New-York tribune., 1875-01-13
x-TI1rp oONGRBss--2D SESSION.
prc,u.AR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

RgTEA
Hor,ss RE,6oyrNG THE LIMITATION ON IHE CIR
CuiAT1ON OF GELD BANAs-rhE CiNp' HI"iii'
BILL NOT REACTED ..-.
SENATE. WASHINGTON Jan. IL, 1875.
Mr. WRIGHT (Rep., Iowa), from the Com-
,-,,,aa On Finance. reported, with amendment the
ana.a hill To pruvide for revision OF the laws ror
the collection of customs duties Placed on the ear
endar. -. - r.
Mr MORRILL, Rep., VT, from the Committee on RI
nance reported Joint resolution authorizing
" Fitch Engineer United States Navy 70 secep'
.Ss,p,, rra.ent sent 10 hs wife, Minnie Sherman
FITCH, BIZ the Khedive of Egypt Mr. Aorrii sAi1 'n'
preaen, was sent by the Khedve 10 the daugn'e " VIC"
sA.,,nan whose husband Mr. Fitch, was an engineer n
the navy and necessary TO pass tne resolution ~
.parse him to accept the present The resoiuhon was
psssee esHHFRwAN Rsp Obio) nom the Finance Com
ritsee reported favoraby On the House Dill sh
~ Sne 1e.h section of the act of 1914 TO ameha to
Sustcms eyenue laws and repeal m1iettes Passed:
MT PRATT rep, Ind gave notice t1at aI1r oie cue t
n,rafSon OF the morning hour tomorrow ne WVuu aeA
he senate TO take up the bill reported from the 'h
mttee Public lands In March lssi, oeu1T ~ ne
the eds OF unsurveyed lakes and other bodies OF
and would then submit some ooservauohs on INC We''
M SCOTT Rep.. PENN, from the Committee cen on 1n
rnance reported with amendments the House pIlI 70
aend the national Bank act and fixing the compensa'
tion OF National bank examiners fiaceu on ne % h, 10
hansH tbe WssIegn Distr1st of Arkansas, and sub
rpittine an amendment IA the nature OF AsA"e"''N'
" %
,hs G Sns of ts County Of &ashngton District Of Co
lambda praying that any LEGISLATION by CONGRESS- or
tae government OF the TIE rate of taxation f3r
should not exceed % cents On ever @
demanded something be done without dsa s E
establishing government Tor sae oi the oro1
erfy here, ana paid nothing toward tns G " @
District last year Congress sn9un 10. vs , of noS
irg ANYTHING toward the expenses OF the Dstret of
another year. and tis was an injustice 70 ne Se
hara 4
printed aud laid on the table
THE DEBATE ON LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.
The unfinished business. being the resolution OF Ar'
schurs nstructinG The Judiciary Committee to inquire
what legislation by Congress necessary 10 secure W
She people of their rights Of seifgovernnent
under the Constitution and report with the least pos
sible delay by bill otherwise. was then resumed.
Mr. HOWE fRep., Wis said the Senator from Missouri
cdr sehurz in his speech yesterday advertised himself
ss beng above party prejudice or passion he hao eIt
ali nartv ties and political aspirations behind. aud fro2l
that point Senator tMr. ochuTzl screamed 70 vne
country two charges against the party to ~hich he %
Howe beionged-charges which were mOnstrous aud
be believed as grouIdess as the senator fu fS =.
could possibly have fabricated, II he had aedcateu 20
HE WORK not merely "a holiday recess, Dut Whois
Summer vacation. Those charges Wnlch rang
detachment Of United states army, on Jan. re-
moved from the Legislature OF ota!e certain menVSrs
e tnat Dody aHd .Ea it done in pursaance y ne
orders OF Gen Sheridan, under the direction OF the
Presden Unlted states, acting 10 the name anu
on ihe behalf VI the Republican party OF the country.
The second charge was Orse than the first, to wit tDaJ
the Republican party OF the country encouraged the
murder of Republicans in one section that II
pigat be afforded pretext for crushing tne
liberties OF certain people Oh tha' ssf5ent seGHUu.
10 instraenos whatever az to what he should do or
what he shOud not do IN kew-Oreans any furher tun
to be gathered from tae laws OF the ianI Gen.
