Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-03
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.
The Senate to-day confirmed George L.
Woods, of Oregon, Governor of Utah, the
nomination of Silas \. Strickland having been
withdrawn.
George A. Black, of Utah Secretary to
that Territory.
Chester w. Green, Collector of customs
for the First Massachusetts District.
Charles +. Swift, Collector of Customs at
Barnstable.
Charles 0. Shepperd, now Consul at Yeddo,
Consul at kanahwa, in place of Lemuel
Lyons, transferred to Singapore.
An hour and half was spent considering
the nomination of NJ. j. Crammer as Minis
ter TO Denmark, but no vote was taken.
The Select Committee on alleged outrages,
examined several witnesses from North Caro-
lima, to show the existence of the ku-Klux
organization in that State, and obtain addi-
tional proof of murder. and other crimes,
committed by its members. The Committee
have already summoned about fifty witnesses,
and it is not supposed that they will complete
their examination during this Session, al
though before the close of the present Con-
gress they will make practical report.
HOUSE.
The House took up the bill extending time
to construct the railroad from St. Croix river,
or take it to the west end of Lake Superior
and to bayfield,.
Mr.. Strong declared himself opposed to
railroad land grants, but denied that the re-
sponsibility for them was attached solely to
the Republican party, on which party the
public odium in connection with them, sought
to be cast. If the Democratic members had
stood by the Republicans, and opposed such
grants tor the Northern Pacific Railroad, the
bill would not have passed; and he stood by
them, now that they could defeat this bill.
Mr.. Kelley, of Penn, spoke in favor OF the
bill, it being one for merely receiving grant
formerly made. lie should sustain this, and
every other revival of grants, where it could
be shown that good faith and due diligence
had been exercised in carrying an original
grant into effect but while doing this, he would
vote for the original grant, other than such
as would be necessary to construct great
southern trans-eontinental road. The people
of the South were entitled TO such grant.
and so he had said &hen Intercepted by his
constituents.
: Messrs. Washburne, Of Wis, Wilkinson
and Wilson, of Mimi, reviewed the facts, and
repeated their arguments in support of the
bill and Mr.. Cox, OF New York, reminded
the House that the great body of the people,
the working men, irrespective of party, were
beginning to be jealous of the course of Con-
gress with reference to the public domain.
Whatever might be done hereafter, one thing
was certain-that the Democratic party would
fix their platform in correspondence with that
of the workingmen; and if the Republican
party made different platform, they would
only assist the Democrats to obtain power in
1872.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, moved to recon-
NIT the bill to the Committee on Public Lands
which was agreed to-l02 10 's4-which is
equivalent to defeat the bill if the Committee
on Public Lands will not be called again dur
ing the present Congress.
/ Without considering the special order o
business, Mr.. Hears bill to establish sys
TEN of national education, the House adj
iOurned