Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-02-12

denounced ''the unholy crusade of the Demo-
cratic party against the African race lie
was loudly applauded by the negroes in the
galleries. Mr.. VIM. Walter Phelps (Rep. of
n. j. then made an able and exhaustive argu-
ment against the BILL which was listened to with
marked attention. The object of the bill was
only to give the black man sentimental nd
vantage which never could do him any good,
but would array the white race against him,
and besides, the measure both in letter and
spirit was hostile to the Constitution. Mr.
ShankS iRep. of Ind.l then took the floor in
advocacy of the measure. Mr.. Garfield (Rep
OF Ohio arraigned the Democratic party for
their hostility to the negro race and claimed
that the passage OF this law was necessary for
the protection Of the latter. After he finished
the redoubtahle Ben Butler took the floor and
proceeded to close the debate and in doing
he certainly out-Butered Butler. Everything
and everybody in opposition to him received a
slap of some sort, and portions of his speech
are actually too vulgar and indecent to be
printed. He was repeatedly called to order by
Democrats but allowed to proceed, though his
language WAS much more offensive than any
thing said by Others. But the partialty of the
proceeding was so glarng that it could not
fail to be fully understood and appreciated
tie drew Il contrast between old John Brown
and Mr.. Brown of kentucky, eulogiZing the
one and denouncing the other rs a man who
had been i'll the Rebel army. and wound up by
n general denuncatiou of the white people of
the South and the Democrats of the nation
But We reckon they can stand it. as we will
not hear much more from him. The vote was
then taken and the Civil Rights bill was passed
by ayes l62, nays 100. The House then, after
some unimportant business, adjourned.
SATURDAY.-Mr. Poland presented the Re-
port of the Committee on Arkansas affairs,
which was ordered TO be printed. After dis
cussion on the Illinois, Mississippi and Rock
River Canal, without action, the House adjourn
ed
MoSDAY.-Under the call of the States many
bills were introduced and referred TO appropri-
ate committees. Mr.. Speer (Dem. of Penn. }
moved to suspend the rules to enable him to
introduce resolution declaring that in the
Judgment of the House, the election of a Presi-
dent for third term is against the traditions
of the country. The motion was lost, by a
vote of 81 to log. The Democrats all voting
for ii and the Republicans except MIR. Smith of
y. C., who voted with the Democrats voting
against it Mr.. Dawes presented an order d.
rccting the Sergetnt-at-Arms 10 arrest VIM. ;.
hing, another fugitive witness in the Pacific
Mail matter, uut after some discussion with
drew it, Mr.. Sayle from the Committee on
Patents, presented report adverse to the ex-
tension of the patents OF the sewing machine
companies. II these patents should not be eN-
tended it will have tie effect of reducing tie
price of the machines To between $50 and $50
and this is good news for the people. Ad-
journed.
TUESDAY The whole day was speut in dis
cussing the Indian appropriation bill, after
passing which the House adjourned