Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-31
CONGRESSIONAL.
Ths Bill for the Suppression Of Ku KlBx 10
the House.
Spicy Passage at Arms in the Senate
Blair ana Morton.
Biair 0fEOuncss the Libsllsrs Of The
SOuih-Sirong Words.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-HOlse.-
The House proceeded to the consid-
Grafton Of the Ku-KluX bill.
Mr. Beck, of kentucky, in speaking
of the bill, said that this bantling of
the President, after much barbarOus
incubation, had been Matched, and
was now before them to destroy the
rights Of the States and people, and
put them into the hands of the Presi-
dent; unless the bill shall be killed
here, he viii have OmnipOtent power
everywhere; this bill would make the
President dictator to the country, over
the liberties OF the people. Those who
aided and abetted the bill would be
come more odious than Ku-KluX des-
peradOes South; the preteXt for the
passage of this bill was TO afford an
excuse for the cry of war, murder
and Ku.Klux, so as to divert the
minds of the people from thinking
about the extravaganza of the class
legislation, bond, land and rail-
road sWindles.
Mr.. Blair, of Michigan, thought it
was not the law that was wanted, but
the execution OF the law. The en-
fOTcement bill seemed comprehensive
enough to meet the emergency, but
President was no usurper and the
ciamOr about danger was merely made
to help the Democratic party.
Fernando Wood denounced the bill
as making the President a laWless die
tatOr, responsible to no one. Congress
had a higher duty to perform than
to agitate subjects like this. The duty
Of Congress is to provide for the re-
ductiOn of taxation and public eX-
penditures, the abolition of sinecure
offices, to restore the currency to
specie basis, reduce the army to
peace footing, TO provide against the
accumulation and retention of large
sums of money in the public treasury,
to prevent the purchase and sale Of
the public credit by the Secretary of
the Treasury at his own option, to
bring the President and his Cabinet
advisers under the authority OF the
law and make them Obedient to its
provisions, and alike with others sub
iect to penalties. Restore to Southern
States and peoplepeace and prosper
ity and cOntentment. This can only be
accomplished by cessation of vindic-
tive legislation and military interfer-
ence, the recognition of their equal
rights, including selfgOvernment and
political equality with other States
and people, and reviving American
commerce.
Mr.. Maynard read an article from
the Chattanooga Times, of March 8,
1871, in which it said, "Now no per
son pretends to deny that crimes and
outrages are committed in the South
by organized bodies and masked
marauders, some of whom belong to
a secret political society of Ku-Klux." "
Mr.. Maynard said this admission
came from friend and gentleman
on. the other side.
Mr.. Eldridge charged Maynard of
having cut the article in two, and he
then read the entire article, which
was in substance that the Out-ery and
Outrages by the Ku-Klux was simply
a pretext to station troops in the
South 50 as to carry the Presidential
election by force for the Republican
party, etc.
The House then adjourned.
Senate. Davis, of Ken
tueky, in a speech today, referring to
the late Z. VI. Stanton, said a more
laWless dictator was never in power
than that saDle Secretary Of War, and
II justice had been dealt out to him in