The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-06-05

far behind huge pile of other bills
that it has little chance of being
reached by the House during the pres
ent session. The same fate attend:
the bill passed Wednesday morning
extending the privilege Of suspen
ding the habeas corpus to March 3rG
1873. G. NJ.
WASHINGTON, May 30th, 1872
PRoMPrNEss TO SAVE.
The heroic conduct of our sailors
in the harbor Of Marseilles, where
they saved & large amount of proper,
ty from destruction by towing the
burning vessel out to sea, has been
favorably commented upon in the
European press.
According to the course pursued by
Geo. Palmer, of Illinois, who, when
the Government sent two companies
of troops to preserve order and to
give to the unfortunate sufferers at
Chicago all the aid and security they
could, and when Sheridan dist ributed
large quantities Of army blankets, our
soldiers and our Government were
guilty of an infraction of state laws,
and violent and most wild were his
protests against this unwaranted in
reference We would be surprised,
however, if France were to appear in
a similar quarrelsome spirit against
the interference with national law
caused by American sailors in SINH
lar emergency, to protect and save
their Skipping from destruction. Yet
the cases are entirely similar, with
this addition, that at Chicago our
troops were used to protect the citi-
zens of our own nation, at the request
of the inhabitants and the Mayo of
the city, while in France our sailors
acted without formal request from
any one, and in country beyond our
jurisdiction.
This comparison of the two events,
brings out the shameful ingratitude
and meanness of spirit, and an anxiety
to find fault with the conduct of the
Federal authorities in the most strik-
ing manner.
The citizens of Chicago did not
deem it an interference, when the Dis
trict of Columbia taxed itself for $780,
900 for their relief, and when millions
were sent to them by The contribu-
tions of the citizens of the several
states.
The time will come when Gov. Pal
mer will himself be ashamed of the
mean spirit of the part which he act
ed in the controversy.
THE KU-KLUx BILL.
The defeat of the extension of the
law against secret political associa-
tions in the South, in the House Of
Representatives on Tuesday was oc-
casioned by the detection of few
Republicans, from some of whom bet
ter things might have been expected.
As to Blair of Michigan who led the
column We may virtually reckon him
as one of the Greeleyites, who after
long hesitation has made up his mind
to go over to the enemy. Mr. Blair
is a gentleman ofability and We regret
that he hastaken this very strange
course, as he has very few followers
in the state of Michigan. 1t comports
with his action regarding the Secre-
tary of the Navy.
HURRIED ADJOURNMENT.
If the House had not agreed to re-
scind their action of adjournment on
the 29th and postponed adjournment
until the Sd of June there would have
been an extra session called.
Several measures of great impor-
tance must now necessarily be aban-
doned, while the tariff and other i'm
portant legislation will be hurried
through at breakneck-pace, which will
render the laws unusually defective.
/ cannot conceive why there has
been such great anxiety displayed on
the part of Congress to adjourn. The
first of July would have been amply
early enough to give members time
to attend to their denomination and
reelection.
THE CIVIL RIGHT BILL.
We hope the civil rights bill, which
passed the Senate and which received
the majority vote in the House but
not the two-third majority which was
necessary to take it up, will yet be
passed. The measure simply pro-
vides that common carriers and tav-
ern-keepers shall make no distinction
on account of color, and serve every
well behaved traveller alike.
This is but common justice, and if
the Democrats and liberal" Repub-
licans, so called, choose to make an
issue upon this question, we have no
doubts of the result Let us have
the civil rights bill passed.
TESTING REcALcITRANTs.
Mr.. Butler yesterday reported the
Ku-Klux bill anew in the House, when
6libustering Immediately commenc-
ed. A number of dilatory motions
were made and the House adjourned
without action. As opposition to the
Ku-Klux bill is made distinctively a
party matter by the Democrats, it
will soon be settled whether or not
the Republicans who voted against
this measure of protection to the
South, and who have been hitherto
relied upon ss Republicans will ad-
here to this cause when it is known
that assisting its defeat is aiding the