New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-20
COAL FAMINE AT MEMPHIS
THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATORS
GOVERNOR POWERS REBUKEs THEM
ST. LOUIS BOATS IN PERIL
IMMENSE VALUE OF CARGOES
SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS
CONGRESS.

Bitter Debate in the Sennte-COnkling's
Three Hours Speech-North Carolina
Senatorship-Income Tax as Hereto
fore-Ku.Klux Reports-Louisiana Pc.
titi0n Presented.
WASHINGTON February l9.-Senate.-The
debate in the Senate to-day, was very bitter
in tone.
Nr. Copkling spoke three hours. He de-
Tended the administration in everything,
and assailed Messrs. Sumner and Schurz
with great bitterness. He charged Mr..
Schurz with furnishing ammunition for the
Democrats: he said that 100000 copies of
his (Schurzl speech were circulated by
Democrats in New Hampshire, and that
they were more priced than regular Demo
cratic documents.
He charged him and Mr. Sumner with
conspiring to malisn the President, and
with being willing even to disgrace their
country if it would aid them in injuring
Grant. Charged them with holding COM
munication with French agents, and cited
an old statute Furnishing such communica-
ton with foreign governments or agents
as misdemeanOr. Heread from German
paper, in Chicago. an attack of Mr.. Schurz.
Mr.. Schurz said the paper was edited by
a collector of internal revenue. daughter.
Mr. Conkling said he read it to show how
Mr. Schurz conduct was regarded by the
intelligent people of the country.
Mr.. Schurz replied that it only showed
how it was regarded by the internal revenue
collectors. (Laughterl.
There will be no minority report in favor
of Abbott, who claims Senatorial seat from
North Carolina.
1t is reiterated that the committee will re-
port in favor of seating Ransom, Senator,
elect from North Carolina.
The Committee on Ways and means de-
cided to-day that the income tax for the
current year 81 all be collected as heretofore.
The Commissi, ner of Internal Revenue is
distributing the necessary blanks.
The Senate confirmed Barney as collector
OF internal revenue fof the first Texas dis
trict, and Charles l. lie Assistant Secretary
of State.
.Senate-The KuKi'2 K reports were pre-
sented and orderod to sc printed.
The majority, in COT lection with the ex-
tension of the suspep on of the writ OF
habeas corpus, recoL- nends exceptional
general amnesty.
The inunirv relative to L sale of arms to
France was resumed. Ad nurned.
General Sypher presente, petition from
three hundred colored men Of New Orleans
to the House to-day, urging the passage OF
| Mr.. Summers civil rights bill The names
include Lewis, Administrator of Police ;
Delassize, Administrator OF Commerce,
and Joubert, assessor of internal revenue.
HOHSc. ne clSll TlSutS DILL WHicu Is
similar to Senator Summers. went over to
| next Monday.
The resolution instructing the Committee
on Ways and Means to report bill abolish
inc the duties on salt and coal failed of a
two thirds vote-yeas, 1903: nays, So.
The bill abolishing the duty on tea and
| coffee passed--l53 to 36.
| The Ku-Klux committee reported. Min
ority report presented butGnot received by
vote of &c to l30-not tw Iirds-because
it contained phrases disrespectful to the
President, but afterward, upon condition
that it should be pruned Of its offesive and
unparlamentary phrases. it was received
! without discussion. House then ad joulued.