The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-02-11
THE HOUSE.

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The Civil Rights Bill was taken up at
half-past ten o'clock, when interesting
ten-minute speeches were made.
At quarter after twelve, after several
speeches had been made, themost notice
able of which were thosa of Phelps and
Z Shanks Gen. Butler called the previous
question. In the course of his speech,
Shanks caused the Equal Rights plank of
the Democratic platform of 1872 to be
read, which created burst of laughter
all over the House, which was again and
again renewed. When he announced
that he would offer it as preamble to
the bill, Mr.. Butler accepted the substi-
tule
At twenty minutes to one Gen. Butler
rose to close the debate on the bill. He
maintained that the passage of the Civil
Rights bill was imperatively demanded
10 correct the condition of society, under
the guise of showing the struggle through
which the question of equal rights for COL
ored people had passed.
In closing the debate, Butler sent to
the Clerks desk communication to the
IOuisyille Courier in 1861, written by Mr..
Brown, in which he opposed the war.
BEFORE the Clerk had completed the
reading of the letter, q point OF order was
raised by Mr.. Hale, IN. ~ who insisted
7 if it reflected on member OF the House,
n should not be read. !. =,
Mr.. Butler on the other hand insisted
il was All official report made by the Elec-
ton Committee to the House of Repre-
sentatives. rf 40. :, +.
4 The Speaker represented the difficulty
efdeciding on the point in debate, but
held ifthe gentleman from Massachusetts
asserted that it was pertinent to the sub
;ect before the House, it could notbe ex-
eluded even if it did reflect upon mem
her, because it was contained in an oth-
cial report.
Mr.. Hale then said he trusted the gem
tleman from Massachusetts would not
shame the Republican side of the House
nv such an attack upon member when
no response could be made.
Mr.. Butler not having heard the re-
mark distinctly, asked Mr.. Hale to re-
neat it, which the latter did. strongly en-
phasizing the word "shame."
Mr.. Butler-I cannot understand it. l
sat here with my lips sealed fol, hours
Yesterday and heard every hard word
spoken against me, and there was no OBJ
lection on the part of the objecting mem
Der from New York. >
Mr.. Hale-The gentleman is in error, l
did raise the objection.
COMING TO A VOTE.
The first vote was on Kellogg's amend
ment to strike out of the House bill all
matter in reference to schools, and 1t was
agreed to by large majority but without
the yeas and nays.
The next vote was on Cessna's motion
70 substitute the Senate bill for the House
bill, and it was rejected-yeas, ll3; nays,
l48.
DEMOCRATIC FEATURE IN THE BILL.
The next vote was on inserting as pre-
amble to the bill that portion ofthe, DEM
Ocratic platform of 1872 which had been
quoted by Mr.. Burrows of Michigan.
Mr.. Potter, IN. Y. asked leave to add
asan addition to the preamble, the fourth
section of the same platform, as follows
HLocal self-government, with impartial
suffrage will guard the rights Of all citi,
zens, more securely than any central
power"
Objection was made and the amend
nent was not received.
The preamble was then adopted-yeas
2l0; nays, 26. (i 4" Itf
( FINAL PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
The bill was then passed-Yeas, 1852
nays, 100, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Albert, Albright, t,Averill,
Barber, Barrere, Bass, Begale, Biery,
Bradley, Burlington, Bundy, Burchard,
iBurleiGh, Burrows! Butler, Mass Cain,
Cannon, Carpenter, Cason, Cessna, Clark,
IN. J.) Clarke, IN. " Clayton, Clements,
Cobbe, kansas Cobu rn, Conger, Corwin,
Cotton, Crooke, Croun re, Curtis, Darrall,
Dawes, Dobbins, Donnan, Duell, Dunnel,
Eames. Field, Foster, Fort, Garfield,
Gooch, ,Gunckel, Hagans, Hale.( Me. Hale,
J (N.Y.2 Harmer, Harris, Mass.) Hathorn,
awley, (Iil.Y Hawley, Conn. Hays: Haz,
elton, (Wis.) Hazelton, IN. J9 Hendee,
4 E. r. Hoar, Hodges. Hooper, Haskins,
Houghton, Howe, Hubbell, Hunter, Hur-
but, Hyde, HYnes, Kass6n, Kelly, Kel-
logg, Eamport. Lansing, Lawrence, Law
son. Lewis, Toughridge, Lowe, Lynch,
Matin, McCrary, McDill, Wis., McDill
Iowa. McDougall, Mckee, McNulta,
Merriman, Monroe, Morey, Myers, Neg