New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-17
Democratic Triumph Complete
Damage to Railroad Tracks
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Weather Report and PrObabiIities-NCm-
nations COnfirmed-LOng and Stormy
senate Caucus-Statue of Professor
Morse on Public GrOunds-SynOpsis of
Buffers Letter. His Refusal Of the
ChnirMnnship of the southern Out
rage Committee Excited Debate in
the House.
WASHINGTON, March IS, 7:30 p. M.-The
area OF the lowest barometer, which was
Wednesday evening in Iowa and Illinois,
now covers Lake Huron. The barometer
has fallen during the day along the Atlantic
coast, with fair weather on the south At
lantic and clouds and rain on the middle
and east Atlantic. Fresh south and east
winds have prevailed along the Atlantic
coast. The winds on the lakes have been
fresh, frem the southeast and southwest
The temperature has increased very
raIi.lly on Lakes Erie and Ontario. but is
decreasing in the West and South. Falling
barulneters and rising temperatures are re-
ported from the Rocky Mountains. South
.ery winds have prevailed on the gulf, but
they are now replaced by fresh nOrtherly Y
winds.
Probabilities.-Fresh winds and clearing
up weather indicated Friday on the gulf,
south and mid-Atlantic Cloudy weather
and fresh winds on the east Atlantic and
lower lakes and fresh winds on the upper
lakes.
The following nominations were con-
tirmed: Davidson, collector sixth Tennessee
district; Manning. Collector of Customs.
Albermarle district. North Carolina;
The Senate caucus to-day was long and
stormy. Eight and ten Senators were trc-
qucntly on the floor ut once. 1t was finally
agreed to lay the resolution for adjourn
ment on the table. They propose a joint
committee of five Senators and seven Repre-
sentatives to take evidence, instruct the
judiciary committee to repOr: the Kill
Klux bill, and to entertain no other legis
laton.
.Senate-The bill allowing the statue of
Professor Morse to be placed on public
grounds passed.
The bill removing individual disability
came mp, but upon an amendment by Mr..
TrImbull making the removal general, was
withdrawn.
Several propositions to restore order at
the South were referred.
Senate adjourned for caucus purposes.
The following is I; synopsis of Buffers
letter which provoked the row in the House.
He says: No good but harm only can come
Of it to the Republican party. First, be-
cause this committee was forced upon the
Republicans by the nearly unanimous vote
aided by some twenty or thirty Republicans,
only against the decision Of the majority of
that party in duly called caucus of the
members of the House.
Second-Because this committee was
raised by combination OF the high tariff
Republicans with the Democracy.
Third-Because such committee would be
wholly powerless for any good purpose.
Fourth-Because my services as chair
,,<s %1o ,,St fhn
best elcctioneering document that could be
placed in the hands Of the Democracy in
the coming contest.
1t is in this tina: the report of the
committee would be wholly nugatory,
illusory and useless to show the exact
state of things at the South. Whenever
and wherever the committee would go
there would be sunshine and peace, and
we should be compelled SO to report.
Where we were not and could not be,
banded murder, robbing and arson would
stalk abroad at night, to be disbanded by
the rising sun. l am compelled to take
this mode to address you i'll declining
to serve because the announcement
of the committee was not made
by the Speaker until after the
vote of adjournment had been taken. and
thereupon his hammer fell, by
which he adjourned the House so as to pre-
thus attempted to be forced upon me at the
time. l believe l can demonstrate, even if
a majority of parliamentary body can
force a Massachusetts man of a committee
at pleasure, that it is quite another thing
for the Speaker to force another man on IL
against his consent.
During the debate Mr.. Stevenson said:
If there was hope for any other action
than bill at the present session, disor-
sanized as the whole party was by the fac
tions and spite and hate which disgraced
it, it was this committee. He foresaw that
the only hope for remedy for the loyal
people Of the South was in the proposed in
He, as one to conduct it did
not despair of good results. and proposed
to stand his ground
House-kelley, of Pennsylvania, asked
to be excused from serving as a member of
the select committee to investigate Southern
outrages. Neither the condition of his
health or his affairs permitted him to pledge
the summer to any public duties. He was
now under medical charge, threatened with
a pulmonary affection, and therefore after
the adjournment of Congress must seek
repOse, and not labor
He invited attention to a circular, laid on
the desks of the members this morning. ad-
dressed to the Republicans Of the House of
and indorsed by b. +.
Butler.
1t is charged that this committee was
raised by combination of high tariff Re
publicans with the Democrats. He begged
leave most emphatically to deny that as
sertion and to say he was on the floor yes
terday as a high tariff Republican. and
voted on every question put while his
health permitted him, and by an cxamina-
ton of the journal it would be found that
his views were, on all questions, consistent
with those of the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts, Mr.. Butler. while the revenue re.
formers around are the men who Joined
with the Democratic party of the House
and saved its ascendancy and success itsin
assaults on the industry of the country. by
showing a determination to rush through.
without debate or reconsideration, a repeal
Of duties on articles of production on
which many thousands of American laborers
are employed. All voted against me when
they voted in opposition to my accuser, the
gentleman from Massachusetts. In the
name Of the industrial interests Of the coun-
'ry and their representatives upon the floor,
1e made this early, earnest and honest pro-
est 01alnat thia falaQ and s,s,<n,,v,s7a1 oN>,r.