Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
House Rebukes Senatorial UsurpatiOn
The ReTenue-TarifP Bill Tabled.

wade hampton ana the Au-kAuX.
MIR. Robertson submitted letter from
Gen. Wade Hampton, Gen. Kershaw and
II. G. Butler, denying that ne or Sawyer
were connected with the Ku-Klux.
Mr.. Bly, had read letter from Reyerdy
johnson, showing that the statement was
incorrect that he (Johnson) and Stanberry
had abandoned the Ku-Klux cases because
of crimes proved against their clients. Mr..
johnson also said in his letter, that there
was not the slightest evidence or suspicion
10 connect Gems. Hampton, KershaW and
Butler with the Ku-Klux movements, and
that Mr.. Edmunds must have been egregi-
ously deceived.
Mr.. Edmunds said that the question rails
by MIR. Johnson's letter was one of the pre-
else meaning Of words. When be made
the statement referred to he believed that
Messrs. johnson and StanberTy had aband-
oned their cases and come away before the
trials at Columbia were ended, Just as much
as he believed that the trials took place at
all; and frankness compelled him to say
that he believed it yet. As to the gentle
men OF South Carolina referred to-
what he had stated was that he was credibly
informed that the judicial officers of the |
United States in that district had evidence
IN their possession which would go to con-
wet those gentlemen Of being the advisory
board of the Ku-Klux, whatever that might |
De, and he would now repeat that he had !
good reason to believe that whenever the !
Government should furnish the legal mach |
ineTy necessary to 60 through with these |
trials such evidence would be produced.
Mr.. Blair said that johnson and STAN |
berry took sufficient interest in those cases
to come to Washington and argue them in |
the Supreme Court, and there was no war
rant Whateverfor the assertion now repeated |
| by the Senator from Vermont, as to the |
charge against Gems. Hampton, KershaW |
and Butler. He had hoped to hear no more |
! OF IL, but as che Senator had chosen to re-
lterate, it became the duty of those who |
knew the character of these gentlemen to |
| say ag1in that it was without foundation or |
excise; that if the evidence spoken of by |
Senator Edmunds existed it was false evil |
, deHce; that the gentlemen concerned were |
anxious for an opportunity to refute them, |
and defed the Government to prosecute |
them, and that probably nobody could be |
| found who believed the charges except the |
! Senator from Vermont, if he did.
An Ancient Claim.
Mr.. Cameron said that owing to slight |
] illness he was not able to address the Sem |
ate to-day on the French spoliation claims |
Orl, OA0 OuaU A0 AOPOu " CoA IL up carly |
next week.
| Mr.. Nye presented the constitution |
! adopted by the Utah State Convention to |
accompany their application for admission |
as State.
! The Senate then resumed the considera- |
ton of the Indian approximation bill.
Conflict of Chambers.
A message was received announcing that |
the House had laid on the table the Senate |
substitute for the House bill repealiag duties
on tea and coffee.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, said the resolu-
ton of the House was an extraordinary
one, and he would not now move to refer it
to the Finance Committee, because the Sen
ate might wish to discuss it before referring
it. he therefore moved that it lie over and
be printed-which motion was agreed to.
Other amendments to the Indian appro-
priation bill were offered and discussed, and
at P. NJ. the Senate went into Executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hooper, of Utah, presented the me-
mortal of the Constitutional Convention of
Etah, for the admission Of that territory
into the Union, under the name of Deseret.
Referred.
COLONIZATION
Bank.
Mr.. Brooks of New York, presented a
memorial from the WOrkingmen of New
York, asking charter for the Working
mems Cooperative Colonization National
Bank of America, capital S10,000,000, in
500 shares, payable in five dollar monthly
installments. The institution is to aid the
cooperative association in farming, mining,
manufacturing and other mechanical pur-
suits, and in colonizing on farms and in
villages. The funds of the bank are to be
in United States stock. The Directors are
20 be bona fide wOrkingmen.
The Tea and Coffee Bill Tabled.
Mr.. Dawes remarked that there was an
uneasiness begotten among the people aris-
ing from the fact that there was growing
tendency on the part of the Senate to
gather to itself, without recognizing the dis
tinctiOn in the foundation of the two
branches, all the functions of the Govern
ment. The clause Of the constitution bear
ing on the subject was that all bills for
raising revenue shall originate in the
House of Representatives, but the
Senate may propose or concur with
amendments as in other bills. The right
thus reserved to the House would cease to
be of any value, if the Senate could, under
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thing Of value or importance in a revenue
bill. The substitute IF the Senate changed
entirely the character Of the House bill,
which was merely to repeal the duties on
tea and coffee. Not even the title of the
House bill remained. 1t was general re-
vision, not only Of the tariff, but of the in
| ternal revenue system: He trusted that,
without regard to the intrinsic merits of the
proposition in the Senate substitute, the
House would assert unanimously one of
the most valued of all its rights and powers
by laying the Senate bill on the table.
Cox, Garfield, Butler, of Massachusetts,
Maynard, Hale, Wood, HOar and Brooks
| advocated the resolution.
Mr.. Woods only fear was that the pas
sage of the resolution might prevent the
passage of any tariff bill this session.
Mr.. Dawes assured Mr.. Wood there was
a better prospect for revising the tariff by
laying this bill on the table than by taking
it up. He hoped that the Committee on
WAYS and Means would be able to report a
| bill in the course Of & week.
Mr.. Potter said majority of the people
of the country were to-day in eight States,
and were represented by only sixteen MEM
bers in a body of seventy-four members.
The result of it was the legislation of the
country was controlled by the representa-
tives Of small minorities of the people.
That condition of things could not continue
Either they must go back to the sovereignty
of the States or 10 popular representation
in the Senate.
Mr.. Richie did not feel very clear on the
subject, but he was inclined to support the
position of the Senate. He feared more |
danger from preponderance in the House |
of the great States over the little ones than
from their equality in the Senate.
A vote was was taken and the resolution |
adopted. Yeas 1853, nays 8, the negative
votes being given by Archer, Conner,
Hanks, Kendall, Lewis, Mccormick, Read,
Richie, and Speer, of Pennsylvania.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the steamboat bill.
There was a good deal of discussion over |
the provisions in regard to pilOtage.
Mr.. Kerr offered a substitute for the |
steamboat law of 1851, limiting the liabili- |
ties of ship owners. Ordered printed.
Without dispOsing of the steamboat bill,
the House adjourned.