New-York tribune., 1871-04-21
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XLIID CONGRESS-IsT SESSION.
CLOSE OF THE sESsION-AN EXCITING DEBATE
IN THE HOUsE-THE KU-KLUX BILL GEM
RALLY ACCEPTABLE TO REPUBLICANs-RE-
sTITS OF THE SESSION

| SCLIS OF THE SESSION.
| lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCyE
WASHINGTON, Thursday, April 20, 1871.
The House closed the session, to-day, with scene
worthy Of the New-York Common Council, although
instead Of inkstands and pistols the most bitter speech
was used and the blackest Of parliamentary mud
thrown. The reminded one of those often Wit
messed in meeting OF a heterodox wing OF the
New-York Democracy. when Boss" Tweed sends down
force OF Tammany braves TO create disturbance and
break 1t up Gen. Butler having failed during the past
two days TO get permission TO make his personal explain
ation moved, after the hour OF adjournment had
fixed, to suspend the rules in order that he might
| do 1t In spite OF objection. The vote In his
favOr-1s to 49, Gen Buffers xplanation generally
conceded to be Of very temperate character for him.
he confined himself entirely reply Garrett Davis's
attack, proving that the venerable Senator from Ken
tucky had filed his speech with misstatemens; and
protesting against the action of Gen. Farnsworh who
when the report Of the Military Committee directed to
investigate the charges made against Gen. Butler
ruption in the OF the appropriated for the
national asylums, was made, on the last night
| Of the last session, entirely generating Gen.
Butler, printed in The GLOBE speech repeating
all of the charges, and virtually accusing the
Committee Of making {" "whtewashing" report
Though Gen. Butler read from print, and quite ten
perate In his language, he exhibited excitement ia
his manner than he is wont to do on such OCCASION
Farnsworth followed, substantially repeating the
charges made in the printed speech and In the beret
practices, and closing his abuse by exelaiming "If
had the President Of the National Asylum before any
petit jury In the United States could convict him ~
embezzement and perjuryw Gen. Butler called Gen.
Farnsworth to order, and the Speaker sustained
the point that a member had no right, in personal
explanation, to another OF criminal practio'S
Gen. Butler attempted TO reply to Farnsworh, and did
get the floor for minute two, long enough TO assera
that he would not believe Farnsworth under OATH and
that the examination which resulted in his acqutta had
made the basis of charges and fresh caumnes
"fresh from hell Mr. Beck of Kentucky made a speech
for his friend "Garulous Garrett" and began with
reference to the controversy between Davis aud
Butler" Gen. Butler denied that he had had any
controversy" with Davis. "well," said Beck,
"my Senator called the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts damned sc0undrel, and l call that
Controversy" Beck then went to deny that Davis
had In his personal explanation made any mstafement.
and assured Gen. Butler that despite the Kentucky SEN
atOrs gray hairs he would give Butler any satisfaction
he desired outside Of the House. have in committee
room, said he the gentleman from Illinois shake
his fist in the face OF the gentleman from Massachusetts,
until obliged TO cxclaim that never
would have believed that white man would
take as much from another, and that the
negroes in my country would not stand as much.' The
last words drowned by the raps Of the Speakers
gave Gen. Soughton closed the debate with speech.
in which he asserted that the Military Committees report
on the investigation was just one, founded on tia
testimony, and on a most thorough examination into
the whole matter. At o'clock the Speakers gavel fell.
and the first session of this Congress declared
journed sine die
The Ku Klux bill, it finally passed to-day generally
acceptable to the Republican Representative II contains
nearly all that the original House bill contained while
the Senate obliged to recede from all Of its moo
offensive amendments. The Senate amendment extend
ing the time during which the President may the
writ OF habeas corpus 10 be suspended in places
the disorders amount to rebellion the end OF the
Of NJ aLf .I.-
on the lst Of June, 1872, finally agreed To- The
first section Of the act prescribing test oath for jurors
was repealed, but the last two sections retained.
III the House amendment had prevailed aiding or abei-
ting the Rebellion would no longer have been for
challenging juror As the law stands the District
Attorney may challenge juror for this and II the
Judge decides that il is best to sustain the challenge De
may 1t believed by most of the Republicans in the
House that the law imposing this oath, having been
passed a measure, should De repealed, but
the Senate which is the more Radical
of the two Houses insisted retaining portion of H..
and the House yielded. The Sherman amendment, which
the Senate desired have added to the bill finally
defeated, and the Conference Committee last evening
agreed a substitute. This section makes any person
who is cognizant of conspiracy TO commit any of the
crimes enumerated in the and being able prevent
assist in preventing them from being committed, liza
bile TO the person injured for damages sustained or in
Of murder, liable to the wife family Of the victim
the OF 5000 Probably all the Northern States
have punish the citizen who refuses assist
officer execute the law when called to do and this
law Is founded on the principle. But it ur
ther than any Of them. II makes every person who
hears that ge l. 10 be committed and does
voluntarily do all in his power to prevent it, either by
informing the proper officers resisting the Viz
ence, the friends aud relatives of the midnight
err, those who them riding through the
their white uniforms, citizens who present riots,
all members of special police, personally charged with
the duty preserving peace. The House Would.
doubtless have preferred TO have left this
entirely, but agreed To the substitute being Open
Of the grave Constitutional objections raised
original Sherman amendment.
Senators looked rather fatigued at the opening Of the
session this morning, the strain upon them during The
last few days having been very severe The news tat
the House had concnIed in the Conference report the
KuKlux bill was exceedingly welcome for that action
assured beyond doubt the adjournment sine die Today.
The usual Committee was at once appointed 10 wait
the President and notify to him the readiness Of the Two
Houses to adjourn. The Senate then having no egsla
tive business TO consider immediately went INTO E1.eu
tive session and remained therein until within few
minutes OF o'clock, the hour hAed Tor adohrhneht
When the doors eopcned the customary resolution
OF thanks the temporary presiding officer was passed
Then Mr. Anthony. the President pro tenn, rappiDg his
gaye declared the rst session OF the Senate oi tine
XIJId Congress adjourned sine die. Senators imme-
datey gathered up their books and papers AS II anxious
70 get away and in few minutes the chamber which has
so long be en- full OF life and animation deserted.
About IS Executive nominations failed Of action by e
sdournuent of the Senate to-day and among them Jo
seph Nmuo r to be Inspector General Of STEAMBOATS,
Henry NJ Moorhouse Assessor OF the Eleventh District
~ New York and number OF nominations for the En-
eineer and Marine Corps
The Deficiency Appropriation bill, as signed by the
president authorizes the immediate OF The appro
nrations for the ninth made at the Last session
for the next fiscal year. This will enable superintendent
walker to make full and final payments to all Assistant