Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-12
EVENING STAR.
TUtss. Af..........Janaary II. 1873.
C0x~ RESSIONAI.-
Conclusion of Tester. "y's Proceedings.
The Louisiana Debate 20 She Senate.
SENATE--After our report G., ,Sei-

| SENATE.-After our report ca oSei-
/ MR- sCHURZ CONTINUED his s>pEFCU
| on louisiana affairs. He reviewed nc pro
yetuiIigs attendant on the meeting ~ tn
| louisiana legislature on Monday last, DIV ell
! ing iuliy upon the action of the military ~
| connection herewith. He then said that
= whenever such an interference a. this was
HucceSsl9lly carried out, il was AN unerring
.Ngh OF the decline OF free Institutions Their,
csGi be no other conclusion but that II was a
gliye and manifest violation OF the laws oi
the Republic. He had the utmost esteem for
General Sheridan and his brilliant career.
and Ia was with sorrow that he saw such
comm nications emanating from that officer
which had met the adherence ofall the lowers
oI law and liberty i'm the whole land IL this
thing il ny condemned how long NAV il ~.
before gcfssral of the army sits i'm vour
chair or in tie chair OF the presiding osFlcer
of the other House, and decides th, organiza-
ton OF these bodies. and critters this or thar
member to be eje-te,i? Ifthese repeated Nio-
lalloiiS OF the Constitution antt OF the law a RI
To be passed over then soon the Constitution
viii be utterly disreyaried. He comnlentai
al some length ON the condition Of the south
ana said mat policy which gave local self
government to the south. appointed "a fcfa-
raj officers men OF character and high quail
ncationS. removed all the Observation-Disclosures
OF the people, would have hal more effect
than all the force laws which had been
passed, and dwelt upon the ConSequcilceS fol-
lowing the policy which had been adopted.
lie referred To the predictions made that II
the conservatives obtained possession Of
Georgia and Virginia and North Carolina
there WOult he q carnival of crime and "A SEA of
blood Well. these predictions had not come
To pass Those states were as orderly a any
of the rest. life and property was ~ much
respected. In reference To the cases OF in
limitation, he said he doubt not that terror
ism and intimidation were practicei, hut a
was not all on one side. He read from a
newspaper an editorial denOuuctng the recent
acts in Louisiana.
Mr.. Sargcnt.-What paper i il"
Mr.. SchurZ.-The Philadelphia IHyirnF.
Mr. SarSent-lN IL republican paper
Mr., Schurz-About aS republican a most
republican papers arc now. [L3ughtcr.l
He warned senators that the public mind
could not be diverted rom The true questions
at issue by rcvampinA"f the old stories Of
outragcS, originated and circulated for polit-
cal effect. The people would not be deceived
by this; they Were beginning 10 understand
tlat the southern people could give better
interference could give them.
MIR. MORTON SAID
II was not his purpose Ia attempt any reply
10 the elaborate and carcfully-prepareI
speech just heard. He would saw however
that he was as much I'm favor of local self
government as he was i'm a government by
the people and for the people. and that a ma
jority of all the people should rule. In some
of the states of the south the people meant
the white people. the colored people not being
recognized as having any rights. Until they
are recognized as having all the rights of
American citizens there viii be and can be
no peace. The Senator tMr. SchurZ) had as
sailed the President for what he termed
the information came, which he was assured
would DE tomorrow, the Senator would find
that he had been acting AZ "A juror when the
evidence was not before him. That Senator
had. also, in giving an account OF the pro-
ceediISgs which took place in the legislature
on Monday last. and the whole impression
given was that Wilt and his associates had
acted According to law. The report OF Gen.
Sheridan showed that they hal acted
throughout i'm gross violation of law, and he
(Mr. NJ was informed that the additional
evidence which the President would send i'm
would show that the proceedings had been
more unlawful and outrageous even than
stated by Gen. Sheridan. Mr.. NJ. then sent
To the desk To be read the statement OF Gen.
Sheridan. Mr. NJ. said that this statement
of Gen. Sheridan showed that the action of
Wilt and his confederates was Illegal and
if il succeeded would have been AN enormous
fraud. The Senator (Mr. Schurzl said you
could not conquer the uSurpatiOn by talking
OF The outrage. The senator could not cover
the murders and lawlesSneSS in Louisiana by
talking OF uSurpation. He Mr.. NJ believed
General Sheridan stated the truth when he
said there was no security for life orproperty
in Louisiana. 1t is said let the colOred vote
be divided II would be divided when the
democratic party proved TO the cOlOret man
ii was his friend.
Mr.. Howe obtained the floor, but gave way,
and the Senate, after an executive session,
adjourned.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
Mr.. Cox offered a resolution, which was re-
ferred TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
providing for the withdrawal OF the military
in New Orleans.
On motion of Mr. Garfield. the House went
into Committee OF the Whole on the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill, Mr.. Cor
win Old i'm the chair.
Mr.. Swami made brief explanation of the
bill; after which II was considered by para
graphs.
The total sum recommended by the bill is
81 ,3A,7S5. The bill makes the usual apprO-
priations. and proposes no new legislation.
No material amendments Were made. and
the bill was then reported back 10 the House
and passed.
The Speaker laid before the House q COM
munication from the Secretary of the Treas
ury in relation to the claim of Sugg Fort.
Referred.
Mr. Garfield (OhiO) asked leave to offer a
bill appropriating S25.O00 To pay the expenses
of the recent visit of King Kalakaua.
Pending consideration, the House, at 3:35
p. m, adiourned.