The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-14
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

The origin of the evil existed in the baed
awed tmid people and obstruced functions Of JUS
the existence which Southern States had to
be sdmtted i might have been prevented had the
rights of the emancpated people, instead Of driving
could not be found in penal statutes. "
bill which on to Of the
Of local self government in violation of the spirit Of the
to the S hs fsssSa IN
power to suspend the writ OF h.bs.s suon Laws
He could the bill unless those provisions were
for the repression Of outrasss ''''O''' ,H'A'u'e
a1 s sti S
and controlled by reactionary tendency. The Repub
conditoS sauss Unable to secure a'' pissses psses
sfd predss. Sss good ef
gov but the Ds%oGratc party has strong law
contained numerous class OF honest and independent
authority TSe union Of
iaetstsa By the pstcs disasss sSsd nos Ss
They did not pro-
5se %Sp IN mis- IT, the @ mischief S the evil
referring to instances in which political disabilities had
Mr. sohurz strongly advocates al means to healthier
The efiect Of persistent and violent denunciation
by the Democratic party OF the reconstruction acts
and and the the &C. constitutional ST. amendment was to
use OF arbitrary power, these Democratic agIta-
tors and the Ku-klux themselves were the most ei-
ing hts position as liberal Republican, Mr. Schurz
said he desired peace and goodwill, the removal OF
political disabilities and the restoration OF local
selfgovernment TO the utmost extent compatible
with the Constitution; the getting out OF the Way
but the very first article OF his creed was the rm
maintenance Of that settlement comprised in the
constitutional amendments guaranteeing the rights
He appealed to Republicans, while faithfully en-
forcing constitutional laws TO set the moral agencies
to work which would be OF more permanent effect
than penal statutes, and TO abstain from legislation
which, by creating arbitrary powers, might AFFORD
sid 10 some put would ne calculated 70 endanger the
MIR. Cassery deprecated this proceeding as an un-
scrupulous attempt of the Republican party to main
tain their domination in the South. The people
there had accepted the situation and the American
people were disposed to treat them kindly but the
Republican leaders In Congress were not the true
representatives OF American sentiment. Six years
had elapsed since the war closed, yet some Senators
had uttered one word OF Kindness or magnanimity
for the people OF the Southg On the contrary they
had only uttered contumely and execration. He
would extinguish the feuds OF race and restore
peace in the South. The Irish hatred OF England
bitter denunciation OF the Irish people by British
statesmen. The Southern people felt the stings of
those inyectiyes, and Senators now came here con-
fesslng that their harsh policy had failed
No Government, In dealing with a suppressed re-
bellion, had erred by too much clemency. Adyen-
turers to crafty personal ambition. had succeeded
In acquiring political power In the South by the
manipulation OF the blacks, and this had given rise
as stated by one witness, for Protection in be
half OF the wives and families OF whites. He then
referred TO the unreliable character OF the witnesses
before the outrage committee, mainly relied upon
by the majority.
House.
- The Senate concurrent resolution then adopted.
Mr.. Leonard Myers introduced a bill donating twelve
Philadelphia to be used in the erection of monument
MT, Mckee called the attention of the House to a
m ss House n BY pc sS to have
5 6 AP S nS ssss % BS7 SnsanqS
Anes, eSaSsctsrizine him as sheuder'sirSp puppy
and potrOon, most liar and fool" s De.
House might visit author that speech such con-,
Mr. GARFIELD offered resolution reSitins the Offensive
article and declaring that Mr. Garrett had thereby
should therefore nded by the Speaker and d.
rectpg the exclusion Of the speech from the
Mr COX stated, at the request Mr. Garrett that be-
letan had after learning the relation which his speech
the obnoxious paragraph from the Congressional Globe he
Vas new %s%SsE RSs with the E rules and he
cenSure in such matter, it should be older MEMBER
euenty TrsnssSesss in the same dirsctio1 VINO Au
Mr.. Garrett, the member implicated, said he had
not intended TO commit any infractl0n OF the rules.
He had not had his speech written, and II he had
had the opportunity OF delivering it he would have
had the Objectionable article read frem the clerks
desk, and II objection had been made to it he
would, OF course have excluded II from his speech.
He was willing now to have It excluded from the
Congressional Globe
Mr.. Dawes expressed the opinion that the apology
hardly went FAR enough
Mr. Eldridge thought that the gentleman from
Tennessee had made a clear thing OF it.
Mr. Garrett said he willing to apologize Co the
House for publishing what was In violation OF the
rules but further than that he could not go In the
way of apology.
Mr Butler, Of Massachusetts, asked leave to offer
r. so ution that wherever leave 10 print speech
Is Civ ven, the member shall be pledged In honor that
nothing personal or unparliamentary shalt be con-
tained In 1t or any admadversion on any member OF
the Executive branch of the Government or OF the
HOnse or Senate.
Mi. FarnsWOrth objected.
Mr. Butler remarked that he thought no member
would have Objected.
Mr.. Farnsworth-Personal matters are not always
amentary. 1t Is often necessary 70 be pers0-
nal In order 90 speak the truth.
Mr. Butler-Then let il be said. and not printed be-
hind a mans back like the act OF q coward, In the
last moments OF the session.
The Conclusion Of the sentence was cut on BY the