New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-09
Navs A. az follows rRepubtcaus In Roman, Democrats
I'm Italics and Isherai in small capitals:

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H. M0RTON Rer., Ind) submitted an amendment
q, ,td rs tnr rcsuiu ion the following words:
AMI vhetT reformation in regard TO teo elnee ia he
Of the a aud overhoSng such stae Governments by
Mr. MERRTMON. Dem N c. moved to amend the
amendmen ns follows: l., -, -. ,h.
oAc auhor State OF Loa elected aecnTdn 70
The aid laws Of tht STAT AMI 50 how aud by sha
means he ae such fact whether other tan thos
noognzd b, aim such authorities '-im to Dc aTa 81
be all the evidence furnished the bien
suops between the krcnve D. psrten sid in refer
such cDs ana what and AL information &c had a'' JAS " ~
Mr.. THURMAN Dem, ohiol said he desired to close
the debate on TINS resOlutO1' Ina. ~ o md
nc was tue mover CT IT, ue was zoo ld ~ ~ en- -
to-day proceed and he therefore moved taI s9e Iu
consideration Of the RESOLUTION DC poS'poheu u"
Mr. coYKIING REP. n. " said every Republican
Senator nm tue Chamner ready 10 vote on the reso
Inti"n and ne was opposed to any postpOnemelt
MIR THURMAN said he asked that It's lurtner con-
ederatOn postponed because ne was TOO nuch lnds
posed 10 speak to-day II tnt Sen4le uSislcu % Soe
oday he would have to foreg0 bis privilege OF closing
' Nj CoNKLING said that Senators the Other side
of fhe Chambrr mad assailed Gen. Shci Ian for inter
fring in organizing OF the Gisl cure OF louisiana,
but according 90 Ills NORMA ION, Cen sheridan was
noe in command when 10 OigalBcd. IL udG Oren lui-
Their argued Cbat tue President was cOnstrucuYeiy
present in NeUOrlcans, and that he was an ACTOR IN
this transaction; nut tue President had no knowledge
of he eXccQL
uy the published kilograms. All the Senators were IN
lie dark uOw and II the discussion was 10 20 on III al
vance answer to the solution ne submitted, II
had better De pushed forward ana not InI over iii
Mr. TiPTON dAb. Rep, Ncb) said he desired to soc
this IssOn postponed Till MOn1HY, IN 0rder 'laJ Tue
might hear from the people OK the county whOm
Senators bCasunCg said they reprcsented All these
Louisiana esuOns were passing fore the people,
AID they would know moro by next Monday. H.
wanted 10 hear from The people. aud be instructed by
them. He had been grauied that Administration
Tie ErcRiAg Post IN deuounung what he (dr. hptom
Thought military usurp LtOn in STATE OF LOUISIANA,
ana before the question reached nnal vote ne wished
70 say one woru behalf Of an humble constituency
not bic 10 cove to-day with the army II the United
atrs. He represented state which had been visited
Uy the grasshOppeTs and he hopcI 1t wOad NOT nave
worse cnrsc he arlov of the IJnltcd States
M. SHERMAN (isep., O-lO) hoped tAe resolution
would DC passed at once Dc would be the last man 10
b. resumed Information called for by the
luton should ne sent ia. lie mad no douht 1t would be
answered Immediately. II Iho resolution nau Deen ~ Ia
courtesy the President, there would not have been
a nnment's de1v 10 continue TINS debate now would
nr cruel people OF the United States, they de-
sired all the atom he would vote against
StuSuelnSni and appealed TO tue Senate Or Justice
lie appeaed TO Senators not TO make the arralgnment
OF these officers until tney had All the facts He would
say TO the people Of the United states mat TIE senate
WAS prepared TO deal Win any officer VINO had dOne
wrong, aud apply me proper rrme " Leu iHs resoiu
tUn passed now. He hoped no member OF the party
to winch he belonged would hesitate FOR moment 10
vote Tor II. TIE lniOrmanon requested, he hai no
doubt would be IN by Monday H. va, ready 70 vote
tho resolution Nhen nrat tucled d., Ms cOledgue
with the amendment submitted ny the senator from
New.YorK tNIr. CJuKlingJ
Mr.. : IENENSON Dem, KY SAID nc hoped 10 would
sur the convenience Of his friend Ct Tlurmau) 20 al
low the resolution 10 be voted on now That Senator
had the right - close ne DEBATE DuL the SAM rSu'
would pertain 10 him Wheu The Information shOnid Dc
sem ID. Ii M. ev,u5Ou) cordially c1ncurrei In
good deal SAID ~ the Senator from ONO (dr SIefman)
Tlls ue,uon ABOVE al party lueseIJ N re
was a party of mOaarchlsis II tms country he tdr.