Sheridan was not command ia New-Orleans When
TIE events OF Monday complained OF TOOK pace ne
oid not order " take any one out OF tEe Es
laIure OF louisiana and nnaiy no member OF tHe t5ss
htare taken out OF the state House Dy any Oooy
As 10 the second charge or tue senator IIat Ine
hean party encouraged the murder OF Republicans IN
section g.. ne (Nr Howe nad two rhlDgs to say
First the Republican party was not guilty anu seGOl,
Re did not think any would infer that sueh an
accusation did ful Justice TO the Senator himself or
IN Mr.. sGHUEz do Rep, MOI said the senator Cir.
Howe did nOt quote MIN correctly, and read what Ae
dId say from The Record Of YESTERDAY.
MI HOWE replied that he was glad he was mistaken
n eonstruns The remarks ot tLe senator, OoIlnunS @
his argument. he SAID that tAe Senator from Georgia
Cdr. GOrd0ul a recent speech had complained OF an
exhibition of hate toward the people OF the SOUTH on
tne Republican SIDE GI the cna'nOer ne tMI. M no~0 n
aemed that the Republican party ba'ed any
isat party to hate oae section. Ii had sacrificed
much for the whole country All the avs lnade IoI
Ihe SOutn we're made for the North. lhe RepuNIieah
party had poured treasures Of the country as
freely open the channels Of Southern harDors as II
sonpialut by the Senator rom Georgia tAr GordoDl
wac that ms section of country was trddueedi was
hD-led. He complained that 1t had been sald
dunng this debate that murder ani
crimes habitually aud openly perpetrated.
He lAr. HOweJ Thought murder was TOO common IN
many parts south, and regarded there WIN
much less aDhorreuce than ia other portions OF the
empiO5ed IA the South for political purposes. lie De-
leved the fact 10 be and TO make II uniiest 10 me
country aid do great service Mr. Howe thea spoke
Of Red River troubles Louisiana. and said the per-
pelratOfs OF those crimes went unpublished;
Mr.. GORDON (Dem., Ga.) said nc would ask the SEN
aCr tMr HOWe) II IL was not true mat the Government
o. LOUISIANA was IA the hands OF the Hepumcahs II
the puOcans had the judiciary OF the state ana
II majority OF the people supported the Kellogg Gov
ernment as claimed y Senators on the other side
chamber, how that the urts OF the state,
aided by the army OF tue United States dd not BRING
TIE perOetratOrs OF these Grimes 10 llsucei
repited
question nov, Dut 10 the best OF his information the
courts of the state weak
Mr.. GORDON said the Senator, by implication, If not
by direct words, charged that murders were committed
in Rsd River Parish. If 1t be true most remark
aOle that the Attorney Genera Tor Louisiana who
belonged 10 the same party as the Senator did not
courts weak. II the Attorney Lad not the
brans or the nerve TO draw up bill Of indictment,
the Democratic party was certainly not responsible.
tAppiauSe IN the gallery.
TIE CHAIR Qir. Ferr} Rep. Miehl directed the Ser
applause IN the gallery restrained.
hr. HOWE said he liked A5 language OF the Senator
irom Georgia, and liked the applause which followed It,
No matter what the Senator might think Of the personal
qualifications Of the Attorney for louisiana he tAIr.
howe would say II the Democratic party of Louis
lana would say " Gov Kellogg tat they would sustain
actions a. TOOK place ia Red River Parish would ever
take place again he believed that II half dozen Sen
AtOrs Ou the Democratic side Of the chamber would tell
the people OF South that they would tolerate
these Onenses. there would be no more Of them.
Mr.. MORTON (Rep.. IndJ said IL was well understood
10 heu YeI fsISn Hat Witnesses VINO testheu against
these criminals that grand Jurors who disposed 70 in
Dict or pett Jurors WHO were disposed 10 convict them
would be murdered, aud that why these
tTiIn mails m Louisiana bad not been punished
Mr. GORDON-Aay ask the senator who is his in
fOrnautl
Mr. HOWE declined to Yield the floor any further and
resuIDng ms argument spoke OF the VcKsourg troubles
and said hat murders had committed there. Until
all these things should be successfully cOntPadlcted
Senaiors the other Fde Of this Chamber must
assouisned at the fact that the opinion prevailed that
LIE not In the South ought TO be. II
was generally believed ia the North that there was a
hostility entertained against negroes In the South
II true. or was II mott
Mr. GORDON-Itis not true, Mr. President; IL the
HenatOr Will allow me that much.
HOWE ad he MI atn