Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-05
F0RTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings,
WEDNESDAY, April 8.


SENATE.-Mr. Patterson, from the Commit.
tee on Foreign Relations, reported bill author
zing the payment to Hon. K. G. Schenck, Min
lister to Great Britain, Of his salary from the
date OF his appointment, but no additional
COMPENSATION TO be given Tor serving as a mem
session in this city Hr PatserseS e,n NOV IN
that Gen. Schenck was now performing. AZ a
member or the Joint High Commission, his
St "a a. minister penpotentiary and, on be-
consent TO put the bill on its passage.
objection was made by several Senators 10
any infringement Of the rule, and Mr.. Upton
eaid If the Senate gave way for one thing il
must for another, and the result would be that
they would be kept here all the summer.
The regular order, being
Mr. eHkRMAN's RESOLUTION
OF the Judiciary Committee, was then pro-
ceeded with. fo
Mr.. Pool being entitled to the floor, replied
NJ tome length 70 Mr.. Blair. He said in refer
ence to the charge OF the Senator Mr. Blair
that be had issued an address to the neeroe. OF
North Carolina, advising them to burn the
that IL the Senator had read that address him
cell, he would never have risked his reputation
by making such charge. At the time of the
issuing OF the address such charge had been
made by one democratic paper in North Caro-.
INA, but the men OF both parties, who read il
PRONOUNCED 1T FALSE,
ADO ne MI: - said now, that no matter from
Whom The charge came, IL was baseIy and ma
hgnantly false. MIR. p. then gave an extended
account OF his political course, and claimed
that his efforts had always been to promote
peace and harmony in his State.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Dice (Ga.) asked but failed to obtain leave to
take from the Speakers table and pass Senate
TO convey the Dahlonega branch mint propertv
10 the North Georgia Agricultural College
Mr.. Blair Mich asked but failed to Obtain
ieave 10 take rom the Speakers table and put
tn
hOughton and Ontonagen railroad TO make a
resurvey Of its lands.
Dir. Perry tOhiol presented the memorial of
The legislature OF Ohio instr ucting the Senators
and requesting the Representatives to vote for
an amendment TO the homestead law, Referr.d
TO Committee on Public Lands.
nication from the Secretary OF State in relation
THE PAY OF MINISTER soHEscK,
VINO is now serving a. a member of the Holm,
hlgh commission, and an ACCOMPANYING bill
authorizing the accounting officer of the irea.-
ury to pay TO MIR. Schenck the salary which
would be payable to him had he not been de-
tanned by the President to act as a member OF
the high Commission. Passed.
Inc house then resumed the consideration of
THE KUKLUX BILL.
Mr.. Dawes Mass said he had desired to ad-
dress the House a. he desired to take his full
share OF responsibility as q member ofthe House
ana an also who had reported the bill, and that
The author Of the bill was as ready as himself
70 receive any wholesome amendments to the
bill, but he gave his unreserved support TO the
general principles of the bin. f6e right OF
lives, property and the pursuit of hsppi-
ness was the subject matter of the biz.
NO subject for legislation was ever brought for
and complete, embracing all other consdera-
tons When by the adoption of the Constitution
the American citizen stood forth, he stood a
wonder to al nations and marvel to the sub
nf fhn
from time TO time amendments have been added
to that instrument to protect and fortify these
tights, and the first question now was, had Cen
gress constitutional power to secure these rights
10 American citizens or were these guarantees
MERE EMPTY WORDS.
he would not stop to consider what these rights
were Every member OF the House would rise
and boast OF these rights and declare that any
man who refused to protect them would 90 dowa
before merited public condemnation He
quoted from Jefferson, Marshall, aud other
constitutional authorities to show that those
men held that il was the duty of the govern
ment, under the Constitution, to protect every
right guaranteed by the Constitution. He de-
sired 10 consider the bill without reference to
the exciting state ments of present Occurrences
TO bias the judgment, and to look upon IL
calmly and unprejudiced as an abstract consti-
sections, for each OF which he argued to show
that there was full warrant in the Constitutiop
The time to which general debate had been
limited expired, and Mr.. Shellabarger withdrew
A SUBSTITUTE
Tor al but the first and tfth sections of .he
original bill. The second section is INSTITUTED
by the two sections proposed by MIR. Cook,
(lll.,) his two proposed sections combined in
one, and the third and fourth sections of the
substitute proposed by NJ Burchard IN being
reparted as substitutes for the third and fourth
sections Of the bill
Mr.. Shellabsrger briefly explained the action
Oh he commttfee and the effects Of the modi.
hcation OF the bill.
MI. Leach IN: c. denied the constitutionality
OF the bill, and while he did not charge the
President with improper designs said he had
many bad advisers both here and the south, and
IL was dangerous step for Congress to take
he defended the State of North Carolina and
the confederate soldiers, who had he asserted
laid down their arms in good faith, from the
them. Wv"
MIR. Wilson (Ind) maintained that the hill
was constitutional, and that necessity for fine
exercise OF the power granted unGer II did
actually exist. - N'u
0Ihe massachusetts, Legislature have re-
fused to pass pr0hibitory liquor Law by q vote
OF III to 81.