The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-25
EMPORIA NEW S.
FRIDAY, AUGUST %, 1876.
OUR WARRINGTON LETTER
wAsHrNerox, d. c., Aug. 90, II

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 20, &c.
The Hamburg murders, and the
ku-klux atrocities, brought to the
attention of Congress and the pub
lie through the report of the COM
mittee sent to Mississippi to inves-
tigate her last election, have been
very holly debated in the House and
Senate during the past ten days.
The evidences of fraud, corruption,
intimidation aud the necessary num-
Der OF murders TO Brighten colored
voters from appearing at the polls,
carefully distributed throughout the
strOng Republican counties, are so
conclusive that resort to general
denials is no longer tenablc. To adj
init the existence of the ferocious,
brutal aud unprovoked murders
would, OF course, be fatal. Hence
II is sought to account and apologize
for them on the ground that their
gentle Democratic hearts have been
so fired and exasperated by Repnb-
lican administration generally, in
Gliding murders more atrocious
than those alleged against their par
ty, that the Ku-kiux and White
Liners have resOrted to such extra
ordinary measures, through sheer
desperation. But the fact that no
whites, but scores OF blacks are al
ways killed in these outbreaks, is a
Sufficient answer to the only line of
extenuation they can urge.
Last Monday while the members
of the Senate were engaged in one
of the most profitleSs, bitter, parti-
IAN tongue fights that has disgraced
the Senate chamber in year,, Mr..
Morton introduced motion to
have 10000 of the Presidents Ham
burg riot message printed at tn e
Government expense, so that they
could be used as Republican cam
paign document in the coming
election, and this appeared to arouse
the most bitter political feelings on
both sides. Senators who have
heretofore appeared to be all that is
dignified and manly forgot them
selves so far as to get up and be-
rate and lecture each other like
Billingsgate fisherwomen. To have
made the whole affair thoroughly
dlscreditable, it was only necessary
for some one of them to have &C
cused another of having worn dia-
pers when a baby.
About as contemplate a thing as
n 10
now being gotten into shape to be
of the session. Both parties wish
the Franking Privilege restored,
and especially just at this time when
they can food the country with po-
litical documents. Neither party,
however, is willing to shoulder the
responsibility, and so a Democratic
Senator was induced to tack it on
to one of the appropriation bills,
where it will surely go through and
become law.
AS the agreement between the
two Con ference Committees now
stands upon the legislative, EXecu-
tive, and Judiciary Appropriation
bill, the salaries of Senators and
Congressman will be 81, 800 a year
the Presidents salary after the 4th
of March next will be $4,000; the
number of clerks to be dismissed
is 765, One-third, September 10th,
one-third October 10th, AID one
third November 10th; all clerks
who receive over l,S00 will have
their salary reduced 10 per cent.
$3,600,000 is the amount of the re-
duction provided for by this bill.
1t was proposed during the week
that a pension of $4,000 a
year be allowed President Grant
after his present term of Office, up
on the ground that he has lost the
whole of his fortune in specnla-
tons, but the proposition has found
no favor in Congress. The Presi-
dent denies that he has lost his mon
ey and says such a pension is en-
tirely unnecessary.
Hallett Kilbourne has entered
suit for $l50,000 against Speaker
Kerr, Sergeant-at-Arms of the
House, and the Real Estate Com
mittee for combining him for con-