, 1875-01-13

Subj Con.nittco's report. They will 10 sfeeBrs.
Foster, Phelps, Potter, and Robinson. Wheeler
ia inclined to bo neutra} and q. E. 1loar aud
FRY will not approve of 1t.
IN CONGRESS.
SENATOR HOWE ON THE aourHEE:' ai1rAT1oF.
WAHn1sdroS, D. e., jan. 12.-1n thu Senate,
after the morning hour, unfinished business, be-
ing tho resolution Of Dir. schurz inatyucsug tbs
judiciary Committee to inquire what legislation |
by CongrcHs ia necessary 10 secure tho people OF
Lou1s1ana ther rights Of self-govcsnmens under
tho Conatitusion nrd report with tho least pos
sible delay, by bill CT otherwise, came up.
Mr.. Howe {Nis.) said That tho Senator from
Missouri Mr.. sclnirz, In his Hpooch yesterday |
advertised hmAetf Us being aboye party .pre5u- |
diccs or passion. Ho had loft ali par |
tiea, tics, aud political akprasiona be-
bind, and from that point tho Senator
chalgca againBt tho party to which he (}fowe) |
belonged, --chsrecn which we're Oh INDUSTRIOUS,
aud, le believed. ns Fsoundlesa, as the Senator
(sclurz) could possibly, have fabricated II 10
rccosR, but The whole GUNNER vacation: Gen.
Sheridan wns not IN command in New otlesns
when the events Of Monday complained of took
out Of tho Legislature Of Louisiana, aud aually..
no member OF tho Legislature was taken out OF
the statc-nouso BY niybody. A to tho second
charge OF tho Senator Tint tho Republican party
encouraged tlp Hu[4tI u 1AtPuoAeAHF
two thines 10 say: First, tho Republican
party was not guilty, and second. he did not
! thins any one would {nfcr that such an accuaa-
tlon did full j1stce to the Senator himself or the
| intelligence of tho people Of tho country.
Mr. kchurz sail the Senator (llone) dit not
| auoto him correctly, and read what ho did say
from tho record OF yestattlay.
! tsken in conssysing the remarks Of the Senator.
| Continuing Lis argument, be ead tue senator
from Georgia {GorJon). in his recent speech,
lad complained Of ali exhibition Of hate towards
| Of tho chamber. Ito {ITnwe) deulod that tue
Republican party hated nay portion OF
this country. 1t was Impossible for that rarty
to Into ono section. 1t had sacrificed too much
tho South were madn Tor tue North. The Ne-
publican party hnd poured out the treasure Of
| the country as freely 10 open tho channels OF
Southern haroo'a "a It Lad TO open the channes IN
violence had been employed in the South for po-
litical purposes. He be1ievsd tho fact to DO 70,
| and to maks 1t manifest to the country would do
Mr. Howe then spoke Of tho Red Rivor trouhis
in Lou,siaua, and said The perpetrators Of thoss
| crimes went unpublished.
1ir, Gordon said ho would ask tho Souator
{t1owo) If it WAS not truo Tint the uovernmons
Of Louisiana was in tho hands Of Republicans;
il tho Republicans had not tho Judiciary OF tia
State; aud. it the majority OF tho poopie Bnp.
ported tue Kclogg Government, a. "aa claimed
by Senators on tho other slde Of tue chamber
how waB IT tho courts Of tho State, aided By the
army of tho Unitod States. did not bring the per-
petrators OF these crimes to justice.
-Mr. Iloxo replied that lie would not 60 into
that question nom, but to the best Of his iAfos-
| nntion. tho courts OF tile State we're wnak.
Nr. Gordon enid sAe Senatnr By Implication, II
| not by direct words. chntFed that murders wcro
committed in the He'd Nrer parish: II IT 30
| s1uo, it WAS mort remarkable fact that tho
Attorney General for Louisiana, who belonged
to the same patty Is tho Senator, did nut proho-
cute tho criminal. Tho Senator had SAN me
courts woro weak. If tho Attorney bad not
brains or nerve to draw up h bill OF lndletment,
the Democratic party waa certainly not fesponsi-
bic. fAppIa,isc In tho gallorv.1
Tho Chair FERRY, of 11ichGan,) directed tho
Sergeant-at-Aims to see that lhe rnie was on
forced, and all the applause In gallery be re-
J strained.
} Senator from Georgia, and liked tho applause
which followed r. No matter s1at .ne senator ~ 20.
Attorney for Louisiana he (lioVe2 would e.,
say 10 GOV. kellogg tLeF would sustain him
transactions ns tooit pnco in tue 1ssd River Par
ist. would ever tako place sgain. No believsd
= that il half . dozen Senators on tho Democratic
sylo would tell tho peoplo Of tho South they
t | would not tolerate theHe oneh8es. tEofo "ouh
III, Marion ssid it Was woIl understood in Rcd
Riyor Iarsl. tl,at witnesses who testified against
these criminals, TINT Grand JuroEa who wore 30
! posed to iutist, or petit Jurors VINO were die,
| ,osed to convict them, would be murdered, mad
thst VIA the reason why these criminals II
Louisiana had not been punished.
= MIR. Gordon-May ask the Senator Who "a BIZ
d bir. Howe declined to yieia the floor any fur
0 thur, snd resuming bis argument spoka OF tn
= Vlcksburg troublcs. and said murders had neo'
committed there: una' ar.;ess al tess mag e,
oos oos ne nstonished 1t tho fact that tho opinio,
l. prevailed TINT life was not a. sccure n thohone!
Ss usSt 5 hi sfs i was fsas fosy
. against the negroes III tue south' "as II tfue
Of whs It not
aIr. Gordon-ItIs Is not true. Mr; President, !
O the senator will allow me that much.
0 Mr. Howe then read from tho report Of Mr
Il Bchrrz, who was Eor,t South in 1865 to note III
condition Of public affairs in that quarter, to th
is effoot that 1argo majority Of tile southern mel
= with whom bo camo III contact announced thei
i opinion with huch positive assurance tha
it 10 believed their 1ninda we're fully madp ut'
= They said, You cannot make the negro Wor
i without physical co1npulBion.' ITO neu heara
j. in every quartor, and csme to tho conelaaion
It was tho prevailing sentiment among tie South
j. III. Hnu.z said the report wss wilton wlt1ii
three mouths sftof The surrender o. no ~ MoRs ~
X army, aud whou avery condition Of society III IL
l. South was in confusion.
u nea,,mlng lis argument Mr. ffowo referred 7
It tho speech OF tho Senator from ueoFfla tdor
}r ! DOM, aud said the laws OF t}DoEsta ansae ~
!, slight provision for tha education Of eo!oro
i. III. do.don said he dlslkcd to interrupt th
It Senator, but he was making soTY cha1ees
" and. il tho Aenetor declined to 10 tnteffnp1ec
1s {tordon) woull take occasion 1t III easy da
!. III uo1o sald the Benator would hay
" abundant opportunity to reply. !is taen rel. rea