Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-15

her Of pounds OF corn, three hundred
dollars, without limitation or restriction
in tools, mode OF cultivation, etc, and
authorizing MIN to offer and award
premiums OF two thousand dollars to
advance an improved system Of agricul-
ture, ard apprOpriating six thousand
dollars for the purpose, was killed. The
bill was generally popular.
The balance OF the business in the
Senate and JIouse, AS also local matters,
was Unimp Drtant.
ARKANSAS.
spec al ts the Appeal.
LITTLE Rock, February II. Mr..
TIornburg made the happiest effort Of
Is life to-day against the civil rights
I'LL His speech was eloquent and
sublime.
SECOND DISPATCH.
special 70 the Appeal
LITTLE Rock, February IA. - The
civil rights bill was defeated to-day be
one vote in the House. II has ALREADY
been defeated in the Senate.
THIRD DISPATCH
Special 10 The Appeal
LITTLE Rock, February IA" The
child is horn, and it is not black by a
darned sight" The infamous civil
rights bin, introduced in the Senate by
Dawson negro, and passed by that
body, was defeated in the House to-day
by a majority Of one. Those of the
white Republicans who had the manli-
ness, and honesty of purpose enough to
den0Unce and vote against the scoun-
drelly measure, deserve no small praise
from the white people of the State.
Rising above party prejudices, setting at
naught the threats, promises, and plead
ings Of the blacks, they have proved
that there are depths Of iniquity to
which even members Of the Republican
party cannot desceBd. Long before the
Hou - was called To order the galleries
we've filled, crammed with both whites
aid negroes, all evinclng the most anx-
.ous suspense for the fate of the bill.
Alter The usual routine of business, the
Clerk proceeded 70 call the roll, and the
vote on the bill commenced, supple
mented by long explanations from the
members. The Republicans named in
"a former dispatch, Messrs. Kent, NiiIlen,
Murphy and Warwick, stuck square up
to their work and voted " No.
Mr.. Kent said he voted against
the bin, because it was essentially
wrong, and an outrage upon the white
people Of the State.
Mr.. J. NJ. Murphy said that he would
dare do what was right, and said that if
the friends Of the bill called such a
measure legislation, he wanted no more
oft.
MI Ac'Gehee, in burst of religious
fervor, s. id he firmly believed he would
go to b ell ifhe failed to vote for the bill.
He vo oed " Aye" and is now sure of
war; corner down hollow.
N1r. Millen said the bill had been got
" by three or four ambitious negroes for
the purpose Of personal sggrandizement,
and that the measure was in indirect
violation of'the organic law Of the land.
lie voted " Mo-
Mr.. MoNeigh, speaking for his party
0Democraty, said that there was no
prejudice against the civil rights of the
negro; that the negro had now more
rights than the white people Of the State;
that the negro had the right to vote and
10 mold Office, which right many of the
br ~ citizens Of Arkansas did not enjoy. !
As regarded the threats Of the negro
members thatunless the civil rights bill
was passed they would go against the
constitutional amendment to remove
the political disabilities OF Democrats
now disfranchised, he said he did not
care a snap-let them 90 against it with
AL! the force that they could, as the day
had passed when natives of Arkansas
were eNiies and aliens in their own
state, he expressed himself az in favor
Of negro having first-class passage on
steamboat or railway train when be
paid first-class fare for il. He favored
even a measure that would tend to the
thorough. education of negro children,
bat he thought the time had come to as
sert the long-outraged nights Of the
white people Of Arkansas. {" vote nay"
And thus it went-the opponents of
the bill fighting il 50 energetieally that
when the roll had been twO-thir,ls gone
through with, one Of the negro members
groaned out: bleeve to de Lord dat
dey's got Us, suah.'' Sure it was, sure
enough; for when the last name had
been called, the vote stood thirty-seven |
for and thirty-eight against. And thus |
finished up the best days work done in /
Arkansas for years. The negroes gene
rally look upon the defeat of thlsl
bill as bad omen for the continuance
Of their political power in this State. |
They argue that by such acts the white /
Republicans hope 10 make converts /
enough among the white voters To be 1
able 10 act independently of the negro; 1
that j., the party viii no longer be re-
quired TO sacrifice honesty and decency /
TO achieve success.
After the announcement of the vote /
the House adjourned.
IN Ine senate To-day the committee /
Oh Federal Relations reported back a /
substitute for the House bin
ceding to the United States the
jurisdiction over cer&in lots in /
this city. The substitute cedes jurisdie- 4
tion over any lots that may he selected,
and was passed under suspension Of the
rules.
Senator Dooley denied having stated I
that the Governor had right To set
a1iae egisiration; he said that his as