Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-05

ei ult mlhoftN' ana Yet ou account of thlS
hili II was proposed 10 strike a blow AZ this
luStI untnt.
Mr.. Williams WIS., urged thar they were
now contending Tor a principle for which "a,
war was wagcd-.h3 equality ofaH mcn-auG
charged the Oppo>lt ION 10 the bil. wl> Nh,TIr
the result OF prejudice
Mr.. Phillips Kansas ContcadsI thar the
opposition To this hili was the result OF ola
CemOcI3tiC preiIiice>. and tG8, ~ SAY ttrr,
should bH no mixed schools Woul be- y >gN
TO the co,orel children in districts wl-r,
they were few IT, number rNat rh-v ii tuTf
have Eo education at all.
THAT pENoCEATFC PLATFORM AGAIN.
Nh. ShaEk> ,lnd) said he has tried very
h3rI Ia get the first resolution OF the demo
cratic platform Of l>62 n fore the people. II
had been once 'ei"rc The people but they
Ooubici thc sincerity oI those vino adopted it.
Mr.. NIhlack tlud.l said the party was ii.-
tmldaiod into its adoption bV The Cincinnati
convention Laughter lie hat sent tine
rc>olutLO LOn Ia bg read and fD- another pr:-
roe. He proposed T. incorporate b. i;s -'ta-
biG ROW b,loTD the House 1~ R pra9ruI.r Jp
it Referring 10 the remark ui NT Pa,I,>
ihat a hundred mop hat been shaken from
their seat in tEc House. p a>kcl how dad ha
vote. aud how WAS Ec shaken. Laughter
He had VOtoU against ihc bin and had been
d'.'3t't- Will" his colleague iu an adjoining
district had voted for ,he bIll ami WAS re-
elected Ey over 4 thousand majority. The
men who were afraid 10 stand up herr, and do
right had been shaken out ot their seats
ami batt!od for the right woui not be shaken.
and It they were. they would have Il gopl
place I" 20 70, and Il clear conscience ID taisy
Win tLCn.
BUTLrE AND cox.
Mr. Buil,r said b"fOr, calling Ihr previous
question he would Withdraw hiS motion tB.
TCcomBit. 10 allow Mr. Shank, t0ofI,r his
ainendmeut a preamble.
Mr. Cox N. y asked Nr. Batter ID yield
lo him for Il moment
NIr Eutlcr,-I caano: yioll; l ..ha,a bat a
little Time io stay here lLauEhtrr.I IInc
lang;age used was that of M CpN t'sr other
day, abiding u Mr.. ButlcI'> defeat fOr the
next Congress-
Mr. CIcmcnt. mN-You ~roE. upon rl.
preamble through Who'll c3Ent -. lLoUI
laUEnttr.l
Tie demand for t'n prey yious question w.
~c,OEJci aul Mr.. Batter w,t> g,cDEutg..t t,rr
the closing hour Of debate, bUt yici1el ip
Mr.. Garfield Ohio, who said Iaat he csn-
"UTred with gentlemen ihat this WAS
\ SOLEMN OCCASION
Ii called up long series Ui steps in tine lf>f
lWen!N-hN" years in this movement For the
elevation Of the cOiDred race. This last step
was mot bv The same argument that c,rr-
IrOH,C1 The original 1nti->laNrFy men forty
years ago. THAI ii WAS - sent mental ab~Trdr-
lion. The mon OF forty years ago were de-
Hounced aS dreainerS and ah~tra'tjonIS'S =.
anu at every step since they nat been met bv
The same argument He had hoped years
AGO that a point had been reached Ennrs they
could remit the black man to his own e,-
forts. lie mad never a~krl Tor them more
than equal rights. AMI with those rights
secured me GblbItu men It.' 10 work
Whatever fortune their efforts would bring.
They were Row at a point where another
great political party was io take charge ri
the black man'S destiny. and 10 see what
would be his fate in their hands He then
asked the clerk 10 read IN rIled extracts from
tIIe minority report oI the committee on the
hukiuN investigation. and az the conclusion
asked thai the naHsC~ signed be- read They
were a. iOllUW~.-F. Il. blair. T. r. BaN.rf.
:. :. Cox. J. y. Beck. u. Nan Trgmp. \ NJ
Waddcll, J. {. Robinson aud J. NJ. IfaIk>.
Mr. Beck Ky rose ID make a remark.
but
Mr.. Garfield objected to being interrupted.
