Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-22
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Ssndte.
House amendment to the Senate con-
current resolution for a joint COM
mittee of investigation in the South,
was considered. Mr.. Anthony moved
to restore the clause stricken out by
the House authorizing the committee
to print and publish from time to time
during recess the result Of its inYes-
LEGATIONS.
Mr.. Thurman protested against this
as an attempt to print partisan cleo
tiOneering documents at the public
expense.
A debate followed, in the course OF
which Mr.. Thurman said that every
disorder or 50 called outrage in the
South, was magnified hundred fold
for party purposes, and made an addi-
tiOnal preteXt for putting the heel of
military power upon the necks Of that
prOstrate people. The Know
Nothing riots of Baltimore and
Louisville, where the streets ran
with blood, and Democrats and per
secutiOn ofreIigiOusI women on account
their faith, in other instances were
but drops in the bucket, eOmpar-
isOn with organized system of out
rage and pluudsT TO which Southern
people are now subjected in the name
OF law and order that Radical pOltti-
clans might thrive. The financial
rain of the State of North Carolina
was the result of a combination of a
few adventures with the illiterate
negro population, and under such
provOCatiOns white people were eX-
pected TO be mild and gentle as so
many lambs. No people would be
made orderly while being trampled
under heel.
Mr.. Wilson thought after the speech
just made, that Congress should walk
up to the verge of its extreme power
to protect the people of the country.
Mr.. Hill presented a memorial from
John G. Bryant, a leading Republican
editor OF Georgia, protesting against
the admission of Foster BlOdgett, as
Senator from that State, and making
grave charges affecting that gentle
mans personal integrity. Ordered
printed.
Mr.. AnthOny's resolution, specify
ing legislation for the present session,
was taken up.
Mr.. Ames, among other remarks,
denied that the army had been used
to interfere with the expression of
the popular will at the polls, except
soldiers, acting under the direction of
white men, had at times driven col
Ored voters from the polls. The most
fearful OuUrages were Of daily occur
renee. The Mississippi Legislature
had appropriated ten thousand dollars
to aid in the arrest and conviction
Of hu KluK members. Gov. AlcOrn
had drawn every cent of this money,
and yet he (Ames) had not heard OF
one ku kluX being arrested. The tel
egraphic reports OF the riot at Merid-
ian were untrue. The Judge who was
shot was a Republican, and 1t was
would shoot their friends. Ames
submitted a letter from Re-
publican member of the Mississippi
Legislature. That riot was the result
of combination by rebels to over
throw the Republicans in that cOun-
ty. Many murders of cOlOred men
have been committed which would
never be discovered. COlOred people
have been disarmed by the Sheriff
who promised to protect them. He
condemned the Governor for his
failure to protect them. Within sixty
days over eight hundred murders Of
Republicans occurred in Louisiana
for which there were no convictions.
Mr.. Sawyer moved, as an amend
ment, to include the consideration at
the present session of the General
Amnesty bill, lately reported from
the Committee on Disabilities.
Having agreed to take a vote on
the resolution and amendments to-
morrow, without further debate, the
Senate adjourned.