Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-04
F0RTY-SECOND CONGRESS
This Afternoons PROCEEDINGS,
TUESDAY, April 4

SENATE.-Mr. Anthony arose and caIlad
attention TO the fact that, in violation of the
order Of business, the Senate had Yesterday
allowed the reference Of several matters, and
had even passed a bill. He now gave notice
tnsl ne snouia insist hereafter upon a rigid
The regular order, the resolution of Mr. Sher-
man, was then proceeded with, on which Mr.
Blair was entitled TO the floor.
MIR. BLAIR
resumed his remarks at the point where he sus-
pended yesterday. He said that in reply To ths
Question asked of him by Mr.. Sherman yester-
cay, when that Senator confessed the shameless
condition Of things in South Carolina and
Louisiana under radical rule, and asked him
Mr.. b. what was the remedy. In reply to the
Question, he MT. B. would say that one thing
was certain, that no remedy could avail unless
the intelligent and respectable people of the
South were permitted to share in the control of
begI0es of the right Of Suffrage, The peoele of
the South expressed no desire; thew were WILLING
to give negro suffrage . fair trial, which IL had
not yet had. Then II, after a far trial. If IL was
the country, to
ABOLISH NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
II could be done by constitutional means
Congress had confessed that il was a failure nv
providing territorial form Of government. un,
Ger which the President appoints the principal
officers.
Mr.. sherman remarked that the QUESTION of
negro suffrage had nothing whatever to do
THR TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR rHR DIS
TRICT,
which had been agitated ever since he mr.. 81
bad been in Washington. He certainly did moi
think the two elections which had been held in
this city, since the establishment of negro suf-
Z age, had proved it to be failure. The two
Mayors who had been elected, Bowen and
Emery, were both men of high character.
Mr.. Blair repeated his statement. He knew
the people OF this District a. well as any ore on
thpf
he knew they asked for a territorial form OF
government because they feared the utter con.
tscation OF their property at the hands of the
lulous adventrrers who lead them.
Mr.. b. concluded by commenting on the re-
construction and other legislation Of Congress
rs unconstitutional, and said that for opposing
these unconstitutional acts he and other demo.
Gratis had been called
RRvoLUTToNIsTs.
He contrasted the alien add sedition laws with
the latter, and said th3men who were in power
pow were the same lass Of men who originated
the alien and eedition lave. But their power
was waning, their usurpations were coming to
Mr.. Morton said the Senator (Mr. Blair saws
the people Of the South are willing TO give negro
outrage fair trial. That is. they are willing
to give 1t trial under democratic auspices
and then If the negroes will not vote the demo
cratic ticket, their exercise Of the right of suf-
frage will be declared subyersive of good law
Senator may deny il, but il Is indisputable that
the democratic party, If it gets into power, will
deprive the negro of the suffrage. II is one of
the issues upon which they will 20 into the next
Presidential CANVASS Concerning - =
NERO suFrRAeH II THH DISTRICT OF CoLuh-
BIA
Congress, by passing q territorial bill had in
dicated not Its dietrust of. hut his confidence in
pegro suffrage. Whatever had been taken from
the negro in this respect b ID been equally taken
from the white man. IL applied 90 both alike
But the fact really was that enlarged powers
had been given to the people. They did not
elect the Governor, for the people of no Terri
tory elect their Governor, but they elect part of
the legislature, and they are to elect Delegate
20 Congress, which they have never done be-
fore. 80 -. -
HOUSE OF REPREsENrATIvEs.-rb.
House met ct IL o'clock .. m, and ss once pro
eeeded to the confederation OF the Kuklux bill
Mr.. Cobb IN. c. addressed the House, main.
n in reply TO the remarks of his colleague, mt.
8hober.) He said that the Kuklux OF Nartb
Caroline did not numser, q, 900 while the lovaI
voters Of the State Exceeded leo, 900, And Il "a
4 libel upon the State 10 assert that the9 I'm.
klut were her defenders. The democrafic mart,
fnding itself hopetessiy IN the mfuUrity hsd
sactiohsd thsorgsnisatiop Of these armed bands
20 iptimidate, BY threats and violence, the inno-