New-York tribune., 1872-05-21
XLIID CONGRESS-IID SESSION.
IFo1 Morning Session Of both Houses see Second pageJ
sENATE-EVENING SESSION.

WASHINGTON, May 20.--The Senate reassem-
bled at 1880 p. m and the babeas corpus bill was pro-
cceded WITH
Mr.. OSBORN Rep Fla) sent to the desk to be read!a
statement Of the public debt Of Florida on April &C. 1872
as set forth the report of the Controller of said State
lacinp the total debt Of that State at S933497 o. and
exclusive OF the school debt the whole amount s SELL
453 SC. ..,--. ...,.- 49,.
when what is properly known as the ku-hIux law was
under discussion In Congress- he Governor OF Mis-
ssspp and fearing Congress might be deceived by the
exaggerated statements which we're in circulation, he
had addressed telegram to the members OF Congress
FS Ee Of Of la aRPh We able
down all the violence in its borders,
and that the disorders which had prevailed
were confined to one or two localities this Dispatch
he NIr Acorn) had been assailed hercey by members
for the Presidency had attempted TO excommunicate
him from the Republican party. A member OF the
safe in his, life in Mississippi, and this
member had proposed to n have authority
The Senator from Mississippi at that time and the very
from that State i'll the Senate, had also assacd
although proposing represent Mississippi had
residence in that State lie put down in the Con
never had a shirt washed in that city
Mr. AMEs Qsep, Miss) said this statement was not
Mr.. ALCORN-wcll he has had a shirt washed there
then, but did he ever have residence there ask
him now what length oi time he has ever resided In
Mr. AEs said ever since his colleague had been in the
and new he brought N him Ndr Ames) He Cir. Ames)
would reply to his colleague at the proper time.
Mr.. ALCORN repeated that Mr.. Ames had
any residence in Mississippi and that he hold
ing place in the Senate by the grace OF this body alone
Mr. ALCORN then went TO say that his colleague had
In his speech 20 which he had alluded assailed the
people Mississippi murderers, and had said that
within three months OF the time OF his speech 6S
ders had been committed, whereas the fact that in
that time but Is murders had been committed.
Mr. AMEs interrupted to say that the statement which
he produced in the Senate furnished him by the
Auditor Of Public Accounts.
Mr.. ALCORN insisted that the statement OF the Au-
ditOr OF Public Accounts would what he said.
lie then proceeded TO contrast the situation in Msss-
sippi under his administration Governor and under
the military administration Of Gen. Ames, claiming that
while lac Governor there was comparative peace and
tranquility in Mississippi and that great disorder
and violence prevailed while Gen. Ames was
Military Governor He then sent to the desk, be read
q letter addressed by Mr.. Ames to c. f. Norris
Der OF the Mississippi Legislature to the effect that Gov
AlcOrn In sympathy with the Democrats, and that
in consequence, the cOlOrcd being murdered
By the hundreds. This man Norris a drunken, col
ored barber, and this letter an attempt TO stir up
the cOOred people. Tie fact that, during his (r
Alc0rns) whole term Governor there were not
quarter OF n hundred cOlOTed men murdered. He
then charged that when bill pending in the Mis-
sssipp Legislature, authorizing Il change Of venue In
cases OF CRIME, by the Executive from one county 10
another where the Executive was satisfied that owing