The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-03-22
WASHINGTON.
March 16, 1871

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Radical caucus yesterday WIS not at all
harmonious Oh the question of passing
! Ben. Buffers infamous Ku-klux bill
rhc military portion meets with bur
little favor among Radical Senators,
VINO, while they are willing to be sub
servient to the President on many
points, especially ! o crafty his person.
III dislikes, hesitate to give away any
power which they possess in whole or
in part. Nothing decisive was done.
The Radical House caucus of Tues
day evening having beer whipped into
an agreement to support Buffers bill,
it was determined by the willy Ben. 10
bring his brethren face to face with a
vote on the subject, and to accomplish
this stroke of cunning he got Mr..
Lynch to introduce the bill, when the
| State Of Maine IVES called but as
"the beat laid plans of men and mice,
gang aft aglee," the ever wakeful and
watchiul friend of Butler,-tSunset'
Cox, of New York,-ro-e and made
the point of order that notice Of the
introduction Of the bill had not been
! given, and it could no he considered.
The Speaker sustained the point of or
der much to the i'll concealed cbagrin
of Benny. Those Radicals who eo
not wish legislation on the matter al
present, represented by Mr., PEERS, O.
Maine. offered a resolution to appoint
a committee of thirteen to examine the
condition of the South, etc. y lille
the yeas and nays were being called,
Butler was in a fearful state o! demon
alization and walked about abusing
Mr. Peters like a pick pocket for
having presented the resolution. Al
ter awhile it TRANSFERRED that the reso-
luton was the work OF Speaker Blaine
! and the Radical howl Was louder than
ever. Butler Charged that tie Speak
er and MIR. Peters, who introduced
tue reso. luton, hau sold out the par
ty. Both he and pig IRON Kelly de-
nounced the whole schrme as a fraud;
the latter C lliing it a Yankee trick
Since when has the virtuous Kelly
ceased to join in Yankee tricks to
carry legislation; this is like the pot
calling Kettle black" After all But
ler's work in driving the Radical eau
Gus to the support OF his bill, to thus
have it upset by those of his own par
tv, who 10 doubt remained away from
the caucus ~purposely, and the hated
Democrats combined, was too much
for human endurance, and Butler raw
ed like a mailman "Sunset" Cox,
who seems to have Il paternal care over
Benny, was very anxious for fear that
he m ght collapse from The dimensions
to which his rage had expanded him,
and in the fullness of his regard for
him, When Butler said that che
would not serve on the committee"
replied that nobody wanted him on
the committee" this soothing and gen
tie remark instead OF calming the ire
vf the infuristed Benny, only increas
ed it, but as it don't pay Ben to en-
gage his friend from n. Y. in an ex
change Of courtesies, he swallowed his
Indignation and turned to his negro
friends for sympathy and consolation.
The compromise of yesterday on this
resolution settles the tate of a Ku-klux
bill this session and Congress will ad-
journ in a few days.
The draft of bill has been prepar
ed by which a national revenue police
system is to be established, in order to
meet the difficulties in the way of the
enforcement of the revenue laws which
are said to exist in the South, and have
been reported TO the Department
here. This bill has the approval of
the President, Attorney General Ak,
erman, and General Pleasanton, Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue
Messrs Akerman and Pleasanton are
opposed t the use of soldiers in the
collection of revenue and as contem
plated in the Butler Ku-klux bill. 1
have not seen the bill, but from the
fact that the President and his Attor-
ney General and. an off. ial high in
favor with the military "ring" approx
ed of its provisions, I am suspicious
that there is something in it of a par
tisan character. This is intended as
a sub ,titute for Buffers bill and may
contain just as much poison in a more
subtle form. We shall see.
Mr.. Sumner has been for some time
past engaged or q review of a portion
of our foreign relations, which it is
thought he will present to the public.
This opening up of the secrecy of the
| executive business OF the Senate would
not have occurred but for the treat
ment he has received at the hands of
The President This fight. betwcc1-