The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-19
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Senator FcntOn's Opinion of Traitors TO
the Republican Party.
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The Ku Klux Bill Under Discus.
sion in the Senate.
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Ben Butler Fooled in His Revenge Of
Senator Davis.
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Debate In the House on Revenue
Reform.
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"A Host Of Bills Rushed Through
the House.
"A Host of Bills Rushed Through
the House.

WASHINGTON, April IL, ISL.


WASHINGTON, April H. ls1
MISSISSIPPI LEvnFs.
Mr.. WEST (rep) OF La offered resolution requesting
the President detail officer OF engineers asss, the
survey being under the auspices of the State of
Louans for the strengthening OF the Mississippi levees
that State. Adopted
RAILROAD pEroTs WASHINGTON.
Mr. MORRILL, rep) OF VI, offered resolution instructng
the Commissioner of Public Buildings to Inquire the
rroprey of requiring al railroad depos the city of Wash
ugon where engines used to be further removed
from the public buildings and public grounds and report
nT srsAree qsSros
make % 81 ssn 70 S Ts
had read article rom the Washington Repue Of this
charing him with completely the reported detection or
o S Hi A as Ss nsw Sas this
tick did it no. appear In paper supposed
hardy NECESSARY Ss or me as sas
II. rule bad .op for o m
such say that, far my having knowledge,
Mr.. Wnsns previous 70 snnoancsmsn, in the
false seem 1 Sr wnsns lures %onSs pas
have had with him others regarding
this mouth 10 my home Ia Western New York. where was
60 @ srsi a.
bun for 81 1S e:
aEs and 10 n. oss &c 5
while was In Europe one year ago last summer and
regarded here Tive n ne d1 in s
am X. fer 1s, to his return last fall MS
startling myself and the country than 70 the
sss aa, a. ! do al acts and eondac. which
founy this act calculated degree
ons be With sf .na ss
ssa at or ss
does not tend TO strengthen our cause
The Senate then TOOK mp Mr. BARS resolution for intora
new sa OF 70 inv as &
before the Supreme Court by which hearing Of that
odsEa9 ss reply T. an aasy by Mr.
throw great, deal Of lirbt tho public questions Of
70 The people Of the country The truth 9ush. not !.
been some germuggerng IN this case Of Yerse and
Mr.. coSkLrNo, rep Of \. Y, though, it a
s as all Would recognize to ask
stipulation He could good to be accomplished by the
me- THURMAN (dem) Of Ohio, held that the &C. Of the
for the same nlormaon He FEY eenain it was not in
THE Ku kLUx BILL
ep) of VT. submitted report from the conference com
mittee on the ku lux bill Mr. Edmunds proceeded to
Mr. TnCEnAN moved to print and postpone I'll to-
Mr. TRuaBuLL Crep) of H., favored recomm,tal OF the
n to the committee 80 tina. might be amended
the odcation Of the amendment laying damages upon
hsa no saS
Knew x no authority In Congress to 20 into Country i oe
town to levy taxes for such purpose.
friend (r TrumbuIJ had very sensitive Of late
Spos 9e b was
serted when the bin was previously before the Senate without
., Mr. smsEMAS rep q Ohio stated tina. as tho BIN
sesSp be
looked TO The precsden IN Other countries for
were sustained by the popular feeling. In England,
not occurred earliest time been held respons
Die for ,emu,uOg; violence Looking escs 70 origin Of
which now existed IN the Southern States When the people
iadIc pe, jures Convict bauns he long hostility
between the saxons and Normans In s the old sanre Of
The me o had besn held c tn
law spoke q H:sa !ssa ;sa
s Of ras.n + %
law which Was stu n force, no bad taken III. operative
S %sSy s sas.a Of .. The onion had been
!" 5. the 1f duty o
s si' ,PI
successu practice Would oe more eaeeSVe he thought
Violence in the south than all the other pro
tions Of Mr. Trur.bulI f'
Mr. STEVENSON, gdem.) of KY member Of the confer
report The suspension OF The habeas corpus By the Pres
over the Presidential election He then argued
ssy ' 81 dIeea sses upon towns and
a. og IL aa ' but ss
sess abuse as !, would make The as and public property
disturbed He then to urge various objections to
oosrHnrNcr REPORT THE DEFICIENCY
Mr.. CoLE, (rep OF Cali obtaining unanimous leave sub
M TatnpuIL objected TO tina, provision Of the report
attorneys defend the United States In Claims before that
prscrssIoS or TIr Eg KLux nI,L RESUMED NE ..,,,
After some diseuson Mr. knauspe called for the regular
port on the Eu kluI bill was resumed
Mr. THURMAN that the Jurors test oath clause con
~ % az az ba. soas mo-, Inc oasa oah
and held that the mendnen OF bis colleague was neither
fom both Of which quoted 10 support his Argument.
Evening Session.
A. the evening session the debate on The conference re-
conference committee recommends In regard 70 lie Jurors
e: osh n The TsPes Of that part e the
rebellion either directly Indirectly ground OF challenge
q. Son y saI9s Ss s
the G: Is as Of .s s' r % Ass. rss S5
lar session Of Congress, As fred By the Sen.
s lef arc Committed
SSsr 70 !u :u 70 o. eroash, Ss,n. a The
rneni months loss damage
SsSS SSss a q not been
cause every measure during d. rebellion % preserve me in
cy Of the Union and since The war protect the rights
been fought bad been pronounced By democrats unconsu
ecndl.n south made the passage o. BIN i'm,
peraiive necessity.
the Sherman and believed unconstu-
tsonsl Tbs judiciary Committees had rejected IT when
before them
Mr. EDMUxDs denied that the committee had iected
amendment but were evenly divided upon H.
Mr.. fEEfJsGBUrsPs said ~ the committee evenly
divided upon Affirmative proposition be submitle1 the
Senate who stated the fact correctly.
Mr.. EpnUkDs-Very wei; so do l.
M TBUENASs motion to postpone and print was voted
down by . party vote OF yeas - 70 nays %.
against concurrng Ia the report BY Messrs
Bsynrd DAVIS OF Kentucky the conference report
bv ~ 10 nays To- The republicans voting 10 the
negative were Messrs schurz and Sprague.
nr Jrymeag, II the negative was paired on with Mr..
Tns oopsideraon Of the conference report the Den-
oaepcy AUTHORIZATION bill was then continued