New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-29
vJuIp CONGRESS-2D SESSION.

COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE CIVIL RIGHTS
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Jan. %, 1875.
Numerous petitions were presented by Messrs
JOHNSTON Dem. Va. DENNIS Dem, Ind), HAMIL-
TON Dem. Md. SCOTT (Rsp., PENN, CAMERON
02ep.. PENN, SHERMAN rep, Ohio, and LOGAN
cRan MI against the restoration OF duty on tea and
oee and for the repeal OF OF 1877 relieving
tain foreign products of ten cent duty Referred to
the Committee on Finance -, ,,.... -
Nayai Affairs. made report relation 10 the expedi
eucy Of reducing the number OF navyyards ana naval
hospitals Ordered to he printed.
MI. BOGY Dem, Mo- submitted the fouowinS:
a s72 VAS IMPROPER inaaences therefore
RsO That he Committee on toe Judiciary be Instructed to IN
ours r. egay And expdiencT Of repeating he scs Of June L.
i2 suoAdy 70 TOE san Pseae As Steamship Com
M. sPRAGUE Rep. r H. objected to the present
Consideration Of the resolution, aud 10 was referred 10
Nj MORRILL, rep. Me- from tie Committee on APP
propriaons reported fsvorsUy the bill 10 pay the
Interest on the 6 bonds District OF Columbia
and asked Its immediate consideration the
falls due on Mouday next; and the Federal Govern
The bill passed.
The CHAIR then called FOR the business the caen
dar the Committee Pubic Lands being entitled to
tie floor, and number OF vi Is were disposed OF.
DEBATE ON LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.
The Senate then resumed consideration OF the resolu
non OF Mr.. schurz nstrucung the Judiciary Com
nit;ee inquire what legislation by Congress neces
rry 70 people OF Louisiana the rights Of
Ielfgovernment under the Constitution.
Nj CONKLTSG Rep, y. " said bis own judgment
OF the fitness or thin and Of the OF time
brief and fsstebbing would lead him into
this debate Ger any no value placed by himself upon
but when days and weeks had been allotted 10
serious and excited discussion Of tnis subject
Senator'S had expressed their views large and
sOme had reiterated them he thought the time had
when silence ceased to have even The merit OF
diminishing the tOw Of words. The Presidential
ad been opensd IN the ssD2e o. ts T,,ad
lQqn cd
1pon the sensauonal order The honorable senator
rom ONO Mr. thurman. leader OF the opposition
10 after the vacation armed With resolution OF inquiry
med at the President Of the United States and
,anguag- such thai a. led believe P-es-
dent had committed some great wrong lie tNr. COnk-
ing suggested al amendment 30 as 10 have The resou
lion courteous and IA the ordinary form, which
sugge ton was not acceptable to tae other SIDE
TIE action OF hose senators Ae signal gun tod Us IN
q moment We were 10 De charged all along
the line Every supporter OF the Administration
and adopt It on the SPOT but immediate i'm
mediate response 10 the inquiry not the end aimed
DAYS were worn out 10 accusations ana denunciauOns
This not the WORK Of the ma IritV They waited
snd demonstrated while the mover OF the u0H and
friday came tue mover Of 10 moved 10 postpone It's fur
,Aer consideration until the following. then
INSISTED that IL should be Dassed and 10 more time
wasted ana let the Information come TINS as poit-
move. 70 icy Tor his friends the other
eide thew had thoroughly lOyai that
IN nd been puU.beu al over tAe country mat the he
pnbncan majority Senate defeating the
fulton He read from The Mobile Ddty Tribune OF
Ian an article pressing tuauks 10 senator thurman
1r bic eGorjs to get the through Continuing
sis argument he said AMONG hose who took
rlrt in pr judging the case was the senator
from Delaware or Bayard) That senator dld not for
get 20 notice the auenimeut proposed by MN tar.
