The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-04
Passage of the Civil Rights Bill in the
Senate.
The Force E3iII passed the IL louise.
The Republicans DidVied.

SENATE.
/ WASHINGTON, February 27.-Tht
consideration of the civil rights bill WAS
resumed. Senator Carpenter said that
after thoroughly considering the bill he
would be compelled to vote against it,
but he was not willing to record his vote
against the measure supported by 50
many of his associates in the Senate
without giving reasons for doing so. He
then spoke at length against the bill,
and was listened TO throughout with the
greatest attention both by those on the
floor and in the galleries.
The bill was then read the third time
and passed yeas 80, nays 20, az follows
Yeas-Senators Alcorn, Allison, An
thony, Foreman, Boutwell,, Cameron,
Chandler, Clayton, Conkling, Conover,
Cragin, Edmunds, Ferry Mich }, Flan-
agan, Frelinghuysen, Harvey, Howe,
ingalls,, Jones, Logan, Mitchell, Morrill,
lNt.), Morton, OglesbY, Patterson, Pease
Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Sargent,
Scott, Sherman, Spencer, Stewart, Wash
burn, West, Wyndom and Wright. IS
Nays-Senators Bayard, Bogy, Car
Penter, Cooper, Darts, Dennis, Eaton;
Ferry, Comm, Golthwaite, Gordon.
Rager, Hamilton, (Tex.), Hamilton
(Md.), Kelly, Le,ois, MGrary, Merri-
mon, Norwood, Ransom, Salisbury,
Scharz, Sprague, Stevenson, Stockton,
Thurman and Tipton.-26
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-Mr.
Lamar admitted the existence of polit-
ical disquietude in sections of the South
ern States, sometimes eliminating in
riot, but it was an abnormal condition of
affairs and not the result of deceit to OBJ
tain political advantage.
In response to a query from Mr.. Orth,
Mr.. Lamar said he would willingly ex-
plain all the troubles in the South if Civ
EN- time to do it
Mr.. Dawes asked that Mr.. Lamar be
given an hour, but objections were raised
by Messrs. Coburn, Pelham and Barry.
Mr.. Cameron then spoke in favor of
the bill. He ridiculed the compromise
sentiments of Mr.. Hawley Conn. }, and
reminded him that there could be no
compromise between religion and inf
deity, or between lawlessness and ODE.
dienee to law.
After various dilatory motions and an
exciting session, a vote was then taken
on the passage of the bill, and it was
passed-yeas 135, nays ia.
The Republicans voting nay were
Messrs. Banning, Burchard, Burleigh,
Crounse, CrutchfeId, Dawes, Foster,
Garfield. Hale (Me. }, Harrison, Hawley,
Conn }, K. Hoar, g. f. Hoar, Kasson,
Kellogg, Lowndes, MClurg, Merriman,
Phelps, Pierce, Poland, f. H. Roberts,
Scudder IN. ", Sener, Shoemaker,
Smith On. W, Smith (Va.), Smith
On. g., Starkweather, Stanard, Will
lard (Va.), Willard (Mich.) and Will
liams, mich )-33, and all Democrats.
The bill is the same as already published,
except that the thirteenth section, in ref
erence to the suspension of habeas corpus
was amended so as to limit its operation
to Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and
Alabama and that the fourteenth sec
ton was added, limiting the time for the
thirteenth section to two years after the
passage of the bill, and to the end of the
then recent session of Congress.
SPEAKER BLAINE DENOUNCES BUTLER
AS A sCOUNDREL.
The consideration of the caucus force
bill was resumed. During a eolloquy
Mr. Blaine told Mr.. Butler he was a
scoundrel.