Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-06
EXCITING DEBATE IN CONGRESS.

On Thursday debate on the Civil
RIGHTS bill Was resumed in the House. |
Sener said tho Republican party in fore
ing this bill was attempting to do by
LEGISLATION that which was never done by
legislation-correct and cure prejudice.
Err. Hoar advocated the bill. not for
any immediate effect for good that II
might have. but the value of the Act was
similar to that of the Declaration OF In
dependence.
Stanard of Missouri opposed the bill
because he didn't believe it for the inter
est of either the colored or white people.
bnt would work incalculable damage.
Grain (colored) advocated the bill.
and said the colored people had control
| of the whole school system in South
Carolina, yet had no mixed school in the
State except the State College. Secure
to u.s. he said, ''our liberty; give us
chance to live; put no restrictions on us
and we ask no more of the American
people"
C,ittenden, Caldwell and EldridGe op-
rosed the bill, the latter declaring 1t was
only for the benefit of unprineipied car
net baceers and scalawags. who would
make merchandise Of the colored race,
BODY and soul, if thereby they could
keep themselves IN power and place.
Brown of kentucky opposed the bill.
declaring its success had been IN mea,
sure accomplished by the daring and
revolutionary invasion on tlme-honorea
rules of the House; it had been born IN
malignity, and would be passed III de
tiance and in violation OF the Constitu-
ton. and extented he feared, IN violence
and bloodshed.
Hale of New York objected to the last
sentence. but the Speaker ruled 1t within
the limits of Parliamentary debate,
Proceeding with his speech he referred
to theLouisiana troubles, brought ABOUT
by a conspiracy between the At,oineS
General Kellogg, and Wranking' Federal
Judge, and spoke of Sheridao oahdi'!,
dispatch, adding: We have heard II
, echoed elsewhere that they were thieves,
murderers and night riders. and now
what should be said If that accusation
. | Gh0Ilin
(: men, but in language within the rniss OF
this House-if that accusation against
that people should come from one who
I i out,awed in his own home from re-
2 spectable society whose name is synohy'
8 mons with falsehood; who Is the cham
Mon and has been such on all occasions
IF fraud: who is the apologist of thieve:
d and who is such a prodigy of vice ano
;" meanpess that to describe him magma
ton rouId sicken and invective woulC
cxbaust Itself? In Scotland. once. there
~a. a man whose trade it was a murder
and he earned his livelihood by selling
:. m. bodi.. Of his victims for gold. til
linked his name to his crime, and -da.
- tbrouobout the world it Is known a.
- Burking.
y Speaker-Does the chair understand
:. the gentleman to be referring in TIL
I,n,uaoe to a member of this house?
Browu-No, sir; decribing eharac
"a "a ter ~bo is in my minds eye:
|. Speaker-The Chair understood TN
m gentleman TO refer to member OF thi
House. III.
Rrcwn-No sir call no names. Thl
'" mans name was linked to his crime
d. and TO-DAY throughout the world 1t
Lro~ "a lurking. If felt desire t
n, express all that was pusillanimous
war. inhuman in peace, forbidden
:, morals ard infamous in politics,
should call it Burterism. Sensation.
&c The Speaker. interupting said IN
as gentleman did not deal In good fait
., with the Chair.
49, Hale of New York demanded th'
" Browns language be reduced to wrlttin
" and read from the Clerk 5 desk. VIII
ed the reporter was transcribiDg it the e.
A. element Was at red heat. The Speak
;. remarked further. that he was not pa
ing close attention to the gentleman, al
had addressed him an inquiry which hs
n been answered either denyingly or ev
sively, the Speaker couldn't tell who
on II would be inexcusable in the Chair
have permitted such language. and b
~ exculpation rested on the evasion OF Il
is gentleman from Kentucky. The repo
for Of Browns Objectionable language ben
nd read. Hale Of New York offered resol
:" ton declaring that by the use Of SUI
he Language as we'll as by the prevaricati'
of by which he was enabled to contin
of its utterance, Brown had been guilty
u a violation Of the privileges OF I
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