Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL
ConctusioH of Yesterdays Proeeo,fi-g,
Passage Of the Civil Rights E,t,

/ Passage Of the Civil Rights Bilt.
/ HOT SE.-After our report closed
Mr.. Butler sent to the CLERKS desk tn ba,-,
| read report or the COMMITTEES ON Elections
| IL The case OF John Young Brown. of Nv
which contained a secession letter written
| by Brown early in 1901.
The Clerk proceeded 70 read the letter, when
MI. Hdle N. II again objected. AMI said
member could not To- srraignei in this way
Mr. Brown (ky) appeal to the 0y7s'lsaGa
rom nom, New York TO allow the Hsegs5s. from
MaSSachuSettS 10 proceed.
The Speaker said il was always difficult to
decide upon the line of discussion bar ne
would suggest To the gentleman from Ma>ssa-
chuSettS that he seemed 10 De- prOcN,.iinC
more IN relation 10 the occurrences of yrS-
ItTuay Than with any relevancy 10 the civil
rights bill.
Mr. Hale IN. Y.)-Then hone the gentla-
man from Massachusetts will not shame this
SIDE OF the House by making remarks 10
which no reply can be made.
Mr. Butler said he had sat here yesterday
with his mouth sealed when what he had
uttered was read, and no objection then came
from the ohiecting member from New York
MT Hale said that was not SO. He had OBJ
jected.
Mr.. Butler.-Yes. when it was proposed To
read some of your own utterancpS.
time.
Mr.. Butler said he had lived to see many
things, and be expected We 10 see many
more. t. ,'.-e. expected TO see the time
when this House would object 10 the aiing
OF a letter from man who went into rebel
official report made ~ this House.
The Speaker said he wOuld not rule out an
official report If il had relevanca 10 the queS-
ton under discussion.
Mr.. Eldrcdge suggested that this matter
had gone far enough, and that the speaker
should now ask the gentleman whether ne
Intended 10 attack the gentleman from Ken
lucky.
The Speaker said that wa, not the roint.
hut IL was whether the official report about
10 pe read was relevant 20 the matter under
discussion.
Nh. Hale N. y asked if il would not b.
proper Tor the gentleman 10 state whether he
iCCt under discussion.
Mr.. Butler said ~ would show t. 10 D., Sd If
tie gentleman would only listen.
Tie letter was then read. when Nj Butler
said ne would show its peTtinrury. The gn1-
! ucman from Kentucky yesterday ma H. a
| speech on the civil rights bill, and he Mr..
LUtlVT) wanted 10 show from the letter fpgt
| that gCntlcman'S advice ought not to De
| taken unless he had repented. Again, Mr..
| Brown had charged him Mr. Burlorl with
being murderer. He wanted TO show by
the letter that Mr.. Brown had counSrleI
murder and assassination. The reason why
| this bin should pass was because one branch
| Of tie government, at least. was To he sur
rendered To gentlemen who entertained sen
rimentS like Mr. John Y. Brown. and who
had not repented. Here was his juStifica-
ton for the statement he had made the other
| day, that a proportion Of the people of the
| south were muidererS and aSSaSSinS. He
| SympathiZed with the south on account Of
g.
| murdererS he referred to the men who made
up The hu-kluN organization and the White
Leagues, and had no reference 10 the law
abiding people of the south. The House ma
| been told that the reason why the republic
can party was defeated last year was be-
| cause of the agitation of this bill. and the
| attempt to pass it. 1t was his deliberate
| opinion hat the reason why they were de-
| icated was because they had not passed the
bill a year ago. The people thought the re-
| publican party in Congress was a dO-nOthing
hot oil 4
! therefore the people had speweI NJ out OF
their mouths. No democrat could have
| been elected in Massachusetts unless
ne had declared for the equality of all men
| before the law. The democrats had to nut n
| in their platform in 1872.
At this point Mr.. Buffers time expired,
| and he did not ask for an extension.
| Mr.. kellOgg'S amendment to strike ont the
! school clause was then agreed TO by-yeas
1 l4S, nays -.
| Mr. Whites amendment was rejected with
| out a division.
y vote was then taken on the motion Of Mr.
! Cessna pa 10 substitute the words Of the
| Senate bill for the House bill. and il was dis
greed tO-yeaS 1l3, nays rs.
Mr.. ShankS preamble was then agreed to
yeas 2l9 nays -.
| The bill was then, at $50 O'Clock. paSScH ny
vote of yeas 1853, nays %.
| The following republicans voted i'm the neg
| awe; McSSrs. Butler (Tgnn.l. Crutchheli.
| Harrison, LOfand, LOwndeS, Phelps. Sloan.
Smith tNa), Stanard, Thomas (W. Va, and
Mr.. Sener announced himself paired or
| with Mr.. Rainier, who had been called away
| by sickness in his family.
| Mr. Hawley IND then called up his motion
| tOpoStpOne the consideration of the Hennepiu
| canal bill, and the vote was reconSidered-
| yeas 142 nays -.
Mr.. Swami, from the Committee on Appro-
| priatiOnS, moved a concurrence in the Sen
| ate amendments to the consular and diplo-
| matte appropriation bill. The motion was
| agreed to.
| On motion of Mr.. Garfield the House then
| proceeded to the consideration Of the senate
| amendments to the executive, legislative and
| Judicial appropriation bill.
| Most of the amendments were nOa-cOrl-
| CURED in, and committee of conf arence or
| dered, and then, at 5.35 p. m, the House adj
| jOurned.