Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-20
F0RTY-SEC0ND CONGRESS,
This Afternoons Prooeedines,
THURSDAY, Aprn N.

VI me ffesaoent, IN CON uncuon With a similar
committee on the part OF the House, aud inform,
/ adjourn sine de- W
The resolution Was adopted, and the Chair
Senking and Davis Of kehtucky.
Mr west introduced bin 20 incornora,e tht,
louisiana, New Mexico ami Kansas Railway
The Senate then, at Is inmates past y. went
into executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
mediately sitter the House was called 20 order
the clerk Of the Senate made his appearsnca
and announced that the Senate had agreed "a
the report OF the committee OF Conference ON
TIE KUKLUN BILL,
and had passed g concurrent resolution 20 al
lOurn at two O'Clock on Thursday, the 2ist inst
Mr.. Poland, (NtD from the conference COM
mittee on the part OF the House, made 9 report
and briefly explained the sction OF the COM
mittee, holding that the substitute for the Sher-
man amendment was Practically an abandon
ment OF that feature IN the biz.
Mr.. Shellsharger Ohio SAID he did not desire
il 20 be understood that the substitute did not
amount 10 much. lie considered it A. more
etectusl In reaching all classes OF offenders
under the second section than the sherman
Mr.. whitthorne Tenn appealed to The House
60 insist upon the
REFEAL or TIE TEST OATH,
and chsrged that The measure wOult only ten
10 irritation and consequent increased disOrder
and that Il WAS contrary 20 what the preyioa a.
action Of Congress had led them % expect.
The demand for
rHK PREVIOUS QUESTION
was then seconded.
Mr.. Kerr (lnd.) maintained that there was o.
condition OF affairs existing i'm the country a.
demanded the passage OF any measure ike a
which had originated in the House OF now car
10 Il from the Senate. lie had read by a.
clerk an article nom the Chicago Tri5Has, e.
titled, 4" Shalrthe sword supersede the Law
and warned the other side that the time won,
comewhen they would regret the passage o.
this measure.
Mr.. Beck (Ky.J charged that the House had
abandoned the only feature OF the bhl thaf
made il tolerable, and said that had not tn
ne b n could 5eS 0s ba .%e .ae tS u
The measure WAS a prenedgisted plan OF thy
/ radicals 70 send down corrupt judges, and &,
controlling the juries deprive the Pcop.e OF the
Mr.. Butler Mas said there were
THREE POINTS
] IN the bill which he thought worth preserv-
\ The right OF the government to protect fbe
OF cluzens. IL gave power to the presideu
use the strong arm 20 suppress outrsges
disorders OF all kinds, and Il defined tie pay,.r
/ States. ~ eNe
Mr.. Garfield lohiO) replied to Mr.. Beck AND
maintained that there had been material moJli-
ncstons made In the jury act, which were 70 be
| opposed, although he would have desired 10
have seen the whole act repealed. He thongbt
Congress bad now perfected wise and Jaii-
I
citizens without invading the rights OF the
States.
PASSAGE OF THE kUKLux BILL.
The report Of the committee was then ayreal
20 by strict party vOte-ayes 49, noes "a Mr..
Fsrnsworth M not voting
Nearly every absentee was announced as
The House then, at lisa, adjourned.
Thursdays session.
MI. Conger lMlch.l moved that Wilder ID
Foster member elect from the fourth Michigan
district might be sworn in IN the absence OF an
Official certificate.
objection was made on the ground Of intor-
mslity and the motion was diss gre ed 90.
Mr.. Beck Ky asked leave 10 Introduce a
joint resolution asserting the power OF the House
TO make OF withhold appropriations for Carving
out the provision OF treaties involving the out
lay OF money, but objection was made
on motion Of Mr.. Dawes Mass the Senate
FINAL ADJOURNMENT
was concurred in.
Messrs. Dawes, Mass Maynard TENN ans
Ely IN, y were appointed p committee % gait
upon TO wait upon the President, with a similar
committee OF the SeDa.e, and Inform him has
the two houses were ready TO adjourn.
Mr.. Lowe Kan move % suspend the rules 20
take nom the Speakers table aud pass the Sen.
ate blll to provide for the sale Of certain Indian
lsnds IN Kansas known a. Cherokee scrip, but
The house refused 10 suspend the rules.
HE BIZ was then referred to The Committee
Mr.. Beck moved to suspend the rules AMI
pass tie resolution introduced By him before
the time OF adjournment was fixed.
The rules were suspended, aud the joint res
CLINTON passed without dissent.
Mr.. Butler Mass asked leave TO make
A PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
MT. Arthur q hy.l objected.
MIR. Butler moved 70 suspend the rules.
The vote on a division stood ayes 81. noes g.:
not tWo-thirds voting in the Affirmative. The
yeas and nays were ordered. aud the rules were
suspeDded-yeas lis, nays ,.
M Butler thanked the House for its courtesy,
arc proceeded 10 read the speech which he has
spon several previous occasions attempted To-
make, but was unable TO do 50 on account OF the
objection of Mr.. Beck and other Kentucky
members. be reviewed the occurrence IN the
Senate 20 which himself and Senator Davis
were parties sEd the speech made BY that
Senator, ana in scsthing language charged that
the Senator had under the protection of his
years, bis Senatorial toga, ana the Constitution
used language that was ungentlemanly aud
made statements that were not true. ana Ia
submitted to the House who was the black
guard, the scoundrel, and coward. He eN-
plslned and defended his course at New
Orleans, and said il he had IL TO 20 over
again bis little finger would fail with
more force than his whole hand fell before
He next proceeded 20 the Military ASYLUM
charges made against him by Mr.. FsrnsEorth
ailudiDR 10 the course Of that gentleman in
very severe language. He said that Commit
tee OF the House lad made report on which
all could read, which fully eNhOnersted him.
The charge was therefore not against him. but
against the committee for corruption and the
gentlemen of that committee were four of them
TO defend their own conduct He said that he
proposed never again to make any further ex-
PLANTATION OF his military conduit unless IL was
required, content TO await the time
when II would avail nothing politically 20 attack
him and leave bis full Wind cation 70 history.
Mr.. FarnswoTth followed in a personal eNpla-
nation, in which he was very severe in his Ian
guage 20 Mr. Butler, and was once called TO
order by that gentleman, but the House allowed
him TO 90 on.
MIR. Beck (Ky.l followed. defending Senator
Davis and bitterly attacking Mr.. Butler. In the
course OF bis remarks he said that several mem
bers OF the House had seen the gentleman from
Illinois Mr.. Farnsworthl thrust his fist under
the nose Of the gentleman from Massachusetts,
and use language which he could not repeat
here. The gentlemsn's swn friends had re-
marked that they never had expected TO see a
white man take that lSeDsatisn.l
Mr. Butler" He lie not a white man."
Mr.. fsrnswOrth. lderisiyely. -" :; vu hrob-
.OIy on account Of bis extrene old age" Con
fusion and excitement
MIR. Stoughton, Mich, q member of the COM
nittee 10 investigate the affairs OF the military
asylum, followed in a defence Of the action OF
he committee, and exoner sted Mr.. Butler from
my suspicion Of wrong In connection with its
manage ment.
At two O'Clock the Speaker hammer fell and
re declared the first session OF the I'D Congress
Adjourned without date.
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