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oso'o Tug osase militia, and were armed By th
otate. N A1Hansss, OF tho 500 white Democrat
t,ao,a renaT uuEo negfoes, not ono suffered the ex
e.eme Pena1sr OF the law. He would ask til,
oeuitoh ~ FL; IsS donnessee (cooper) he knew o
any IN nus 6tate
mr' CoopeE-Yes,. several.
ssn.t,e ~ otaSso9 ta5 sad he would inquire Of the
SENATOR from Georgia Norwood] il he knaH o1
any " IN M his STATE
W. H11"ooo SAID tho Senator from Arkansa.
| 1ToHea 70 pe On general tour Of Investigation,
| 40 lCiaYson( nad bester inform himself before
m uo attempted 10 inform the Senate. and address
] the country
r. Mr: Clayton then inquired Of the Senator from
where VI white man 9 was punished foE the murael
OF negro. Mr.. Stevenson said Kentucky had
time and again punished them wL1le he
was Governor. Ho had frequently re-
1useo 10 interfere with tho punishment OF
white men for the murder Of neeroes. Ho Womb
ecosn either as Governor or e cti7sn to
senator (C!ayton) desired to compare notes be-
tween kentucky and Arkansas, in honor, in pun
lshmens OF crime, in purity of administration Of
the Government. ho (Stevenson) Was ready.
alr. C!ayton SAID tho editor Of tho Courier
1o1srndt sad the Law was not enforced He would
a; AK x the m senator Of North Carolina (MerTimon)
Il . ne knew OF instances in his state where =
3eA@AAe%A u
negro.
~. Me1r1H1on replied in the Affirmative 3pd
said one white man WAS executed 10 Wilmington
sl1 months ego; two Nhite men in another coun-
were found guilty OF killing q negro, and san
fenced to death. but a Republican Governor
conmutad their sentence, and they we're uon in
tue Penitenttary.
=, Mr: Cooper asked the Senator to yield the 1oor
that ne might read . dispatch Of Cor. Brown to
the G PRESIDENT.
Mr. Clayton declined to have It read hut sa;d
the Senator might state the substance.
Mr: Cooper proceeded to read tho dispatch OF
Gov. Brown to the President in regard In tha
troubles in the westezn district Of that state LIST
summer:
Nj. Clayton said he would not weld to have il
road.
Alr. Cooper claimed tho floor, the Senator har-
ing yielded to him.
The Chair Qngalls) decided that the seua.or
from Arkansas was entitled TO the door.
Mr. Cooper appealed from the decision of thu
Chair.
Mr. Conkling moved to lay tho appeal On the
able. Agreed to.
Mr- Clayton. resurins. said in the Southern
was no peace: The slaye-pomer in this country
vas not dead. It still lived, and aspired to Weld
the rod OF empire over this country. Thu: the |
slaTe-power had control OF all the Southern |
States except Louisiana, Mississippi, md South
Carolina, and was ezasping for those States that
u
oADE1 or BUSINESS.
Nr Sherman obtained tho floor to speak On tho !
resolution. He said, II the Senator from Maine |
(Mo71ii) had given notice he would cali up the !
l. legislative, Executive. and Judicial Appropriation
nov Tor q motion to lsy aside the pondiag resp
luton and call up the Appropriation bill fefa1red
70. with the understanding that he (Shezmau} |
retained the floor on the Louisiana resolution
next week, after the Appropriation bill was dis
hr: Stevenson hoped tho Louisiana debate
'oula bo resumed after the disposal Of the Ap-
9ropriation bill.
Messrs. PeaSe, Ransom, 1Ietrimon. and Hte.
lPon tho resolutions.
, mr.; morton gave notice that he would call I'D
he Constitutions! amendments IN relation to the
aecuon OF Proslaent and Vice-President report
q by the Committee on Privileges and Elections
t the last session as soon Us the Legislative
appropriation bill bo disposed Of
Mr. Morrill, said, uttiess there bs the createst
conon1Y in regard to time. it woutd be found
pat business would be In terrible condition
he last days Of tde session. Ho thought this
.ou1s'ana ( ~ debate bad already occupied too much
the soss1on, and he would no. hesitata tn m
oee it With any Of the appropriation bills.
After further discussion, it was decided to 70
n With tho Louisiana discussion to-day.
>, sENAron sHrEMAxs SPEECH.
Ut; Sherman replied to tho charges against
- President OF tho United States and Gen.
heridan by the Senator from Delaware (Bay-
az, and said ho Was surprised to hear them | ,
-. - ~ uo41t!s no ca'M az so1t oenator Iho | ,
'nator from Missouri (Schurz) Ind also Joined
that n11o1gnment- That Senator had made
s whoie argument from a false statement /
facts. He meant no disrespsct to | 6
Q senator (ochurz), but as soon as he heard h
statement Of facts he knew his argument =
- uesers1ne % o. no consideration whatever: The
: Tart -, ~ So .r "!ueele . +" A0 t not ont} nere,
y % "e4@ aN o'e1 sno country Tho most re- =
l1haole 81 statement was from the Governor OF
OWL otas9 (Al'en), made on the 9Th of :.