Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-17
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS-.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
FRIDAY, Nav Il, Is7a


nerce, reported the river and harbor appropris-
ton bin, and gave notice he should call it up ON
Tuesday.
Mr.. Thurman reported the House bill 20 49,
tablish United States district court at Toledo,
Ohio, and asked for its present consideration.
Mr.. TTumbull opposed the bill, and said there
Was no necessity for this court; the people did
not want it. Those who wanted 90 be judges.
district attorneys, and marshals, and the speed
iators in town lots, were the ones who were cla-
moring Tor these additional courts. The lawyers
did not demand them.
Mr.. Thurman said this bill created no new
court; II merely provided that the district judge
At Cleveland should hold two terms OF his court
at Toledo. There were many admiralty cases
arising at Toledo, the amount Involved in which
was 80 small that it would not pay the parties 20
20 to Cleveland. The judge WAS in favsr OF this
oil, although IL would be an Inconvenience TO
him; the bar OF Toledo had asked for IL. ami n
Vas for the interest of the people.
The bill was then passed.
MI. SPrague submitted the conference report
On the West Point appropriation bill, which
Was concurred in.
MIR. Scott called up the bill extending the
time TO March 4, 1873, in which the Pres dent
nay at his discretion suspend the writ OF hs5eas
Mr. stockton presented telegram from Mr.
Bayard, dated al New York, requesting that
the BIZ De Lot taken up until lis return on Mon
dy.
Outstanding to fix a time when the vote should
be taken on the bill after Mr.. Bayard had the
opportunity to be heard, but after some discus
sion il was abandoned.
The House bill 10 amend the act providing for
he better security OF the lives OF passengers ina
vessels propelled IN whole or i'm part by steam
was called up by Mr.. Chandler, and the amend
the bill passed.
Mr.. Scott then proceeded to speak on his bill.
He said the existence Of the
KUKLUx
now stands confessed, aud i'm support OF this he
quoted from the minority kuklux report i'm South
Carolina and other states. Although the exist
ence o! these bands Is thus admitted, he desired
20 stretch the progress OF this an cation. He
beloved, from Gen. n. b. Forests testimony,
that II lie was not the originator OF the Organi-
cation he was the leader OF IL. To him and
Gen. Jno. Ii. Gordon, of Georgia, he thought
sbould be ascribed its spread. Both Of them re-
fused to tell the committee all they knew about
he organization. be then quoted at length
rom the reports and the testimony TO show the
objects and the operations OF the kukluNsn the
states in which that organization existed, in
Guiding the number of murders committed in
tennessee, Louisiana and other states, from
iSe5 TO 1865, and detailed the provisions OF the
kukluN constitution, as found In the possession
of Samuel Brown, prominent member, who
was tried at Columbia, 5. G., and is now expi-
ating his crimes in the Albany penitcn tiaTy.
The crimes and outrages committed were blot
upon the civilization OF the age; they were
mostly committed on negroes. MIR. s. then
detailed several instances of kuklux out
rage, including the horsewhipping of a coll
ored preacher, a cripple, tor preaching.
and teaching the colored people, putting a
aalter around his neck, and threatening to nill
nim IL he did not cease teaching and preaching.
This man, Elias Gill, was compelled 10 leave
he country. and l. now in Siberia, an exile
rom his native land, for fear of the kuklax.
he also read from the testimony statements of
raids by armed kuklux on the Jaiis, taking out
prisoners, and hanging them. These occur
FENCES had all taken place before the sub
coLmittee visited South Carolina. The whole
testimony showed that there existed a carnival
lt crime not surpassed In any civilized commu-
atty. He also produced testimony show that
he body of the local governments were in sym-
patty " 18th the kukiGx. Several u; the justices
being members of the order, thus IN ing the
administration Of justice mOclSery. This ku-
Alux organization included among its members
hose who confessed to every crime known 10
ne law, and embraced nearly the entire white
population, from the b ghest class 10 the lowest
No one was safe, either i'm person or property
who denounced them; and IL neel not excite
surprise that few white men were willing 70 be-
ONE martyrs. The county of York s. C.
where this state OF affairs prevailed, Was an
irmed'csmp at the time OF the suspension OF the
writ of habeas corpus. He further quoted from
he majority report as to the South Carolina
counties where the writ was suspended, that the
violence and outrages were invariably commit
ted upon members OF the republican party
He then instanced the testimony OF N em6ers OF
he ku-kluN before the committee, confcssing
hat its main objects were to defeat the radical
party and prevent the negroes from exercising
The right of suffrage. IL is idle TO talk about
corruption in South Carolina in the face of the
a. ~.
which made every man dfstrust his neighbor.
and have no confidence in the judicial tribu.
mails. He quoted from the testimony of a DIR.
BTatton, of York county, a leading citizen that
ne was not member of the ku-kIux. and kneS
nothing whatever Of that organiza tion, and
from other testimony to the effect that DR.
Bratton had headed a party Of ku- klux, who
took out man named Jim Williams and had
himself put the halter around Williams neck
Talk about TIE Generalization i'm the legisla-
lures or among the negroes, when the very
a n at L.
perjure themselves afterwards. Mr.. s. then
gave some statistics Of the ku-klux outrages
since the war in 80 counties In the states Of North
and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama. Missis-
sippi, and Florida, show ing 525 homicides, and
go OF other outrages In the single county of
jackson, IN Florida, there had been l53 homi-
cides since the war. Napoleon B. Forrest and
yno. b: Gordon were the men who instituted
this kuklux org0ization. and they were both
delegates TO the democratic national Convention
V W dsos; ana when sne narderers were arrested
the people Of South Carolina to subscribe mon
ey to defend them. This appeal was signed by
zen. Butler, kershaw, and others, and the
people OF Charleston were assessed 80 600 for
this purpose.
Mr.. Norwood askedif Mr.. Scott CHARGED that
Ger. John b. Gordon was the head Of the ku-
Mr.. Scott said he had said that Gems. Gordon
and Forrest knew more about the kuklux or
ganization than any other men, and the minor
ity Of the committee admitted this. He com
mended to Mr.. Norwood the perusal Of General
Gordons testimony.
Mr.. Blair said IL was rot fair TO intimate that
the minority stated tina, Generals Gordon and
Forrest were cognizal,s Of the kuklux out
RACES.
Nr. Scott said the minority did state that
thete two knew more alb at the kuklux than any
one else, and both Gene. els Forrest and Gordon
positively refused to tell I'll they knew about the
kuklux. II there was nc ling TO be ashamed of, |
was that the way for hor st men to do (?
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIvES-
Hale, (Me.,) from the 90 nmttee of conference |
on the naval appropriat. IN bin, submitted q re-
port; which was adopted. .-e
hi. Bolee, (Ark.,) from the conference com /
h.stfee on the Senate BIZ to provide hoDes for /
the Pottawctouie and OF her Indiana, submitted /
! report; which Ssa s6pr ted.
A number Of commitEsse Of conference on dif- ,
Ierent bills were oedere0. a y
1n notion ~ q NJ. n. the Rssse wsat into
TEE fA8lyY BILL. WV
MI. Brooks (N. ~ moved proyiso to the |
paragraph on paper, that the duty On PRINTING \
paper, whether a1ed or unsfsed, skall BE- eouaf |
md twenty Per cent advalorun. Adopted
Mr.. Sheldon (La.) moved to insert. nm h,s-
nufA forty Per cent. sdvalogum; agreed 20. /
Mr. Dawes o6ered an amendment to insart |
N mustard ground in hulk ten cents Der pound,
glass OF tins, fourteen cents per pound:
Mr.. FrevA (MAA of.~aa a.