Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-19
CONGRESSIONAL.


dent to detail an officer and engineer
to assist Louisiana in the survey fol
: strengthening the Mississippi levee,
in that State, was adopted.
/ FentOn, in a personal explanation,
( denied having any connection With
) the detection Of Winans, Republican
in the New York Legislature.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted a report
! from the Conference Committee on
| the KU-kluX bill.
, Mr.. Trumbuli favored a recOmmit-
tai of the bill to the Conference Com
mittee, so it might be amended so as
to Obviate It's various defects. In re-
, gard to the amendment laying dam
ages upon property in the vicinity
where political Outrages are COM
mitted, however it had been in other
countries, no such principles had ever
been laid down in the United States.
He knew of no authority of Congress
to go into q county or town and levy
taxes for such a purpose.
Mr.. Edmunds remarked that the
political stomach Of his friend Mr..
TrumbUl had become very sensitive
Of late.
Mr.. Sherman said that in England
I
had, from the earliest time, been held
! responsible for the tumultUOus vio-
lence. From this law he had taken
/ the operative words of his amend
ment. 1t was already law in many
States Of the Union. 1t was the right
4 and the duty of the United States to
exert all its power for the protection
! Of its citizens to be used by any State
/ n the Union.
Mr. Stevenson argued the uucOnsti-
tutiOnalityOf the amendment in levy
ing direct taxes upon towns and cOun-
ties.
Mr.. Casserly regarded the amend
ment as extreme, unjust and liable TO
gross abuse.
Thurman argued that the Jurors
test oath clause allowed the Judge to
/ exclude nine-tentbs Of the intelli-
! gence of the South, and held that the
amendment was neither justified by
law, English or American precedents,
| from both of which he quoted in sup
! port Of his arguments.
! Cole submitted a report from the
] Conference COMMITTEES on the Def
| cheney AppOrtiOnment bill.
Trumbull objected to that
! portion authorizing the South
ern Claims Commission to employ at
! t0rneys to defend the United States
/ in claims before that body. The
Senate then took recess till this eve
ming.
EUeHjng SeS8jOH.-The debate on the
! conference report Of the ku-Klux bill
was continued. The report recon-
mends in regard to jurors oath a pro-
/ vision repeating that part of the
/ present law which makes giving en-
| enlargement or aid to rebellion.
| either directly or indirectly a ground
| for challenge or disqualification Of a
/ juror, leaving it discretionary with
/ the District Attorney to move and
/ with the court to impose the oath.
/ The suspension OF the writ Of ha6eQS
] corpus is continued until the next
/ regular session of Congress, as fixed
/ by the Senate. The provision assess
| ing damages upon localities where
! Outrages are committed, was amend
/ ed, among other particulars, as to re-
/ quire suit to be brought against the
| Individual perpetrators of the out
RACES, and where Judgment remains
unsatlsted for two months, the loss or
D
! county or parish.
Mr.. Morton said Congress had am
| pie power to pass the bill, and the
condition Of the South made its pas
sage imUeraGveIy necessary.
Mr.. ErelinghUysen asserted his Op-
position to Sherman's amendment
and believed it unconstitutional.
After the speeches against concur
ring in the report by Messrs. Bayard
and Davis, Of Kentucky, the confer
euce report was adopted; ayes, 81;
nays, l6. The Republicans voting
in the negative were, ScbUrz and
Sprague. Irumbull in the negative
was paired of with Rice, in iavOr of
/ the report.
The appropriation bill was then
continued, aud after discussion the
report was rejected by a tie vote
ayes Zj, nays 25-and a new confer
ence ordered.
Mr.. COnkling introduced a concur
rent resolution for Wednesday to-
morrow, which was laid over.
The Senate went into executive ses- !
sion soon after it adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April l8.-HOSe.-
Butler, of Massachusetts, rose and
asked leave TO make personal e1l- |
plantations understood to be in refer
ence TO Senator Davis, OF Kentucky.
Beck object, and viii object as
long as an Indictment against my
State stands.
The resolution Clfsred by Bell, Of
New Hampshire, in regard to taxa
ton, was discussed.
Cox, the author of the resolution,
addressed the House in favor OF a
large reduction of taxation and a
sweeping revenue reform.
Kelly, Of Pennsylvania favored the
reduction of taxation, and, in reply to
a question, said he would not repeal
the tax on whisky and tobacco with
out reducing the tariff.
The Speaker announced the Joint
Ku-kluX Committee, consisting of
Poland, Maynard, ScOleld, Cook,
COburn, Stevenson, Buckley, Lans-
ing, Cox, Beck, Voorhees,, Van
Trump, Waddell and Robertson.
The select Committee on Mississippi
Levees consists Of the following mem
bers: Merry, Ketchum, Mckee, Getz
and Duke.
Among the bills passed was
one authorizing the transfer of |
the United States branch mint to
DahlOnega, Georgia, one giving a |
charter to the North Georgia Agri- !
cultural Society for educational pur-
poses, and one to pay Nicholas P. |
rrist, neg0tiatOr of the GUadaloupe /
HidalgO treaty $1l, 900.
The House then adjourned.
TELE6RAMS.