The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-19
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XLIId OONGREss---First Session.
SENATE.
TO THE DAILY PRESS.

AAId UUNGkESS---first Session.
, SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 18.-Mr. Fenton, OBJ
tanning unanimous consent to make persona
explanation, sent to the Clerk and had read al
a,ece rom the Washington Republican thll
morning, embodying an extract from the New
1erk Times, charging him with completely II
the reported detection or treachery of Winans
OF the New York Legislature Mr. Fentor
then SAID ~ should not now notice this at
tack did it not appear in paper supposed te
be in some measure the organ Of the admins.
1ratlon; IL hardly seems necessary for me tc
deny the charges or to repel insinuations oil
TINS character, but I deem it best, departing
from from the rule had adopted for myself in such
cases, 10 say that SO far as my having any
knowledge, intimation, conference, talk OF
thought in regard to the course OF Winans
| previous TO the announcement in the press OF
wnat ne mad done, is wholly without founda.
tion ana ialse have not seen Winans for
three months past, nor have had communi.
cation with him or others regarding him.
was called away from here on the 7th of this
month to my hoDe in Western New York
where vas detained a few days, and on my
return stopped a day in New York city, and
did not 60 from here last Friday as reported,
have known Winans for several years. not al
an intimate friend, but as q person in fair
| standing in society and politics, and for whom
entertained fair degree Of regard He was
/
first while was in Europe, year ago last
summer and fall. His course during the first
| session was regarded as honorable and there
was no division in the party as I am aware Of
In reference to his return last fall. His be-
trayal of the confidence and trust reposed in
him is not less startling to myself and to the
country then it must be to the patriotic and
| Intelligent constituency who commissioned
him to . seat in the Legislature.
The Senate then took up Mr.. Blair's resolu-
tInV into -
agreement between the Attorney General and
counsel IN reference to the case Of Yerger be.
fore the Supreme Court, by which the hearing
OF the case was performed. :
PENDING discussion on the resolution, Mr..
EdmundS submitted report from the Confer
ence committee on the Ku Klux bill, and pro-
ceeded to explain the terms of the report
| MI: Thurman moved to print and postpone
| the bill till tomorrow.
| Mr.. Trumbull favored reoommittal of the
amended to Obviate various defects, to which
| he called attention, in the modification of the
amendment for levying damages upon proper
ty in the vicinity where political outrages were
| committed. However it had been in other
/ countries, no such PRINCIPLES had ever been
laid down in the United States. He knew OF
no authority in Congress to 60 into Q county or
town to levy taxes for such purpose
Mr.. Edmunds remarked that the political
stomach Of his friend Trumbull had become
| very sensitive of late
The debate upon the conference report was
continued, mainly as to Mr.. Shermau's amend
ment, which had been inserted when the bill
was previously before the Senate without dis
cussion. Mr.. Sherman cited at length num-
Der of presidents in support of his amend
ment, which he said would be more effective in
suppressing violence in the South than all the
other provisions of the bill. After continued
debate, Mr.. Cole submitted the conference
committees report on the deficiency appr0pri-
alton bill, and the Senate took a recess.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session de bate ON the confer.
| enoe report upon the Ku-Klux bill was re-
sumed.
The report of the com mittee recommends in
regard to the jurors test oath provision the
repeal OF that part OF the present law
which makes giving encouragement or aid
to the rebellion, either directly or indirectly, a
ground of challenge or disqualification Of a
juror, leaving it discretionary with the District
Attorney to move and with the court to i'm
pose the oath; that the suspension of the ha-
bsas corpus be continued till the end Of the
next regular session of Congress as fixed by the
Senate; the provision for assessing damages
upon localities where outrages are committed
was amended, among other particulars 90 as to
require suits to be brought against individual
perpetrators aud where Judgment remains un-
satisfied for two months the loss or damage
may be assessed upon the county or parish.
Mr.. Morton said he had not been alarmed by
the Democratic cry that the bill was unconsti-
tutOnal because every measure during the re-
belion to preserve the integrity Of the Union,
and since, was to protect the rights of citizens
and secure principles for which the war had
been fought, had been pronounced by the Dem
ocrats unconstitutional. Congress had ample
power to pass the bill, and the condition of the
South made its passage an imperative necess-
Mr.. Frelinghuysen asserted his opposition
to the Sherman amendment and believed it un-
constitutional. The Judiciary Committee had
rejected it when before them.
Mr. Edmunds denied that the Committee
had rejected the amendment, but were evenly
divided upon it.
Mr.. Thurman's motion to postpone and print
were voted down, Ii to 20, and after speeches
Bayard and Davis of Kentucky the report was
adopted, 80 to 16. The Republicans voting in
the Negative were Messrs. Schurz and Sprague
Mr.. Trumbull, in the negative. paired of with
Mr.. Rice in favor of the report. The consider
alton of the conference report on the deficieR-
cy appropriation bill was then continued.
Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont, member of the con-
ference committee, urged the importance of
maintaining the provision for the new park
which the report proposed to strike out
Messrs COnkling and Carpenter objected TO
the provision for the assignment of an attorney
on the part of the government before the
Southern Claims Commission as having the
effect to commit Congress to a recognition of
alton. During the further discussion Mr.
Howe opposed the report and Mr.. Edmunds
called attention to the evil of loading down de-
iciency bills with irrelevant matter and the
conference report was then rejected BY tie
vote, 70 to 2G, and new conference on the bill
ordered. =
Mr.. Conkling introduced concurrent reso.
luton for adjournment tomorrow (Wednes-
day. which was laid over. At II. 80 the Senate
went into executive session and soon after ad.
journed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Butler of Mass. asked leave to make
personal explanation, understood to be in ref
erence to Senator Davis of KY.
Mr.. Beck of XVI object and will object as
long as an indictment against my State stands.
Mr.. Burlington OF Mass, offered resolution
calling on the Secretary of State for copies of
the official correspondence with the Gillian
government in reference to the seizure and de-
| struction of the American ship Good Return.
Adopted. u,
The resolution offered by Mr.. Beck of N. H.,
on the 10th inst, and which was before the
House yesterday on the subject of reduction of
taxation came up for discussion,
A long political discussion in which Messrs.
Cox, Niblack, Kelley, Holman and others par
| ticipated, ensued, until the expiration of the
morning hour when the resolution went over
The Speaker announced the appointment of
Committees as follows:-o on the Joint Select
Meysrs. Poland, Maynard, Scofeld, Cook, Cob
win, Stevenson, Buckley. Lansing, Cox, Beck,
VOORHEES,, Van Trump, Waddell and Robinson.
On Select Committee on Mississippi levees,
Messrs. Morey, Ketchin, Mckee, Getz and
Duke.
The House then proceeded to the business
on the Speakers table, taking up and passing,
after explanation by members. number OF
| private and other bills from the Senate, among
which were the Observation-Disclosures the
| payment of duplicate checks of disbursing Of.
| 6cers; enabling the Atlantic & Pacific r, r.
Co. to mortgage its road; amending the act OF
July 14th, 1870, in reference to transportation
Of bonded goods by railroad; authorizing tho
transfer of the U. s. branch mint at Dahlone-
| ga, Ga, to the North Georgia Agricultural So
ciety for educational purposes, and to pay
Nicholas p. Trist. negotiator of the Guada-
loupe- Hidalgo treaty, $4,000 with interest; the
latter being amended by the reduction of the
| amount to $11 900 ana omission Of interest,"
This completed the business on the Speakers
table, and the House, after recess Of 20 min
utes, finding that neither of the Conference
Committees were ready to report, adjourned
to half past ten tomorrow morning.