Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-29
F0RTY-SEC0ND CONGRESS
This Afternoons Proceedings.
THURSDAY. Fehru.rx %

Il
| KUKLUx.
Mr. Trumbull, nom Committee on the judi
ciary, re ported adversely on bill allowing parties
| in criminal eases TO testify in their own behalf
| moved that il be indefinitely postposed.
MI Hamlin s>ked that the bill 20 upon the
| calender. He said this rule had worked well i'm
| his state, Name and had received the appro-
baton of the judges. He wanted the sense OF
| the Senate upon il.
Mr.. Morton said there were protests from the
| south against this bill, As, ii passe,I IL wouIl
| enable certain set of criminals in that section
| tknklux) TO swear that they were guiltless OF
| The acts charged upon them.
Ihe bill was then placed on the calender
l MT. Irumbull, from the same com mittee re
ported bill to protect purchasers OF aud sold for
| Ron payment of direct taxes in the late iusur-
| rectionary states, and asked It's present con-
>lderaton, but Mr. Johnston objected, and it
/ went over.
EDUCATIONAL TEST FoR VOTERS.
Mr.. Sawyer, from Committee on Education
and Labor, reported adversely on memorial
| ssking an amendment Ia the constitution pre-
.crihirg an educational test for the exercise of
| WAYS THAT ARE DARK-poRGtNG SENATOR'S
/ FRANKS
l MI Chandler read a letter from Jno. L. Drew
| jackson, Mich, that he Drew had received a
| document, which he endorsed. be airing Mr.
| Chambers frank, and that similar documents
| we're being circulated in that section under the
/ franks or Senators Chandler and Morton. The
| writer inquiries of Mr.. Chandler If he endorse
| such doctrines as are contained i'm the pamphlet.
Il aSyOnfSlment
| have sent such documents
Mr.. Chandler said upon examining the docu-
| ment he found il TO be a call for a national
| liberal republican convention at Cincinnati,
| May J, 1872, endorsed by Gov. Gratz Brown,
l Carl Scharz, j. ID. Cox and others. Mr.. G. then
/ pronounced his frank on this document 10 he a
| forgery. He had never franked such docu-
l meDt, and he never would but he did not know
l that putting his frank TO il was any worse for
| gerry or frand than the thing itself was The
| whole thing was conceived in sin grown in in
II nnnhs Al,
70 call II a republican movement. [Renewed
| !aughter.1
Mr.. Morton desired simply to say that his
frank on such a document was q fraud and a
Mr.. Tipton desired to say that he had been
treated pretty much In the same way. speech
Of the Senator from Michigan (Chandler) hal
been sent to constituent of his (Tipton's) bear
ing his (Tipton's) frank. His constituent had
written him that IL he could only send him such
kind Of documents as that, he would oblige by
never sending him anything more. lLaug6ter.l
| Mr. Anthony, from Committee on Printing
reported the resolution to print 40 600 copies OF
the kukiux reports; which was passed.
JAPANESE STUDENTS AT WEST POINT.
MI Cameron called up bill allowing the ad-
mission to the West Point Academy Of six
l Japanese youths.
| cedent, one that would be regretted 1t was an
| unwise departure from the well settled policy
or the government in respect to the academy.
This institution was intended for the benefit Of
our own citizens exclusively. He contended
that II was not expedent that any nation should
teach the art Of war to another nation. although
it might with propriety teach any other art OF
civilization. The argument that because .Japan
was remote II would not be q matter of any con-
sequence was not q good one. La ten years
Japan was the only nation that had fired
hostile shot at our vessels He said that he
spoke Of this subject with constra,nt, because
OF the presence of the japanese embassy in the
city.
The bill was then passed.
The unfinished busness-being the resolution
Of Mr. Sumner relative to
THE SALE OF ARMS
was then taken up.
Before Mr. Carpenter, who was entitled IN
the floor, proceeded, the Vice President advert
ed 10 the common habit VI many unprivileged
persons being on the floor of the Senate during
the session. The Vice President sid that in
accordance with what he understood to have
been the custom of his predecessors, he had au-
thorized the admission of various distipg uishei
persons to the floor. This was also the practice
OF mary Senators, but a. complaint had been
made about it he would nov give notice that in
future the rule would be adhered to.
Remarks were made upon the subject by sew
rral Senators, some stating that they we're i'm
the habit Of introducing persons on the floor
VINO were not privileged, and Others stated that
they never infringed the rule. Ii was held that
this placed Senators in an unpleasant position
Mr. Sumner and other Senators suggested that
might be modified; but whatever The rule was,
il ought to be strictly abided by. The whole
subject was then referred to the Committee ON
the Rules.
Mr.. CARPENTER
then took the floor on the pending resolution
He said il the friends Of the administration had
uttered the allegations in the preamble to this
been heralded all over the country that they
dare not meet them. Therefore, they had join
ed issue, and now, after the two weeks Of de-
hate, lawyer who could not get verdict of
acquita on every one OF these counts ought to be
hanged as an fmpostor. Politics was a very
strange thing; Now, when We are on the eve OF
a a a
of business has to give way for this assault ON the
administration. for 1t 10 nothing but an assault
In charity to the Senators who had brought this
assault, he would assume that they did not be-
iieve the allegations which they had made. III
these allegations were true, the least tina. we
could do would be to make an apology to Prus-
She might cay she did not know that she had
any cause Of complaint of us; but as we aad
made up fhe ease against ourselves, we must
fght. Then in that event how can these
Senators vote money and supplies TO
carry on . war IN which. according to
He repeated that all this was nothing more than
stab at the administration. As q justifc alton
for the action Of these Senators, the course of
Golden and Bright, in the British Parliament
has been held mp. Ii is very trae these states
men did cry out against the wrong which would
be perpetrated upon the United States ii the
they had sailed, If either Golden or Bright had,
in Parliament or out Of it, assisted to make up
case against their own country, he had never
heard of il. He had never heard of either OF
them assisting to furnish testimony to help us in
presentation Of the Alabama claims. Yet this
Ii precisely what these Senators are doing A
significant fact had been noticed in this debate,
and that was the entire abstinence of the demo.
Gratis from all participation in il.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. xr.
Cobb, IN. Co. BY unanimous consent, intro duced
bill authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury
to sell the custom-house property ct Plymouth,
n. c., 1t auction. Referred to Committee ON
Public Buildings and Grounds
The House then resumed the consideration of
the bill extending the time for the considera-
ton Of
IHI ST. CR0II AND LAKE SUPERIOR RAIL
= ~ Gs Road,
The question being upon srdsring the third read
ineD Of the bill
kr. Holman (Ind.) asked that unanimous
consent be aiven for q hours debate upon the
bill
Mr.. Reters tlGe.f objectsd.
Mr.. Stevenson (Ohio) said that - o member
Of TIE CoDmittee On Public Lands, he desired
TO have read letter from the Commissioner OF
fhe Lad OA1cs, taken from the dles Of the com
Har. ecoAeld (Pa.l objected 10 anything like
debate, and Sad iffhey were going to nilibuster
It was beee 70 commence early In the DAY.