The New York herald., 1875-02-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, Feb. g. 1875.


Mr.. sooFIxLD, rep) Of Pa, from tho Commit.
tee ON Naval Affairs, reported . bill to pay the
widow Of the late Commodore woolsey his pay to
the end OF the present fiscal year. Passed.
Various propositions requiring unanimous con-
sent we're made by many members, but Mr. But.
LER rep.) Of Mass, insisted on the regular order,
which was, whether the House would now con.
s1der his motion to reconsider the vote Of last
session py which the ctvil Rights bill was referred
to the judiciary Committee. The vote resulted
yeas LAT. nays ol.
The question then was, SHAH the reference DO
reconstdereds : ana It was carrted-yeas lsl.
nays o.
special order having previously been assigned
for ono O'Clock so.day-being che Dill for the
construction Of canal connecting the waters
OF Lake Michigan and or the Illinois,
Mississippi and Rock Rivers, the Civil Rights bill
was about 10 pass over when Mr.. HAwLEY, (rep.l
OF ILL.,. who had charge OF the Canal BILL said be did
btl and he asked that 1t % postponed sll this day
week.
Mr.. DAWES rep.) OF Mass. opposed an assign
m ent for this day week. stating that all the appro-
priatlon bills must De considered Within that
times also the Tax and Tarin bills, n they were 70
be considered a. ALL and that the necessity Of the
government Old not permit him TO consent to any
such arrangement as was presented.
MIR. BUTLER, OF Massachusetts. asked the Speaker
to indicate how the Hennepin Canal bill could be
postponed until after the Civil Rights bill was dts.
posed OF without losing any Of It's present advan-
tage.
me SPEAKER stated that 1t could DO postponed
by o majority vote, motion to reconsider en-
Tered, and that that motion could be called up at
Mr.. HAwLsy, OF Illinois, thereupon moved lis
postponement until the day after the Civil Rights
MI. LITcHrIELD. (dsm.) Of H., objected to it's
postponement, remarklng that the Hennepin
Canal bill was OF far greater importance than the
civil Rights bill, ana he did not wish It jeopar-
ssw C-.,~. ,..r, ar n. r. lin ~. ,>....x...s
great deal more II pushed now.
Mr.. Hawleys motion was agreed to-yeas 1s4,
NorE.-The Hennepin Canal bill BY this action,
stands IN better condition than It would have
done II pressed to-day, because AS such bills are
hibitlng nlibustering, 1t would probably have been
nhDustered on to-day BY the democrats, so as to
keep on action on the civil Rights pin, and the re-
1t on tue table. Ii will ne liable to neither OF these
dangers when It comes up next week.
MR.. BUTLER GIVES THE CUE.
Mr. BUTLER rhereupon withdrew his motion 10
reconsider the vote referring tho Civil Rights bill
then on ordering the bill to be engrossed and read
third time. lie asked the speaker whether the
the ue adoped
The SPEAKER satd that 1t could be BY majority
Mr. BUTLER said he rather despatred OF getting
two-thirds majority, ana he went on 10 state how
lie proposed to manage the bill. He would first
yield to motion to substitute the Senate Dill for
the House bill Then he would yield 10 Mr.. White.
OF Alabama, TO onIer another SUBSTITUTE Then he
would yield to q motion to amend by striking OUT
republican opinion might have their ideas voted
upon.
the Senate bill as substitute.
Mr.. WHITE, rep.) OF Ala. also offered substl.
tute OF his own.
Mr. KELLOGG, (rep) OF Conn.,, moved to am end
the original bill by striking out everything relat.
ing. TO schools In the irst section.
Mr. BUTLER gave notice that ne would let the
debate on Inc bill run all day as long
as inc House chosee1p SIT, and would move The
previous question4kt t'one O'Clock o-morrow. He
would divide the tsn,e equally between the friends
the nrst hour to his colleague on the Judiciary
Committee (Mr. Fnck,. He tMr. Butlcrl said ne
did not propose now 10 debate the principle or the
bill. IL had been so lar considered D,f0re the
country, and had been - long under discussion
that ne could not add anything to what had been
nerssotSrs SAID the Justice OF donn. tne
He could not understand how there
could be 4 class OF American citizens who ought
Coiored SraaN men were either citizens or tnev were
not The constitution, ior coed or Tor evil, lor
right or Tor wrong. had made them American
citizens. and they stood politically aud legally on
an equality with every other citizen. He rcpeiled
aud repuuated the iuea that there was any inten-
ton BY this bill 10 make any
Soca. equality was never erected or anccted bv
law. 1t could only come from tue voluntary Will
OF each person. White men ana white women
with whom he did not choose 10 associate
rode IN the cars. SO with theatres. he
did not understand that theatre was
u social gathering. SO with inns and taverns.
Every man. hign or low, ricn or poor, learned or
ignorant clean or dirty, had right to go into an
Inn ana nave sucn accommodouons Exactly as re
made In that regard by law. nor was there any
ASSOCIATION in meeting man At an inn. Tnis bill
cal unnecssssry prejud,sS Of the White psopis Ia
che sousn-not one Of whom would not aeso.