The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-06
Close OF the Civil Rights De-
bate in the House.
THE REVENUE PROBLEM.
Democratic View Of the Treasury
Dilemma.
MORE MILITARY INTERFERENCE.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Fob. s, 1875.
THE PASSAGE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS BuL-Bur-
LER COMMITS AN OFFENSIVE ATTACK ON MR..
BRowN-DEMoCRATs VOTING AGAINST THEIR
OWN PLATFoRM-FNAL SUCCESS OF THE
MEASURE DOUBTFUL
The Civil Rights bill has passed the House 1t
last but In such shape that Il Ia very doubtful u It
Will be accepted BY the Senate. The school clause
was struck out by Q vote which showed that q
considerable number oil republicans believed Il to
DO tnjudicious. But many republican Senators,
however, believe that the bill Is OF little lmpor-
lance without the school clause; and. while tho
democratic Senators will OF course oppose the
whole bill. there will be an enort by republicans to
retnsert che school clause The House met at ten
O'CLOCK IN good humor, and BY the time 1t took mp
the bill the galleries were densely crowded
and the noor held many visitors. A
proposition was even made to admit
ladies to the door, but It was negatived. Several
members spoke OF the day as solemn one, but
the s0lemnity was not entirely unprokcn anu did
not prove to be oppressive. General Butler, 40
manager OF the bill, allowed fifteen minutes to
Mr.. Phelps, Of New Jersey Crepublican), who spoke
against the whole bill as contrary to the constitu-
ton and as proposing things which cannot De &C
com pltsned oy legislation. He opposed especially
the school clause as certain to destroy the common
school system OF the Southern States Mr.. Phelps
was complimented by number OF republicans for
the courage with which he spoke his mind against
. party measure. Mr. Shanks offered as pream-
bic to the bill what he called an extract from the
democratic platform OF 1872, In favor OF equal aud
exact justice to all men. which created some
amusement The democrats were called upon to
vote for or against this, but II was discovered
that Mr.. Shanks had added clause not in tho
niot -
to enact general principles into laws"-ana Ior
this most OF the democrats refused to VOTE rightly
holding that 1t II rather the duty OF Congress to
enact the laws only in accordance with the gen.
eral principles laid down in the constitution, IS
ono democratic member said. Alter some 70.
marks from Mr.. Garfield, General Butler, who was
yesterday the hero OF the day, upset. his kettle OF
hsh and offended tho House BY personal attack
upon Mir. Brown, OF Kentucky, for which he was
called to order, and his words were ordered to 90
taken down. It 10 General Buffers misfortune
that no 10 seldom offensive to his opponents with.
out being also offensive to the whole House. Tho
scone and the work Of to-day reminded many
old frequenters OF the House of the days when.
under the Leadership OF Thaddeus Stevens, strong
measures against the South we're pushed through,
but 1t was remarked that, while Mr.. Stevens
knew how to use even more severe language
than General Butler no mai the skill to do
II In such way IS TO carry with him
ct least hts own side to turn the laugh against his
antagonists. Mr.. Butler, unluckNy for himself
often excires sympathy for those he attacks, aud,
though he has great readiness in rough repartee,
No has not the sharp W.T. or the quick humor Of
'Uncle Thad." When Mr.. Shanxs proposed to
make part OF the democratic platform the pre-
amole OF the Civil Rights bill, Mr.. Potter OF New
YORK, asked MIN to take o little more, and offered
az an addition a further s'plank.n section OF
the democratic platform, "That local selEgovern.
ment, with impartial Suffrage, Will guard the
rights OF all citizens more securely than any
centralized powers" blu: the republicans refused
that nor would it have fitted wen in bill which
10 q very decided step toward Capitalization.
Els ExcEILENcY's VETO FEARED.
It is asserted here tonight that even II the
Senate should agree TO the Civil Rights BILL or II
It should be arranged by conference committee,
the President Will veto II.
CoLoRED MANS APPRECIATION OF THE ACTION
OF THE HOUSE.
The nrst fruits Of the passage of the bill were
sufficiently droll. The colored people OF Washing
ton have taken an intense and even painful In.
terest In the discussion OF the measure, hundreds
OF them crowding the galleries every day. THIS
afternoon poor negro, having heard the Speaker
declare that the bill was adopted py the House,
and having had his head muddled, perhaps, by dis
cussons OF the great trans portation problems and
subsidy questions, got into o car and declined to
pay his fare quietly declaring that his people had
now the right to ride free on the cars. The con-
ductor was not able TO persuade q man who had
just seen Civil Rights bill passed under his very
nose, and the poor fellow had to be turned out of
the car under protest.