The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-08
F0RTY.THIRD CONGRESS-.
WAsnlNGToN. Jan. Z.
SENATE

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Mr. Thurman announced that when the
salary bill was disposed of he would ask
for - vote on the resolution of the finance
committee, as that committee delayed in
preparing bill for the relief of financial
troubles on account OF waiting to obtain
the wish of the Senate
The bill 20 repeal the act of March 81,
1913, increasing salaries was taken up and
discussed.
Mr.. Wright asked that an agreement be
made by which a vote should be taken on
the bill and pending amendment to-mor-
row afternoon at two O'Clock.
Mr.. Stevenson of Kentucky objected TO
the reading and discussion.
At five p. m. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hunter offered resolution declaring
it to be the sentiment of the house that no
tax should be imposed on tea. coffee and
sugar by the present Congress unless some
need or necessity. NOW not knowa, shall
arise for doing 50.
Mr.. Crutchfcld of Tennessee asked leave
to offer an amendment supplementary to
the civil rights bill providing for penalty
against any woman who refuses to offer her
marriage account, race color, or preyiou,
condition of scTitudc daughter
MIR Butler, Mass, objected.
The House then resumed consideration
OF the supplementary civil rights bill and
Butler of Mass who has charge of the bill,
moved to rccommit with authority to re-
port at any time. and spoke in support of
his motion
Mr. Wood Of New York thought the pro-
position suggested was trilling with the
House and with the country The time of
the house had been CONSUMED in discussion
of an impracticable question TO the cNclu-
sion Of useful and necessary legislation.
Butler left the matter of frutless dscu..
sion of the impracticable question between
Mr. Wood and stephens of Georgia. He
continued his speech at length and was
frequently Interrupted with laughter and
/ applause.
/ He described with great pathoS. the
charge made by three thousand colored
/ troops under his command on rebel FORTH
cations ON the James River, and said that
/ when he rode among the dead after the
| fight and saw their bronze faces turned up
the morning sun, he swore an outh ever to
Q a Of e.
which had given its blood for him and for
the country. and, God helping him, he
would keep that oath. applause
The prciudices which he had had against
the negro up to that time had all departed /;
then the old time state rights democrat
disappeared and he became a thorough ne
gro lover and ayowed before the world rs
long as their rights were not equal to those
of other men on the continent, he was on
their side against all corners, and when
those rights were assured he trusted that
there would be, as there ought to be, a
united country, under one glorious flag for
which their fathers hal all fought with
valOr. lie appealed to the members on the
other side to ret over their preiudiccs as he
had got over his. These men had fought
for their country one of them, their rep
rcsentatiye, had spoken for his country and
race they had shown themselves, in bat
tie, equals Of the whites they had shown
themselves as citizens, docile, quiet, kind
temperate and laborious; they had shown
that they knew how to exercise suffrage
for they always voted right, voting the re-
publican ticket, and all the arts of hell ant
death could not persuade them otherwise
they showed that they knew more thar
their masters did, for they always knew
how to be loyal they had knowledge bra
very, culture, power and eloquence, ant
who should say that they should not have
what the constitution gave them equa
rights ; Loud and continuous applause
on the floor and in the galleries. which wa
; rebuked by tie speaker
The bill was then re-c0mmittcd and al
amendments We're ordered to be printed.
Mr. Monroe of Ohio, from the COMMITTEE
on education and labor, reported back ad
vcrscly the resolution offered yesterday b,
; Mr.. Syphcr Of Louisiana, directing arm.
> rations 10 be issued for the relief of tn
starving poor in the Southern states, TN
committee had talked over the matter full
and freely, and the result arrived at wa
that the committee did moi regard ii ms til
5 proper sphere Of Congress TO enter on
= general system Of providing Tor pauperisn
D in the states. If this precedent were es
| tablishcd, it would soon be found tina
; Congress had entered on the whole busnes
b, of taking charge of pauperism general
c throughout the states. The report wa
b adoptedand the committee discharged frol
= further consideration of the subject
Y Mr. Monroe from the same committee
= reported bill to ill vacancies in the boar
r of regents of the Smithsonian Institute, u
\ follows;
l. Asa Gray OF Massachusetts,, in place {