The Portland daily press., 1872-05-22
XLIID CONGRESS-.SECOND SESSION
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Mr. COnkllng pre-
scented memorial from the New York Cham
ishing bonded warehouses. Referred to Com
mittee on Finance. -,s-s. ..s.-- ..3.,.t...sg .s.
Mr.. Sherman obtained leave for the Commit
tee on Finance to sit during the sessions of the
Senate. --4
Mr.. Edmunds called up the House supple
mental apportonment bill.
Mr.. Morton offered an amendment leaving it
optional with each State to elect an additional
representive given by this bill, either at large
or as representative of district. VII
Mr.. Casserly opposed the amendment and ar
gued against the system of electing representa-
tives at large.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
bill went over.
Mr.. Patterson called up the bill for adjusting
the claims of New Hampshire for money adj
vanced to volunteers
Messrs. Patterson and Cragin explained the
bill and it was passed.
Mr.. Carpenter from the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported without amendment the bill to
amend the bankrupt act by substituting 1871
for 1864, in the first provso of the 14th section
also, with amendment, Mr.. Trumbull's bill
amendatory of section 80 of the bankrupt act.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of
the habeas corpus suspension bill. 8@
Mr. Alcorn made general denial of the
charges made against him by Mr.. Ames last
evening. He said the Senator (Ames) had
charged him with attempting to ride two horses
goal of harmony and peace, while the Senator
was content to ride the black horse alone. He
feared, however, that the Senator would soon
lose his seat As to the charge that he GAL
corn) when Governor had misused the secret
service fund of the State, it ought to be some
consolation to the Senator (Ames) that even if
the funds of Mississippi were misused it was
no loss to him personally as he never paid
any taxes in the State and had not any interest
or even a residence there. Uaugter.) The
foo hat tharo had n
single defalcation by public officer in Missis-
| sippi appointed by him, and the people of seve-
raj counties of the State would be glad if the
said of those appointed by Senetor Ames. He
| (Alcorn) had expended some of the secret SER
| vice fund in attempting to catch Senator Ames'
| appointees who had run away with the public
| money, but the Ku-Klux, they were expert
enough to keep out of the way. Uaughter)
| Mr.. Bayard said he had long ago come to the
conclusion that the party in power was making
| a systematic attempt to put the elections
throughout the country under the control of
the federal government, and each successive
| step confirmed that view. A few days ago the
Senate had passed the Louisiana election bill
for that purpose, and now it was demanded that
power to suspend the habeas corpus act should
be continued in the precedent, the object being
the same. Legislation seemed to be assuming
more and more every day the form of military
orders, and the government was becoming q
government of will instead of a government OF
treme measures would produce a good result by
awakening the people to the dangers surround.
ing them, and SO produce a salutary reaction in
favor of respect for the laws and the safeguards
| for the Constitution
In conclusion, Mr. Bayard asked the Senate
and the whole country whether, in view of the
history of the past three years, at the South, il
was not time to abolish reconstruction and sub
stitute for it reconciliation.
MIR. Morton in replying to the argument il
| 70, fhn h nho fhf Il
party with the responsibility for the passing
away of the feeling of forgiveness to the South
whidh prevailed after the close of the war
That party advised the South that the imposi
ton of anycondition of reconstructonwas tyran!
and oppression, and the result was the neceSSa
ry throwing of the government into the hand
of the colored people and the Northern men
who had gone there Mr.. Morton defended tn,
so-called carpet-baggers, most of whom wer'
Union officers and soldiers and as good in ever.
way as the men who denounced them. TIL,
testimony taken by the Congressional Commit
tee concusively demonstrated the existence o
an organized Ku-Klux in nine Southern States
embracing hundreds of thousands of men who's
opJectls political and their purpose to crusl
out the negroes and that he had himself de
nounced negro State governments as undesira
PIE ana likely to lead to war of races. Nh
Morton advised the people of the South to crus
out the ku-klux, cease their insane howl abOu
carpet-6aggers and scallawags, invite immigra
| " hOiP loli Tile lOTtSUS CulllNdbc bHc pihlils
use their water power, and not to be again de
ceived by the Democratic party.
Mr.. Morton concluded by urging the adoptio
OF a Dill to extend the operation of the bill Q
last year which had saved hundreds of lives an
Thousand from exile and the scOurge.
MI Clayton made some remarks controvert
ing Blair's statements of Monday about tn
debt of Arkansas
Inc debate was in progress at two O cloc
this Wednesday, morning with no immediat
prospect of vote. .-.r
HOUSE.
Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, presented confer
ence report on the bill to provide for the abatt
ment or repayment of taxes on distilled spirit
in bonds destroyed by casualty. The bill
also so as to apply only to spirits destroyed b
accidental fire or other casualty and withor
any fraud, collision or neglect of owner, o
which taxes had not been paid at the time
the destruction, and of which spirits were
the custody of any officer of the internal rev,
nue. In any distillery, warehouse or bonde
warehouse the taxes are to be abated and I'll
warehouse bond cancelled. If the tax has bee
collected since the destruction of the spirits
is to be refunded. After explanation by NJ
: Beck the report was agreed to. - -
The Senate amendments to the Post Ofit
appropriation bill was taken up, and storm
discussion took pluce on the amendment dOu
ling the subsidy for carrying the mails betwee
San Francisco Japan and China, during whic
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, alluded to IL
! influence working for this appropriation as di
l | graceful