Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-03
WASHINGTON, d. G" MONDAY APRIL 3.rS71 CT
'F0RTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings,
MONDAY, April ;.

SENATE.-Mr. Frelinghuysen presented me-
morial Of numerous shipowners and merchants,
asking erection Of light house at Berwick Bay
on Jersey coast.
The following bills were introdu ced by unani-
n ols consent and referred
BY Mr.. Rice: To incorporate the Red River
RAFT Company.
Also, to nix the terms Of the U. s. courts for
the district OF Arkansas.
By Mr.. Pool: To create the western judicial
district OF North Carolina.
BY MIR. Wilson: To prohibit the retention Of
soldiers discharges by claim agents and sttor-
By MIR. Cole: Authorizing lease of Preside
reservation TO the city or San Francisco for y
Mr.. Stewart offered resolution calling ON
the Secretary Of the Interior TO state under
. what laws individuals and corporations are
holding closed to settlement large bodies OF the
public lands.
Mr.. Stewart, in the course of remarks on his
resolution said, out OF 491 900 900 acres OF pub
lie lands given away, only 81, 900 900 had gone
into the hands Of actual settlers; the rest had
yiduas and corporations. He urged that here
after only small tracts OF land, suitable for
farms, be given away.
A bill was passed to convey the DshloHess
mint building to trustees OF the South Georgia
agricultural college.
Mr.. Blair then took the floor on Mr.. sher-
MIR. Blair said that the radical gong OF out
RACES in the South had been sounded for tue
purpose OF distracung the attention of the
people from the issues OF revenue reform and
reduction of taxes, which threatened to disrupt
the party. The only offence of the people OF
the south was that they were throwing of the
carpet bag system Of government, which was
the disgrace Of the age. In the course of his
remarks he said al address issued in the Presi-
dental canvass of 1858 by Senator Pool and
Judge Reed advised the groes of North Caro-
lima to burn the barns of people who refused to
employ them on account Of their politics
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
House assembled at IL Q. m, having on Satur-
day night taken recess till that hour.
Mr.: Roosevelt IN. " was recognized By the
Speaker, and addressed the House in opposition
to prevail on the other side, and 1t had been
curreRtly reported by the greater portion of tile
republican papers that the democratic party
the bill might as well be called a bill 10 promote
trotherly affection between the democracy ana
the colored race. Was It not, he asked, the de-
mocracy that vent to Africa, and, sharing all
the horrors Of the middle passage, brought him
to this country to bestow upon him the benefits
Of American civilization and make him &C
quainted with the dignities Of labor?
Mr.. Kinsella IN. " followed in opposition to
the bill, which, be said, 1t was at.empted 10
support by the stories of kuklux outrages con-
torted, distorted and manufactured for the oc-
casion. He argued that IL was unnecessary and
unwarranted, and the effect of its passage would
be TO overthrow the liberties of the people.
AT ll:45 a. IN. the House adjourned to u
MONDAYS SESSION
After an interval of five minutes, the House
was called to order, and opened in the usual
form.
On motion Of Mr.. Dawes, the usual Monday
morning hour was dispensed with in order that
debate might continue upon the pending bill.
Alter discussion, almost in the form of a
collcquy, an arrangement was made that tha
debate should continue through TO-DAY and to-
morrow, with an evening session each day. aud
me etiDg at III O'Clock to morrow, and that Ou
Wednesday the House shall proceed to consider
the bill as in Committee of the Whole under
the ten minute rule, which debate shall con
ton is seconded.
During the debate, Mr.. Porter, OF Virginia.
said there were thirty members from the South
ern States, and but three of them had as vet
had an opportunity to speak. The gentlemen
who usually had no difficulty in obtaining the
floor had been heard, and now they proposed 10
cur OH ueDate. Ihey could go on and cut of
their bill. "
Mr.. Dawes said that there had been a whole
week devoted to debate, with evening sessions
whenever any body desired il, and he thought a
very liberal opportunity had been given. II
every gentleman who failed to be heard WAS To
throw himself back and say that unless he could
be heard they must look to the safety OF
the bill, il would be curious legislation.
III be (Mr. Dawes) took that position he should
doubt his own patriotism, and feel that he had
which prompted his action. OF course he had
not intended to apply his remarks to the gentle
man from virginia.
Mr.. Porter said that his remarks were
prompted by no hostility to the bill, but by the
general principle that when q wrong was com
mitted II recoiled upon its authors.
Mr.. Leech IN. c. protested against cutting of
debate until the Representatives Of the States 10
be attacked could be heard in their defense
but subsequently withdrew his objection
Mr.. Shanks (Ind.) then proceeded to speak in
support of the bill, and spent some time i'm
reading official statements to prove that the ont
roges on the Louisville and Lexington railroad
were OF serious nature, and said Il was TO sup
press disorders of just this class that il was
sought to pass this bill.
MIR. Bingham (Ohio) asked and obtained con-
sent to print bill upon the pending subject.
MIR. Van Trump (Ohio) charged that the re-
publican party had been guilty OF inconssten.
cy In its construction Of the Constitution AT
various times, Is 1t was considered to operate
LOT or against their retention of power. The
olil now proposed was the most gigantic attempt
10 establish the one man power that was ever
attempted in any country with a written con-
stitution; entirely at varience with the spirit OF
the Constitution and the intention of the FOUND
ers OF the government.