Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-31
F0RTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons PROCEEDINGS.
FRIDAY, March 81.

SEEATE.-There being no morning bust
ness, the regular order, which was the resolu-
ton Of instruction of Mr.. Sherman to the udi-
cary Committee, Was proceeded with, Mr..
Po0l being entitled to the floor. After promising
that he was native OF the State Of North Caro-
lima, and also his ancestors before him from
time imme mortal, and that his only motives and
wishes were for the well being and tranquility
OF his State, he proceeded to discuss the lawless
condition Of affairs, and the most proper means
to bring about a remedy. He held that il the
government intended TO abide by its policy of
reconstruction, and protect its loyal citizens il
must speedily devise some measures, otherwise
il was best 10 withdraw at once and give up
everything to the control OF the despers-
does. He believed that IL was the inter-
ton OF the government TO carry ont It's
policy, and hence what are the best means?
his opinion was that some mild but firm meas
ures should be adopted, not martial law yet, but
with distinct understanding that IL the mil
der measures proved Intellectual martial law
should be proclaimed. and all those States re-
manded to the condition Of territories. He
felt satisfed that a fear Of martial law would
prove wholesome check upon these ku klux
organizations. The testimony before the com
mittee proved that the people Of North Caro-
Ina, as whole. did not sympathiZe W b the
cations.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Dawes (Mass.) introduced a resolution. which
was adopted, calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the amount of
paper reprint the national bank
notes, the coet per pound or the several quail
tiles, and other matters in connection there.
with.
Mr.. Wheeler IN. W introduced a hill N an
thorIze the Secretary OF the Treasury TO change
the name OF the ship VIM. s. Storm to Hamilton
Fish. Passed.
The Senate bill to amend the act to divide
the State of Virginia into two judicial districts
as taken from the Speakers table and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Slocum, IN. w. Senate bill
to pay the members of certain military organ
i'm inn Nr rsnaa L.. - -
from the Speaker 3 table and passed.
The regular order being called for,
AN UNDERSTANDING
was arrived at that the House would take a
recess from half-past four to half past seven
and sit to- morrow, the previoIS question not
being called before Monday. NV
Mr.. Willard (Nt.) asked and obtained leave to
the bill.
Mr.. Farnsworth (Tll.) then proceeded to sd-
dress the House. He said he approached the
subject with a conscientious desire to get at the
truth The subject was a very grave one and
should nave a grave consideration. He pro-
Lose9 to confne his remarks to the second and
third sections; the first cti0n he had 10 obiec-
ton to; that might be well enough. SO far az
the constitutional relations of the second sec
ton 60, it might as well apply to individual
onences as to the combinations Indicated and
il makes felonies OF larceny and minor crimes
he held that there was no constitutional war
rant for the provisions OF the section.
Mr.. Farnsworth proceeded to review the his
tory Of the passage OF
THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT,
and he read from the speeches of republicans
at u al time to show that but one (Mr Kelley
OF Pa') claimed any such powers as were now
clalmed 10y the friends of this bill, but that on
the contrary, many of them denied the right of
Congress to assume these powers which be-
longed 10 the State, and that an amendment
proposing such action was indefinitely po.t.
poned and never called up.
Mir. Bingham (Ohio) said the provision WAS
subsequently adopted III another form
MIR. arnsw orth:-Why was il changed? Were
they ashamed of It?
He tnen read the 18th amendment az origi-
Dsily reported by MIR. Stevens April 30th fS1e
and extracts from the debates which ensued
upon 1t in support OF his assertion that the men
who voted for that amendment contemplated
no such power as was conveyed by the bill
under consideration. He held that the yery
general view of the members was that the
amendment was to prohibit any Discrimination
in the lees alton OF the States against any class
OF the citizens Of that State. He admitted that
under the bad Influences Of
ANDREW JoHNsoN's ADNrNIsrRArroN
there had been many things done that womb
NOT De IN the strong light Of reason. Ii was
no secret, and he was telling no tales out OF
school. The House knew il, and the country
knew it. He had done many things and
he was ready TO do so again TO save
the life of the nation that did not
laIiy md warrant in the Constitution.
and they had reconstructed and reoonstructed
and they were now asked TO reconstruct arain
by giving TO the President authority TO use fife
Army and Navy of the United States in en-
FORCING the laws of the several States He was
one OF hose who believed the world was gov
erned too much. He did not agree with the
gentleman from Massac h uaetts Mr. Hoarl thai
We should have strong central goysrumsnt
lie eeheved the safest place to leave the power
was in the States. wei
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