the refusal of Hugh Hastings (of the
New York Commercial Advertiser) to testify
before the select committee as to the truth Of
the accusations, the Hon. James Brooks Is
fully eXonerated from the charges made by
said Hastings, and that the committee be dis
charged from the further consideration OF the
subject"
SENATE.
Morton offered resolution providing for
the appointment Of select committee Of five
members, to which shall be referred the docu-
ments and papers recently laid before the Sem
ate by the President. in reference to the con-
dition of the Southern States, such committee
to nave power to employ cAsa. and '' 'te''"-
grapher, and to senu lUr persons anu papers,
to administer oaths, and to investigate the
matters referred to In the documents and pa
pers aforesaid, and the truth or talsity
of the crimes and outrages OF political
character, alleged to have been committed
in the Southern States. A bitter debate
spranr ND and will be continued tomorrow.
TIE question turns upon whether the docu-
meuts shall be referred to special or to the
judiciary committee. 1t Is noticed that the
senator's whose terms expire on the 4th OF
March are generally bitter The following Is
specimen: Warner, of Alabama, said ''he
hoped special committee would be appoint
ed, by whom some remedy would be devised
for the insecurity of life and property and the
wholesale denial Of the exercise OF the
rights of citizenship. He reminded the
Senate, that upon the announcement In
the Senate, about a year and half
before, of the death of Mr.. Kinds, a
member of Congress from Arkansas, who was
assassinated because of his political opinions,
he (Warner) had asserted that while the gov
ment had shown Its power to crush rebellion,
1t had yet failed to show its power to protect
It's citizens. He defended himself from the
charge of inconsistency from the day he put
off the Federal uniform. He had offered to
the Southern people the olive branch OF
peace, and had said to them upon the ros-
trum in Alabama, and here, upon his
responsibility as o senator, that he was
willing and anxious to forgive the past;
that as q Federal soldier he had fought only
for the union and future peace of his coun-
try. He could say to-day he cherished no ami
mosities on account of The past, but was ready
now, as he had been since the war, to rise
above such considerations, and, In spirit Of
Christian craftsmanship, do that which would
seem best for the welfare Of his country and its
future. He would vote with the senator from
California, (Casserly,) for amnesty for the
rebellion; but he would be sorry to pro-
pose that that should carry with it
amnesty for the rebellion and murder OF to-
day. While for amnesty he was also for the
halter for murderers. His answer to insinua-
tions OF Republican connivance in the South
ern outrages was that, if the Democratic party
depended for ascendency upon the operations
of organized bands of Kr-Kluy assassins in
overriding the South, 1t was time the country
knew it. He hoped 1t was not true, and cep-
recated the drawing Of party lines upon SIM
pie proposition to investigate the truth OF these
allegations. Ifit was shown that the Democrat
ic ascendency in the South had been secured
through popular violence and intimidation, he
would, expect his Democratic friends to
unite in applying remedy for the evil. To.
refute the assertion that these were stale
charges, he read from Democratic newspapers
severe comments upon the refusal OF the Sen
ate to restore the Arlington estate to the
widow of General Lee. AS an illustration OF
the frequent ebulltions OF political feeling,
indicating the lawless condition of soci-
ETY. there, he cited an incident within
his own experience OF an organized
attempt being made during late can
vass to break up Republican meeting at
the town of Eutaw, Alabama, which was at
tended with most serious consequences. Fifty
four OF the participants in the meeting were
killed or wounded. Though in the interest OF
the Democracy, and intended by them US a
means OF carrying a county in which 1t oc-
CURED, there was no greater provocation for
it than there was now for him 10 fire
q shot In the Senate Chamber. He had
been informed that during the melee