Litchfield enquirer., 1875-02-11
Civil RightS.

After sharp fight, The Civil Rights bill finally passed the House of Repre- sentatives on Friday last. The section applicable to schools was stricken out, and the bill, as lt'passed, cannot be consider ed open to serious objection. It provides as follows:
 That all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal employment of the &C., ommodations, advantages; facilities and privileges, of inns, public connveyances on land or water, theatres, and other places of public amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations establish ed by law and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of gervitude.
 We recognize one excellent feature of the foregoing section that did not perhaps occur to it's framers. Women, travelling unattended by men, are now subject to an exclusion from hotels that is even more humiliating than the exclusion from which the colored man suffers. This exclusion of women is not only not established by any law, but is in fact contrary to law. Why cannot woman who Is travelling unattended, and who is therefore exclud- ed, as she so often is from first class hotels, have her remedy under this bill should it become law?
 There is another section prohibiting the exclusion of colored persons from juries on account of their color, and pro- vision is made for severe punishment of offenders in the United States courts.
 We have never yet been able to see why all one citizens, colored or female. were not entitled to equal civil rights with the white male, and we hope the bill vindicat- ing their rights will soon become law.
 If the Forty-third Congress does noth- ing more to entitle itself to the gratitude of posterity, its passage of rule putting an end to the folly of ''fibustering" should earn it a grateful remembrance. One of the most commendable features of our parliamentary law has been it's scru- pulous regard for the rights of minorities. Their practical representation on all com mittees and the restrictions on the tyran- ny of majorities that abound in our rules of legislative procedure, have raised the power of legislative minorities to a heigth that has proved in the main extremely salutary. Two invasions upon the old English practice have arisen, however, one in the one direction and one in the other, which have led to serious abuses. The "previous question" by which ma jority cuts off all debate, and ''filibuster- ing," by which through constant dilatory motions, all business is practically stop ped by minority, have both led to evil results that sorely needed reformation. The previous question has often shut off the minority from any chance of free dis cussion. Filibustering has put a practi- cal veto on any legislation of the majority. The new rule effects a reform in both par ticulars. The minority are ensured at least days discussion of important ques- tions; and the majority are no longer at the mercy of factious minority.
 in the death of Gov. Buckingham Con- necticut loses one of it's most honored and distinguished citizens. His record as a war governor recalls the memory of Trum- bull, the patriot governor of the Revolu- tion. We only need recall the trying scenes of the years when the man our Democratic legislature chose his successor was crying Peace, Peace," when no peace was possible, to remember what tower of strength we had in William A. Buckingham. Few people know that Brother Jonathan" as Washington used to call Trumbull, was member of United States Senate, as well as the War Cover nor of his time. We do not believe that Mir. Buckingham's senatorial career will add greatly to his reputation with poster ity, useful and honorable as his senatorial career has in the main been. On the oth- CT hand, ready as we have been of late years to believe evil of our public men, no taint of corruption could ever attack the name of Gov. Buckingham. His purity, honesty, and consciousness, have all ways been above question.
 DEAD HEADING ExTRAoRDINARY.-W recently noted the fact that MT. Bonnet, of New Milford, conducted 116 funerals in 1874, and therefore congratulated that lively town on its lively undertaken. Now the Ray explains that ''he gathered them in" from adjoining towns. as we'll, and that New Milford is not so very un- healthy after all. That 'tshred of light" further illumines melancholy subject with the offer of Mir. Bennett and his ve- hicle for our own immediate use. This in generosity. A free pass over the most expensive road an editor ever travels! We are in no hurry, but thank the Ray all the same, on behalf of our heirs, executors, and administrators, for whose benefit we file away this among the rest of our com- plimentary tickets.
 Such favor seems to call for some re- turn; but there is nothing in poor old Litchfeld the editor of the Ray would take as gift except our jail, and that he can't have. Perhaps the next best thing, since the jail can't go to him, is for him to come to the jail. The sheriff will bring