Stevensou desired TO SPEAK AMI hoped 10 DO 80 When me
called FOR should DC IcteVtd III ne WhOe
n story Of the country such dispatches Lad been
flashed upon the country within The past Two weeks
lie hoped It would not be SAID hat any stalc Oh cicn-
stances could author &c an officer of the Federal
10 recommend the President OF inc UlIed states 10
nave cuZens declared banditi, and tAeu allow aim to
d~prive thcm Ut their liberty drum-aead conItnAr
tia be had party feeling ia The matter anu hoped
IL WIS a subject whlcl rose IuOye al parry ues
Mr. SCOTT CIcp PENN sand the gravity Of the ques-
ton before senate should prevent aJ bAg IKE hr'U
or passion. He mai pGrpOsely rtIfalLcd from saying
ANYTHING because he unwilling TO thrust hiE.sef
before Senate on this question uI,ll 1 tne ~ ma
non should received. rms day hSelI ought 70 al
m0nish the Senate make haste slowly. siXty0ne
years ago an army officer III NcW-OiednS dfftbicu q
Judge issuing WIZ OF hiDeas cOIPIs anu put Iul
W mere he could issue any more IAat oihcer was
suDscq uenty fined $1,000 Out the nae was RENTED Ter
haps II members VI tnls DOdY hal Oeeh mere iheh 'ty
ould have c1udemne MIN on simple eicEtaphc DIS
patcn had telegraph then been IA rAisieHcr llcon-
ciuslou, MT Scott urged me lMed@se passage Oi the
MR. THURMAN sail # was a matter Of entire indif-
fereuce 10 him. far his personal feelings were con-
cerucd whetutr he sad one WORD or not lie had 10
disposition 10 thrust his views upon an unNuhnE
senat4 but had t1lS 10 say HIS colleague Alr Sler-
mani WAS never more mistaken IN MS ne man Whcu
ne saId this whole debate had been premature. Never
WAS there debate more timely or more called for He
yorlI say to his colleague that Federal Oihccr could
not enter a Legislature of State TO determine VINO
were the members Of that body without debate taking
place such action could not De debated too soon IN the
Senate the United states. Whenever ~ occasion ot
TINS kind place III TINS pubic 80 long as l.ecdun
was respected debate would take place. he Or.
rhurinauJ wanted 10 speak upon 10 with GOODNESS ana
delinelatIon Tut there was u senate unwilling 10
near nj m, he wonld leave 20 withdraw MS motion
for q p0stpOnemeDt untl Monday
Mr.. SARGENT (Rep Call sand the 1rst call for mill
tary in the Iisana Legislature was from
Democrats to preserve order III the ObDY But hat
fact mad been ignored by the Democratic senator's here
lie alluded The "Dauditl dispatch OF Gen. sheridan
aud ld the baudittl those who Had covered
the south with murder and assassination, burned
schO0 houses aud committed al Kinds of dep
rotations. The Democrats might raise this
cry o. constitutional liberty bong destroyed.
Tney might raise their subsidized press but when
me story OF these fearful ontrages IN The South
he fully understood. public opinion would condemn the
d mOcraj ic party II argued that the Republicans had
been humane and knd.aud nsd Willingly extended mercy
TO those who attempted TO sto the nation. H. did not
saw all the Southern people pad. There hun
ana thousands of persons there whose souls re-
VOTED at these Of iuquy. he hoped the Senate
would begin At the right emf and have the Information
desired before Continuing the debate.
hr. WEST lR9p Lll again referred to the trOnoesIln
dan desired 10 nave declared banditu were the same
who had taken the arms from mo Sia.e, ana h1d
never LAID them down, though COMMANDED % do so br
the proclamation OF the President. He then read list
OF the arms taken from the state whc Aad never been
returned as follows mountain hOwlzers 62i Spring
field rifles. 31 Winchester rifles 6Ja EuneId rifles, 80
Spencer cartines, aud 1880 Oayoneis.
Mr.. MORTON rep, Ind) spoke in favor OF this
amendment and quoted from the reports OF the commit
tees Congress 10 show that there we're armed bands
in the South who deed all law Referring 70 the ban
dtt dispatch OF Gen. Sheridan, he said tnat II was true
that Gen Sheridan dill not write ike lawyer He did
not write OF tAose on the other side OF this
Chamber who had assailed him, but while they were
studying and learning how TO argue, Phil was In
the field lighting for country. He (Mr MOrtOnl had
no doubt there were men killed for political Of
lenses IN Louisiana than had been Killed IN All the In
dian wars for the last 20 years. This whole thing looked
10 him If II was precOncered plan 10 e&Nrnlnate
the Republican party III every southern S'ate laen
the Democrats would have every one or those States,
and all they had 10 40 would be 70 get one or two
Northern Stes and thus elect the next Prebdent IL
had denied this floor that any such thing as the
kn-KlnK organization existed.