New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-15
WASHINGTON.
THE SOUTHERN OUTRAGEs.


MEETING OF THE JOINT REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS
COMMITTEES - BUFFERS KU-KLUx BILL
| ADOPTED-THE PRESIDENT GIVEN POWER
| TO USE THE MILITARY IN ANY STATE WITH
OUT A CALL FROM THE GOVERNOR.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The meeting, this
morning. Of the Joint Republican Caucus Committees,
| was attended by niue members. The discussion was
earnest and took wide range. The feeling at nrst,
was against Gen. Buffers bill, with the definitions OF
crimes and punishments rendered necessary by tne hu
Klur outrages and peculiar character but urtner
examination of the subject appears to have changed the
minds OF majority. According to the statement Oh
members Of the Committees, the difficulties WIN 80
simple proposition that embodied In the sheia-
barger BILL suggested by Senator Scott Is that tnere
appears TO be insurmounable
to giving power to the President to use the military
forces without first being called upon by Governor or
legislature Though the outrages committed by the ku-
Klux more especially their systematic terrorizng OF
whole communities, certainly OF sedtious charaete
and tend provoke nsurrec0nary disorders yet they
still shrewdly managed as TO render IL dlcut ior
the President TO act without defined warrant than
ia included in the very general terms Of sheabargers
bill This line Of discussion appears to have produced
feeling favorable to the Grimes BILL" as Buffers meas
ure s termed among members, by vote OF 6to3 The
BILL with the following important m0dihcatons' was
adopted by the Committees: The manner OF choosing
Jurors is changed. The section requiring that jurors
BILL and the United States Marshas and Judges are
given pOwer TO decide what shall 90 into the box
from which the jurors to be drawn. Power is given
10 the President TO suppress disorders In any district
without being called upon by the Governor or Legisla-
OF the State where they occur This proyison Is
modelled after the law Of 1894.
In the Senate caucus this afternoon the debate which
begun on proposed Ku-Klux legislation, soon took a
wider range Messrs Sawyer and Robertson denounced
the State of South Carolina as corrupt and
inefficient. The former was especially severe on the
Governor whose alleged attempts TO end the disorders
In the upper counties by compromises with the ring
leaders were charged showing great weakness. The
charges OF malfeasance made general enough TO
bring North Carolina. Senator Pool made an earnest
defense of Gov Holden and the Republicans OF that State
the railroad bond business, declaring that II was con-
ceived and put through by the Democrats, who also
netted OF tho results. The question Of adjournment
then introduced and the discussion became general
pending which the adjourned TO 10 O'Clock tomor
row. without deciding on bill.
The caucus OF the Republican members OF the House,
this evening, attended by unusually large num-
Der OF the members. Mr.. Butler presented his bill as
amended by the Committee its provisions care
fully examined by several of those present, Mr. Amber
being the only who absolutely opposed the bill.
After about three hours debate vote was TAKEN and
the bill was agreed TO, 50 voting favor TO against,
those voting in the negative being Messrs Amber
and Finkelnburg The bill will be introduced
I'm the House tomorrow, under call Of the States and
then Butler will ask the Democrats to name time
for taking This they will not probably do and
he WILL therefore, call the previous question If this
falls as probably WILL debate will oe in order and the
fight will begin in earnest. Gen. Butler thinks that he
can already count up enough names to make majority
and the passage of the bill WILL therefore, be merely
question Of physical endurance. II the Democrats move
to lay the bill on the table, there is doubt that such
attempt will be defeated The caucus adjourned at IL
o'clock.
Mr. Blair the Missouri Boiler made speech after
the meeting OF the in which he said that he bad
heard that his presence not deslred K-nouu nots
R4b9lIiA-yo trars were shed at his departure.