Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-12
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WILMINGTON, N. G:
FRIDAY, JUNE IL, 1874.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDEN
1VAsuINe.ToN C,rry Time a. 1874.

FRIDAY. JUNE ~, 1874.
CDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
WASHINGTON CRY, June 4, 1874.
My Dear Journal:
Doubtless one of the most interest
ing questions to your readers Is VIII
the Civil Bights Bill pass the House
Of Representatives, and it gives me
much pleasure to be able to say that
believe it will not.
WHY THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL WILL MOI
rAss THE HOUSE.
There was already more business
before that body than could possibly
be transacted before the adjournment,
when the Civil Rights Bill came over
from the Senate. Indeed the bill is
not now strictly speaking before the
House. but upon the speakers table
awaiting reference to the judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Butler the Beast has made sew
eral attempts to get the bill referred,
so as to report it back for the purpose
of having it acted upon; but before
this can be done the rules of order
adopted by the House for the govern
ment of its proceedings must be sus-
pended. To suspend the rules re-
auires a vote of two-thirds OF all the
members present and herein lies the
1lnnonornfC
day for the adjournment being fixed
and it being impossible to reach the
bill in regular order, they have 1t IN
their power to compel the House to
respect their wishes, even though they
are in minority.
1t requires, however. great watch
fitness and close attention to business
on the part of the Democrats to main
tain their advantage, as the Radicals
lack but few votes of having the nee
essary two-thirds.
I think the Southern people can
rely ON the fidelity Of the Democrats
of the House to defeat this monstrous
legacy of Mr.. Summers hate and fanat-
icism. Nor should North Carolinians
especially, forget the fact that a Re
publican Representative from their
own State dared to disregard the
shackles of party and unite with the
Democrats in averting from them and
from the whole South this great evil.
Many things may be pardoned to
Billy Smith for his refusal to vote for
the Civil Rights Bill.
For the reasons given above L think
the Democrats will be able to prevent
the passage of the Civil Rights Bill,
but it is only matter of opinion and
not by any means matter of certain
ty. If the House can by any process
get the bill under consideration the
previous question will be called and
the bill passed. A resort to parlia-
mentary tactics by the Democrats is
the only thing that will save us how.
CoNFEDER >TE REUNION.
A party of five gentlemen left the
House of Representatives, together to-
day. an accidental gathering of NOM
bers and others who happ,Hed to be
upon the floor of the House. IIoy had
not proceeded far when they were
joined by two others, one OF whom
congratulated himself upon having
met SO ''loyap' a company, and there
upon the roll was called with the fol-
lowing result Major Generals, 2
Brigadier Generals, Colonel, /, all
late of the Confederate States Army.
They were Major Generals Sam Jones
and G. M. Wilcox, Brigadier Generals
Grassland, Phil Cooke, Dubose and
Rosser and your correspondent. You
may be quite sure the reunion was a
pleasant one.
THE LADIES.
The women here that one meets on
the street have q wonderfully petite
not to say shrunken look. They do
not look larger than, well, I will say
1T would be difficult to surround a five
gallon whiskey key with one of their
skirts, and they don't seem to wear O
great many of them either, judging
from appearances. How the dear
creatures manage to walk under such
untoward circumstances, l cannot I'M
.ierstand. They must indeed, be won
derfully made. OF course the demand
for newspapers has diminished. Occa-
sionally one sees the old style but not
often. But let them dress as they Will
they are pretty, and on pleasant eve
ming the sight to be seen on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue is one we'll worth look
ing at.
The reception room in which Sena-
tors receive their visitors at the Capt.
toll is very pleasant one, commands
fine view of the city and gets its full
share of whatever breeze there may be
and it has been a favorite resort with
me in my idle moments. While there ]
have been constantly struck with the
fact that the number OF ladies who had
business with Senators was considcra
bly, IN excess of that of the men. But
lest thismay be misinterpreted bysome
evil minded persons, I will say that
the proportion of handsome and young
women was disagreeably small in
deed, heard one venerable dame say
she was seventysix years old.
DIR. MARY WALKER.
Speaking of ladies, I saw DIR. Mary
Walker, Oh the street and again at the
Capitol to-day. She wore long coat
that struck her about the knees or a
little below, it was buttoned about as
tightly around the waist as gentlemen
generally wear their coats. An ,nmis-
taxable pair of brooches and / pre-
sumo the usual other articles of male
attire together with sun shade that
seemed about a cross between q para
sol and an umbrella, completed her
costume. There was considerable
style about her and she stepped along