New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-03

.Norupp RI ASH OP JURISDICTION BETWEEN
TIE SENATE AND HoUsE-riiE TARiff BILL
TABLED.
SENATE. WARRINGTON. April 2. 1874
MIR ROBERTSON (Rep., S. C) submitted
letter addressed to himself aud his colleague thr'
sawyer,. by Gems Wade Hampton. Kershaw and NJ
Butler of South Carolina denying positively the s'ae
ment made by Mr.. Edmunds, in the depato Oh t"o
Amnesty bill. that they were connected win 'ho hu
Klux organization They assert that any statement 'na'
they have or ever have had any ,,,y ;as"
ever remote with that organization Is aso,e al
and they express earnest desire to meet ana ieiu'o "
such charges in Washington or had hcen in HI,
possession since s date Feb 49, 1877? ana ne WOMB hano
presented IL sooner only that he haa 0 %c tina
which would have given an opportunity ior % m @
wished 10 have the letter put record and he repeated
that he was entirely satisfied that these gentlemen un
had any connection whatever with the ku-hux orean'
MI BLAIR Dem, MOI said that in the same debate,
Mr. Edmunds had stated that the counsel, kevetuy
Johnson and Mr.. stanbery. employed TO defend inc Inc
prisoners in South Carolina had become dsgls,od Wy
The proved against Their Clients au he sent
doned the cases. and in reply TO TINS "n ~ dan
up and had read letter from eyerdy Johnson n
Wade Sho STpS1 and and
Mr. stan6cry had remained at C0pl l.o u sa,d that
there was not slightest evidence or suspicion TO con
meet Gems. Hampton, kershaw ana Butter Win .c h
Klux movement, ana that MI Euuuho' i '
MIR EDMUNDs Rep.. VT said that the question raised
Wy n When he made the statement referred to, he
believed that Messrs johnson and 5anDery aa aGa at
Columbia were ended, just much as he believed tha,
the trials took place at all and iIanKneSS Mr
Johnson said they had remained until their mis-
sionthe raising of legal guestioI-was accent nat
a %as n %1 abandonng the cases Perhaps but
reminded him of the brave American ocer %, se h
when charged with the abandonment, sa,u Una. 'to
Americans did not fee, but that they ala MT seem 70
;nfor I'm he
teri As to the gentlemen OF South Carolina referred TO-
what he had stated was that he was creamy 1yta n
States, in that district, had in their possession
beine the Advisory Board OF the kuKiux whatever
that might be- and he would now repeat tnat nc nau soyd
reason To believe that whenever the Government shOu
furnish the legal machinery necessary to 80 through
with those trials such evidence would De S nor an
ply TO Messrs Johnson and sanbery because they ud
take sufficient interest In these cases to come 70 WASH
ington aud argue them IN the Supreme Court ana there
by the senator from Vermont as to the cnrse ned
had chosen to reerste l. il became the , d"y
gentlemen to say again that 1t was without foundation
or excuse that If the evidence spoken OF by the senator
CEdmunds) existed. IT false evidence mat he gen
temen concerned anxious for an opportunity To re-
flute hem and dehed the Government TO prosecute ,
them and that probably nobody could De doHnq WHO
believed the charges, except the Senator from Vermont
nj Mo- ee H gs said he never had pronounced an
opinion to the guilt or innocence OF thoSe
and he did not All he said that he was cfeDy
informed that such evidence as lie had mentioned
existed. -, o.,.......
MIR NYE (Rep. Nev) presented tho Constitution
adopted by the Utah State Convention. TO accompany
their application for admission as n state.
ENCOURAGING THE GROWTH or TIMER. 49,
Mr. POMEROY Qtep. Kansas, from the tOlninlltcc on
Public Lands, reported with amendments Dlil To en-
courage growth OF timber the Western prares;
au the issuance OF patent for quarter section
of land to any person who has planted aud protected LOT
five years 40 acres of timber thereon.
The following bills were introduced:
Mr. WEST Cep La )-ReyiviDg grant OF lands TO the
New-Oreans OpeOusas and Great Western Railroad
Mr. WILSON Rep., Observation-Disclosures the opening
and working OF Iowa mines located Oh West Point reser
walton.
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS.
Tho Senate then resumed consideration Of the III
dian Appropriation bill. The question the amend
mcnt exnsushng the title Of the Sssiton and Wahpe-
ton bands of Sioux Indians to the land described III
The second article OF the treaty OF the 10Th VI February
1861 except the permanent reservation which, ON motion
of Mr. EDMUNDS was laid on the table.
THE TARIFF BILL
A message was received announcing that the House
had laid on table the Senate substitute Tor the House
hill repeating the duties on tea and coffee.
Mr. MORRILL, Rcp., VT said the resolution or the
House was extraordinary one and he would not now
move TO the Finance Committee, because the
senate might wish discuss IL before referring 1t. He
therefore moved that ii lie over and be printed which
Other amendments to the Indian Appropriation bill
were offered and die cnssed, and then, AT T. H. the
Senate went into uye session. and soon after ad-
jOmned.