New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-05
THE CIVIL RIGHTS QUESTION.

THE SUPPLEMENTARY CIVIL RIGHTS BILL THE REGU-
LAR ORDER FOR TO-DAY IN THE HoUsE-BELIEF
THAT ALEX. II. STEPHENS WILL ADMIT THAT THE
COLoRED PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO ALL CIVIL
RIGHTs-PROBABIITY THAT THE BILL WILL BE
PASSED As A PARTY MEASURE.
[ET TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-The Supplementary Civil
Rights bill Will be the regular order in the House
tomorrow, but it is probable that after the usual
hour spent in the introduction of bills the rest
of the day viii be used up by rocalls upon motions
10 suspend the rules, which are privileged on Mon
DAYS IL So the debate on the Judiciary Commit
tees bill will be resumed on Tuesday The bill is
an all important respects, identical with that offered
in the Senate last session by Mr. Sumner, and which
in an amended form was moved as amendment 10
the Amnesty bill Ii also covers part Of the same
ground as the bill which Mi. Sumner is now
nrgng and which has the support Of the
Convention of cOlored people recently held IN
shis city, and is advocated by all the colored
members of the House II is understood that Alex.
I'll Stephens intends to take part in the debate and
Chat he will take ground which his party associates
Eil regard as entirely radical for Southern Demo
GRAFT He WILL it is believed. admit that the colored
people ought TO have all the rights which the bill
proposes 10 secure them, but will say that these
rights ought to be subject TO State legislation and do
not come within the proper constitutional field of
Congressional action Mr.. Stephens. holding tena-
ciousy he does to the old theories of State Rights
cannot be expected TO favor the assumption of
powers by Congress which MANY statesmen of the
modern school hesitate To sanction One of the
colored members will doubtless answer Mr. Stephens,
aud will of course, adopt Senator Summers argu-
ment, that the war and the Constitutional Amend
ments have involved upon the National Government
the nd tba dutv of i'm he al I'D
race III the enjoyment of all the rights of citizens
Beside the class who, like the Georgia statesman,
admit the Justice of the negroes demand, but deny
the night of Congress 10 pass the proposed legsla-
ton, there Ia another class and il comprises the
greater part of the Democratic members who take
The position that radical and sudden chan ges
tom cannot be wrought by law, but must be the re-
suit OF slow notifications in public sentiment, and
thst 10 attempt to legsae negroes into schools. no
'eis ana theaters with whites, would only intensity
preudices now existing, but which steadily dy-
ing out l is better for the colored people, accord
ing TO these gentlemen that what they seek 10 ac-
cdnplish by the Civil Rights bill should be left to
custom and local legislation to bring about There
are number of Republican members who are
also OF this way Of thinking but il looks as if they
would say nothing, but let the bill pass as party
measure. The colored people are so earnest and so
u"''iV"S III ueulahulng Jus passage thal the dom
1nant party cannot well risk mourning their hostility
by refusing OF neglecting to enact il into law this
session.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPArcHI
Aiter the morning tour in the House. tomorrow,
which VIII be devoted TO the calling of States fol
bills and resolutions the consideration of the Sup
Elementary Civil Rights bill will be resumed as In,
special order, and will be debated on Monday anc
Tuesday; on the latter day till o'clock in the after
noon, when the discussion will close Representa.
tive Stephens Of Georgia and Representative Lama,
Of Mississippi expected to speak against the bill
which il is said by its friends will undonb,edl,