Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-04-22
NEWS BY M ALL.

The republicans carried the election in the
District of Columbia on Thursday electing
| their member of Congress and majority OF
the House of Assembly. Chapman may crow
The democratic indictment of the repub-
lican party, of the present Congress and the
administration, was isyued Thursday in the
form of an address to the people of the
United States by the democratic members of
Congress.
The reunion of the Army of the Potomac
organization in Boston on the 18th of MAY,
promises to attract quite distinguished COM
pany. The Globe Theatre has been secured
for the literary portion of the festivities. Gov
ernor Fairchild of Wisconsin, who lost an
arm at Getty sburg, will deliver the Grafton,
and Bret Harte will be the poet of the occa-
sion. The dinner will be served at the Re-
we're House.
The correspondent of the Boston Journal
gives the following in relation to the election
in Columbia The polls were opened at eight
o'clock, and at each of the voting places
black and white men were active in distribut-
ing votes. The Republican tickets were
small, about two inches long and one and a
half inches wide, and were marked on the
back with check of red and blue bar crossed
| on a white ground. The tickets were imi-
tdteu Sdliy tHt udy ny tilG 1JSlnOCTdlS, WHO
circulated these limitations bearing the names
of their candidates, but did not succeed in
| getting rid of many of them in the ballot box.
The Democratic ticket were on paper with
greyish TINT checked on the back with faint
| blue lines. They were about six or eight
| inches in size, and on the face were headed
with the legend, Opposition to mixed
| schools" In several of the precincts women
presented themselves and claimed the right
| to vote, but were refused, as the judges could
| not find their names on the lists. The Demo-
| Gratis made desperate eXertions to obtain the
| votes of the colored men, but met with poor
| success. Tonight there is great rejoicing
| among the Republicans, and bonfires are
| blazing in every direction. Col. Forney. in a
speech from the balcony of the Chronicle
office, styles it the first victory of the Presi-
| dental campaign.
| The first session of the Forty Second Con-
gress was adjourned sine die at two o'clock
| Thursday afternoon. The Senate, having
finished all its business, did nothing except to
refer to the proper committees all the bills
and petitions on the table The House on
coming together received the report of the
conference committee on the Ku-Klux bill
and proceeded to its consideration. Mr.. Po-
land presented the report. Further remarks
were made by Mcssrs Shelabarger and Gar
| field in favor, Messrs. Beck and Witthorne
against, and Mr.. Butler against the substi-
tute for Mr.. Shermans amendment. The re-
port was accepted by a strict party vote, 90
to "A. The bill was then sent to the Presi-
dent, who was in his room at the capitol, and
it was signed at once. A motion to swear in
Mr.. Foster, member-elect from Michigan,
was rejected, he having no credentials to
present. resolution was passed asserting
the power of the House to withhold appro
priatioas to carry out treaties requiring ap
preparations. Mr.. Butler at last got chance
to make his personal explanation, his motor
to suspend the rules for that purpose being
carried, llS to %. 1t brought out reptile
from Messrs. Farnsworth and Beck, whicl
were cut short by the arrival of the hour 70
| the adjournment.