The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-17
BAGGAGE OF THE KU.KLUx
FILL 1iLL BY THE SENATE.
The Closing Debate.

apology, FCMArRlDS lnul He nAu uCcll VI
most forced TO say what he did by the
speech of the Senator from Massachusetts.
Aller the emphatic announcement made
by Mr. Sumner in his speech last evening,
It gave him pleasure u make this eXpla'
nation. Mr.. Sumner, in reply, said that
the Senator from Wisconsin did him great
injustice the other day, and he thought
that he should have known 1t at the time.
He (SumnCr) was trying 10 save the Re.
publican party from the responsibility Of
Unconstitutional acts, and to save his
country from their consequences lie
could not see his party md his country in
danger, aud not raise bis voice in their de-
lensc. Mr.. Summers speech Of yesterday
did much to restore good feeling between
Mr., Sumner and the majority Ut the Re.
publican Senators, md the little speech Of
blr. Howe to-day was calculated to pro-
mote this end.
Mr.. Schurz, whose speech had been
looked for with some interest, spOke,about
an hour. Tie speech had ut least the
merit Of having something original in it,
which few Of the speeches during the
past two weeks in the Senate have had,
and It was delivered in his usual fOrCible
style. iIcadmitted the truth OF the re-
ports Of Outrages in tue South, but EN-
phalicaIly denied that Congress, by tie
passage Of the Reconstruction acts, was
in any way responsible sfOr the existing
state OF affairs. In proof OF this he cited
his own tour Of inspection soon after the
close Of the war, when acts OF disorder
and outrage were much more prevalent
tEan now. Mr.. SChurz attributed the
present disorder to n diseased public Opin-
ion in the South, consequent upon the
breaking up Ofthe old order Of things,
and bad governments which had the pow.
er in several of the States. His remedy
was to enlist on the side Of law and order
those influential people oil the South who
now wink ut Outrages by removing their
disabilities, and through them 10 create q
more wholesome public opinion. Some
Of the provisions Of the bill lie was in tl-
vOr Of, but could not support those pOr-
tons which, US he said, provided for the
suspension OF the writ of hdJedS corpus,
made constructive rebellion, and gave 10
the President the right t0supprcss disOr-
ders in any State without being called
upon by the Governor. If these portions
Of the bill were stricken out, it would he
difficult TO see OF what value the remain
der would be. The Democrats got small
comfort from the speech, however, as Mr..
SChurz referred TO them in no compliment
AIRY terms.
Mr.. CasserIy made q lOng.winded
speech of two hours, going over the same
ground that he and his colleagues have
been travelling for weeks past.
Mr. Etlmunds took the floor at o'clock,
to close tho debate. lie spoke nearly
three hours, rapidly and with great force,
replying to the various objections which
the Democrats on the one hand, and Mr..
Trumbull on tho other, have urged
against the alleged assumption of the
powers involved in the bill. The wide
reaching scope Of the recent COnslitu-
tiOnal amendments were treated with
great ClcarMcss, and the power of the
General Government TO interpOsG It's pro-
tcCtinG arm over all It's citizens, was
shown to be unbOunded.
1t was nearly o'clock when the voting
began, and long past 6 When the bill was
finally passed. All the amendments of
the judiciary Committee were agreed to,
rs also the amendment Of Mr. Sherman
levying damages for Ku,Klux Outrngcs
upon property in the vicinity Of the out
rage. The clause repeating the test oath
for the United States jurors was stricken
out, although this met with considerable
opposition from the Republican Senators,
as it was asserted that it would be almost
impossible to obtain intelligent jurors il
the oath was cXaCtCd.
The following is the section added by
the amendment OF Mr.. Sherman:
SEC. 2, That il any house, tenement,
cabin, shop, building, barn, or grNnary,
shall be unlNw(ully or telOnlously demOl.
ishCd, pulled down, burned, or destroyed
wholly or in part, by any persons riotOus.
y and tumultuously assembled together,
or il any person shall unl0wEully and with
force and violence be whipped, scourged,
wounded, or killed by any persons riot.
Ously and tumultuously assembled togeth.
Cr, and if such oilcnse was committed to
deprive any person Of any right conferred
upon him by the Constitution and laws
Of the United States, or to deter him from
or punish him Tor exercising my such
right, or by reason Of his race, color, or
previous condition Of sCrvitude, in every
such case the inhabitants Of the county,
city, or parish, in which any Of the said
offences shall be committed, shall be lin.
bic to pay full compensation to the person
Orpersons claiming damages by such Of.
Tense, il living, or 10 his legal representa-.
tive, It dead; aud such compensation may
bc recovered by such person, or his rep
reSGnMtivc, by suit in any court Of the
United States Of competent Jurisdiction in
the district in which the OtEenSe was COM
mitted, to be in the name Of the person
injured, his legal representative, and
against said county, city, or parish; and
execution may be issued on judgment
rendered in such suit, and may be levied
upon my property, real or personal, Of
any person in said county, city or parish;
and the said county, city, or parish which
may have satisfied said Judgment, or the
person Of whose property said Judgment
shall have been satisfied, as the case may
be, mny recover the full amount Of said
Judgment, costs and interest from any per.
son, or persons, engaged rs principal or
accessory In such riot, in an action in
any court OF competent Jurisdiction, and
the person out Of whose property such
judgment may have been satisfied, shall in
such case have contribution us at COM
mon law, and the Circuit Court Of the
United States for the proper district shall
have Jurisdiction Of such action.
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