The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-14
FORIY.sEC0MD CONGRESS.
First Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Aprn 49, 1871.
The VICE PRESIDENT appointed Messrs Wilson and
Carpenter visitors to West Point.
Mr. Wilson, upon his request excused from
vico on the Southern outrage investigation.
THE RLUx
Mr. RoBERrsoa gave notice that he would ask for vots
on to the order OF business permit
the General Amnesty bill the Ku Kux bill
disposed of.
The regular ordsr the Ku Kux bill, then proceeded
with.
Mr. THURMAN (dem.) of Ohio, took the in lengthy
argument against the centrazing tendencies OF the bill
the lie declared his confidence
& ae lie aaxas pssPs Thai sSs
hs s1 he he woe S o
parts Of II, while other parts were hghy objection
S Sss san lie he e
uned statss or citizen Of the due and equal
protection OF the law" TO constitute conspiracy was
H.
Ss framing
placed in the hands Of district Of law
were better government saiss :ash soSa
&C., while tho Grand g ncs o pSs b N rsasra d
tss aans Tnses states oosr while dsoS.s
by s e'so while "a he asesss
ss
b ae % al The psnac, q s s This whole
the masslasTy Of tho fedsr. GovsTn%.nt va: plainly
constitutional as an Instance OF the mons'rous pains
nad M 2. G Rss ' iii
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& sssons sna s 1asaoS
::Ee S woua psesay make sss. assd issl
TONS which vested the President tho unsed states With
Rns only eod s |
people Of State and suspend tho writ OF haeea corpus
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whether We are to nave ont star instead q hysevsn
s our arc % Be oscrsc ana With them our
On Of Mr. tho Secretary of the
vas rseed to furnish statement o. The q the
Of state sp dy y he ninth
Gallon Of Tho decentralization measure lie S,rSuisa SOUTH
err hSsy e le and soras ~ the s2s e
srsued that the authority this coersve ess.'ien %
the preamble 10 the constitution well in tho fourteenth
M DAVIS (ds) of KY, said the design bring the
m Ice wa aS 81 s P "rS w.a
be executed only doubtful States carry
The h He o sss q. ~, Sns ss:s
for Iiyiai causes ..v... .,,,,, ,,o r,,, and am,
Of national proteciion where The life liberty property Of
ne s - Il. s S'ie's e
Sho That fearful ouees had perpetrated
In the could denied and the Of Congress
was ample No CRY conralism imperialism could deter
him he was for The cenraism q bcry and the imperial
interest s,ate rights must serve liberty even to the
denial of state rights
Mr. THURMAN inquired whether the senator INT summer
intended 10 vote for the bill.
Mr.. SUMNER replied that he did.
Mr. THURMAN said that the President Of the United States
only recently aragned, and In his judgment justly
arragn6 BY the Senator from Massachusetts Mr. Sunne
for nsupng the war power against the black people Of
Hay but that Senator seemed 10 be wholly nsensbe
when bill proposed 20 confer upon the President
power TO mako war upon the white people Of America.
The first OF the pending amendments, being valid
IMPROVEMENT OF the phrascoo Of the bill. was then voted
upon
Mr. TnuMBuLL called the yeas and nays whether
the Senate disposed to amend the bill IN shape
The amendment was agreed tO-yeas ~, nays7.
At hsfpast five O'Clock II arranged by unanimous
consent bold an evening session for debate on the bill and
session at ten, aud Mr. Edmunds In charge OF
y. NJ.
recess then taken until half.psst o'clock