Conklne1 watch Dc Ead vent1rei 20 suggest for TIE
purpose OF making the resolution courteous Mr. Conh-
Ing then read t.OM the deOat in lIe senate OF Two
years ago "hen TIE resplalon OF M baydIu wac up,
calling for Information Ia regard 20 the conduct OF
tIajor Merrill where similar amendments Vac pro-
posed quoted the expressions OF Mr. Bayard agree
lng with hun upon the pr priy VI ne ame ndmcut he
Then said the quaint confession Of another
mat his foresight wac Oeiief lhah MS hln1slsht
Tines had changed since men, ana senators
as frieud from (Mr sherman passed, and IN
formation sent IA a. des-eG. cat tie dcuuaclajOn
bv the Senator from Missouri DIR schurz, the Hon
the for four hour aud what was bis speech he
esrDins cri .sl The senator denounced the acts of
inc Presdenf tue acts OF tur State Executive OF Lou
lslaaa, the OF the Ju .!claTy OF the state
and OF the nation bug there was no de
nunciaton Of the deeds Ok violence and turmoil
which Eecp the south 10 COMMUNION, NJ Genuncis.Ion
NJ the Of the l4h " September last 10 View Orleans
hen men snOt down ike dogs n ne streets Of
Twas the Senator from Ohio MI thurman to whom
lie nation look q, more luan any other man 10 Or1-
pne 70 fur P'i 6ours ~ yesf4rd3v Dd ~ learn tbe
p0licy OF the Democratic party. or the practical
Southern question DID the senator teach fellow
what TO 20 ia this en- JroEIO ~ Louisiana Il
down than build up. the speech OF the leader OF
that party consisted ID deDouucnR whatever was done
BY those charged the administration OF public az
flrs The policy II the Democratic party consisted IN
abusing its adyersaIies. The honorable Senator Nr
Thurman. when commenting upon Southern Outrages.
saI ~ ~ rs tinf tLaf the marty which had been in
power through the aud since The should give
c'ex Sbicb uGraveled This WEB. That had been The
gospel Of the Democrats since the beginning. daAe
reconstruction "a failure, make 10 = In!scaI-
rage keep up agitation disturb, ferment.
and reyolutlonize, and ne lime wn come
wien the country, weorei and worn with
cOmmOuOH Will accept Thing for change The hon
CRADLE Senator from Pennsylvania M scott knew how
rrue ths assertion witness aer witness appeared
before the committee Y "u.ch ne Was Chairman
the South the right 20 vote was JUST as
sacred there the Commonwealth OF Massachusetts.
Did they exercise ~ 80 ar, ne 'yeS5nog ny W ~
csnS ~ AID ria-sed vim o1ly partial success Tie
hafr-d OF equal rights and Of TIE suffrage Tor
tbe black man had ruled the hour Had the men Who
received tie forgiveness OF Tue NATION received II ID
ood faith this chamber would r1ng today with this
discussion. The honorable senator ron ONO, III MS
argument. back to tie election OF 1872 ana made
bco. VINO made the election IN 1872 fraud Il was
Warmoth the leader of the Opposition IN Louisiana,
Be for Greeley and thus help 70 make him President.
The election OF 1872 in Louisiana was On organized
eboWed that WarnOths control OF the election ma
chDery then equal 10 10000 votes In every
t6e decision had been against Nc Emery The Con-
Ittutou " louisiana provided the mode by which the
bists Court II Louisiana, ana tue G T III 10
every instance against M Emery Inc qles-
sentatves aud toe decision against McEnery
IL va then presented the Senate VI the United
rtates' ana decision OI , - ~ 1870 T. rs
only dissenting voice, was against ~ was
true tbs senator from Indiana MI aOfVOul anu tHo
then senator from Georgia or h!J uu nOt Vos
me report Of t6e majority On an inc points put 10y
roncurred ~ the fact that the baOt-DO1 IN LOUISIANA
BAD been pootfad END ae no Tei0 except by
fraud question presented to ne FTrsdeht "a