Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-22
WAsnINGToN, D, c., May 81.
SEN

SENATE
The republican senators are determined to
vote on the kukluX bill before adiourning, even
should they be forced to remain in their seats
until late at night. The democratic senators
are speaking, one after another, but they have
few listeners.
Mr. Alcorr said: The senator (Ames) had
charged him with attempting to ride two
horses If so, he was trying to guide them to
common goal of harmony and peace while
the senator (Ames) was content to ride the
black horse alone. He feared, however, that the
senator would as soon lose his seat as to
charge that he (Alcorn) when governor
had misused the secret service fund of
the state. 1t 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 resi-
dence there. (Laughter.) The fact was, however,
that there had not been single defalcation by
public officer inlMissssippi appointed by him,
and the people of several counties in the state
would be glad if the same could be said of those
appointed by Senator Ames. He (Alcorn) had
expended some of the secret service fund
in attempting to catch Ames' appointees who
had run away with public money; but, like the
kukluX, they were expert enough to keep out of
the way. (Laughterl.
Mr.. Bayard said he had long come to the CON
clusOn that the party in power was making
systematic attempt 10 put elections throughout
lhO CpuutI uHutI tlt CUlltfui sOl the Ieue1Nl
government, and each successive step confirmed
that view. few days ago the senate had
passed the Louisiana election bill for that pur-
pose, and now it was demanded that power to
suspend the habeas corpus act should be contin-
ued IN the president the object being the same.
Legislation seemed TO be assuming more and
more every dav the form of mere military or
ders, and the government was becoming a gov
eminent of Will instead of a government of
law. But there was some hope that these ex.
IRENE measures would produce good result BY
awakening, the people TO the dangers that sur
found them, and so produce Salutary reaction
in favor Of respect for the laws and the safe
guards Of the constitution.
In conclusion, MIR. Bayard asked the senate
aud the whole country whether, in view of the
history of the past three years at the south, it
was not time to abolish reconstruction and subj
stitute Tor its reconciliation. He related an in
stance of kindness on the part of Boston man,
the late Daniel Denny, who voluntarily sent to
suffering man, an utter stranger, a sum of
money sufficient to pay his debts aud give him
fresh start in the world. This act, he said,
had bound together forever in bonds of love
these TWO families, and he asked why their rela.
tons with each other should not be allowed TO
typify the relations of the people of the north
and those.of tine south.
Mr.. Carpenter, from the committee on iudici.
airy, reported, without amendment the bill 10
amend the bankruptcy act by substituting 1871
for 1864 in the first prOyisO of the 18th section;
also, with amendments, Mr.. TrumbuIPs bill,
amendatory of section 80 of the bankruptcy act
MIR. Morton, replying to the argument in OPP
position to the bill, charged the democratic
party with the responsibility for the passing
away of the feeling of forgiveness to the south
which prevailed after the close of the war
That party advised the southern people that the
imposition of any condition of reconstruction
was tyranny and oppression; the result was the
necessary throwing of the government into the
ban1s OI no poIorpd MI ac
men who had gone there. Mr.. Morton defended
the so called carpet baggers, the most OF whom
were Union officers and soldiers and as good in
every way as the men who denounce them. The
testimony taken by the congressional committee
conclusively demonstrated the existence of or
gained kukluX in nine southern states, en-
bracing hundreds of thousands of men; that
their object is political, and their purpose is TO
crush out the negroes
Mr.. Morton advised the people of the south
to crush out the kuklux, cease the insane howl
about carpet baggers and scaawags. invite inn
migration to help fell forests, cultivate plains,
and use your water power, and not be again
deceived 10y the democratic party. He concluded
by urging the adoption OF bill to extend the
operation of the act of last year which had
saved hundreds Of lives and thousands from
exile and the scOurge.
Mr.. Clayton made some remarks controvert-
ing Mr.. Blair's statement of Monday about the
debt OF Arkansas.
Mr.. Thurman denied the right of congress TO
pass the pending bill to promote the reelection
of the president, and replied TO Mr. Morton's
structures upon the democatic party, in the
course of which he said Mr. Morton had evil
IDENTIFY forgotten having made the strongest
speech ever made against the reconstruction
policy of congress; and that he had himself de-
nounced negro state governments as undesra-
bic, and likely to lead to war of the races.
Mr.. Hamilton of Texas opposed the bill as one
Of the worst of the whole series of coersve
measures for the southern states.
Mr.. Robertson supported the bill; the opera.
ton OF the original law had been salutary. and
he had been assured by the president that he
would be very reluctant to exercise the powers
conferred 10y il, and would not do so unless alb
solutely necessary.
The debate was still going on at2A.M No
immediate prospect ola vote
HOUSE.
Mr.. Palmer, from the committee on appropria-
lions, reported back the senate amendments 10
the post office appropriation bill this morning.
The recommendation Of the committee to concur