New-York tribune., 1875-02-04

class OF American citizens that ought TO be deprveo
were either citizens or they not. The Consti.
tuition for good for evil for right or for wrong mao
and legally on an euuaity with every other citizen. He
repeed and repudated the idea that there was any IN
tenton by this bill 10 make any socia eq9aV ooci %
equality never effected affected by law IL could
only come from the voluntary will OF each person.
White men and white women rode In the cars
with whom he did not choose to associate
go with theaers. He did not understand that theaer
was social gathering. so with inns and tayerns
Every man. high low, rich or poor, learned or gno
rant, clean or dirty had rght TO 20 into an lnn ana
have accommodations exactly as he win pay for
There could be no discrimination made In that regard
by law, nor was there any association In meeting
ssGry by the foolish, unjust illogical unnecessary
prejudice OF the white people in the south MOI one 1i
them would not with negro as far as the bill
required II the negro was his servant They wod eat
with him, drink with him. sleep with him. suokle IRON
her If slave; but the moment tho slave became Tree
Mr. NIBLACK Dem. Ind) criticised that portion OF
the bill which imposes more than ordinary penales
Mr. BUTLER, in replying to him, referred TO portions
OF the sovtheIn people as bandtti thieves; ana
formed, and remarked that the member IRON Indiana
tMr N6aGk ought to set his face against suca nongs
Southern people were liable to that charge, seigoVerh
ment was not failurei
Br. BUTLER replied that he did not make that charge
against the majority of the people OF the South He re-
ferred to an attempt on tho part OF the minority 10
that, that this and kindred measures were required
Mr. MCLEAN Dem, 1e1asl asked Mr.. Butter "ny
he bad called the Southern people morse tme'es anu
Mr. BUTLER said he had only applied his remark TO
the minority OF the people there. There we're as good
South there North, and there were as bad
men North as there were anywhere tLlughter.I do
only applied his remark 20 the men South who went
around at night numbering negroes ana 10 those VINO
justified them In It, and he was against Uoln InoSe
classes -
Mr. MCLEAN made a remark inaudible to any except
persons close to him. but which turned out 10 Oe that
only murderer that he knew the hoor as he had mur
Alter Mr.. BUTLER had yielded the noor this remark
OF Mr.. McIfan's reported to MN, Wntn MT BUl-
LER again took the floor and characterized mr;
ru6ianly, and said the time had gone by when suoh
Mr. LAMAR Dem MissJ asked tho speabe whether
this Language OF Mr.. Buffers was parliamentary.
Mr.. BUTI4ER-I have applied II to nobody. say the
day has gone by when that kind of language can auect
Mr. KANDALL-The whole thing ,does not amount to
Mr. cox to Mir. BUTLER-Don't make any fuss about
that. lou are beaten at home, ana We are all nsht
Mr BUTLER-we are all right here. too.
Mr.. McLEAN-Ihe gentleman (Mr. ButleD spoke Oh
the southern people banditt horse thieves. and as
sassins IL [ misunderstood HIN 1 withdraw my re-
mark but il did not misunderstood HIM then relt-
crate my remark and DO not retract anything Let h
Mr. BUrLER-Can 1t be possible that any man on this
floor could have understood me az saying that all the
people Of the South were murderers or hOrseneVes
SAID that tho minority there was attempting 70 rue W
such means.
Alter a scene OF Excitement and confusion the obec
tOnablo words used by Mr. Mclean were reduced TO
SPEAKER ruled them out OF order, and remarked that
II lie had heard them uttered he would necessarily have
called the gentleman to order.
Mr. MCLIAN-I addressed that remark to the gentle.
mln himself, not to the House .,.
The sPEAKER-The gentleman has no right what
Mr. BUILER-I think ought to be permitted to state
thai il had understood the remark 20 far from aking
any offense being told that mad hung man al New
Orleans, should have gOred N 1t; aud the trouble
with line count rv is tpat did not hang more as ought
to have done. Applause, ana cries OF That II good
Mr. LAMAR insisted tLat the Speaker should rule on
Mr. Buffers language characterzng Mclean as ruI'
Tno SPEAKER remarked that tine gentleman Nfr
Butler) himsen must know that IT was not parlia
Mr.. BUTLER pleaded that his words q character
izatOn OF he language anu not OF the man.
Mr.. LAMAR asked tue Speaker whether q member
had rIgnt 10 characterize the language OF another
member improper. ungentlemanly and rdthanly. He
made the point from no other motive tgdh that Oi reg
ulating the decOrum and prOprlcties OF debate.
The SPEAKER remarked that it was clearly unparlia-
NJ. BUILER-Whch OF tbe gcntIemans (dcLean'9
associates called nim to order
Mr.. GLOVER Dem. MIss.l-Which OF the gentleman's
tMr. Builer'sl associates called him to orderi
Mr.. COX-ThOupsOn ian allusion TO Mr.. Butlers sue
MI MclEAN-I have withdrawn my remark, and
inquire wGc,ncr the gentleman Nir. Butle) mas with
Mr.. STORM Dem, Pcnnl-Thls thing has gone far
enough. L INSET on the regular order
Mr. BU ILER yieGed the remainder or his hour to Mr.
LYNCH Q.cp. MisS), WHO proceeded 10 advocate the
@ pedp e d m Tney naa
them already. what they wanted was protection In
their public rights IL on the way between Mississippi
and Washington ne passed by railroad through the God
forsaken States Of Kentucky and Tennessee, he was
not treated "A human being, bnt AS brue and was
compelled to occupy smOkingcar night and day, TIt
drunkards anu gamblers. II the cOored people were
not projected their pnbllc rights, then our DOasted
civilization fraud, rcpnb. ns titutIons a 1al
ure the social system disgrace. aud religion farce.
Mr. FlNCK Dem., OhlO) argued against the bill as
violation OF the principles OF tho constitution. lie
charac the proposed legislation vicious and
nnrtul. There had not been single instance brought
before Congress Of any Southern State denying TO
cOored citizens any political privileges or immunics
This bill however sought To establish social
equality. The great danger TO tie country was the
usurpatiOn OF tho General Goyernmen, both In civil
ald military sense, and tue only safety Ia coming
back the old parties.
Ine House at o'clock took q recess TIL half-paGt
the evening session to be exclusively Tor debate the
own X ghts bIlI.