New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-19
BY TELE R APH
CONGRESS-.
Senate

Senate.
WASHINGTON, July l8.-The evidence In
the Mississippi investigation, with the re-
ports of the majority and minority, has
been ordered printed.
The resolution making the special Coolie
committees joint was adopted.
Mr.. Boutwell, made . personal explana-
ton in regard to forcing balances in the
public debt. A political debate followed.
in the course of which Mr.. Bayard appealed
even to Mr.. Sherman not to make q stump
speech.
A new conference has been appointed on
the legislative appropriation bill.
Senate adjourned.
Confrmations-Bliss, attorney, Eastern
District of Missouri; Ray, postmaster. Mon
roe, kouisisna; Merritt, colonel of cavalry,
vice Emory; Major Elmer Otis, lieutenant
colonel, vice Custer, killed in action.
House.
The Territorial Committee reported q
bill organizing the Territory Of Oklahoma.
Referred to the committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Hancock, of Texas, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported bill
relating to the production of fruit brandy,
and to punish frauds in connection with
the same. Ordered printed, and recon-
mitted.
A resolution making the special Coolie
committees joint committee was adopted.
Texas border resumed.
The pending question was on the amend
ment offered last Saturday by Mr.. Smalls.
of South Carolina, in connection with
the Hamburg troubles, that no troops
shall be withdrawn from the State of South
Carolina. In the course of the debate
Mr.. Lamar, of Mississippi, spoke of the
Hamburg affair az terrible and disgracetul,
but he denied it's circumstances were q
legitimate topic of debate in the House.
There were one or two facts, however, that
cleaned out indisputably. Ono OF these
was that body of white men had, without
authority of law, put to death Q number Of
black men while prisoners; not prisoners in
the legal sense, inasmuch as these white
men have no right to deprive them of their
personal liberty. He wished to say, in his
place, that NO excuse or palliation could
possibly be found for that outrage and bar
barism. [Applause on the Republican side
The South had it's lawless classes as the
North had, with this difference, that in the
South they famed out in different l0cali-
ties, and were confined to short periods of
time, while in the North whole counties
were sometimes held in terror for months
at time, and the State authorities detied.
In these Southern States, where disorder
occurred ,lthere were governments of pecu-
liar character and type. They were called
Republican, but it was spurious Repub-
licanism, which has no sympathy with the
purpose and feelings, OF the great Repub.
lican party. 1t was the State governments
which had encouraged these disorders and
these murders, by their inefficlency, their
inability and their cowardice.
In reply to Mr.. Garfield's inquiry as to
whether the Hamburg case was sporadic or
symptomatic, he declared that there was
was not community in the South which
had not been thrilled with horror at such
occurrences. He deemed it q wonder that
society. under the operation OF governments
which allowed such lawlessness to stalk
abroad in the land, did not 60 to pieces.
In reply to Mr.. Conger's argument on
| last Saturday, he declared that the use of
| the army had never produced any good
effect in such cases. The troops always 60
| there after the occurrence. The use OF the
| military power was an instrument that was
| Ineffective, cumbersome, slow and almost
useless, and in spite of the good faith of the
army officers, it had been converted into q
monstrous engine of political oppression
| and corrupt intrigue. 1t was the duty Of
| Governor Chamberlain at once to adopt
| measures-swift and vigOrOus-tO bring to
| Justice those who shot down these prisoners
| in cold blood, and if he did that he would
receive his Mr.. Lamar's) support and
praise. If, instead of doing 80, however,
| Governor Chamberlain rushes to Washing
ton for the purpose of making this occur:
renee the foundation for q fanaticism and
strife, he will not stop that disorder. Ar.
kansas was an illustration for the last two
years of the advantages Of good govern
ment under q firm and intelligent man
Governor Garland. In conclusion he de
| clared that the occurrence at Hamburg wa
q mobifc element not sporadic, but nm
natural, and one that would disappear
under good government.
The debate was further continued BY
Messrs. Kasson, of Iowa; Hartridge, o.
Georgia; Hale, of Name, and Mackey, o.
South Carolina.
At the close of the debate Mr.. Hancock
of Texas, moved substitute for Mr.. Smalls
amendment, to the effect that no troops
shall be taken from any State or service
where the public interest requires their con
tinuance.
Mr. Smalls accepted the substitute, ani
it was agreed to, 86 to SO.
| A personal debate followed of no genera
interest, and without further action thu
House adjourned.
The committee then proceeded to thu
consideration of the second section Of thu
bill authorizing the President to ordel
troops to cross the Rio Grande in hot pur
suit of the robbers.
Mr.. Banks, of Massachusetts, offered q
substitute for the second section, thai
whenever it shall appear to the Presiden
that the government Of Mexico is unable tt
prevent the existing lswless invasions OF
the territory of the United States from
Mexico, for the purpose Of plunder o.
robbery, he is authorized, if in hi
Judgment it becomes necessary. aftel
due notice to the government of Mexico
to order the troops, when in close pursui
of such invaders, to CROSS the Rio Grande
and to use such means, not amounting t.
covery of the stolen property, and to pro
| tect the citizens and territory of the Unitet
States against the acts Of outlaws and rob
bers.