New-York tribune., 1875-02-05
TIE HOUSE CENsURES A MEMBER.

TIE HOUSE CENSURES A MEMBER.
BAD BLOOD ESGENDERED IN TIKI CIVIL RIGHTS BILL
DEBATE-THE PARTY WHIP APPLIED TO MR..
sENER-MR. BROWN OF KENTUCKY AssAHs GEN.
BUTLER IN UNPARLIAMENTARY LANGUAGE
THREATENED EXPULSION OF MR.. BRowsI-HE Is
PUBLICLY CENsURED.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-The discussion on the Civil
Rights bill went on in the House for nearly three
hours to-day, with only now and then an incident
which attracted the attention of the House, or
caused members to look up from their letters and
rapers OF to suspend general conversation. The
first speech worthy of note that of Mr.. Sener of
Virginia This gentleman, whose career In Congress
began with the last session, and who has not
made prominent figure in the House until the
struggle over the Civil Rights bill took place,
was suddenly thrust before the public
by being the only Republican who at all times
voted with the Democrats against the new rule and
agaIns: every motion that tended to its adoption.
He is not the only Republican who is opposed to the
Civil Rights BILL but he was the only one who re-
fused by any vote he cast to give it any better
chance of becoming law than it had under the old
rules. For this be was most brutally attacked
by the household organ of the Administration,
called the Judas IscariOt Of the Republican
party au1 abused by the use Of many other
foul epithets, of which there has not been SO
liberal an application since the attempt to whip the
Liberals back into the Republican party In 1917 by
means of personal abuse. Mir. Sener explained his
position in manner that ought to satisfy any one.
Tie had voted in accordance with his Own convlc-
nons and the instructions of bis constituents. Inc
intimation that the attacks upon him had been
made bv order of the Administration was the climax
Of his speech.
The next incident to break in upon The monotony
enppCh
Hale of New-York, who was attempting to answer
the argument advanced by some of the Democrats
that the bill was unconstitutional. Turning aside
for a moment from the general drift of his argu-
ment he said that he would also support the bill,
because he believed that there were some Southern
States in which there were laws in contraven-
ton to the provisions OF the Fourteenth
Amendment Mr.. Lamar, who was stand
ing in the center aisle amid crowd
of members broke in upon Mr.. Hale at this point,
and asked him to name the State. Mr.. Hale could
not name the State but thought that the truth Oh
what he had said would not be denied MI Lamar
said that in no Southern State had such laws Deen
passed, and added in reply to question from MI
Hale. that in Mississippi the negroes had more prlv-
ileges in public convcyances than white people. Mr.
Hale was thoroughly discounted, and one or TWO
who came to his rescCe Jared no better.
The great event of the day. and one of the most
exciting incidents OF the session, the speech OF
Mr. John Young Brown of Kentucky. This gentle
man is one of the most gifted of the Democratic
Representatives. and if his discretion had equaled
his eoquence and his power OF lnvectye, his speech
might have been made as effective as 1t was and
still kept within the bounds OF parliament
tary law During the debate yesterday ne
attempted to get the floor and did actu-
ally begin to speak, but was Obliged
to yield as Mr. Lynch Of>Missssippi, colored man.
had been recognized and refused to yield. when ne
arose to-day the attention of the entire House was
arrested. and many of the members were on their
oet erowding the alsles and the space in front OF
the Clerks desk. He began by attacking the Civil
Rights bill as being unnecessary and mischievous.
and characterized it as having been conceived In
magnity, to be passed in defiance, and executed
ia bloodshed. At this point, and before he had
spoken more than two or three minutes, he was
interrupted by Mr.. Hale, who objected that the
language used was out Of order Proceedings were
suspended the sentence written out and read at the
Clerks desk. and the Speaker ruled that the Ian
guage was not unparlamentary Mr.. Brown then
resumed aud first referring to an infamous charac-
term history named Burke, who was hanged for
murierin9 persons in order 10 obtain ther bodies
fG dissection lac went on 10 describe hypothetical
character hideous and infamous in every particular;
ne lt III Use pest anu
that has been heard on the floor Of the House for
long time. As be proceeded members looked al each
other in astonishnent, and the question ran from
ODe 10 another on the floor, Whom does he
ineans In the midst Of this phillipic he was IN
terrupted by the Speaker who asked if he referred
BY that Language to any member Of the House. Mr.
Brown replied that de did not. but u
person whom he had in his minds eye. He then
went on with his description. and having with great
'kiIl led up 10 his climax, he ended by saying that II
such person as be had described existed. he should
ssy that be was Butlerized.
Dprins this speech Gen. Butler was apparently IN