The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-06

ernl speeches had been made, the most
noticeable of which were those of MessrS.
Phelps and Shanks, General Butler called
the previous question.
In the coure of his speech, Mr.. Shanks
caused the equal rights plank OF the
Democratic platform of 1872, to be read,
which created bursts of laughter all over
the House, and which was again and
again renewed. When he announced
that he would offer it as preamble to
the bill, Mr.. Butler accepted 1t.
A Scene Rarely Surpassed.
At twenty minutes to one Genera
Butler rose to close the debate ON the bill.
The scene present in the House has rare
" been surpassed. Every gallery, IN
GLIDING the diplomatic, the ladies, &cr
was crowded, and nearly thousand per-
sons crowded around the doors, endeayor-
ing TO obtain admission. Before Mr.
Butler commenced his speech, motion
WAS made to admit ladies to the floor.
Objection was made by Mr. Niblack, but
lost. The speech thus far has been very
moderate, containing no personal allu-
speech Mr.. Butler caused to be read a
petition to the Mississippi Legislature, IN
which white man asked that seven dill
fcrcnt children bysi different colored wo-
men be legitlmatzcd. The reading Of the
names was greeted with burst OF laugh
ter. He followed upthis point by asking
the Clerk to read the letter received by
him from "a colorcd man in Richmond.
In which he declared that the colored
children Il years old and even under,
were outraged in that and other States
by white men and boys, and no redress
could be obtained in the Courts.
John Amber Smith, of Richmond dis
trict, pronounced the statement utterly
false. which drew forth the applause OF
the Democratic side oftho House.
Mr.. Butler maintains that the passage
of the Civil Rights Bill
was imperatively demanded TO cor
rect this condition of society under
guise of the growing struggle through
which the question Of equal rights for
the colored people has proved.
Buffers MaIignity Cropping Ont.
Butler going on to trace the growth Of
the abolition movement, pronounced
eulogism on old John Brown; said he
WAS "A brave man who had never done
a cowardly act, never struck at a man
behind his back and never told II lie, and
then went on to contrast him with another
John Brown the younger of that name,
referring to Brown, of Kentucky, and
sent to the clerks desk communication
to the Louisville Courier, i'll 1861, in
which he admits having declared Mt
public meeting that not one man or one
dollar would Kentucky furnish Lincoln to
aid him in his unholy war against the
South, and that if the Northern army
should attempt to cross the borders OF
Kentucky it would be resisted to death,
and that if one man WAS found in the
commonwealth to volunteer to join it he
ought to be, and would be, shot down be-
fore leaving the State
Before the Clerk had completed read
ING the letter point of order was
raised by Mr.. Hale, of New York, who
insisted if it reflected on a member Of the
House it should not be read.
Mr.. Butler. on the other hand, insisted
that it was the official report made by
the Election Committee To the House OF
Representatives.
The Speaker represented the difficulty
of deciding on the points in debate, but
held that if the gentleman from Massa-
chusctts asserted that it was pertinent to
the subject before the House, 1t could not
be excluded, even if it did reflect upon
a member, because it WAS contained in an
official report.
Mr.. Hale then said he trusted the gem
tleman from Massachusetts would not
shame the Republican side Of the House
by such an attack upon member when
no resistance could be- made.
Mr.. Butler not having heard the re-
mark distinctly, asked Mr.. Hale to re-
peat it, which the latter did, strongly
emphasizing the word shame.
Mr.. Butler cannot understand 1t.
| sat with my lips sealedfor hours yester-
day, and heard every hard word spoken
against me, there was no objection on the
part of the Directing member from New
York.
Mr.. Hale-Thc gentleman Is in error,
! did raise the objection.
Mr.. Butler-Ycs, when your own re-
marks were quoted against you.
.'Mr. Hale-No sir
Mr.. Butler-I have lived to see many
things and | expect to live to see many
things more, barring accidents, but |
never expected to live to hear IN house
of Representatives that public report
adopted by former House could not be
read over out of kind consideration to
the feelings Of some man who had put
himself in rebellion against the country.
After long discussion on the point Of
order and after the reading OF the letter,
Mr.. Butler resumed his remarks.
Mr.. Butler closed his his speech at hi
teen minutes 10 two o'clock. There was
no demonstration either of approval or
disapproval on the floor.
The vote was then taken on the school
amendment to the bill, which was carried
by l2S to As.
The next vote was on the motion to
insert the amendment Of Judge W hltr,
us Il substitute for Mr.. Cessna amend
ment, which was practically the Senate
bill.
Mr.. Whites amendment was rejected
and the yeas and nays were called on
Mr. Cessnu's amendment n Il substitute
for the House bill.
Mr.. Ccssnas substitute was rejected
by vote of AS to is and ayote Is now
being taken on the adoption OF the pre-,
anbIe moved by Mr.. Shanks. Several
Democrats are voting in favor OF 1t.
The Infamy Passed.
The preamble to the bill WA, adopted
by PIG 10 %. and at 3 o'clock the bill
was placed upon its passage. The vote
on the passage of the Civil Rights BIZ
was, ayes, 1873; noes, IS. =,
Messrs. j. Amber, Smith, Stoddard
Critchfeld. Lowndes, Rodcrck K. But
Ter, Sloan. Brombergand Phelps, RePuo-
licans, voted in the negative.
No demonstration either on the hooI
or in the galleries, followed the announce
rnent of the vote.
The Honsc then proceeded to vote Oh