The New York herald., 1875-01-06

VIII De az nrmly planted IN pracuce
IN this country as they are now
In theory. The people OF this country would not
see thousands and tens Of thousands OF citizens
made the victims OF assassination merely because
they wished to assert their constitutional rights.
An honest and an injured man In any State should
have the right TO call upon his government ior
protection. IL it should turn out that these very
men who we're being defended on the opposite
side OF the House to-day were the aggressors IN the
South, he hoped all these declarations about des-
potisms and Cesarisms would be taken back
He then read the telegram from General sheridan,
published in the morning papers, and said that
the testimony Of that On1cer was entitled to
weight Continuing his argument, he said he had
always been taught that the protection OF human
life and human liberty was the chef duty OF
government.
DEFENCE OF THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE.
Mr.. THURMAN said ne did not see what the
Ku Klux outrages had to do with the subject mat
ter before the Senate. senators could denounco
the people OF the South as assassins; call them
Ku Klux and all such choice words from the rads-
cal vocabulary, but he did no. see what that had
to do with the fact that the army of the United
States had been used In violation Of all law.
Crime had been committed IN New England; peo-
pie had been hung there without jury, but that
did not make all the people oil that section GRIM
inals. The army or the United States had been
used in Louisiana without authority OF law to de-
termine who were members OF the Legislature anu
to organize il, not by lawfni means OUT oy tne
bayonet If tho PRESIDENT OF the United States
wero 20 overthrow tomorrow any Southern State
government he would he defended by the
same cry Of Ku Klux White League murder,
&c. That would not DO. The time had passed
when plain violation OF the constitution and
law could be thus excused. The dominant parry
tried that on last fall, when 1t set up Southern
outrage mill, with the Attorney General as chief
miller; but the people of the country rejected the
product OF that mill. Itwas the duty OF Congress
to harmonic the people OF the whole country and
not to produce sectional haired by constantly
preaching that the people OF one section are assas-
sins and murderers. What warrant had the
Senator from Vermont INT. Edmunds) for charg-
ing that the people Of Louisiana were assassins
and murderers2 Because some lives were lost
there. did that fact make the people OF the whole
State assasslns?
Mr.. MORTON said he welcomed this resolution,
but he wanted it enlarged so the whole truth
could be told. 1t would afford an opportunity 10 con-
tradict the ten thousand lies rom LOUISIANA. What
evidence there that the conservatives carried
the election there except the word Of the White
LeaguersY
Pending discussion on Mr.. Thurman's resolu.
tion the Senate, at twenty minutes TO FIVE P. NJ,
adjourned.
CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL WAR.
In the House the subject Of Louisiana's woes was
at one time quite as vehemently discussed as IN
the Senate. 1t was, however, indirectly brought
to the surface by the efforts OF Mr.. Butler trep.)
OF Mass, to reach the Civil Rights bill, by
proposing to 60 to the Speakers table. project
which the democrats opposed with all their skull
in flfOustering. The informal and variegated de-
bate continued for three hours.
Pending a motion TO into Committee of the
Whole the Army Appropriation bill, Mr..
BUTLER moved to 90 to business or the Speak
er's table, and gave notice that his object
was to get at the Senate Civii Rights Dill
and move to substitute for II the bill agreed by
the Judiciary Committee.
| Mr.. RANDALL (dem.), Of Pa, failed to see
the necessity OF going to business on the
Speakers table, and Mr. BECK tdem) OF KY,
gave Indications OF q determination to fli-
buster when the SPEAKER ruled that the first
question was on Mr. wheeler's motion to go into
| Committee Of tue Whole on the Army bill.
BY vote OF 80 yeas TO 90 nays the House went
into Committee OF the Whole (Mr. Wilson, OF Iowa,
in the chair on the Army Appropriation bill
THE STANDING Army.
On the subject OF the clause limiting the strength
OF the army TO $4,000, Mr.. ELDRIDGE, (dem.) OF
Wis, remarked that there we're 1900 now engaged
In organizing the Legislature In New Orleans.
Mr.. WHEELER, (dem.) OF N. Y, did not know but
that twice that number might be requisite. II so,
the government would furnish them. He hoped,
however, that question would be settled irrespec-
tive OF the army, because 1t would be a sorry day
for the Republic when the army might pc depended
! on to MAINTAIN peace.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE-The gentleman should take that
into consideration in making up his Appropriation
/ bill
Mr. wHEELER-I believe that with %, 900 troops
the government keep even Louisiana In order.
Mr.. BECK, ldem.) Of KY, objected to proceeding
! with the bill until the House had before it the
report OF the Secretary OF War, showing what had
been done with the army during the year.
! Mr.. WHEELER recognized the justice OF the
objection. The report had been made but had
not yet been distributed. He therefore moved
/ that the committee rise.
FILIBUsTERING AGAINST THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL
! The committee rose and thereupon Mr.. BUTLER,
! OF Massachusetts, renewed his motion to proceed
the business on the Speakers table for the pur
pose OF getting at the Civl Rights bill After
couple OF hours spent in hlibusterng an EFFORT was
made at a compromise.
/ Mr.. BUTLER remarked that II the Senate bill was
the point Of objection ne would try TO remedy
tnat but # the Civil Rights bill was the point OF
objection and If the consideration Of 1t in any
form was resisted the question might be as well
fought out now at any otner time, tGood, good '
| from the republican members.) II the minority
had the power to prevent the majority from con-
sidering any Clyil Rights bill 1t was Of no
quence what KIND OF civil rights bill was fought
over.
CIVIL WAR IN LOUISIANA.
Mr. Cox, tdem.) ofN. T., remarked that while
the House was nlibusterng the soldiers OF the
United States were throttling the sovereign State
OF Louisiana, and Congress was quite Indifferent
to It. (sneers from some republican members.)
II they did not want to another civil war they
should call or the federal bayonets from Louisiana.
The civil Rights bill, If passed. would only make
the trouble worse and worse. For one he would
not help the Judiciary Committee, which had
failed 10 report on the Louisiana question. Let
that committee settle that question properly and
give peace to the South and then the civil rights
OF the people In the North and South would be