Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-04
HOUSE.

sltlonS requiring unanimous consent were
made by many members, but Mr.. Butler,
of Massachusetts, insisted on the regular
order, which was whether lhe House would
now consider his motion ID reconsider the
vote Of last session, by which tine Civil
Rights bill was referred ID the judiciary
Committee. The vote resulted, yeas 147,
nays SO. The question hen was, shall
the reference be recOnsidered, and it was
carried, yeas Isl, nays 91.
The special order having previously been
assigned for l o'clock today, being the bill
for the construction of a canal, connecting
the waters Of Lake Michigan and the Hin
Ois, Mississippi and Rock rivers, the Civil
Rights bill was about to be passed over,
when Mr.. Hawley, Of Illinois, who had
charge CT the canal bill, said he did not
want it to stand in the way Of the Civil
Rights bill, and asked that it be postponed.
Mr.. Dawes opposed the assignment for
that day, stating that all appropriation bills
must be considered in that time, If they
were TO be considered at all, and that the
necessities Of government did not permit
him TO consent to any such arrangement as
proposed.
Mr.. Hawley thereupon moved its post
p0nement until the day after the Civil
Rights bill passed. Agreed to.
Mr.. Butler thereupOn v'ithdreW the mo-
ton to reconsider the vote referring the
Civil Rights bill TO the Judiciary Commit
tee, and the question was then on ordering
the bill to be engrOssed and read a third
time. He asked the Speaker whether the
previous question on it could be seconded
to-day, under the new rule adopted yester-
day.
The Speaker said it could be by q ma
jOrity Of twO-thirds.
Mr. Butler said he rather despaired Of
getting twO-thirds majority, and he went
on to state how he proposed to manage the
bill. He would first yield TO a motion to
substitute the Senate bill for tie House
bill, then be would yield to a motion 20
amend by striking out all that relates to
schools. By this, all shades Of Republican
opinion have their idea voted upon,
Bir. Cessna offered the Senate bill as a
substitute.
Mr.. White also offered a substitute.
Mr.. kellogg moved to amend the org
inal bill by striking ont everything re-
latJng TO schools in the 1:t section.
Mr.. Dutler gave notice he would let de-
bate on the bill run all day as long as the
LLo41C NA4DcC ~ 1AlT aAlA mOLlA lLOhE the
previous question at one O'Clock tO-mOr-
row. He would divide time equally be-
tween the friends and opponents Of the
measure. Mr.. Butler, during some re-
marks, referred to portion Of the South
ern people as banditti, hOrse-thieves and
assassins, who rode around at night in dis
guise.
Mr.. Mclean, of Texas, asked BIr. Butler
why he called the Southern people horse
thieves and banditti.
Mr.. Butler said he had only applied his
remarks to the minority Of the people.
There was as good men South as North,
and there was as bad men North as there
was anywhere. [Laughter.l He only ap-
piled his remark to men South who went
around at night numbering negroes, and to
those who justified them in it, and he was
against both those classes.
Mr.. Mclean made a remark, audible
only 20 those persons close to him, but
which turned out to be that Mr.. Butler, of
Massachusetts, was the only murderer he
knew Of on the floor, as he bad murdered
man in New Orleans.
After Mr.. Butler had yielded the floor
this remark Of Mr.. MCLean's was reported
to him, when Mr.. Butler again took the
floor and characterized Mr.. McLea1's Ian
guage as improper, ungentlemanly and ruff
ianly, aud said the time had gOn: by when
such language could affect him.
Mr.. Lamar asked the Speaker whether
the language Of Air. Butler was paIlia-
mentary.
Mr.. Butler-I have applied it to nobody.
I say the day has gone by when that kind
Of language can Affect aUy one.
BIr. Randall-The Whole thing does net
amount to shucks. Let it 60.
Mr.. Cox to Mr.. Butler-Don't make any
fuss about that. You are beaten at home
and we are all right here.
Mr.. ButleT-We are all light here, too.
Mr. McLean-The gentleman (Butler)
spoke Of the SOUtheIn people as banditti,
horse-thieves and assassjls. If misunder-
stood him l withdraw ny remark, but if l
did understand him, then reiterate my re-
mark and do not rttract anything. Let
him understand that.
Mr.. Butler-Can it be possible that any
man on this fOOr could have understood
me as saying that all tle people Of the
South were InUrdereTs o. hOIse-thieyeS2 l
said that the minority there was attempt
ing t0 rule by such means.
After a scene Of Excitement and con-
fusion, the Objectionable words used by Mr..
Mclean were reduced u writing and read
from the Clerks desk, when the Speaker
ruled them out Of order, and remarked that
if he had heard them uttered he would nee
essarily have called the gentleman to order.
Mr.. McLean--I addresse that remark to
the gentleman himself, rot 70 the House.
The Speaker-The gentleman had No
right whatever 10 do thai.
Mr.. Butler-I think I ought to be per-
mittej 10 state that, if had understood the
remark, so far from taking Cfieuse al being
told that l had hung a man az New Or
leans, l should have cloried ia it. The
trouble is with the country that l did not
hang more, as ought TO has done. Zap
plause, and cries Of ''That is g0od."l
Mr.. Lamar insisted that tie Speaker
should rule on Mr.. Buffers language char
acteTiZing hT. hcLean's as ruflianly.
The Speaker remarked that the gentle
man (Mr. Butler) himself must know it
was not parliamentary.
Mr. Butler pleaded that his words were
a Characterization Of language and moi of a
man.
Mr.. Lamar asked the Speaker whether a