Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-24
Arkansas Natters-The Chances for
Brooks - Freedmen's BaFehu
Affairs-Claim Agents in
Danger.
The New Radical Civil Rights Bnl-The
Southern Outrsse COMMITTEES
Democratic Dissatisfaction.
Confessional Proceedings Yesterday
Pihehback and M0rt9n-''BlO0dy"
Merrill's BepOrts-Finanees
and Civil Rights.
ARKANSAS AFFAIRS.

b. AkN ANHAH All Ans
WASHINGTON, December 23.-Tht
argument btfore the Arkansas investi
\ gating committee was concluded to-day
The indications are, that Representative
Poland and Ward will report in favor o
Brooks, while the other members ot the
committee will support the validity o
the present State government.
IRWIN TOO ILL TO PROCEED WITH HIS
EXAMINATION.
Richard B. Irwiu is III this evening
i with nervous prOstTatiOn, and is confined
! to his bed. Orders have been given by
bil physician 10 admit no persons eX'
eepting bis private secretary.
FREEDNEN's BUREAU AFFAIRS.
A communication from the freed
mer's bureau branch Of the war depart
ment says that since the last report no
new features have been introduced.
J Continued success has marked the work
ing aud perfection Of the regulations
originally established for the conduct OF
4 the work under the adjut2nt- general s
Office with 3 view OF facilitating the
/ prosecution Of parties attempting fraud
ulent procurement from the discussing
! officers Of the freedmsn's bureau of the
! funds in their hands for the payment OF
! bounties, etc, to eolOred eZ-soldiers, or
/ their heirs. A request hiss been made
! by the secretary OF war that the attor-
! ney-generaI instruct the proper officers
to bring all guilty parties to speedy jus
tee. The acknowledgement replies that
/ be has given proper instructions for that
purpose.
THE NEW RADICAL CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
The bill introduced by General Butler
1 in lieu Of previous civil rights bills is as
/ follows: Tue first section provides that
salI peTsOns within the jurisdiction Oi
| the United States shall be entitled to the
/ full enjoyment Of the accommodations,
/ advantages, facilities snd privileges OF
inns, public conveyances on land OF
water, theateTs and other places Ofpublie
amusement, snd also Of common schools
and public institutions of learning OF
| benevolence, supported in whole or iG
part by general taxation, subject only to
/ the conditions and limitations establish
ed bv law and applicable alike to citizens
Of every race and color, regardless Of any
/ prevlJus condition Of servltude." This
section is, however, covered with the
! provisO that II any State shall establish
] and maintain separate schools, such
| schools shall be supported, only the ad-
vautaues Of the white and cOlOred
/ schools must be equal. The next sec
| ton looks TO the penalty, and provides
I that for each violation Of section / the
offender shsll pay to the aggrieved party
/ the sum Of i've hundred dollars 10 be
Z recovered on a plain action Of debt, with
/ fell costs, and said offender shall also for
every such offense be held as guilty Of 3
misdemeaDOr, aud upon conviction may
I be fined not less than five hundred dol
| lars nor more than one thousand dollars,
| or shall be imprisoned for from one
month to one year. All persons may
elect to sue for this penalty by common
/ law or state statute and after electiDg to
| proceed in one court, they shall not be
I declared from proceeding in the other,
and a judgment for the penalty, or a
/ judgment upon the indictment, shall
/ each be held as a bar 10 the other. The
district and circ1it courts OF the United
! States may likwise have jurisdiction
I over the defendent wherever found.
/ The bill proceeds to provide for equal
rights 70 all to act as grand or petit
jurors in either Federal or State courts,
and concludes with aclause that provides
that all cases arising under the provi-
sions Of This act IN the courts OF the
! United States shall be renewable by the
! supreme court of the United States.
without regard to the sum IN contro-
versy, under the same provisions now
mentioned for the review Of other causes
/ in said court.
SOUTHERN OUTRAGE COMMITTEES.
Note was made q day or two ago OF
/ the dissatisfaction Of the Democrats With
| the speeisl committee appointed by
! Speaker Blaine upon that portion OF the
/ Presidents message relating 70 southern
affairs. The announcement Friday that
| Foster, Phelps and Potter had been Sc
Iectsd as y special committee to visit
| New Orleans excited much pleasant sur
urjse. the TWO Republicans chosen being
! among the most moderate ln the house.
| Foster, Of Ohio, viii be remembered for
1 the fght he wsged against Butler 10 the
mstter OF the SsDbOrn iniquity. he
has always been difficult to keep in the
marty traces. Phelps, OF New Jersey, Is
= youpgunan Of considerable ability, and
rather noted for his general i1depend-
enee. He was sOmeWh hat prominent 10
| his oupositiOn to the civil rights bill last
session, and it is said that the eolored
vote of his district was cast against him
on that account at the recent NOvembe
election, and contributed largely to his
defeat. Potter, the Democratic member
of the committee, represents the
New Rochelle district OF New York,
and Is q man OF force Of character and
bright intelligence. Altogether the sub
committee is the very best that the
Democrats could have picked from the
general committee. There appears
some reason, TOO, TO hope for good
things from the Vicksburg committee.
Two OF the Republicans, it Is true
Hurlbut, Of Illinois, and Copger Of
Michigan-are bitter psrtisans, and can
1 be relied on to go any length to do the
marty good; but Williams, OF Wlscon-
sin, the other Republican, IS disposed to
be liberal in his sentiments, and Is a
man OF sufficient intelligence not to be
easily blinded. SpeeF, Of pennsylvania,
and O'Brien, of Baltimore, the two
I Democrats, are both lawyers OF ability,
aud the former one Of the most active
and wstckfCl Democrats in the mouse.
Thev may be relied npOn to keep their
ewes open and learn everything. Both oi
these committees will go south during
| the holiday recess, and will use all Feas-
enable dispatch to get their reports COM
/ pieted early ia January.