Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-02-11

Blount of Georgia, Sener of Virginia, Stanard
of Missouri, Chittenden of New York, White
and Coldwell of Alabama, Eldredge of Wis
consin, Brown of Kentucky, and others, and
in favor of it by Messrs. Hoar Of Massachu-
setts and Cain of South Carolina. During
Mr.. Browns speech, he said if he "were to de-
scribe everything pusllanimous in war, inhu-
man in peace, forbidden in morals, and infa-
nous in politics, he would call it Butlerism,"
whereupon, after a lengthy and excited de-
bate on resolutions to censure the speak
er, and the other to expel him from the House
for gross violation ofthe rules and privileges
the resolution of censure was adopted by
strict party vote. Mr.. Brown was then
marched to the bar in charge of the sergeant
alarms, and received the censure with cool
ness and composure. The committee on ma
val affairs reported on the charges against
Mr. Stowell, Of Virginia, who was alleged to
have sold'a cadetship, exonerating that gen.
tleman of the charge
The Senate was not in session on the 9th,
having adjourned as mark Of respect to the
memory of Senator Bucking ham, Of Connecti-
cut, whose death occurred on the previous
day. In the House, the consideration of the
civil rights bill was resumed. Quite num-
Der of the members participated in the dis
cussion, the debate being closed by Butler, in
one of his characteristic speeches. An amend
ment to strike out the school clause was
agreed to by yeas 14S, nays 49, A motion
to substitute the text of the Senate bill for the
House bill was rejected by yeas 1l3, nays
14S. The preamble, which is resolution in
the platform of the last National Democratic
Convention, was agreed to by yeas 219, nays
%. The bill was then passed by 153 yeas to
SO nays-eleven republicans voting against
it. We print, in another column, the full
text of the bill as it passed the House. The
bill goes to the Senate for action by that
body.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, the civil rights
bill was read the first time, Mr.. Davis object
ing to its second reading The committee on
pensions reported favorably on bill restoring
to the pension rolls the names Of survivors Of
the war of 1872, which had been stricken
therefrom on account of participating in the
rebellion. In the House, majority and mi.
nority reports on Arkansas affairs were sub
mitted and ordered to be printed
In the Senate, on the 9th, message was
received from the President, accompanied with
all the documents in his possession relating to
Arkansas affairs. In his message, the Presi-
dent declares for, and sympathises with Brooks,
whom, he says, was lawfully elected Governor
of that State, but that he has been unlawfully
deprived of the possession of the office since
1872. A number of bills. reported by the Com
mittee on Patents, we're passed but one to ex-
tend the patent for trimming attachment for
sewing machines, used only in the manufac'
ture of boots and shoes, was rejected by vote
of % nays to 13 yeas. Several Senators de-
clared their opposition to extending any sew
ing machine patent. Morton, from the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, made re-
port recognizing Kellogg as Governor of LOU
isiana, aud declaring Pinchback entitled to
the seat as u. S. Senator from that State from
March 4, 1873 Mr.. Hamilton of Maryland,
on the same committee, gave notice that there
would be a minority report upon the same
question. In the House, Grassland, of Ken
lucky, introduced bill for tax of % per
cent. on incomes exceeding $4,000. A motion
to suspend the rules and adopt resolution
declaring against the election of President
for third term was lost