The Portland daily press., 1871-03-15
ton on the Ku-Klux outrages the Senate ad-
journed.

Treasury Department.. Ii worth passing the
Dill should be passed now SO that Congress!
may hereafter have more inteilisently ar
ranged estimates. The late Committee on Ap
The bill, after explanation, was passed.
A resolution was passed requesting the Sec
rotary OF the Interior to furnish at the mex
session OF Congress maps showing the railroads
OF the United States, grants OF public lands
made thereto, &c.
A resolution was adopted enabling claimant:
to withdraw from the files of the House theil
petition asking compensation for supplies tur
nlshed the military authorities, including loss
OF vessels, nc, 10 order that such papers NJ ~
dicaion Of their claims
Mr Poiard, OF Vermont, offer ed a Joint res.
6lutiop, which vas passed, authorizing the
commission appointed to revise The statutes &c
!'lu Their reports. He said he believed that
before the adjournment of this CONGRESS W.
shall have compleIe revision of the I;,ws He
lnou2nt mat all the general laws of the coun.
Wy would pe compressed in two volumes, ex-
cu-ive of treaties,
Resolutions excluding the tine Of taking
;'oI,'5y ~ several contested election Ca, es
including that OF G. c. Bowen against d. i ,ree
OF oo9.h Carolina, and Maxwell against Cooo
er OF Utah, were passed.
mr.; Cox, OF New York, offered the following
arc p oe,nan"5 "a the previous question:
HeS0tOed, HAT economy requires that tho
annual taxation sfcnld Dot excne5 eo aa' oo soe
600, inclqding $125,O0O00O PRINCIPAL Of liz
public debt. p' vi 'uo
Resolved, That thu tariff should be for rove.
nIe only ana not for the protection of class
interess at general expense
ResOtUed, Tha. III case this session al;ourn
without the appointment OF a Committee of
Ways and Means, special committee of seven
shall be appointed to consider and report ON >
reform of our revenue and such bill or bills.
embodying revenue tariff on the foregoing
WI hASf
practical effect; and in case the said Commit
tee OF Ways aud Means be appointed at this
session then the said committee shall perform
the duties required by this resolution,
MT. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania, objected to the
resolutions and therefore they were not enter
tanned, They were however ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, said that after con-
sultaton with members he was thoroughly
convinced that the bill removing disabilities
from all men could not obtain the requisite
two thirds vote. He was therefore dispo, ed to
admit the amendment of Mr.. Poland, making
exceptions, believing, as wiser man than
h,mself had sad:-"It is a settled rule to max.
make the most of the actual situation aud
never hesitate to do a proper thing because lie
conld not do all that was desired -
Mr. E lot, (colored) of South Carolina. said
he b leved be had been regarded as entertain
ing liberal views 90 this question, but at time
ike this, when be turned bis eyes on the
South and saw loyal men of that section suf-
tering at the hands o. the very class OF men
whom 1t was now proposed to relieve of their
political disabilities lie must now and here
enter BIS solemn protest against this proposi-
ton. Ii was nothing but paying a nemum ON
dIsloyalty and, treason at the expense OF 10y
ally. lie Wa not surprised that the serlle-
man from Kentucky should introduce sncb n
bill. He appreciated the sympathy3whch the
gentleman entertained for these men in the
South who Were DOW prohibite d from bviCipi
office. They. we've DISTINGUISHED simply be-
cause they rushed into rebellion az aust The
best Governmant under Heaven, with the ad-
vice AMI consent OF such as the gentleman
IRON Kentucky. He regretted that the GEN
tlrmah from Iiliuo S (Farnswortb) on Friday
took occasion To com 0are the condition of men
who were DISTINGUISHED with hose who were
allowed to hold office in the South. Instead
OF the renewal OF political disabilities doing
good it would be taken as evidence that this
Congress desired TO md over the Grv rnmept
II the tender mercles of disl,yal men woo are
responsible Tor the murders aud outraees at
South, by Their denuaciationi OF Congress and
the abuse o the President and all connected
with the Government. They are the men
who commit the deeds. 4 hey contribute to
III rse deeds by tneir social influence and with
money furnished by TamplaDy ball to keep
up the ontrages iu order TO insure Demo-
cratic triumph in the South. He tElliot) was
here in behalf OF the loyal men TO tell these
South on every steamer was evidence that tie
disloyal men at the South are instruments for
carrying out the designs OF their Northern
allies lie repres euted white men as well as
men of his own compassion. His constituency
was as loyal as that of any other mans on his
floor, and his duty to his constituency was to
appeal TO Congress TO do Justice aud protect
them by legislation instead of placing the m
under The heel of these who ruled them with
an iron hand
DJnt. - NJ
the bill az being truly in the interest
OF law aud order in the Southern States, and
Mr.. Roland said If he could have had his ow o
way the secessIcnists would have been puuis h.
