The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-10
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.

It's Passage by the House HeBterday-
Exciting scehes-The Vote-1he Alb.
sentees-The GaIIertes-speaker Col
fax, Etc.
From the Ne1D York Times.
WASHINGTON, April The Civil Rights bill is a
law, The House, following the example of the
Senate passed the bl at three O'Clock 70 day by the
larpe vote OF one hundred and twenty-five ayes to
iOrty-one noes. Alter rainy and lncement SUNDAY
the sky broke brlPht and clear this morning. and at
an early hour the avenue ave with pro-
cee0ing to the Capitol and before the hour OF twelve
the House galleries we're crowded with spec ators.
1he procsedings Of the morning Pm hour showed very
mater which was supposed to be on the Speakers
table Several matters which came up III order were
peremptorlly postponed. others referred, and still
Others voted down, while the buzz OF conversation
all over Hal was Incessant that the speakers
% and 20 the the
were Instructed to rehle to the coak.room Tor con-
versation.
At the expiration Of the morning hour, ten
minutes past one, Mr.. James Il. " ilson, Chairman
OF The Judiciary COMMITTEE under whose special
c ntrol the bill had originally passed the House,
Mr.. Ancona Of PennsYlvanIa, simultaneously de-
manded the regular order" In the hope apparently
Mr. Wilson, who moved to proceed to the business
the SIeakers tab e, VIII ch, tho Chair said, took
The bill and veto message were then read, which
OCCUPIED one hour. ''E.
Mr. Wilson then said that when the bill was before
the House on its passage two weeks were spent IN
its dscussion--Over lOrty speeches being made-aud
opportunity given to everybody who wanted to DIS
cuss it, He therefore hoped the House wou d sus-
tam him ia the demand for the previous question,
which he then made.G ..rIt ..H, % s.r ~
Here the Democrats took umbrage at what they
deemed the abridRment of debate, aud began to
fhbuster. Several dilatory motions followed, when
motion to lay the bill on the table was voted down,
The previous question was then sustained without
o division, and the main question ordered. . .
empbahcav: I'll The respossSs Coming 'S" WITH equal @
clearness and emphasis disclosing as the remarkable
result that every member pi eseut with one excep.
ton RESPONDED to their names IN the regular order
of The call OF the roll. The Speaker then ordeled
his name to be called, which done, the vote was read
and carefully rooted up, and the Speaker formally
announced that the Civil Rights bill, having passed
the Senate by two-thirds vote and the House OF
Representatives by one hundred % ind and twenty-five two
become, according TO the Constitution, the law Of
| the land
tuous applause both on the floor and in the gale res
lasting Tor several minutes, and participated IN by
Ond smd S w9 b,c at the House Sdiourned
Seldom i ever in The annals OF Legislation IN this
country has such scene been witnessed on the pas
rage OF any legislative measure. The House was IN
usually well repre euted. there being only IL mem
bers absent while several others had teegraphed thai
they their way but tailed to arrive in time
| making 21 members who failed to record their votes
OF those absent Messrs Amess Of MASSACHUSETTS
| Anderson, of Missouri, Blaine of Name ii lbbard
| OF New ork, Dumont and Julian, OF Indiana
kuykendall, of Illinois, Sioan, of Wscon'in. War
| uer, OF OuU6CulC u, SuVeT anu VI IGuu
syVania and Dnggs of Michigan, in all twelve, anC
all Rel ublicans would have voted for the bill
Messrs; Blow of Missouri, Bingham, Of OHIO ant
and Chanler of n. York, Grider, OF Kentucky, John
| son OF Pennsylvania, and Kerry, OF Indiana, Demo
Gratis all nine would have voted AGAINST the bill
making the total, in 1ull House, one hundred anC
| thirty.four against fifty. Mr.. BINGHAM, of Ohio
did not vote, because paired with Mr., Williams, o
Pennsylvania. Mr. Shllwell was pared with MI
Julian, and Mr.. briggs, the only other membe
present who did not vote, missed the opportunit!
by being unintehtlonallY absent when the roll wa
| called.
Inc republicans, OF tnose elected on tne on1 mo-
voted against the bill, were Messrs. Raymond o
New York; Phelps, of Maryland; Latham AM
Whaley, of West Virginia; and Smith, Rousseau
and Randall, of Kentuckyi in all seven. Mr
| Mckee, of Kentucky, was the only member iron
that State who voted for the bill. OF the Republ
can members from New York city and Brooklyn
Messrs Dodge, Darling, and Humphrey vO'ed aye
and MIR. Raymond no. Tonight everything
quiet, and there is little no excitement over "th
situation"