Connecticut western news., 1875-02-19

if this action in Arkansas is acqueseed in? r ? respectfully submit whether a precedent so dangerous to the stability of State government, IT not or the national government also, should 3 be recognized by Congress- I earnestly ask 3 that Congress will take definite action in the l matter to relieve the Executive from acting upon questions which should be. decided by U. s. GRANT,
 MT. Morton, of Indiana, from the committee f on privileges and elections submitted 6 report on the case Of r. B. S. Pinchback, and reso- luton declaring him entitled to seat Sena- tor from Louisiana from March 4, 1873. Or dered printed and laid on the table.
 House.
 MT. kasson of Iowa. moved to suspend the rules and allow the committee on rules to re- port nov any new rule or change of rule that during its consideration the Speaker shall en- tertaan no diatory motion and that the dis cusslon thereon shall be limited to one hour, Carrled-yeas, 181 nays 90. The result was the cause of great congratulation on the Re- publican side of the House. and of correspond ing depression on the Democratic side The new rule adopted the day previous was ) amended after long discussion by substtut- ing the words "two-thirds' in place of three fourths.4 The vote stood 171 to S5. 2 Messrs. Randall, of Pennsylyania, and Cox. of New York, then insisted on resigning their places on the committee on rules and after some discussion their resgnations were accept ed.
 On motion of MT. Butler, the rules were sus- pended, and bill passed appropriating S9 900 for the expenses of the Select committee on Louisiana.
 Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, asked that tha House consider his motion to reconsider the votes of ast SC ssion by which the Civil Rights bill was referred to the Judiciary committee. The vote resulted-yeas, 147 nays, 91 The question then shall the reference be re- eonsldere d, and it was carried-yeas 151 nays, 93.
 The second dayss discussion of the bill was of very general and acrimonious description, and MT. Brown, of Kentucky, nettled at the re- marks of members in regard to Southern affairs said in the course of his remarks: In Scotland years ago there was a man whose trade was murder, and he earned his livelihood by selling the bodies of his victims for gold He linked his name to his crime, and to day throughout the world it is known as Burking." The Speaker interrupted him with the query: Does the chair understand the gentleman to be referring in this language to a member of the House ?" MT. Brown replied: Mo- sir. l am describing character who is in my mnds eye," and resumed: Mo- sir call no names. This mans name was linked to his crimes, and to-day throughout the world it is known as Burking. If was to desire to express all that was pusillanimous in war, inhuman in peace, forbidding in morals, and infamous in politics. should call it Butlerizing."
 Instantly there was intense excitement, and after the clerk had read the words from the official report, Mr. Hale, of New York, offered
  taken to the desk by the sergeant-at-arms and publicly censured by the Speaker Mr. Dawes l Of Massachusetts, pressed resolution of OK pulslon, but it was not entertained; and on the passage of MT. Hales resolution, Mir. Brown was taken to the desk by the sergeant-at-arms and the Speaker censured him in these words " MI. John Young Brown, you are arraigned at the bar of the House, under it's former resolu- | ton, for having transgressed it's rules by dis orderly remarks, and for having resorted to prevancatlons when your attention was called to the rules of decorum by the Speaker. For this duplicate ohense the House has directed | that you be publicly censured at the bar. No | II words from the chair in the performance of | I this most painful duty could possibly add to | I the gravity of the occasion or the severity of the punishment. It remains only to pronounce | ln the name of the House it's censure for the | two otfenses charged in the resolution.n #l
 MT. Brown replied: II wish now to stateI that intended no evasion or prevarication to the Speaker, and no disrespect to the House."
 Mir. Soofeld, of Pennsylvania, from the com mlttee on naval affairs, made unanimous re- port acquitting MT. Stowell, of Virginia, of the charges made against him of selling naval f cadetshlp, and the report was agreed to. 4 After considerable discussion of the Civil | l Rights bill, it was proposed to insert as pre- I anble portion of the Democratic platform of j 1872, when MT. Potter, of New York, asked | Il leave to offer as an amendment to the pream- Die the fourth section of the same platform, as follows: "bocal sef-government, with i'm l partial suffrage. will guard the rights of all l Objection was made, and the amendment was not received. The preamble was then adopted -219 to f26. eH Fs-..r rs .N. &E
 A motion was received to strike out all in reference to schools, and it was agreed to by a large majority, but without the yeas and nays The bill was then passed-yeas, 162 nays 1OO |
 The text of the Civil Rights bill is as follows | J, SECTION l. That all persons within the juris- dctlon of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommo- aatlons, advantages, facilities and privileges of lnns, pubic conyeyances on land or water, ] theaters and other places of public amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to citi- | gems Of every race and color, regardless of any previous conditions of servitude. s
 Section two declares that any person who shall violate this section by damaging these | rights to any citizens shal for each offense, pay 8 fine of $500 to the person aggrieved, and shall also be declared guilty of misdemeanor, and for each offense upon conviction be fined | from $500 to $1,00O, and be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than one year.
 Section three declares that the United States courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in these cases and that any district attorney who shall fail to prosecute them shall pay to the person aggreved $500, and sbe fined not less than 1 $1, ,O00 nor more than $5, 900.
 Section four declares that no citizen possessing all other qualifications shall be disuualified for service 8 grand or petit juror in any court of 1 the United States, or of any State, on account Of race, color, or previous condition of servi- tude And any officer who shall exclude or fail | to summon any citizen for the cause aforesaid, shall on conviction thereof be deemed guilty of & misdemeanor and fined not more than $5, 900.
 Section five sets forth that all cases arising under the provisions of this act in the courts of | the United States shall be reviewable by the Supreme Court of the United States
 Mir. Garfield, of Ohio, from the committee on appropriations, reported joint resolution add ing $20, 900 to the contingent fund of the House. l Passed.
 MT. White, of Alabama, introduced joint resolution authorizing the appointment of 8 commissioner to attend the International Peni- - tentialy Congress-ne year at Rome. Passed ! Mr. Kelley. of Pennsylvania introduced bill to increase the public revenue and to re- duce the interest on the public debt. It pro- poses to repeal the sixth section of the act of June 20 1874, which limits the circulation of United States notes to $382, 100000 also to re- peal the first and third sections of the act of January IA, 1875, which provides for the issue 1 of silver coins instead of fractional currency and providing for the resumption of specie payment on the first of January, 1877 |; and provides for the exchange of United States bonds for new bonds bearing interest at the rate of three and sxty-ive hundredths per cent. per annum, principal and interest payable l in legal tender notes.
 l MT. Ward, of New Jersey, offered bill giv- ing to the widows and heirs of soldiers who en- listed for less than year, and who were killed or died by reason of service, the same bounty as if they had enlisted for three years. Agreed to, 191 to 20.
 | MT. Spear, of Pennsylvania moved to sus- pend the rules and adopt resolution declaring l that in the judgment of the House the election | of President for third term is against the