ed 10 the full extern; but isas;ouch as punish
me MT was not Inflicted the question was what
was best to be doue for the peace of the coan-
try. As statesmen, they must consider what
SHOULD be done to maintain peace and TRANQUIL
IT. in the country. He though the disabilities
and test oath were only sources OF irritation
which keepup the disturbances and upon
which complaint was made. He anew the sen
tiGent OF the people of The North; Knew they,
including bis constituents, had the idea that
the leaders of the rebellion ought TO be- pun
shed, aud that the only remedy was TO perpet-
br ca use nothing Short wuJrt,T salts
y that jeff Davis and other lcauors of the re-
Dellior should not be relieved of their disabili-
les. He did not, however, believe Congress
was doing any good by keeping up disabilities
because those who suffered under them were
,egarced by certain class as martyrs.
Mr. doar of Massachusetts, remarked that
1st in proportion as the disabilities have been
'emoved have disorders in the Soath ncreas-
I'd. Ii W IS said the DISTINGUISHED persons ere
got esponsble for them Every citizen who
lid not raise his voice against those violations
Of tue law was an accompice before or alter
5he fact. When a murder was committed at
Dedbam Fisher Ames said, "No good man
should sleep while the murderer was alive"
There would be no difficulty with any South
ern man who would change his mind. 1t is said
,be men who solcht to be relieved were mis-
,uided, bat large number of them resided in
Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware and Maryland,
Ind who never went into the rebellion with
heir States. Their States made no atte opt to
ecede, and they raised their hands against the
government because they hated liberty This,
ne repeated, they did from no love or devotion
% their States, but they would destroy every
hing of which their flag was symbol.
Mr.. Beck of Kentucky, said some thought
his bill aidsd the Democratic party in some
way, but such was no. the design. HI intro
iuced IL because he thought the removal of
disabilities wond do more to restore harmony
han anything else that could be done. He
had been on the Committee on Recous truction
or four years, and knew that members made
individual promises they could not fulfil. The
of political disabilities would iniure
30 party Congress had passed separate bills
from time to time relieving one, ten or twenty
This showed that it was right to be done. Grim
nation aud recrimination was not made to re-
store peace. r-la
Mr.. Beck's bill is as follows: Be it enacted.
ETC., That all legal and political disabilities i'm
posed by the Sd section of the 14th article of
the 18th amendment to the Con>ttutIon of the
Uuited States, on persons therein mentioned
because of their having engaged in insnrrec-
tion or rebellion against the United States or
given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, be
and they are hereby removed.
Mr.. Poland moved to amend by adding: Pro.
vided this act hall not apply to or 10 any way
t til ct or remove the disability of persons in
clnded in either of the following classes: 1st,
Members OF Congress Of the United State. who
iheretrom and aided in the rebel
lion q. That OF officers Of The army aud navy
of the United STATES sbove2l wears of age, who
lett saio army and navy and aided in the rebel
lion; 81, That members OF the State Conven-
tons which adopted pretended ordinances of
secession and who voted for the adoption OF
such ordinances.
The amendment, which was under the oper-
alton OF the previous question, was agreed to,
1913 to 81; Messrs Butler, Dawes and Hoar BE-
ing the only New England members voting in
the Negative
The question was taken on the passage of the
bill as amended and was rejected, 100 to 50. not
a twothirds vote in the affirmative The nee
auve votes were as follows: Messrs Burdett,
Butler OF Mass, Butler OF Tenn. Coburn. Can.
ger Cofou, Creerey, Dawes D ckry. DONOVAN
Dnell, Dunneil, EAmes, Elliott, Foster, Gar
field, Harmer, Havep>, Hawiey, Hszleton of
Wis, Hazleton of N J., Hoar, Hooper, Kelly,
IMe'chum, Kilinger, Kansing, Lowe, Lynch,
Maynard, McC eery, McJunllin, Merriam,
Parker, Peck, Peudleton, Peters, Porter, Prin-
Ole, Ranney, Ellis q. Roberts, Rusk. SAWYER,
Schoteld. Seeley. Sessions, Shanks, Shellabar
ger Smith Of N. Y, Smith of OHIO, Sprague,
Stevenson, Stoughton, Stowel, st. john, Taft
lie, Townsend of Penn Tmifoholl Typar TIN.