Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-06
Forty-second Congress.
sENATE-THURSDAY

ion of the Supreme Court, was aoopteo'
Mr.. Morrill, explained that Mr.. wilson
had been in error in supposing the Olii
would be limited to from 1000 to o,ooo
men but as it had passed it would apply
to $4,000 soldiers. Mr.. Wilson then
moved modification of the bill, to give
bounty to those who had been disabled by
sickness or disability contracted In the
service. This would reach about one
half the cases under the decision OF the
conrt. The remainder would have to be
nroyided for hereafter. The subject went
over without acaion until Friday.
The consideration of Mr.. Anthony,s
ameodment to the order of business, to al
low the consideration of any bill on the
South. passed by the House of Represen-
tatives, was resumed
Mr.. Davis of Kentucky spoke IN refu-
tation of the charges of Mr.. Sherman
against the peace and order of the South,
particularly of his own State. Mr.. Davis,
in abiding to the late Secretary Stanton,
said A more lawless dictator was never
in power than that same Secretary OF
War. If justice had been dealt out to
him in his lifetime for his crimes, ne
would have been hung a hundred times
for murder, and put in the penitentlary
ten thousand times for his crimes. Sen
sation Mr.. Davis's remarks were inter
rupted by the expiration of the morning
hour. when it was agreed to take a vote
upon the question.
Mr.. Thurmans amendment, requiring
any bill that might be received from the
House to be referred to a committee be-
fore action by the Senate, was voted
down. =,
Mr.. Anthony's amendment was then
adopted without division.
Mr.. Humans resolution instructIng
the judiciary committee to bring in bill
to repress Ku-Klux outrages was then
proceeded with, and Mr.. Davis OF Ken
tucky. whose remarks had been interrupt
ed by the expiration of the morning hour,
was awarded the floor, and proceeded to
argue that Congress had no power to pass
any such legislation.
Mr.. Wilson said he held in his hand
evidence of murders and outrages com"
mitted in Kentucky.
Mr.. Davis said many of these outrages
were committed by negroes upon negroes.
Mr.. Stevenson argued that the assault
upon the negro mail agent in Kentucky
had been grossly exaggerated and furnish
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Generals aiscontinuance of service on the
postal route. He proceeded to vindicate
his state from the charge of lawlessness,
and claimed that the people there uni
formly treated negroes generously and
kindly, and that their only fault was In
refusing to believe in the superiority of
the negro.
Mr.. Morton, in reply to the statement
| r. that no (MOrtOn1 apnt
message to the Indiana Legislature In
1865 opposing negro suffrage, said at the
time his idea was generally entertained
by the Republican party, but it was soon
after found that reconstruction could not
be accomplished without the entranchise-
ment of the colored people, and that en-
reimbursement had worked far better than
he anticipated. Mr.. Blair desired the
Senator from Indiana Norton to answer
candidly the question whether the negroes
had not been entrusted with the ballot In
order to obtain Republican votes Mr.
Morton replied that it was well known
that reconstruction could not be accom-
plished on white basis. The white peo-
ple of the South would not accept the
| situation.
Blair (emphaticslly) They did accept
| y ,
and never lifted hand against the gov
eminent since, and any one who asserts
the contrary asserts that which is not
true. General applause in the galleries,
which the Chair checked After some
discussion regarding the frequency of
late of applause in the galleries, tho Chair
stated that upon repetition of disorder
they would be cleared.
Mr.. Morton continued his remarks,
oontending that lawlessness did prevail
in Kentucky. Upon the conclusion of
Mr.. Morton's speech, Mr.. Pool obtained
the floor, and at s O'Clock, after brief ex-
ecutive session, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House took up the bill reported
from the special committee on Southern
affairs, and Mr.. Beck addressed the House
in opposition to it. Its purposes, he said,
were to destroy the rights of the states
and of the people, and put into the hands
of the President omnipotent power. In
reply to the remark of Mr.. Beck, Mr..
Butler of Massachusetts, said the bill met
. with the approval of majority of the
/ Republicans of the House, Mr.. Dawes
said no man on this or on the other side
is authorized to say that the majority of
the Republicans of this House are in
favor of this bill. There was in caucus
no record. no vote, no such public or pri-
vate expression of opinion.
Mr.. Blair of Michigan supported the
bill. He did not hesitate to say that by
fair construction of the Constitution the
government was authorized to interfere to
suppress domestic violence when state
cannot, or by reason of completely does
| +o he Il g..
assistance. This bill proposed to protect
people in the rights, privileges and i'm
munities which pertain to them as citi-
gems of the United States under the Con-
stitution and laws. 1t was impossible
for Congress to stand by and see them
violated and denied. The strong arm of
the law ought to be applied to suppress
all conspirators and distractions to the
law.
Fernando Wood next addressed the
House in opposition to the bill. He de-
MED that there was any evidence of the
existence of any widespread and great
opposition to law and order in the South.
Congress had higher duties to perform
than to agitate subject like THE. They
should legislate for the reduction of taxa
ton and expenditures, for a return to
specie payments and for general civil SER
vice reform. Mr.. Wood concluded his
remarks.
After remarks by Mr.. Brooks of New
York and Mr.. Eldridge against the bill,
and by Mr.. Maynard in its favor, the
House at 430 adjourned.
SENATE.-FRIDAY.
| Mr.. Pool occupied the entire session
with his speech. After he had concluded,
Mr.. Blair was awarded the floor, and at
| 5.15 the Senate went into executive sos
sion, and subsequently adjourned till
Monday.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, a resolution
was adopted directing the Secretary of
Treasury to furnish an estimate of the
number of pounds of paper that will be
required to replace the present tbank cir
culation, and the cost per pound of dis
tiuctiYa paper now usad for lanal tanaaz