, 1875-01-12

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BENATOR HcHuR1 on TIE LOUISIANA QUESTION
Spsrin{ fi&nokrh IN Thk t7Aftrna Tribhne

BENATon HcnuRz on TIE LOUISIANA QUESTION.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WARRINGTON, D. G., Jnn. 11.-rhe galleries
OF the Senate Chamber vera crowded to-day be-
fore the Senate met. az 1t Lad been announced
That Mr.. Sehurz Was to speak on tho Louisiana
question. Tho morning hour WAS enliyoued BY
q brisk spatrng debate on resolution calling
for report by Mnj, Merrill, and it MAS ha|f-past
hofora the EQUATOR from Missouri rose to
speak. His roruarks were eloquent. and he had
tho attention Of tho Senate aud OF the immense
audience. noarcd ~ IN opponent OF fsusslan
military deBpottBm. he has = natural antipathy
for tho uss OF the bayonet even to
uphold tho supremacy Of the laws, md = regazd
for resolutioniBta which timo has not oblitor-
atod. IIo spoke iu his chaTaoteriatio manner.
which tirmnoss, rapidity, and disdain Tor honey
Cd words. an occasional dash Of sarcasm md H.
tenaity thst fastened upon the attention Of his
hearers. aud held it until he had finished, He
reviewed Con. Shostdan'a acts with severity,
mud denounced tho introduction Of at1ued mon
into tho Louisiana Legislature. In his opinion,
thoro Ia peace aud good feeling tn the now
lima, and Georgia. Tho colored man uho
votes tho Republican ticket there ID
In no mora dangar from White Lsaguera or Ku
klux than tle colorod man who votes tho Demo-
cratic ttcket Is from the Republican colored
man. On the whole, Gen. schurz took the thor
oueh Democratic ground, although he did,
Claimed ~ nelng actua.ed BY any partisan bias. II
| the speech OF ten. 8churz was like the keen,
shasp cata OF tho hclmetar Of saladln,
| TliR REPLY OF GOV. MOTION
foil lkc thu ponderous. effective blown Of ths
battle.a1 welded BY Richard tho Lou Hearted
llo had Gen. Bheridnns report road,
e. sspy reply to ths criticism ot
then proceeded with great dextarltY aud bald.
ness Of assertion to describe tic lauleutnble con
dition Of Affairs at Nav Orleans, uo shovod
TINT throughout Loasiaua murder and violence
we're frequent oGcaffsences' ts unnotlce4 aud un'
laid down their arna, aud that the President
| could not 10 arraiEned for tho loeitimate axer,
else Of ll.s constitutional authority 10 suppress
lnaurrcct'on III state when called upon to do 30
senahpr Howe and Con: Logan are expected te
address the Senate, and th6 Presidents 1nassnrs
wall 10 sent in with yoinninous accompanying
documents embracing tho Reports .nade by tho
special agents Of tho Department OF Justice sud
tic Law officers OF the Government In LouiaisnA
| IN THE uOusE.
A rebut Of tho CAUCUS Action wAs ths cpn,plete
absence of the usual Monday buncombe resoIu,
ton iu tho House. The Democrats hsd nrn.
Obliged to conttht themselves With introducing
their revolutions for reference. Suneot Cox 81
courss came to the front. lie wanted to declare
TINT Phil Sheridan had dispersed tie LegistA
tnEe, that the Federal Constitution va.
violstsd tho principles ct Nepublica1
Government snbvcrted civil llberty an
GhnGcred, aud the country generally gons
70 tho "demuislon bow-wons." Hawley, Of iii
noIs. had prepared counter resolution declaring
the Kellogg Government the lawful loyernmsn
Of Louisiana. Tho Southern Itopublican ssnti
ment was represented by Joint resolution in
troduccd by White, OF Alabama, proposing n
amendment to tic Constitution declaring tha
citizenh OF tho United States owa primary u
lagiance to tho United States Government, aus
That tlo United Btatea Government ID bount
10 Xlxo by law adequate protection in all tl
rights Of citizenship. This il part Of the gon
eral schomo looking to now constitutional an'
| legislative FEoyibions for the Souch.
| ffo tbs .4tsaeiutsd fTtss,1
| I&l1 Gaze Or MAJ. NtkRrIt,
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