The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-06

The attendance at the capitol to-day Is
fully as large as yesterday. The house met
at 10 o'clock, but long before that hour the
gallery was occupied and hundreds of per-
sons linger around the doors in the hope of
being able to get inside the chamber. The
mems gallery, covering about one-fourth
of the gallery space, is entirely occupied
by colored persons, who presented them
selves for admission as soon as the doors
were opened.
The civil rights bill was takcr up at half
past ten o'clock. Three or four uninterest-
ing ten-minute speeches have been made
up to this hour, II o'clock, in support of
and opposition to the measure.
Mr.. Butler says, this morning, lie will
call the previous question about ~ o'clock,
after which there will be one hours debate
before the vote is taken.
AT "a quarter after twelve o'clock after
several speeches had been made, most
noticeable of which were those of Mr..
Phelps of New Jersey and Shanks of In
diana, Butler called for the previous ques-
ton. In the course of his speech Shanks
caused the equal rights plank of the demo-
cratic platform of 1879 to be read, which
created burst of laughter all over the
house, which was again and again reversed,
when he announced that he would offer it
as preamble to the bill. Butler accepted
the substitute, and the bill is now in that
shape before the house with one hour for
debate, fifteen minutes of which have been
given to Gen. Garfield who is addressing
the house.
The house committee on appropriations
have restored the original limits of the ap.
preparation, namely, four million dollars
for the entire expense for site and compile
ton of public buildings of Chicago.
At twenty minutes to one o'clock Mr..
Butler rose to close the debate on the bill.
The scene presented in the house has rarely
been surpassed. Every gallery was crowd
ed. and nearly thousand persons crowded
around the doors endeavoring TO obtain adj
mission. Before Mr.. Butler commenced
his speech a motion was made to. admit
ladies TO the floor, but objection was made
by Mr.. Niblack of Indiana.
Mr.. Buffers speech thus far has been
very moderate, containing no personal al
lusions whatever.
Under guise of a stormy struggle through
which the question of equal rights for
colored people has passed. Butler, in his
speech endeavored.to square an account
with John Young Brown, who assailed
him yesterday during an eulogistlc portrait
of John Brown. He closed by saying that
it was John Brown the elder and not the
sent to the clerks desk to be read
reasonable letter which was writ
ten by Brown al the beginning ofsthe war.
Mr.. Hale of New York objected to
points of order made by various members
on the democratic side, but the letter was
finally read. Mr.. Hale moved the letter
be stricken from the record, pending
which Butler, having declared that the
language he used yesterday in reference to
the minority of the southern people was
entirely justified, Eldridge demanded that
Buffers words be taken down.
The speaker decided that Butler had not
violated the rules.
Mr.. Eldredge then withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Butler closed his speech at fifteen
minutes of two. No demonstration, either
of approval or disapproyal, took place,
either In the galleries or on the floor.
The vote was then taken on action ON
the school amendment to the bill, which
was carried-ayts 1873, nays 4S.