The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-13
MURDER RECORDS RAKED OVER.
Apology for General Sheridan's Action
and Advice.
Precedents of Interference by Federal Au-
thouty with State Rights.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1876
Mr.. WRIGHT, tsep.) OF Iowa. from the Com mittee
on Finance. reported, with amendment, the Sen.
ate bill to provide for the revision OF the laws for
the collection OF customs duties. Placed on the
calendar
Mr.. MORRILL,, rep) OF VT. from the Committee
on Finance, reported joint resolution authorlz-
ing Thomas W. Fitch, engineer In the United
states Navy, TO accept wedding present sent to
his wife, Minnie sherman Fitch, by the Khedive Of
Egypt Mr. morrill, said the present was sent by
the Khedive to the daughter OF General Sherman,
whose husband Mr.. Fitch, was an engineer In the
navy, and 1t was necessary to pass the resolution
to enable him to accept the present.
the resolution was passed without discussion.
Mr.. SHERMAN, (rep.) OF Ohio IRON the Finance
Committee, reported favorably on the House bill
declarstory OF the nineteenth section of the act OF
1874 to amend the customs revenue laws, and to
repeal moltles. Passed.
Mr.. LEWIS, (dem.) Of Va, introduced bill to in
corporate the trustees OF the Louise Home in the
District of Columbia Referred to the Committee
on the District Of Columbia
Mr.. PRATT, (dem.) OF Ind, gave notice that after
the expiration OF the morning hour tomorrow he
would ask the Senate to take up the bill reported
from the Committee ON Public Lands in March
last. cedng to the several States within whose
limits they respectively lie the beds OF unsurveyed
lakes and other bodies OF water, and would submit
some observations on the merits Of the bill.
Mr. SCOTT. rep) OF Pa, from the Committee on
Finance, reported, with amendments, the House
bill to amend the National Bank act and fixing
cOmpensat ion of national bank examiners. Placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. WRIGHT OF Iowa. called up the House bin to
abolish the Western district Of Arkansas, and sub
mttted an amendment in the nature Of substi-
tute, which was agreed TO- and the bill passed.
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Mr. SARGENT, repD OF Cal, presented me-
mortal OF the citizens OF the county of Washington
District Of Columbia, praying that In any egisa-
ton BY Congress for the governments Of the Dis
trict the rate OF taxation Tor the county should
not exceed seventy-fve cents on every $780, In
presenting the memorial Mr.. Sargent said
that justice demanded that something
be done without delay toward establish
ing government for the District. The
national government owned at least onehalr OF
the property here and paid nothing toward the
expenses OF the District last year. II Congress
should not act this session the federal government
would be relieved OF paying anything toward the
expenses OF the District Tor another Year. this
was injustice to the property holders here.
laid on the table.
THE LOUISIANA DISORDERS
The diminished busuess being the resolution of
Mr.. Schurz, lnstructing the Judiciary Committee
TO inquire wdat legislation by Congress is neces.
sary TO secure to the people OF Louisiana their
rights OF selRR0vernment under the constitution
and report with the least possible delay by bill
or other wise was then resumed.
Mr.. HOWE lrep.) OF Wis.,, said the Senator from
Missouri (Mr Schurz) in his speech yesterday ad-
vertlsed himself as being above party prejudice
aspirations behind and from that point the Sen
atOr (Mr. Schurz) screamed to- the country two
belonged, charges which were as monstrous and,
ne believed, as groundless as the senator (Mr.
dedicated to the work not merely holiday recess,
but whole summer vacation. Those charges,
which rang through the whole course OF his speech,
were, first, that detachment Of the United states
army on January removed from the legislature
OF State certain members OF that body and that
Il was done IN pursuance OF the orders OF
General sheridan, under the direction OF the
President OF the United states acting IN the name
and on the behalf OF the republican party OF the
country. The second charge was worse than the
nrst TO wit, that the republican party Of the
one section that it might be afforded preteXt for
crushing the liberties OF certain people Oh that
APOLOGY FOR TIE ADMINISTRATION.
The republican party gave the President no in.
structons whatever as to what he should do or
than were to be gathered from the laws OF the
land. General Sheridan was not In command In
planned Of TOOK place He did not order any one
~ take any one out OIL the Legislature OF louisiana
taken out Of the State House by anybody. AS to
the second charge OF the Senator, that
me republican J., party encouraged me murder
had two things TO say-First, the republican party
was not guilty. and second, he did not think any
one would INFER that such an accusation did full
justice 10 the senator himself, or the intelligence
OF The people OF the country.
Mr.. SEIZURE, Qib.) of No., said the Senator Mr.
Howe did not quote him correctly, and read
what he did say from the record OF yesterday.
taken in constituting the remarks OF the senator.
Continuing mis- argument, he said the Senator
from Georgia tMr. Goraon) IN recent speech had
a a q fnuy hn
people OF the South on the republican side OF the
chamber. He tMr HOwe) denied That the repub-
was impossible tor that party to nate one section
1t had sacrificed too much Tor the whole country
the North The republican party had poured out
the treasure OF the country as freely TO open the
channels OF southern harbors 1t had to open the
channels OF Northern ones.
MURDER IN THE SOUTH.
Another complaint by the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. GOrdon) was that his section OF country was
traduced, was hDelled. He complained that it mad
been SAID during thus DEBATE that murder and
worse crimes were nabitualy and openly perpe-
trated. lie tMr. HOwe) thought murder was too
common IN many parts OF the South ana was re-
garded there with much less abnorrence than in
other portions OF the country. Murder and other
species Of violence had been employed in the
20 be So and to make 1t manifest to the country
would do great service. Mr.. Howe then spoke
OF the Red River troubles in Louisiana. and sad
the perpetrators OF those crimes went UNPUBLISHED.
Mr.. GORDON. (dem.l OF Ga. SAID he would ask
shc senator CMr. howe) III was not trne that the
government OF Louisiana was IN the hands or the
republicans, II the republicans had not the
judiciary OF the State and II majority OF The
people supported the Kellogg government, as was
claimed by Senator'S on the other side Of the cham
ber how was 1t that the Courts OF the State,
AIDED by the army OF the United states did nos
bring the perpetrators OF these crimes to justce2
Mr. HOWE replied he would not go into that ques-
tiOn now, but to the best OF his Information the
Courts OF the State were weak.
Mr.. GORDON said the Senator Dy implication. n
not by direct words charged that murders ware
was most remarkable TACT that the Attorney
General Tor Louisiana, who belonged TO the same,
party as the Senator, did not prosecute the crlml
mails. The senator had said the Courts we're weak.
If the Attorney General mad not the brains or nerve
TO draw up a bill OF indictment the democratic
party was certainly not responsible. Applause in
she gallery.)
The CHAIN tMr. Ferry. OF Mchigan) directed the
SergeantatArms to see that the rule was enforced