New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-26

read WRITE Adding 70 tnat u -. raad and write
those VINO s: wa terate il followed that more than
onerd Of the sn5Te natyS ~'s
tuesy wsrS to the Census statistics Mr. HOar showed
that In the p a years Of a unable TO read and write
That figure had to be compared with tn aan 10
tbe 80 per cent for the he already given
appeared that one-fourth OF tho popuauoh ne
ppeSiiema from illinois Mr McNeey had criticized last
session for an increased percentage OF % hdren
was practically unknown In the small state OF Dsa "a
ware there SSH white native iiterates ana IN
States tie matter was still worse. He made theoe state;
ments not a matter OF Boosting or OF ui, state
NOT wish 10 saw that there In any American Stao
utter Ignorance vice. He therefore appealed 10 t
gentlemen whose States were unfortunate a. LIN tho
spect TO facts in the face and to JON III 'o
attempt 70 remedy the evil
Mr. POLAND ncp VII, from the Joint COMMITTEE W
southern Ourages, reported a resolution, rs snDsll
ue for two resolutions referred TO IL on C,1m a.
to the states of South Carolina and Kentucky ~,
The Ts9 SIST@son on W, w be- asen exercising
Carolina the conferred upon him IN act 81 APi ~ me-.
With ali the parteusr also information viii convey cor
s i ssi. o. ana n Se Il c cSS Tarsu
Keniuey Mississippi Texas and LOtsAna ineHOs Inc teh' ~
Mr.. BECK Dem. XVI offered substitute copfning
asnuch as that the only state where martial law eA
isted and as it would require months to give al te IN
formation required in the original resolution. lie al
uded 70 the fact that many persons who had been ar
rested in south Carolina had been discharged by the
army officers arrestDg them on the payment OF Inohey
In fact they had backmailed and he referred rs
his authority for the statement 70 E eS'sL a
carefully written letcr-gylng the names OF the oneers
' Mr. Rep, Ohio opposed Mr. Becb's sub
siut9 1rst because it contained statement that was
not true namely that the President had declared mar
ta law IN the State Of South Carolina. That was not
true Martial law suspended civil law, and II that nag
been suspended the recent trial IN @ w. in
the land were feed largely to defend the ku,klux
wretches, and actually left the courtroom ~ Sns;
his part he should have had no oDecl9n 10 seS
hundreds or thousands OF these KuKlux wretches tea
by druHhead Courtnartia and swinging TO the highest
VAN TRUMP e% Ohio questioned tic the sffe
been driven out Of court by shame at the developments
made. ..- ~. - -, 49,, ,tr cton.
berry of Ohio left the Courthouse while one OF ms
clients trial, because he was sckenGd Dy the
developed, and the other Mr. Kcyerdy JohnSon' lett W
Mr. VAN TRUMP said that Mr. stanDerry nao rev ony
when his duty-that OF arguing the law poht"as per
Nj MAYNARD Qsop. Teun) asked Mr.. Van Trump II
he said that Mr. stanbeTTy was not asi'neu Vi 'no W
Mr. VAN TRUMP did not know anything about that,
Mr.. STEVENSON would undertake. to say that VT
stanberry was ashamed, and must have been asnhiu
and that II he not, every friend OF nus "Ou DC
Alter fnTtber discussion Mr. Eocks substitute
iected and Mr.. Polands resolution was adopted.
Mr.. HALE Rep., Mel from the Committee on ApprQ-
prations reported tue Naval appropriation pill when
was made tho special order for Tuesday next lhe oii
appropriatcs Sl7,9l3,Si7 -
N TIiF LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL 49,
The House then, at 1920 vent into COunittee OF tne
Whole, Mr. heeeT IN the Chair on tho several Lcts"
tive Appropriation bills . , $3.50,
In reference TO an item for the punishment of frauds
I'm the Pension Office Mr.. GARFIELD stated that inc
Committee of WAYS and Means had been assured yestef
day by the Secretary OF the Interior that fully oneourh
OF the pensions paid frauds. He had been 80
Startled by such extraordinary statement that he had
written down the words at the time, and the COmhls
soners Pensions, who was present at tho time, con-
1rmed the statement - ,
MeSsrs. BUTLER Rep., Mass) and HALE Crop, Mel
made remarks cOnrIuaOry OF the statement the latter
abiding particularly TO batch OF 200 or 800 cases III
1872 which all found TO be fraudulent, got UP ny
claim agents, some OF whom had been arrested, uiOu'
and convicted, while others had fed TO Canada.
After proceeding with the bill as far a. tie 42d page,
the Committee rose. --,r-.,..
The SPEAKER appointed Mcssrs Dawes and BROOKS
of New York Regents the Deal and Dumb Institution
ut Washington Adjourned