New-York tribune., 1875-01-28

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said Amen" Hts colleague (Mr. shermsp) might jut
we'll said that President Grant could navs .sas
New,Ycrs ont. II President Grant had been D,mO:
crst under this doctrine. he might have marched
il horrrle thing that Mr.: vIsers Clerk Of tho
former House Of % 70 p0a a,n,aoa T va not
not Clerk OF the House which as.emDied on that dsy.
did not even provide mat he sbonli call the roll,
hnt only that be should provide ~" n
House the 4th inst. than any other citizen Of
,usiana His colleague tMr Shermap) had welt win
refused Had this that Speaker Of state
Legislature made erroneous ruling. az army onoet
and take such speaker out Of his seat
Mr.. THURMAN next referred TO the message on me
President OF the Unled ates Ia repy TO tue resolution
0i the the sta inst. an sal never had pApr
50 full Of omissions OF mafera facts eiuaraied nom 10,
Cnief Magistrate of tn country 10 would not spraK
Gsrespecfuly OF thu Pesi .ent but his message was
open TO criticism. Tue resolution passed BY the
Senate requested tho President % lnrorm tue senato
whether any portion o. The army OF tho United sates
army did in any manner Interfere or nterpedds with
control OF seek 10 control the otgAnL ion o. tn"
mat IL military interference bad tgken place
Tle Interference on tne ish Instant. and sufficient
time eapsed before the message was sent to the senate
Instedd OF such lori there was telegram from
Cen. Sneridan. There was no report from On.
one-sided Telegram from Gen. sheridan when
material fse' were omitted and Ion; made sss
Cen dc TrObndHd 10 give Tor hls actlOHf Wbtre w1s
ae order OF .r S S and wh sep had @ t5s
President taken 10 bring these 0uenders To Jhiieei
p'n all eso In5 n G eSES rS was ro nS sirsnt
was not made up OF lawyers.D but IN no
pleaded excuse for tho commission OF crime lf sea-
desired free ins u.iols to be preserved IL was
time teach the army, from the highest to he lowest
man IT, that such thing a. law saI tho
lg1orence Of was no defense Tor & y9a,"I q, III ha
10 taIght tl1t the states a. wen a' tue F'uera
Government had rixats wnica must bo pro-
| tected Ea argued that thoro wa, quorum
of the Hou.e present az thc orGahIIu,n Da @ quo
lIth os aud that 1t participated therein s'yrnv-ona
vote, cast for opeaker, dad tne Il pn9eau 'nei-
ignored by sheridani Again. COmmittee ON P1y-
ileges and Elections was APPOINTED wnich committee
made report, aud the Republican members 'ncreoi
wade "A minority report. , .
An these were cOnc.utgo f1ct but tbey were omit
ted ny Gen. Sheridan NJ matter whether Con. 5ltrl-
dan was a lawyer not IL WAS his duty 10 iel tbo
whole truth. He knew when b wrote tho3s Ele2rln,
that the senate Vas IN the midst ola heate1 deato On
the subject He knew the resolution caihn2 Tor the I1
formation would pass. aud tnat ls teieErdns WoIld
form part VI tHat norma0n way tuel; "o.S t"Iso
tscts left outi Con. shor IAN SAID inc re,
quest 20 restore order was ressonaP'e r,n," aop
diI not know, accordance with what law unless ~
hang men, He coUmeuiod at some 5n9th On the leio-
gram. Of Cen sheridan. and sal he whulI Sc 10 know
where the law for placing the nlhtSiy uDier tHe
Governor OF the ate, WHO threatened 0loOdshel there
Tie whole s'ate House va, surrounded pY
Gov. Kellogg, while inside therc 81 Conservative
men oers one SorgcantLt-Arm one Clerk AMI ten Oep
]
Taere were hundred, Of K;Igss MetrOpoLtiu Police.
all armed and with 80 or o. o ine worst LhIAs 1t ne
Leagders admitted 10 tne hall aud vet IN the fice
OF all .ni- Leucnant euerdl sail tl, lnteitrence
w,s 70 prevent blbolsAcI TIc wAOc trl.h was, this
military Interference took plac3 for the purpose OF
usurp0g the Government Oi Louisiana, just as II vas
he noxt aIl1 led to tue arguments OF several Senators
In refereuc, J ourIges ia tue south. aud sHd 1t was
cdos in the south we're ny blacks upon back. Arms
nad been put into tine hands Of these people, ana ~
! II All "A
stroy each other.
e thea go 70 the Clerks desk and had rea le'or
of A. IL. Blckutr u member D. the House OF HcpTtscut-
atye- VINO visited Alabama aJ IA Ia HOer ot tie tOh-
mittce investigating the charges nado 10y ,pre>enta
lives Hays aud UIwlcy, IN winch he stated tOab the
testimony tlEen Dy that Committee VIII bear MIN OuI I'D
the asseTl2D, tuat Ourilflhs Ot AL the murders com
nit,oi IN TIE south are not tor political Purposes
! ILreo counties ii Alabama 1t lad been CHARGED
that 80 murders committed IN t"o and
A half months. but the Compiitee could Dot leaI oi
| more than two" Mr. Tdurn4n, Iesumiug, said, y ~
many murders mad committed Ia LJGis1aua elhcs
stated by Gen. Shend4u, II showed thdt the al
mnistratcn OF the Republican party IN that sde mad
been failure. time for IL 10 Irt some otnr
sm!T py trE r a -s w"t rdbe ~ It had been IA
zion since the state was reconstructed.
In conclusion he sail IL Outr ges did exist they were
TO De depOrec. BIt tGele was sUul'thnI st uOe de
plorable than ontrages: WHrn an .te.pt was .uo %
EVIL was D'ilg perpelrated whc1 cOdld nave no par
alle. TIe people OF this cOuury not accustOm d
TO see military place Itself above tue cyi power Il
bad thug to assassinate man, Uut worse act 10
| OF the military IN Louisiana have driven a dagser
70 the heart of free Institutions iu tails country.
Mr. WEST rep, Li) read fr0m the laws Of Louisiana
I'm reference returns, and said that III D Soto
Parish the intimidation by the White League was so
great that Register would not take thc resVons
lnty or making the returns In another parish the
Beg ster, Bppolnted by Gov htuOgg was
driven of by the ukluX, aud a seliconsttuted Reg
lister pretended to act.
Mr.. CONKLING (Rep., " ~ obtained the floor, but
yielded motion to aOjJuru with the understanding
that he you'd 20 On Tomorrow.
Ihe CHAIR Laid before the Senate communication
from the Secretary WIr transmitting tAe report Of
Major William y. Craghi OF the Engineer Corps III ro
gard 70 examination and construction Of a
third subdivision OF the Central Trans sIOrtaOn Route.
Referred Committee transportation. Tue SeE-
a.e then At S lock- adjourned.