Mr.. Beck sad the extracts rv;uj We're not iu
Ihc report pf the minority.
Mr.. Garfield held up the r2por. and SAT-
here - VS.. On page Il5 of the report.
Mr.. Beoh repiict that tine minority report
commenced ON page ~ ami ended on page
~ What followed were The individual vl.sv>
OF Nr. Nam Trump. q member Cf the sub
commit @ which went ID ;he south. aud they
simply certified tine report a a court would
ccTttIN m, record.
Mr. Garfield said that did no. change i..a
fact II was drawn by an Ergor.G nam in
The democratic parry. and, - far a na knew.
al stood Un"ontr3dIctcd, a.Id naf never b--a
VI. Cox ~aidit hai bcaa rapaJiatei.
Mr.. Garfield. 10 You r-plI,i:af. i- now.
Nj. Cox repuuiat"t % an . >psecI tat
session. and rcludlatr b. ROW.
Mr.. black lUd.1 said hc siluuiI object d.
a. on rre' Iou> occasions. members wrg' pee
qulged tp SINc az their seats.
Mr lonna9 ~3Ii he dIl npt CBnt tatnf.. q ..
lntubcr> giving UP their seals.
NJ. SNphcr La aSNcI ii the 9ant5ougl
from inai"nt WAS afraid Dp.Orst lJil
would gel his ,caf.
Mr.. Niblacl then sald hc woall object ru-
qUaificdly
CHS. EUTl TH- CEo-TNG ARGUMENT.
Nh. Butler Mass. f4pH TOOK IN. floor %
rlo>e b"hj a.. lie said it had been charged
that The hiIl wa- Uucoa>tiJuiion bur Do
was. lu hi> opinion. Dt 'rc very e~>cIIct. %.
constitution larTfy. ne gentleman rr,fl
"a talf .
day that Ulr wH.ic AND cDlOrci people OF hi-
stale mad equal privileges II 90. tne law
was i'9~>c-. hy a'rtnU0icJu legislature. IT..
was Il 2ppd law. why WAS u MOI also a.pplt-F
ma the states OF Kentucky and Tennessee, D.
the states enforced Sucn law, iIrf.
would be mo- necessity iur tna pas,,-..,
al the pending b.ll. H.l,rrlu- % ihe school
clause. he said that "a" would not insist
upon it because there was a division af >sntf-
lHenl in The republican party about iI y
Tor Himself. Ire WoplJ like t. give an Ci3~s--
oi the people equal privileges i'm the schools
EUt n Tie c.sII>e WAS insisted UpOu ne isr-
lieyed tie effect would D. tn break 49, the
common school system Ol the South. aud the
system never had "a iroIloj there. The clause
for separate schools was objectionable. be
cause ID looked like maxim" class distinction
Gen. Batter Continued AT some length "a 3t
devoted most of his remarks To referring -
the record Of Mr. Brown. OF keutGc3sE. tp
show that he had engaged in the rebellion
He was called - order. bat was finally eI-
lowed ln proceed and finish hi> speech.
KILLED oS TUE STACF.-A shocking a..-
cideul occurred at HOnley'> theater last
night Just be.OrC The curtain rose. hy which
Joln Goodwin. young man about a wears
81 age. met an instant death. Tho OrcIIe> ira
mad just begun playing the overture. when %
deep thud was heard by the audience pre-
ccding from behind the curtain. Several or
the performers rushed upon tie stage aud
discovered the lifeless body OF a man
lying upon il, with his right shoulder
and arm partially through the floor
lie was Immediately picked Up hut life was
extinct. irOn examination it was found
that the light side Oh his head was crushed 10 |
Il pulp. His right arm was broken in a dozen
pieces, and his fingers completely wrencheI
of. He was what is called "a night hand
AZ the establishment. II is not known eX-
actlE how he came 10 fail. but the SuppO>ition
lS that he was asleep i'm the carpenters gall |
lcry, and that when ne heard the orchestra |
lie became partially awake and walked of. /
The gallery from which he fell is about sixty |
feet above the stage. He fell with such force |
as 10 break the boards through on the sta ge /
floor, and crush his head and shoulders be- /
yond recognition. The news OF the SAD affair /
was Immediately conveyed TO his parents,
who are reputed TO be very wealthy. lt i
said that his father is a wealthy real estate
dealer of this city, and that the boy worked
at the theater out OF pure love OF employ
meut- CHICAGO Inter Ocean, 2d
STABBED By A REJECTED IoVFR-On
August Churchill, a Frenchman.
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