The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-04
CONGRESS.
SENATE,
WAsHINoroN, February 8.


and pay Of brigSdier.general, Referred
Mr.. Logan also presented resolutions
adopted by meeting Of citizens Of Chica
go In favor Of the passage Of bill eStab
fishing a branch mint In that city. Re
ferred.
Mr., Clayton submitted q resolution
requesting the President to transmit L
the Senate, II not incompatible with The
public interest, such information iu BIZ
possession, and not heretofore trans
mitted to the Senate, respecting affairs IN
Arkansas, together with such recommend
atiOns as he may deem proper in refer
ence thereto.
Mr., Johnston objected to the latter part
Of the resolution calling upon the Presl-
dent for recommendations, and upon his
motion that portion Of the resolution was
stricken out and the resolution as amend
ed was agreed to. M
Mr.. Cameron called up the House bill
appropriating $25,O00 to defray the ex-
penses OF entertaining King Kalakaua
during his visit hero. Passed.
The Senate then passed largo number
Ofbils srepOrtedby committees previously.
Mr.. Logan, Of Illinois, presented res
olutiOn adopted by meeting Of the cili-
zens Of Chicago, Referred to Committee
on Finance.
He also introduced bill authorizing
the retirement Of W, U, Mory, U, $. A.,
with the rank and pay Of a Brigadier
General.
Tho House bill to provide for the relief
Of persons suffering from the rayuges Of
grasshOppers was read, but objection was
made to its present consideration and It
was referred to the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, called up
the resolutions Of tho Vermont Legisla.
turO protesting agalngt the ratification
Of the proposed Canadian reciprocity
treaty, and addressed the Senate In OppO.
sitlOn to the treaty.
Mr.. Ramsey presented the resolutions
Of the Legislature Of Minnesota In favor
Of q preliminary survey Of route for a
canal from the navigable waters OF tho
St, CrOix River to connect them with
Lake Superior. Referred,
After executive session adjourned.
The Senate In executive session this af-
ternoon had before them the reciprocity
treaty between the United States and
Canada. The treaty having but few II
any friends was rejected without division.
HOUSE.
The House Ia again voting OH one Of
the preliminary questions connected with
the Civil Rights Bill. No other public
business was transacted.
Various propositions requiring unani.
nous consent were made by many mem
bers, but Mr.. Butler, Of Mass, insisted on
tho regular order, which was whether the
House would now consider his motion to
reconsider tho vote Of last session by
which the Civil Rights bill was referred
to the Judiciary Committee. A vote re-
suited, yeas 147, nays Ol, The question
then was shall the reference DO reconsid-
cred, and II was Carried-yeas l5l, nays
03. a special order having previously
been assigned for ono o'clock to-day, DO.
Ing the bill for tho construction Of canal
connecting the waters Of Lake Michigan
and the Illinois, Mississippi and Rock
rivers, the Civil Rights bill was about TO
pass over, when Mr., Hawley, who had
charge Of the canal bill, said lie did not
want 1t to stand In the way Of the Civil
Rights bill, and he asked tllat II 10 post.
poned until this day week.
Mr.. Dawes opposed an assignment for
this day week, stating that all the appro-
ptiatiOn bills must bU considered within
that time; also the tax and tariff bills, II
they were to be considered ut all. The
necessity OF the government did not per-
nit him 10 consent to any such arrange
ment as was proposed.
Mr.. Hawley thereupon moved It's post
pOnement until after the Civil Rights bill
Is disposed Of, Agreed to, 1874 TO %.
Mr.. Butler thereupon withdrew his
motion to reconsider tho vote referring
the Civil Rights bill 10 the Judiciary
Committee, and the question was then
upon ordering the bill to 10 engrosed and
read the third time. lie asked the
Speaker whether the previous question
on 1t could be seconded to-day under the
new rule adopted yesterday.
The Speaker said 1t could, by ma.
jority Of two.thiads.
MI. Butler said he rather dispaired OF
getting two.thirds majority, and he went
on to state how he proposed 10 manage
the bill. lie would lirst yield to motion
10 substitute the Senate bill for the House
bill, then he would yield to Mr.. White, Of
Alabama, to offer another subStitute.
Then he would yield TO a motion to
amend by striking out that relating to
schools. In this way all the shades Of
Republican opinion might have their
ideas voted upon.
Mr.. Cessna thereupOn offered the Senate
bill as u substitute.
Mr.. White also offered substitute Of
his own.
Mr.. Kellogg moved to amend the orig.
ihal bill by striking out everything relat.
ing to schools In tile first section.
Mr.. Butler gave notice that ho would
let the debate on tho bill run all day, as
long as the House chose tU sit, and
would move the previous question al l
o'clock tomorrow. lie would divide The
time equally between the friends and OPP.
ponents Of the measure. Mr.. Butler dur.
Ing his remarks, referred 10 portions Of
the Southern people rs banditti, horse.
thieves and robbers, who roamed at night
in disguiselahd uniform.
MI. Mclean Of Texas asked Mr. Butler
why he had called the Southern people
horse thieves and banditti.
Mr. Butler replied that he had np.
piled his remark 10 the minority Of tie
people. There were as good men In the
South as there we're in The North, and
there were as bad men In the North as
there we're anywhere, lie only applied
his remark to the men Of the South who
went around at night and murdered ne.
gtoes and 10 those who justiRed them III
Il. lie was against both Of those classes
Mr.. Mclean made remark, ihaudible
10 any except persons close to him, but
which turned out to be that the member
from Massachusetts (Butlef) was The
only murderer that he knew Of on the
floor rs he had murdered d man In New
Orleans.
After Butler had yielded the floor this
remark was reverted 10 when he again took
the floor and characterized McLeah's Ian.
guage as improper, ungehtlemanly and
ruiiianly, and said the time had gone by
when such language could effect him.