The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
wAssIss1ox Jan. 1874
Mr. Cor, 0dem) OF n Y, presented memorial Of the
Executive Committee OF the German American mass
meeting held In New York tho 2iss Of November,
on behalf Of free Cuba Referred.
ASTROLOGICAL.
Mr. Cox also introduced bill prevant the payment
Of moet,es to informeH Referred
Mr. coBuHx qep) Of Ind. introduced . bill for the
Of ship around the Falls OF Niagarv
anc the mouth the Mississippi River. Referred.
Ako amendment 10 tho constitution In relation 70
the election and sp pointment OF onacsrA Rsferrod
Mr. GAKrIELp, rep.J OF Ohio, introduced . bill to nn
vscsnciss the Board of.Resent the Smithsonian In
stitutou tollows:-An Gray, OF Massachusetts, IN
place Of Louis Asassz, deceased D. Dana OF Connsc
ucut In place OF Theodore u. woolsey; Alexander +.
Stewart Of New York. In place Of william Aston;
John Mclean, OF New Jersey. and Peter Parker. Of
Washington city. to be reappointed- Referred.
STARVATION LouIsIAxA.
Mr. srrHxR, rep9 OF La, asked leave to Introduce
joint resolution which, he said had the approval the
President
The resolution was read Il recites that well authent-
Gated reports specifically brought to the capital BY
Bishop Wilmer, oLousiana, show that in certain local.
ton Of starvation owing 10 the failure crops and
Il directs the secretary War % issue army rations
in such quantities may be required TO alleviate the
mediate suffering OF the Inhabitants Of those destitute
Committee on Education and Labor with leave TO report
rHr VIRGINIA PROTEST.
Of o saass ire OF the
supplementary Civil Rights Bill which was read aud
THE or HARRIS, @. eroRcrA
mitee on Elections was discnarged ron further CON
sheraton Of the contest for the seat OF Mr. Harris OF
The House then resumed the consideration Of the
SUPPLEMENTARY CIVIL RIGHTS BILL
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or % IN n the same n. berth, on
M 6uss1s, DEM Of ~. protested against the bill
as en- On i s s sS 81 s n
against the African race calculated destroy
ing the ss Of he blacks prevOte
Ae ''-'A '"i LIGHT IN A 1sos Az AFRICAN sovnc.
in
ias iass e and tie d ae rs%iadsa
% ss Es0 iSs
70 that patriotism and and love Of Sounry which
tory on this Continent came to the aid Of the
sason 70 that government the negro now sp
pealed, and that consutuoa he now invoked TOR pro,
Essiyias shs H sSsSSsas
had under &c 'oas.ssen.h and SlsssnsS smenS%sns
TO The constitution power 70 pass this law ana
discussed tne doctrines 81 shs decision Of The
bc ns new %
whether color even 2 the claim tina. Congress
by state laws and state customs against that
for Whose complete freedom and DroesSn those great
adopted j, could not bs pretended that ne evils OF
road and Tom the right Of sepui!ure| the
3 could deny ssisg. iseauss
laws which these constitutional amendments were
e guard Sss
.psss the gentleman from nGeSs. s s:sphsn but
ieat this he Mr Elliott would not shrink rom
saying that i was not rom him dr Stephens ihat an
n Sasns NJ
done hi, utn0Ss to destroy n very poor return
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the Of Ct the n d. a s sY
had never isiisd e make prayers tor the Of
Slot rom shs EsIs.y q nsons ApPiauss the
and n s ysS wsr 1ee esa leo, w
had shocked the civilized world BY announcing The
The Of %s mat
pseudo and The race which he or sssphsnS
no@ 70 meet hm IN 70 demand hat
e' sess sad'yS i.
darkness Of slavery, had kept, their allegiance
Ss
record He should accept in ts ulness the great doc
na Right
so%pss as % :e 81 s s %.d:
nsssl r'is' ne &c Ss
:srsa Ss b. % in
which had hun 70 2 h ,x ne
e Eos should hsss Win
TOO se 'e him
.s Re-:
told Of an humble handmatasn who had long and faith
snG Sc ISn ; pss' q me- her
dents oh shs found complies favor in his sight So
s0s Rs
Tie hi
H rights Sny needed aayns tina, Z
that ther prayer had granted the prayer
following after thee for whittier thou soest wiz 60 and
where thou lodgest will lodge thy people shall be my
and there Wi liz y sSped The LORD DO se' me-
The speech was listened to With marked interest and
attention by memDers both sides Of the House and By
sss
in
MosaoI rep Of Ohio supported the bill arguing
@ eo
no NJ to t
PERISH Gongrei BEEN had 70 ss S, K 70
exceptional that there were peculiar dia cutie:
In the way Of enforcing the rights Of
the colored but this only showed that that class
needed protection more than others and that was
failed In that failed wholly. II could not protect the
coored people t would be found that could protect
body. When IL v ithdrew the shield protection from
them would also wthdraw II from the white citlzena
%sss % Da.
the bill
Pierman Of Florida and stowel. Of Virginia, for the
bill, and by MesMA Bount Of virginia. Bright of Ten
neee; Herndon. Of Texas Whitehead Of Virginia and
Buckner, Of Missouri against It.
At twenty minutes TO five the general debate closed
The debate might naturally be supposed had grea.
Consequently throughout the whole day gentlemen
gallery was filed TO Overlooking, and the doorways
for At 93 per cent In the ladies' gallery dark faces
were also predominant and even the galleries set apart
the race which was 50 deeply interested In the matter
before the House. The d pomatc gallery the only
part OF the hall where there were no colored persons
and that gallery was practically vacant the whole day
Mr. BUYLkR, QepD OF Mass who reported the bill took
the floor 1t the close Of the debate but yielded IL
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION
Mr.. HALE, ep) Of Me- reported from the Appropriation