Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-28
WASHINGTON.

SUMMERS SPEECH on SAN DOMINGO.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-As early
/ as II o'clock this morning the galleries
| Of the Senate were densely crowded,
| the occupants being attracted thither
| to hear Sumner speak. Many were
unable to obtain even standing room
at the doors. There was an unusually
/ large number Of privileged persons on
I the floor.
MORE RADICAL THIEyING.
A curious circumstance has been
brought to light, which 1t is under
stood will be made the subject OF Con-
| gre5siOnal investigation. The State of
| Alabama is entitled to several thou
sand acres Of agricultural land scrip,
under the acts Of Congress. W. w.
Smith, the late Governor, visited
Washington about a year since for
the purpose Of causing the issue Of the
scrip. The Commissioners Of the land
Office directed the scrip to be made
out, but from some mysterious reason
il was never issued. A few weeks ago
Gov. Lindsay, Of Alabama, received a
communication from a gentleman in
Ohio, charging the existence Of a con-
spiracy for Withholding this scrip, by
which Alabama five per cent, bonds
were to be deprecated In Wall street
to sixty cents on the dollar, and then
bought up by interested parties, and,
under the State law, exchanged at
par for this scrip. Gov. Lindsay
caused an examination Into the mat
ter, and a package Of the scrip is said
TO have been discovered in the land
Office all made out, but indOrsed on
the envelope as withheld by direction
Of Senator Warner. The writer Of the
warning letter from Ohio charged ex-
Gov. Smith and Senator Warner with
being interested in this stOck-iObbing
conspiracy. 1t is said that ex-COm-
missioner Wilson knows all about
the affair, and will no doubt make
some curious revelations in regard to
this and other land jobs.
LET Us HAVE PEACE-READ HOW.
The Republican members of the
House Special Committee on the
Presidents Message unanimously
agreed that some legislation for the
suppression of laWlessness in the
South was imperative. 1t was there
fore proposed to report bill to-day
ar tomorrow, and the committee
Instructed Mr.. Shellabarger to prepare
or draft one for consideration at their
meeting to-day. The bill is already
completed, and will be simple but
comprehensive, and founded prin-
cipaily upon the existing laws provid-
ing for their application in the present
contingencies. The third and last
section is the most important feature
Of the bill. 1t provides that when
domestic violence and disorders exist
in any State, caused by armed and
organized bands, combined to COM
NIT such acts, and who are too strong
to be suppressed by State authorities,
or where such authorities, by reason
of being In completely or sympathy
with such organized bands, do not re-
press such orders, then the President
shall, without waiting to be called
1tD,cn by the Governor or the L5egisla-
tnre Of such State to issue his proela-
nation or6sring the disbanding Of
such bands, have power and it shall
be his duty TO use the army and
navy Of the United States 70 suppress
such disorder and arrest any organ
lied bands causing them. 70 provides
also that In pursuance of such duty
he may declare a disafIected district
iD insurreetiOn and proclaim martial