The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-04-12
WASHINGTON.
April 6. 1871.

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ed up one out of several different bills.
That section giving the President
power to declare martial law is left
out. In the new dose which they
hope will be palatable enough to
be swallowed by the more moderate
Radicals, they wipe ou1 the powers OF
the State Courts and vest them in the
hands of their party friends of the
United States Courts. The President
is not only empowered to use the
army in the States but also to call on
the militia, despite the wishes of the
State authorities. TIE President is
clothed with the power to suspend the
writ of Habeas Corpus, a power which
alone belongs to Congress and cannot
be delegated without violating the Con
s~titution. So that the so called con.
cessions amount to very little when Sc
much that is vile remains. 1t only
serves to show howterribly moastrous
the first bill must have been when at
ter two backward steps we find three
gross and fragrant violations of the
Constitution {; which are patent to any
one of ordinary comprehension who
can read. The question is, r there
enough moderate Radicals who will
yet vote with the Democrats to gain
further notifications of the bill.
The debate on the new bill continu
ed yesterday in about the same strain
as for some time past, only that the
speeches were limited to ten. minutes.
Mr.. Richie, Of Maryland, vas very
severe on the Radicals worshipping al
the shrine of Saint Brown, and of
when on the subject of Saints
he very naturally mentioned Saint Ben
Butler, when the latter Saint
raised thunder and ragged about the
State of Maryland and everybody in
it, and travelled deliberately out of his
way to assault most savagely, Hon.
Mr.. Swan, of Baltimore, in which
he made a slight mistake as Mr.. Swan
on Ben. in a manner most ter
and the tough Butlerian hide was
through and through. Butler
almost to madness, got the
1oor, and INDUCED in a Characteristic
1illingsgate scold, all the while burst
with rage at the expose made by
Mr.. Swan, and after Tuning and fro;h-
ng from the excitement which he was
n, and which furnished amusement to
both the floor and galleries, he compar-
d himself to Washington and Jack
ION, which filled the measure of fun
md the ridiculous. Ben Butler, is
formidable IN these encounters, but
.r. Swan, worsted him, eve losing
control of himself though warmed up,
While Ben, was as mad as a "March
and did not know whether he
on his head or his heels.
The ~everlastingly prosy scallawag
rom North Carolina, Dir. Pool, infict-
ID the Senate with another three hours
yesterday on the Southern out
ages and promised "a few more Of
he same Sort" which he has on hand
,Ir. Pools reckless disregard of the
ruth was so monstrous that Mr.. Bay
lrd, very warmly reminded him to
to facts and not pervert them {;
,ut it was no use, Pool was like Il gut
of muddy water after a storm, I'M
pleasant to look at, unpaIatable to the
.aste, offensive to the smell, but yet
its steady stream to the sc W.
,rs. The Sherman resolution to in
'truct the Judiciary to report a Ku-
zlux bill to the Senate then passed by
/ party vote of 3S to ~. Messrs
Upton and Schurz, declin-
I'd to vote.
The President sent in his message
IN the San Domingo report and it Is
very weak, lame back down. The
Hing at Sumner, is what might be OK
oected from one of Grants State pa
Ders. And so Grant wants the people
10 think over the report of the Com
m~issioners ,and by. next winter they
will, no doubt, be of Grants opinion,
that the acquisition of San Domingo
would be agreat advantage that is to
Grant. Well, if Grant will insist on
having this vexcd question, one which
is an element of weakness to his party
dragged into the political arena the
last year of his term, we are content.
If he can stand it, We can. His sup
Dorters,. however, took good are to
gag Mr.. Sumner, or any other man,
except Mr.. Morrell, from speaking on
It, as after Morrcll, az reror, San Do
adicu, will never be said until
he 4th of March 1878.
The House yesterday referred the
amendments TO the deficiency
Dill to the members of the old commit
&c on appropriations. The Senate
las loaded the bill down SO that there
will be considerable discussion over
hem. One of the amendments repeat
,he act by which the new Congress
meets in March. The President is