Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
SOUTHERN OURTAGEs-.
Increase of Judicial Salaries.
GEKATE


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Casserly moved
70 refer the Presidents message and accom-
nanying documents regarding Southern
nutrapcs to the Judiciary Committee. Will
COR moved their reference to a select COM
mittee. An angry debate on their refer
ence is progressing.
II is Understood the special committee
OH the Brooks case will report resolution
generating Brooks and dismissing Hast
ings.
Spnator Morton offered a resolution pro-
yiding for rigid investigation of the re-
norted Southern outrages
In reference to these outrages, Mr.. Nor
ton said he had offered to Southern peo-
pIe the olive branch Of peace, and said to
Them upon the Tostrum in Alabama and
here. upon his own responsibility as q
Senator, that he was willing and anxious
to forgive the past; that as Federal sol
dier he had fought for the union and fu-
ture peace of his country. He could say
to-day that he cherished no animosity on
account of the past, but Was ready now,
as he had been since the war, TO rise above
such considerations, and in spirit OF
Christian craftsmanship, DO that which
would seem best for the welfare OF his
country and its future. He would vote
with the Senator from Caliornia, Mr.. Cas-
serly, for amnesty for the rebellion, bu5 he
would be sorry TO propose measure That
should carry with 1t amnesty ior tie rebel
lion and murder OF to-day. White or am
nesty, he was also in favor Of the halter
for murderers. His answer 10 ti;e insinua-
tons of Republican connivance III S0utii-
ern outrages was, that Ii the Democratic
party depended for ascendaucy upon the
operations of organized bands OF KukluX as
sassins in overriding the oJutn, u
was time the country Hnew ~. tie hoped
it was not true, and deprecated the draw-
ing of party lines upon simple PROPOSE
ton to investigate the truth OF these alle-
cations If il was shown that the Demo
cratic ascendancy in the South had been
seeased through popular violence aad iII-
limitation, he would expect mis- Democrat
ic friends to unite in Supplying remedy
for the evil.
To refute the assertion that these were
stale charges, he read some Democratic pa-
-pers' severe comments upon the refusal Of
the Senate to restore the Arlington estate
to Mrs. Lee. AS an illustration of the
frequent ebulitions of political feeling,
indicating the lawless condition of society
there, he cited an incident within his own
experience of an organized attempt, du
ring late canvass, to break up Republi
can meeting at the town of Eutaw, Ala,
which was attended with the most serious
consequences. Fifty-four of the partici-
pants in the meeting were killed or
wounded. Though in the interest Of the
Democracy, and intended by them as a
means of carrying the county in which
it occurred, there was no greater provo
cation for it than there was now for him
to fire a shot in the Senate Chamber. He
had been informed that during the melee,
several shots were fired at himself. After
characteriZing this as preMeditated
attempt to intimidate Republicans from
voting. he held tnat it was impossible to
punishthe offenders, because they were
thoroughly organized and had control Of
the county.
An amendment to increase the amount
of the appropriation for the Bureau of
Education, from S14,00 to $4,000, was
passed.
An amendment increasing the salaries
of Supreme Court Judges was adopted,
after which the bill passed.
A bill was introduced for the admission
of Utah into the Union.
The House went into q Committee of the
Whole on postal appropriations. The
bill providing for these appropriations af-
terwards passed.
The Brooks Special Committee offered
the following resolution, which was adopt
ed:
"Resotred, That it is the judgment of
the House that, by reason of the refusal of
Hugh Hastings to testify before the Select
Committee to the truth of his accusations,
the Hon. James Brooks is fully eyonorated
from the charges made by said Hastings,
and that the Committee be discharged
from the further consideration of the sub
ject."