The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-05
BY TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE HOUSE.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-There was great ex-
citement in the House to-day, arising from .
speech OF MIR. Brown, of Kentucky, on the
Civil Rights bill, in which he spoke of Mr.
Butler, OF Massachusetts,, in the following
terms:
| what should be said if the accusation of
| the Southern people should come from one
| who is outlawed in his own home from re-
spectacle society; whose name is SYNONYMOUS
with falsehood; who is the champion, and has
been on all occasions, of fraud; who is the
| apologist of thieves; who is such prodigy of
| vice and meanness. that to describe him,
| imagination would sicken and invective would
exhaust itself?
SIN Scotland, years ago, there was man
whose trade was murder and he earned his
livelihood by selling the bodies Of his victims
for gold. He linked his name to his crime,
and to-day, throughout the world, it is known
as Burking."
The Speaker-'.Does the Chair understand
the gentleman to be referring, in this Ian
guage, to a member of the House ?"
MIR. Brown-''No, sir. l am describing an
individual who is in my minds eye"
The Speaker-The Chair understood the
gentleman to refer to a member of the House.
Mr.. Brownie, sir. call no names. This
mans name was linked to his crime, and, to-
day, throughout the world, it is known as
that was pusillanimous in wal, inhuman in
peace, forbidden IN morals, and infamous in
politics, 1 should call it "Butlerizing."
For this violation of parliamentary order, .
resolution of censure was passed upon Mr..
Brown after a very exciting debate, and was
administered by the Speaker.
The Civil Rights bill then went over until
tomorrow, and the House adjourned to meet
at ten o'clock.
THE SENATE.
Mr.. Morton, of Indiana, presented q
memorial signed by fifteen hundred colored
men of Baltimore, depositors in the Balti-
more branch Of the Freedmen's Savings and
Trust Company, asking for relief. Referred
to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,, from the
Committee on Commerce, reported with
amendment the Senate bill to promote econ
omy and efficiency in the marine hospital
service. Calendar.
Mr.. Pratt of Indiana, from the Committee
on Pensions, reported with amendments the
Senate bill amending the pension law so as
to remove the disability of those who having
PARTICIPATED in the rebellion, have since it's
termination enlisted in the army of the
United States and become disabled. Calen-
dar.
A large number of bills were reported by
the Committee on Claims and passed.
The House bill for the relief of Octavja
Levert and her children, was taken up and
led to some discussion.
Mr.. Scott slid there were eighteen or
twenty claims set on the list, which might
properly be called Southern claims or claims
arising out of the late war. If the Senate
would give the committee further time,
claims OF this class might be considered to
test the sense of the Senate. He moved that
the time allowed can be extended one hour
for the purpose of considering the class of
claims referred to. Pending discussion, the
time allowed the committee expired.l
The Senate then took up the concurrent
resolution submitted by Mr.. NJ orton to repeal
the twenty second joint rule of the two Houses
of Congress in relation to counting the cleo
toral vote for President and President.
MIR. Morton said the existence of this rule
subjected the country to great danger. After
consultation with number of Senators, he
had determined to offer the following as q
substitute for the motion to repeal:
'.No objection to the reception and count
ing of any electoral vote or votes from any
State shall be valid, unless such objection is
sustained by the affirmative votes of the two
Houses"
After discussion, the subject was referred
to the Committee on Privileges and Elections.