Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-04
The House Occupied All Day in
the Discussion Of the AdOp-
tiOn Of the Senate Sub
stitute.
Beast Butler on his Last Legs and
CIamOrOus for his Billie is
Anxious to Fill Summers
Shoes:
The Previous Question TO Come
up TO.Day-NOthing Of Any
Importance Done by the
Senate-Etc.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 3.-Senator
Logan introduced bill authorizing the
retireme Mt Of General w. II. Emery,
with the rank and paw OF brigsdier
general. Referred. He alse presented
resolutions adopted by a meeting Of the
citizens of Chicago in favor of the pass
age OF a bill TO establish branch mint
in that city. Referred.
Senator Clayton submitted a resOlu-
ton requesting the President TO trans
NIT to the senate, if not incompatible
with the public interest, such infOrma-
ton as was in his possession and not
heretofore transmitted to the senate re-
specting the sffairsin Arkansas, togeth-
eT with such recommendations he
may deem proper IN reference thereto.
Senator Johnson objected to the latter
part Of the resolution calling upon the
President for recommendation, and
upon his motion, that portion OF the
resolution was stricken out, aud as
amended it was agreed to.
Senator Cameron called up the house
bill apprOpriating twenty-five thousand
dollars to defrsy the expenses of enter
tanning King Kalakua during his recent
visit here. Passed.
The senate then passed 3 large num-
Der of bills reported by the committee
on pensions.
Senator Logan Ill., presented 8
resolution adopted by the citizens OF
Chicago, ia favor Of the passage OF bill
to establish q branch mint at Chicago
Referred to the committee on finance.
Senator Logan also introduced bill
authorizing the retirement OF General
w. A. ENERGY, United States army,
with the rank and pay of brigsdier-gen'
ersl.
The house bill 70 provide for the re-
lief of persons suffering from the rsvages
of grasshoppeTs was read, but objection
was made to its present consideration,
aud it was referred to the committee on
military affairs.
Senator Morrill, CVtl called up the
resolutions OF the Vermont legislature
protesting against the ratification of the
proposed Canadian reciprocity treaty,
and addressed the senate in opposition
to the treaty.
Senator Ramsey presented resolutions
of the legislature of Minnesota in favor
of a preliminary survey OF the route for
q canal from the Bavigable waters of st.
Croix river to connect them with Lake
Superior. Deferred.
After executive session the senate ad-
journed.
The house is again voting on one of
the preliminary questions connected
with the civil rights bill. No other pub
lie business was transacted.
The civil rights bill is now directly be-
fore the house, and the senate bill has
been offered as substitute. 1t will be
discussed all day, as the previous ques-
ton cannot be seconded before tO-mor-
row, except by twO-third's vote.
Various propositions requiring unanl-
nous consent were made by many
members, but Butlel Mass. insisted on
the regular order, which was whether
the house would now consider his mo-
ton to reconsider the vote last session,
by which the civil rights bill was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. The
vote resulted, yeas, l47; nays, 81. The
question then was shall reference be re-
considered, and it wss carried. Yeas,
15l; nays, 80.
A special order having previously been
assigned for one o'clock to-day, being a
bill for the construction Of canal con-
Meeting the waters OF Lake Michigan
and of the Illinois, Mississippi and Rock
pass over, when Mr.. Hawley Ill. who
had charge of the canal bill, said ne did
not want it to stand in the way OF the
civil rights bill, and he asked that it be
postponed till this day week.
Mr.. Dawes opposed an assignment for
this day week, stating that all apprO-
priation bills must be considered within
that time, and also tax and tariff bills,
if they were tJ be considered at all-and
that the necessity Of the government did
not permit him to consent to any such
arrangement, as proposed.
Mr.. Hswley IN then moved its
postpopement until the day after the
civil rights bill was disposed of. Agreed
to-ayes lS4, nays "a.
Mir. Butler then withdrew his motion
to reconsider the vote referring the civil
rights bill to the judiciary committee,
and the question was then on ordering
the bill 70 be engrossed and read the
third time. He asked the speaker
whether the previous question on 1t
could be seconded to-day under the new
rule adopted yesterday.
The speaker said it could be by ma
jority of tw0-thifds.
Mr.. Butter said he rather despared of
getting 8 two-thirds majority, and he
went on to state how he proposed to
manage the bill. He would first yield
to the motion substituted in the senate
bill for the house bill, then he would
Weld to the motion to amend by strik-
| ing out sll relating to schools. In this
way all shades OF Republican opinion
might have their ideas voted on.
Mr.. Cessna then offered the senate
/ bill as q substitute, which was also of
| fered ss a substitute Of his own.
Mr.. Kellogg moved to amend the
original bill by striking out everything
relating to schools in the first section.
Mr.. Butler gave notice that he would
| let the debate on the bill run on all day
a. long a. the house chose to sit. and
would move for the previous question
| for one o'clock tomorrow. He would
divide the time equally between the
friends and opponents Of the measure,
Mr.. Butler, during his remarks, re.
ferred TO portions of the southern peo.
pie as banditti, hOTss-thieves and sssss
sins, who rode around at night in dis
guise and uniformed.
Mr.. M'Lean Texas asked Mr.. Butle
why he had called the southern peopl,
horse-thieves and bandittI.
Mr.. Butler said he had only applies
his remark TO a minority Of the peopl
there. There were as good men souti
az there were north, and there were q
bad men there as there were anywhere
Laughter. He only applied his re
marks TO men south who went ATouut
at night numbering, and those who just
flied them in it. he was against boil
these classes.
Mr. MILean made remark inaudibI
To any except the persons close to him
but which was that Mr.. Butler Mass.
was the only murderer that he knew o.
the f7or, as he had murdered man i
New Orleans.
After Mr.. Butler had yielded the fiOc
this remark OF Nr. M'Lean's was n
pested to him, when he sgsin took tn