The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-16
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Congress to-day was characteristic speesh
by Sumner in advocation of his supplement
tary civil rights amendment to the amnesty
bill. The galleries were crowded with CO.
lored people, who greeted the appearance Of
Sumner on the floor of the Senate with loud
cheering. The speaker dilated extensively
on what he termed the insulting ostraeism Of
the colored race, and strung together ailist
Of Isolated cases in which colored people
have been subjected to bad treatment on nc
count Of their race, rs arguments in favor of
the passage of his bill. He took exceptions
to the ground assumed by the President that
his bill should be separate and distinct from
the amnesty bill, but made no vehement at
tack Oh the Administration, as some of his
hearers had imagined he would. e.
The report of e&Attorney- General Aker-
man, just submitted, shows that in South
Carolina there were 472 persons arrested for
violation of the kuklux acts, of which 1853
were arrested by the military and turned
over to the marshal. he recommends that,
should Congress. after the end of the present
session, determine to continue the act en-
towering the President to; suspend the writ
of habeGs corpus, in order to be adequately
effective the power Of suspending it should
not be confined to the limits of the in
surrectionary district, as under the present
law If an offender within such district escapes
beyond its limits, or Is carried beyond its
limits for tho purpose of trial, or of more
convenient or comfortable custody, the writ
is operative in his favor. .as = Il,
It Is understood that the Committee on
Elections will decide In favor Of Bowen In
the contested case Of Bowen us. Delrge.
The Democrats will probably object to the
seating Of the former on the ground that he
has been convicted Of ON infamous crime;
and as the House Is, under the Constitution,
the judge Of the qualifications Of its own
members, 1t Is not improbable that the Demo-
Gats, with the support Of a number of Re-
publicans who will take the same view of the
case rs the former, will prevent the seating
OF Bowen. EE. .s..sa
The Advisory Civil Service Board has now
under consideration tho simplifying and ar
ranging Of internalrevenue Offices through
out the country. " 81
The Government indicates Its intention of
adhering to the decision reached in Cabinet
session on Friday Of not interfering in the
New Orleans troubles unless the safety of the
community absolutely requires it.. General
Emory, in command there, has received
special orders not to let the troops appear in
the city for military operations unless ex
presaIy instructed by the War Department
There is a continuation Of the feverish
anxiety here with regard to the condition o.
aiTairs there, but Louisiana members of Con.
gress assert their confidence that there are
now no reasons to apprehend bloodshed.
| Hon. James Brooks, who has Just returned
from bis japanese tour, resumed bis seat II
the House to-day. His presence just at hi
time Is valuable, as the Democrats are abou
to begin earnest consultation with reference
to their policy Of future legislation.
TIMoS.
Congressional
WAsH1SGToN,r January 15.-Senate.-Tht
galleries were crowded this morning witt
| Blacks, in anticipation Of speech from Mr.
Sumner upon the civil rights bill as q rider *
| the amnesty bill, early action upon which ]:
| improbable.
Mr.. Abbott wants action postponed unit
his contest 10. Vance, from North Carolina, Is
decided, when Mr.. Morton will withdraw hi:
retroactive amendment.
Mr.. Goldthwaite, from Alabama, was
seated.
Messrs. Sumner and Vickers occupied thu
attention of the Senate during the remainder
Of the day. El.f
House.-hlr. Butler to-dny introduced {
clean amnesty bill, which was referred to the
judiciary Committee. ...s
Mr.. Dawes asked leave to offer resolution
for the appointment Of select committee Of
| FIVE to inquire into the origin and character
Of the difficulties between the Government
and officials of Louisiana and the United
States officials In that State, and report tht
same to the House, with such recommends.
tons as it may deem expedient-the commit
tee to have power to send for persons and
papers and to sit In Washington or else.
where. ....
Mr. Kerr objected Whereupon MIR. Dawes
moved to suspend the rules and adopt the
resolution, which was agreed to--yeas, Ia
nays IS. 40
At the hour Of adjournment the Speaker
had not made up the committed ls
The bill to remove all political disabilitie:
fhled-yeas, LOG; nays, SO; not tWo-thirds.
MIR. Dawes then moved clean amnesty FOL
political offences, which also failed OF two
thirds vote.
Another amnesty bill was introduced, cx
Guiding those who had left Congress or the
army and navy, which was passed by a vote
of ITO ayes to 81 nays. -.
Those voting IN the negative on tht
clean amnesty bill were: Messrs. Am
bier, Barber, Beatty, Bingham, zBufnng
ton, Burchard, Butlero Of Massachusetts, But
Ter of Tennessee, Coburn, Conger, Gotten
Duell, Dunnell, Fame, Frye, Goodrich, HaW
ley, Hazleton of Wisconsin, Hazleton of New
jersey, Hooper, Kelly Of Pennsylvania, Kei
nnger, Lamport, Lowe, Lynch, Maynard
hcCrary, McGrcw, McJunkin, Mercur, Mer
RAM, Monroe, Leonard, Myers, Orr, Packard
of Indiana, Packer Of Pennsylvania, Palmer
Peck, Pendleton, Porter, Prindle, Ramey, E
81. Roberts of New York, Rusk, Sawyer, See
ley, Sessions, Shanks, Sheilabarger, Smith Q
New York, Smith of Ohio, Snapp, Snyder
sprague, starkweather, Stoughton, Strong
Taffe, Townsend of Pennsylvania, Tyner
Epson, Walden, Waldron, Wallace, Walls
Wheeler, Willard, Williams Of Indiana, VII
son of Indiana, and Wilson Of Ohio-70.
Weather Probabilities. s.,
WASHINGTON, January 15.-The centra
lowest barometer will probably move during
| tho nipht more to the eastward Dcssibiy into