Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-15
The Senate Ku- -KIuxlBg the Southern States
Tbs Oppression Bill Made More Op-
presslYe-The Test Gath Renewed.
Infamous AmsndmsHt by ShsFmaH-Ihe
PsHl-up Virus Of the Radical Party
Injected late the Ku-KluX Bill.
SChuFz Makes aSpssOh In Favor Of "Peaoe
ana Goad WILL"
The Bill Passed hF Vote Of As 70 l9-NOw
for Grants Vsts, or CHAINS
and Slavery"

! from BQ6 NlCkSDuEB I6TUCu ulSl4y
! offensive to Senator Ames, character
! izing him as a shoulders trap puppy
] and pOltrOOn, most cOnsummate
! liar and fool. He desired to bring
the matter before the House, so that
| the, House might visit on the author
! Of such a speech such condemnation as
such a gross breach OF privilege de-
served.
Mr.. Garrett said he had not in
/ tended to commit any infractiOn upon
| the rules. He had his speech written,
and had he had an opportunity Of
| delivering it, he would have had the
| Objectionable article read from the
! Clerks desk, and if any objection had
| been made to it,, he would, of course,
/ have excluded it from his speech. He
was willing now to have it excluded
! from the Congressional Globe.
Mr.. Dawes expressed the opinion
that his apology hardly went far
! enough.
Mr.. Garrett said he was willing to
! apologize to the House for publishing
| what was in violation of the rules, but
| further than that he could not 60 in
| the way of apology.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, asked
! leave to offer a resolution that when
ever leave to print a speech is given
! to a member, he shall be pledged in
honor that nothing personal or unpar-
! liamentary shall be contained in it, or
any animadversiOns on any member
! Of the executive branches Of the Gov
ernment, or of the House or Senate.
Mr.. FarnswOrth objected.
Mr.. Butler remarked he thought
| that member would have objected.
Mr.. FarnsWorth-PersOnal matters
are not always supplementary it is
often necessary to be personal in order
! to speak the truth.
Mr.. Butler-Then let it be said, and
not printed behind q mans back, like
| the act of a coward, in the last mo-
ment Of the session.
The concluding sentence was cut of
by the Speakers gavel.
! Cox remarked that he knew there
| had been other people offending in
the same way before. Laughter.
Garfield offered q resolution prOvi-
ding for the exclusion of Garrett's
| speech from the Congressional Globe,
which was agreed to.
Subsequently, Cox ascertaining that
| the resolution excluded the whole
speech instead of the obnoxious part,
moved a reconsideration of the vote,
and the matter went over for the
present.
Mr.. Kelley offered a resolution call
ing on the Secretary Of State for infOr-
nation received at the State Depart
ment concerning iron and other ship
building in Sweden and Norway.
Adopted.
The House then resumed the con-
sideratiOn of the Senate's amendment
to the deficiency bill.
Mr.. Dawes offered an amendment
apprOpriating $40, 600 for rebuilding
the Catholic Orphan Asylum at
Charleston, S. c., in consideration of
services rendered by the Sisters of
Mercy to sick and wounded officers
and soldiers of the United States army
during the bOmbardment of that city.
Adopted unanimously.
The amendment requiring national
banks to pay the expenses Of printing
their own notes, in proportion to their
circulation, was opposed by Mr.. Gar
I field, who stated that the amount of
taxes paid in 1869 by the banks in the
United States, State and national, was
SIS, ,335, ,l26, being at the rate of A per
cent. on their entire capital.
Mr.. Kerr stated that the same re.
port from which Mr.. Garfield quoted
showed that the national banks, after
paying rich dividends for the same
year, had laid by S130, 900, 600, undis-
tributed profits and surplus funds.
The amendment was adopted, and,
WithOutdispOsing OF the bill, the House
adjourned until eleven O'Clock tO-mOr-
row.
Ssnate.-Mr. Howe apologised for
having said, in the San Domingo
debate, that Mr.. Sumner was speak
ing in the interest of the Democratic
party. Mr.. Summers emphatic decla-
ration yesterday in favor of the Ku-
KluX bill convinced him that he was
mistaken.
Mr.. Sumner replied that he was
trying TO save the Republican party
from the violation of the interna-
tiOnal law and the Constitution of the
United States; that the Senator from
Wisconsin, Mr.. Howe, had done him
injustice, and ought to have known
il that he was a member of the Re-
publican party and faithful to it al
ways.
The debate on the Ku-Klux bill
was then proceeded with.
Schurz was opposed to giving the
President such dangerous powers.
Neither the Democratic nor Republi.
cad party would be able to secure
| peace and order in the South, but a
union of good men of both parties
was necessary. This could be facilita-
ted by the removal Of disabilities.
He desired peace and good will; re-
mOval of all political disabilities and
| the restoration of self government
to the utmost extent compatible
with the Constitution; getting
out of the way all war issues TO make
/ room for new questions. The very
] first article Of his creed was q firm
/ maintenance Of that settlement COM
I prised in the Constitutional amend
/ ments guaranteeing equal rights to all
men. He appealed to the Republic
cans, that, while enforcing the cOnsti-
! tutional laws, to get moral agencies
| to work, which would be more per-
manent in its effect than that of the
| general statutes, and abstaining from
| legislation which, by creating arbi.
! trary powers, might afford aid TO
| some, but would endanger the rights
and liberties Of all.
Mr.. Uasserly deprecated this pro-
! ceeding as an INSCRIPTIONS attempt
/ Of the Republicans to maintain their
domination in the South.
Mr.. Edmunds closed the debate in
a lengthy reply to the constitution
ality and other objections.
The amendment adding to the pro-
vision making it a high crime TO iniure
/ Ia person or property any United
| States officer while in the performance
of his duty. the words, cor while en-
/ gagged therein" was agreed to-ayes
/ 40, nays %. The Republicans voting
| In the negative were Caldwell, Clay
! ton, Logan, SChurz, Upton, Trum-
bull, Wilson, Window and Wright.
The amendment, extending the
fine within which the President may
suspend the writ Of hd5eds cor.
1ag TO end at the next reg
Mar session of Congress, was
agreed to: ayes, a.; nays, II. SchuTz,
| TiptOn and Trumbull voted with the
Democrats.
Sherman moved an additional sec
ton assessing damages on persons
and property ia localities in which
outrages were committed. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to strike out
the fourth section, comforting upon the
President discretionary power to sns-
! pend the writ Of hdbeds corpus. Re
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