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Arkansas affairs was received and read Mr.
Clayton of Arkansas moved to refer it to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections and Mr.
Thurman moved to refer it to the Judiciary
Committee. 1t was finally ordered that the
message be printed and lie on the table. The
Steamboat hl'l as it is called, was discussed
until Mr.. Morton, from the Committee on Pri-
vilegcs and Elections reported resolution de-
elaring that p. b. 5. Pinchback, negro is en-
titled to his seat as Senator from Louisiana
Mr.. Hamilton of Md raised the point that it
WAS not the report of the committee. but only
of four members thereof, it being composed of
nine members, but the Chair overruled the
point, when Mr. Hamilton gave notice that he
would present another report on the subject
After further discussion OF the bill to protect
life and provide for the safety of passengers on
steamboats,, the Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY. On motion of Mr.. Johnston of Va,
the bill referring to the Court of Claims the
claim of &. W. Gusts Lee, for the Arlington
estate, was placed upon the calendar. Mr..
Davis of W est Va, presented resolutions of that
State, protesting against the Federal interior
ence with the affairs of Louisiana and briefly
addressed the Senate on the subject. Mr.. Clay
ton of Ark, moved that the message Of the
President, in relation to that State, be referred
to the Committee on Privileges and Elections,
to which MesSrs. Bayard and Thurman object
ed, and pending the discussion thereon the
morning hour expired and it went over. The
steamboat bill was then taken up and discussed
until one clock, when Mr.. Ferry said that as
this WAS the hour at which the funeral of his
late colleague, Mr.. buckingham, was to take
place he moved, AS mark of respect, that the
Senate adjourn, which was done
HOUSE.
WEDNESDAY, meeting Gen Butler called
up his motion to reconsider the motion by which
the Civil Rights bill was recommitted to the
Judiciary Committee. The motion was agreed
to, ayes Isl, noes %. The bill thus being before
the House, under the operation Of the new rule,
Gen. Butler, after allowing several amendments,
took the floor and opened the debate in one OF
those very peculiar, mPassioned, and antago-
nistic speeches for which he is remarkable. He
presented no new points, but INDUCED in the
same vindictive TRADE which ever characterized
him in everything connected with the Southern
people. Mr. Niblack interrupted him aud ask
ed him. if it was only intended nv this bill to
put the white and blacks on legal equality.
why il was that the blacks were entitled 10 have
all cases growing out of Il violation of this law
tried in the [. :. Courts and that the penalties
imposed were so extreme and extraordinary,
whilst the whites were left TO their ordinary
common law remedy ind the verdict of jury
for such an amount rs the jury thought proper
to assess? Mr. Butler said If handitti horse
thieves and murderers went about at night
comml tting murders il WAS necessary for the
L. :. to interfere. Mr.. Mclean of Texas. who
misunderstood Butler and thought he had said
that majority of the people o. the South were
murderer> aud thieves declared that Butler Was
the only murderer he knew on the floor, that
he murdered a man in New Orleans. As soon
rs Butler heard this remark he became very in .
dignant and said that such insulting, uncentlc-
manly and rufhanly language could not disturb
any one now He denied that he had said a
majority. After scene Of great excitement
the Radicals gathering around Butler, as If
they feared he was to he assaulted and during
which Mr.. Pelham, carpet-bagger OF Alabama
expressed his sense OF the prophecies of the hour
by saying "Oh, damn it, let's have fight, I"
the discussion on the bill proceeded, speeches
in favor of il having been made by several Of
the negro members.
THrRsbAY.-As was generally expected, this
turned out TO be day of unusual excitement.
There was an immense crowd collected in the
galleries particularly in those TO which the ne
groes have access.
Mr.. Blouni Dem. of Ga, first spoke against
the bill, followed on the same side by Mr.. Sener
ne I xrhp
with marked attention He was followed by
Mr.. Z. II. iIoar rep. of Mass. Mr. Hale
Rep. of y. " and Roberts (Rep. of y. Y.)
in favor of the bill. Mr. Sianard Rep of No J
was opposed to the bill. and Daddy Cain (ne-
gro and preacher of : C.. then took the floor
and harangued in favor of the bill, much to
the qualification Of those Of his own race in the
galleries. Mr.. Chi,,enden rep. of " Y. and
Caldwell Dem. of Ala opposed the bill
Mr. Eldredge Dem. then protested solemnly
against the proposed legislation, when Mr.
John Young Brown Dem. of Ky J took the
floor and caused the sensation Of the day. lie
said the bill had been born in malig nifty. would
be passed in violation OF the Constitution and
executed in violence and bloodshed. Mr.
Brown, after some interruption. continued in \
strain of lofty eloquence and denuucia,ion of
the bill and the Republican party, and then
SAID III were 20 express ali that IS puSlllanl-
nous in war. inhuman in peace, forbidding 10
morals and Infamous in politics. | should call it
Buterizing." This, as might have been ex-
pected, created an immense sensation and ex-
element. The hit was too papable and the
portrait TOO correct. y scene of wild excite
ment eusued Mr.. Dawes of Mass. was for
having Mr.. Brown expelled forthwith, but
withdrew his motion in favor of one presented
by Mr. Hale, of y. Y, that Mr.. Brown be CEN
sured by the Speaker for violations of the pro-
prieties of the House. y long discussion en-
sued in which the Democrats stood by Mr..
Brown. Whilst admitting that perhaps his
language was too violent, yet they clai ned thai
there had been great prov ocation for it, and
that more grossiy improper language than this
had he etotore been used on the floor without
members having been censured for it, The
scene which occurred last session between Mr..
Hale, the mover of this resolution of censure,
and Mr.. Wilson of Indiana, was recalled by
Mr. Cox of \. \. On that occasion Mr.. Hale
spoke of Mr.. Wilson as Shiny cur who after
wallowing in the filth of the cutters besmirch-
ed the clothes Of all with whom he came in
contact" and to which Mr.. Wilson replied
''Mr. Speaker we have just had an exhibition
of the dirty dog Mr.. Hale regarded it as
very ungraclous in his colleague to bring up
such old matters
Mr.. Lamar also recalled and had read from
the Clerk desk the passage betw cen Gen But-