The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-02-24
From Washington
s,WAsH1SaroS, February "A.

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= r11sMEs 70 sPUT DOWN KU-KLUX IS
saveral measures are under discussion
an1ans Republican, Senators and mem
hers nrepara 'ory to action in Congress
fnr the protection of citizens of the
southern States from violence by alleg-
ed Ku.K;hX, etc. One of these proposes
that United States Commissioners shall
BE- appointed for every county in the
Southern States, with power TO issue
warrants anil serve them through depn
tv marshais. and to commit. to Jail or
hold to- bill for trial any person charged
with intimi latin others OF committing
anv u,hawru, act. .rAnoug oth4f things,
the Disgusting. of ttiH.pcrson or the wea =
inr of mask Oh the highway are named
as feIonies to be punishable with fine
aud I'M pri ,onnhent. 5 ccet 10: Iicas So
r:etieS are espcC ia.ly to b. pff'A!bttsi. A
Bill witt, these features was even nlS-
cussril To-day with result by tho recon-
str,ati,n cnnlhittee.
Annther nrapRition is for the Presl-
dent to issue q formal prnc.ahat'"h;
aiming all mara'rlrrS to dishtnd and
ret ,rn to their homes in peace hnaer
main of arrest and trial by the United
States authorities. Still another Bill!
n;DnoS(.S \ general amnesty, with = pro
viso that aanv on" aftrrwa, d. elected ."el
nns;,ion for enforcing the laws OF a
State who shalt fail to punish any per-
sons VIII, hav" mlnlefed beaten, or
otherwise Inaltreated ''s"Eal people,
shall be deprived nf such amnesty on
the fact, alleged being proved be'ore the
Secretary nf State Of the United Sta'eS.
This latter mart Of liir sciienle ISso man
if,.ilv in violation of law and the Con
sti,ut;on that it will hardly be serlonsly
considered. BIT hese various pr"pnSl-
tions. with the almost daily conferences
that are held on them, show that an
etI1rt will be male even at this session
to Ierislate some of them into som" N'.u
of q law. The Senate Special Commit
tee will also be prepared with Bill tor
the purpose named.
WEST POINT TROCRhEs.
The debate to-day in the House on
the report OF the Military Committee ior
the expulsion of the Grst-class OF Cadets
from the West Point Academy was, OF a
most interesting character. General
SIocnm. himself a graduate of the Acad-
emv. and menberof tlr Comh!istee,
t1o0t llle CildlS opSi'S "'N S
and read from the evidence to sustain
what hc said, that the course or the
President in pardnning, Al tho reHueS'
of Cadet Grant. the Ca'lets at the ACad.
emy who had been tried and convicted
by Court Martial, bad produced a state
of demoriliZasion FOR which the officers
of the Academy We're not responsipie'
and wlich,they were, under such CIR
powerless to prevent
While Gei,eral Slocumb made. these
nearly all the members OF
the House left their seats and gathered
around him to lIear.tEeM.
All { A GENUINE BLACK.
A specimen of the coIore1 rep'e 'enta-
ton of the new Congress appeared on
Ll.e floor of the House to.eay. in the
person of Hon. r.. B.. Elliott, of South
Carolina, Il genuine African. He was
fvr.ome time in the seat or his prede-
cessor. Judge Hoye, aud attracted very
general attention. The other c"'o;e"
members of the House arc three --tourshs
white, but Elliott is pure black. ! he
members did not seem in
c!iied to give hin,a very warm welcome
certainly not so cordial 4 one as WAS eX-
tended to Messrs. Rainey and Long.
"SoMEr1MEs WORDS WOUND MORE
THAN SWORDS" but when used III
praise of S.lmter Bitters as q Tonic and
Appetizer, fall like balm upon the suffer
ing. r,..s. 80