The New York herald., 1871-11-14
WASHING cTON.
HA-eongressman Stokes, Of Ten
neSsee, Indicted.
Another Attempt to Recon-
struct the South.
Georgia the Next State To Re
Attended To.

Attended To.
WASHINGTON, Nov Ia 1871.
Ex-Congressmau Stokes Indicted for rr..S
The Grand Jury OF the District OF Columbia to- 1av
found bills Of indictment against one w. g. Stokes
ex-member OF Congress from Tennessee, and Victor
G. Powell, an ox-clerk In tho Second Auditorss
once, on the charge OF defrauding the governments
out OF s6s, ,0Oo This is the case recently developed
by the detectives connected with bounty frauds and
false muster rolls OF Captain Beatty's company or
mounted infantry III Tennessee. 1t will come up for
trial In a few weeks.
Habeas Corpus To BE Suspended In Georgja~
Notwithstanding the contrary statements given
out 1t IL highly probable that certain counties In
Georgia will shortly be proclaimed and the writ OF
habeas corpus in them be suspended. AS matter
OF fact the subject is now under consideration by
Attorney General Akerman and there Is no present
warrant for any alleGatl0n that his conclusions will
be against the enforcement OF the Ku Kiux act In
al least the northwestern part OF the State. No
doubt Akerman, for special reasons and the admin
istratfon, upon general principles, would he glad to
dispense, If they could, with the enforcement OF an
act that Is only tolerated by the dominRnt
party on the score OF necessity and ac-
cepted by no party, ana 1t is still mors
certain that wherever 1t Is put In forco tho
necessities OF the case Will be pushed to the 'front.'
The government officers too. are dissatisfied with
the general coniounding OF the operations OF the
Ku Klux act with martial law which gives IL q
harsher character than 1t actually possesses. II
goes, at the utmost further than confer juris
dicon upon the federal courts In matters that are
really OF national consequence, and tbs suspension
OF the writ Of nabeas corpus for other purpose
than keep or the interference OF the state judi.
cary after the federal Jurisdiction has attached.
From current indications 1t Is quite possible thas
the Ku Klux act will before long be IN operation In
several other OF the late nsurreconary states Tho
great mass Of those who compose the working force
OF the Klan read no newspapers and have no inter.
course that reaches beyond their own county seats
consequently the suppressive measures adopted In
South Carolina not felt In North Carolina,
Georgia or Mississippi, and the only way to impress
the policy Of the government upon the guerillas OF
any one section OF the South Is let them feel ts
weight among themselves irrespective Of what has
or has not been done elsewhere. This Is not the
easiest, but 1t is the only effective way. The Ku
Klux Klan In the Southern States is the tall end Of
the rebellion, and General Grant. being ordered
thereto by Congress- intends TO crush 1t out as any
cost OF risk.
Tie Life Saving stations on tho Jersey
Coast.
Secretary Boutwell, expects the new houses.
twenty In number, erected at the life saving Sta.
tons on the coast Of New JERSEY and Long Island
during the past summer, will be ready for occu-
pancy on the 1st OF January next The amount Of
the appropriation, 5000 600, mas, Is caimeds been
judic0usy expended under the direction OF Captain
Faunce, an experienced oficer OF the Revenue
Marine. and although the amount set apart for the
improvement OF the life saving stations was net -
large as the best interests Of the service and hu-
manisy demand, yet much better facilities viii 10
Afforded the employees than ever before in the pros
ecutlon OF their lab0rs. The best apparatus and
inventions have been purchased for the service and
such other improvements will be added rs the
means wall permit
Meeting Of tho sennte Finance Commlitce-A
Revision Of tho Tariff In Prospect.
The Senate Committee on Finance met here to
day. Senators Sherman, Fenron, Scott, Wright ans
Ames were present ut roll call, and Messrs. Morril
and Bayard were absent. While the Senate, at tho
brief session OF the new Congress last March, were
discussing the Ku Kux legislation the House. IN
default OF anything e.se to do and under the spur
Of an ave and no vote shat cur on dodging, sub
tracted the items abolishng the taxes on coal and
salt from an unfinished bill OF the last Congress and
passed them. Acting under the instructions OF
the Senate, It's Finance Committee has now as
sembled 10 consider these anu Oh,r matters ro-
lating TO taxes and the revenue, but they are NOS
likely to go any further than to have an
interchange Of views on the various points con-
upon the general policy to be recommended to the
body OF which they are members. II is to be re-
membered that the House Committee ON Ways and
Means which has especial charge Of the whole SUBJ
ect matter, is yet to be appointed, and Its compo.
siiion will be different from tnat OF the old conn
mtee. Speaker Blaine will not fail to take note OF
o slow veering OF public sentiment relative to the
tarlf, and some men VINO have been prominent on
this committee heretofore will have no chance to
speak by its authority In the coming session. Rol
these reasons, and because the House Is already
restivc under certain Senatorial encr0achmonts on
It's exclusive domains, the senate committee will
not be pronounced In ITS action upon measures
originating In now detunct com mittee but VIII
wait to see what the new committee OF the House
will do.
Personal.
The President and Mrs. Grant have returned to
washington.
Among the callers on the President this morning
were ex-senator Wade and the Postmaster General.
snow in the West.
At the signal once this morning snow was 70.
ported at Omaha and Nebraska, and at 1ve O'Clock
this evening 1t was showing at Corlnne Utah. and
Duluth Mimi.