The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. January "a. Is


WASHINGTON, January "a, 1875. -
The Republican caucus held last
evening passed measure which Will
be introduced in the form of reso-
luton in the House to morrow, pro-
viding that no dilatory motions shall
be in order hereafter, except motion
to adjourn. The session was small!
and it was remarked that Speaker
Blaine was absent. It is said that a
difficulty will arise In securing the
two thirds vote required to pass the
resolution. If passed, pending bust
ness will be disposed of as rapidly as
possible.
The Republicans are considering
the propriety of re-enacting the ku-
klux act and reviewing the Carolina
act, which authorizes the President
to proclaim martial law in any district
where anarchy prevails; also incroas-
ing the army to meet possible emer-
gencies.
Five of the eleven members of the
Committee on Elections are opposed
to the resolution of the majority to
exclude delegate Cannon from his
seat.
The Committee OH Ways and Means
will not consider the taxing of tea and
coffee, etc, until they have received
the bill in course Of preparation by
Secretary Bristow. The Little Tariff
bill will not be sent to the President
for approval until Monday. There is
no doubt that he will sign it.
The Senate Committee on Rail
roads yesterday decided to. report ad-
versely on the Northern Pacific Rail
road bill and all others referred to
them proposing government aid or
subsidy for railroads, except SCOTS
Texas Pacific Railroad bill, which
was not acted upon, but laid over un-
til Monday.
II is said by one of the most promi-
nent Republican Senators that during
the present week a joint resolution
will be introduced recognizing the
kellogg government, irrespective of
Pinchback's admission as Senator
from Louisiana, and that military
government for Louisiana or any 9TH
er Southern State, as some have pri-
vately suggested, is out of the ques-
ton. General Sheridan will remain
in New Orleans without limit as to
time.
The House Committee of Indian
Affairs have before them an act of the
Cerokee Legislature, authorizing the
{ Cherokee delegation to negotiate with
the government loan Of $500, 900, to
be refunded from the proceeds of
Cherokee lands west of the Arkansas
river and south of Kansas. 1t is rep
resented that this loan is necessary to
keep the Cherokee people from suffer
ing during the present winter in con-
sequence of the destruction of their
crops by chinch-bugs and grasshop-
pers.
There was large attendance at the
House Republican caucus tonight,
and the general discussion as to what
was best to be done in view of the
present condition of the South, but
none of the measures reported at the
previous caucus were acted upon.
Finally a resolution was adopted
placing the power of passing all pub
lie acts with majority of the House;
Resolutions for this purpose will
probably be introduced in the House
on Monday. and when adopted will
have the effect OF ,evading the two
thirds rule as to public acts, including
forcement of the protective laws in
the South, and authorizing the Presi
dent to suspend the writ of habeas
corpus in certain cases, together with
other measures which have been the
subject of consideration by the caucus
committee. The proceedings are rep
resented to have been harmonious
and the result entirely satisfactory.
The Republican Senators held a
caucus to-day. Some of the Senators
saw no escape from the present diff
culties in that State except by re-
handing it to territorial condition
by this means they could avoid the
complications growing out of the Of
fetal recognition of the Kellogg Gov
eminent, and open a way by which
order may eventually be restored
Others thought stronger hand ought
to be stretched toward several of the
Southern States, otherwise there
might be anarchy. There were opin-
ions different from these expressed by
more conservative members. All
seemed to comprehend the difficulties
Of the situation, but there was no dis
tinctiye plan presented as measure
General Sheridan may be little
blunt in his language regarding
the situation in Louisiana, but in
his dispatch, calling the White
League ''banditti,' he used the
right word exactly. If the leaders
Of the White League in New
Orleans are not murderers, what
are they2 They deliberately planned
an attack on the constituted au
thorities of the State, and brought
on a fight in September last which
resulted in the killing of nearly
two hundred men. Somebody was
and still is responsible for this
shedding of blood. Moreover, in
dividual members of the organiza
ton have, during the last year,
committed scores Of murders and
assassinations in New Orleans,
while other parts of the State have
witnessed the mostatrocious butch
cries of both white and colored
men on account of their political
opinions Shurely, there is no
great impropriety in terming the
perpetrators of such crimes ban.
dts.