The Republican journal., 1871-04-27
Washington Matters.

Congress finally adjourned on the Goth.
The President at once issued a proclama-
ton converting the Senate on the 10th of
May. The outrageous ku KluX bill was
passed in the last hours of the session.
None ofthe reforms SO loudly proclaimed
at the beginning Of the session have been
carried out. The duties on coal and salt
remain RS they We're, and the most that
has been done during the session has been
personal wrangling and disgraceful
row over the San Domingo question.
WASHINGTON, April 21, 1871.
THE COMMITTEE ON SOUTHERN oUTRAGEs.
The JOINT select committee appointed to
visit the Southern States and investigate
the alleged ku kluX outrages has agreed
TO meet here on the 18th of May for the
purpose of organizing. At preliminary
meeting held yesterday proposition was
made to appoint a subcommittee Of seven
to start at once; but this was disagreed
to, because the most of the members OF
the committee desired 10 visit their homes
before going South.
DECISION REVERSED.
The supreme Court, it is understood,
has reversed the decision Of last year on
the Consttutionality of the legal tender
act The fact will be announced but the
opinion will not be promulgated until the
Court reassembles in May The Judges
dissenting were Chief Justice Chase and
Justices Clifford, Field and Nelson.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1871
TIE JOINT HIGH COMMISSION
Held long session on Saturday. at which
it is understood that the San Juan bound
airy question was finally settled, and in
a manner very satisfactory to the United
States. The British Commissioners are
now only awaiting final approving in
structlons from London, and upon their
receipt the different protocols thus far
agreed upon will be consolidated into
one treaty.
EFFORTS OF THE DEMOCRATS TO REDUCE
TAXATION.
Congressman Cox made terrible raid
upon the republicans on the tariff, taxation
and class legislation. The basis of his
speech was resolution reciting that the
sum annually raised for taxes should not
exceed $3.50, 900, and condemnino
the policy of Secretary Boutwell, in tax
ing the people Unfortunately to pay off i'm
mense sums of the public debt. Cox
took the ground that the radical majority
in the House, while protesting to reduce
taxation, had actually increased it. on the
tariff, for instance. $1,000 900. In this |
way, he said, they undertook to cheat the
people. Kelley, Coburn, Garfield and
other republicans attempted to reply to
Cox, but he routed them at every point.
Mr.. Kelley jumped up to defend Bout
wells debt-paying high-taxation course. |
He admitted as the head of the high tariff |
interest that $50 1000 600 Of taxation could |
be reduced, and then leave S25 900, 900 a |
year to pay off the public debt. Mr.. |
Brooks, of New York, intericcted the per-
tnent inquiry: "Why not do it now ?"
Mr.. Kelley significantly made no reply. |
Mr.. Coburn charged that the Democrats
voted in the last Congress against free
ships. A perfect storm Of denial came
from the Democratic side Mr. Kerr and
others said the statement was false; and
Nlr. Cox produced the Globe to show that
but fifteen Democrats voted against free
ships, and said that the Republicans, who
had majority of over thirds, could
have passed it it they desired if every
Democrat had voted against it, BY this
time nearly the whole Republican side
were on their feet Justify bawlng, '.Mr.
Spcaker;' but Mr. Cox drove home the
blows thick and fast. There were men
on the other side said he, take Mr.. Gar
Held, for instance, who spoke well Of free
trade and reduced taxation, but ALWAYS
to put the knife into them. Tie
Republican party, he declared, could not
even 90 before the country except under
he head OF pig-iron; they had even intro
luced his, Cox's, resolution in the Senate
Utmost verbatim, but it was all system
'f humbuggcry, for they had no intention
If doing anything "Oh." said Mr.. Cox,
making earnest gestures in the very faces
u the Republican members who had
locked to the Democratic side, 'you are
I whted sepulcme" The Speakers
gavel rained blows. Conger, Of Michi-
gan, called Cox to order. 81 withdraw
The words" the latter replied, 81 with
RAW the whited, because you are Il color
ID sepulchre." The Republican Mr..
Myers of Pennsylvania asked Mr.. Cox to
explain why the Democrats had voted
against the proposition to reduce the
'evenue nearly seventy millions in the
asst Congress. Mr. Cox said the reason
rad been given, and would be found in
he exhaustive speech of Mr. Brooks, of
New York, who showed that the reduc-
ion was taken from classes without tax
ne any of the burdens from the masses,
md that the tariff feature of that bill in
fleet increased instead of reduced taxa
ion.