Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-26

the powers conferred upon him by
the act of April 10th, 1871, (the Ku-
klux sct) with the names OF the per-
sons arrested aud imprisoned, with
all particulars; also such other infor-
nation as will convey correct idea
OF the state of society and the security
OF life and property in that State and
also of North Carolina particularly;
also as TO the States of Kentucky,
/ Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana, in
Guiding the recent legislative conflict
In the latter State.
Mr.. Beck offered a substitute, con-
hning the information asked TO the
State of South Carolina, inasmuch as
that was the only State where martial
law existed, and as 1t would require
months to give all the intormationTe
| quired in the original resolution. He
alluded TO the facE that many persons
who had been arrested in South Caro-
lima had been discharged by the army
officers arresiing them on payment of
money, In fact that they had been
blackmailed, and be referred as his
authority for the statement to q letter
which appeared in the New York
| Herald OF November 18TH carefully
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officers, and challenging denial.
Mr Stevenson opposed MIR. Beck's
substitutes: First-because 1t con-
tanned statement that was not true,
namely that the President had de
clared martial law in the State of
South Carolina. That was not true:
martial law suspended civil law, and
If that had been suspended the recent
trials in Columbia, South Carolina,
would not have been held, where two
of the ablest lawyers in the land were
largely paid to defend the ku.kiux
wretches, and actually lett the court
room in shame. For his own part he
should have no objection to see hun.
dreds or thousands of these ka kiux
Wretches tried by drum head court
martial aud swung to the highest tree.
MIR. Van Trump Questioned the
statement as to the counsel for the ku-
kluX prisoners having been driven
out Of the court by shame by the de-
velOpments made.
Mr. Stevenson replied that one Of
them (Hon. MIR. Stanbery, OF Ohio,
left the courthouse while one of his
clients was on trial, because he was
sickened by the facts developed, and
the other Hon. Reverdy Johnson) left
Columbia while the cases were still on
trial.
Mr.. Van Trump said that Mr. Stan.
berry had left only when his duty
that OF arguing law pOints-Wes per.
formed.
MIR. Maynard asked Mr.. Van Trump
| II he had said that Mr. tanberry was
not ashamed of the developments,
Mr.. Van Trump said that he Id
not know anything about that.
MIR. Stevenson would undertake to
say that Mr.. StanDerry was ashamed
and must have been ashamed; If he
were a friend of his he would be
ashamed for hiIp.
After further discussion Mr.. Beek's
substitute was rejected and Mr. P0-
lands resolution adopted.
Mr.. Hale from the committee on
appropriation, reported the naval ap-
preparation bill, which was made the
special order for Tuesday next. The
bill appropriates Sl7. .943, ,347.
At this point the house went into
committee OF the whole on the gener-
al legislative appropriation bill.
In reference to the item for the pun.
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Mr.. Garfield stated that the commit
tee Ofways and means had hesn ass
sued yesterday, by the secretary OF the
interior, that fully One-fourth of pen
siOns now paid were frauds. He had
been so startled by such extraordinary
statements that he had written down |
the words at the time, and the commits
siOner of pensions, who was present at |
the time, confirmed his statement.
Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and |
Mr. Hale, Of Maine, made remarks |
contirmatOry OF the statements of the |
latter, alludiDg to the batch of two or /
three hundred e9ses in New York |
OF applications for pensions for the war
Of 1872, which were all found to be /
fraudulently gotten up by claim
agents, some Of whom had been are
rested, tried and convicted, while
others had fled to Canada.
Alter progressing with the bill as
far as the iOrty-second page, the COM
mittee rose.
The speaker appointed Messrs.
Dawes and Brooks, OF New York, re-
gents Of the Deaf and Dumb institu-
ZION at Washington, after which the
house adjourned.