National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-06
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

The SPEAKER said It was didieult for the
| Chair TO- decide exactly how far q gentleman
could go in debate. He did not suppose the gen
tleman would Intentionally transcend the limits.
Mr.. BUTLER said he proposed to have read an
extract from report Of COMMITTEES Of Elections
The CLERK proceeded to read the letter, when
Mr. HALE, Of New York, again objected, and
Mr.. BROWN, Of KY. 1 appeal to the gsaiIenGn
from New York to allow the member from Massa-
The SPEAKER said It was always difficult to
decide upon the line Of discussion, but he would
suggest to the gentleman from Massachusetts
to the occurrences Of yesterday than with any
relevancy to the civil rights bill.
Mr.. HALE, Of N. Y. Then hope the gentle
man from Massachusetts will not
SHAME THIS SIDE OF THE HOUSE
by making remarks to which no reply can be
made.
with his mouth sealed when what he had uttered
was read, and no objection then came from the
Directing member from New York.
Mr.; HALE said that was not so. He had CD
jected.
Mr.. BUTLER. Yes, when it was proposed to
res some Of your own utterances.
Mr.. HALE said he had not objected at that
Mr.. BUTLER said he had lived to see many
things, and he expected to live to see many more
But he never expected to see the time when this
House would object TO the reading of q letter from
Q man who went into rebellion. He proposed to
have it read from an official report made to this
The SPEAKER said he wOuId not rule out an
official report If 1t had releVance to the question
under discussion.
Mr.. ELDREDGE suggested that this matter
had gone far enough, and that the Speaker should
now ask the gentleman Whe Their he Intended to
attack the gentleman from Kentucky.
The SPEAKER said that was not the point,
but it was whether the official report about to be
read was relevant to the matter under discussion.
Mr.. HALE of N. Y, asked If it would not be
proper Tor the gentleman to state whether he
would make the letter pertinent to the subject
Mr.. BUTLER said he would show 1t to be so II
the gentleman would only listen.
The letter was then read, when Mr.. BUTLER
said he would show its pertinency. The gentle
the civil rights bill. and he (Nfr BUTLERj wanted
to show from the letter that that gentlemRn's ad-
vice ought not to be taken unless he had repent
ed. Again, Mr.. Brown had charged him Mr..
BUTLER) with being a murderer. He wanted to
show by the letter that Mr.. Brown had eOun-
seled
MURDER AND ASSASSINATION.
The reason why this bill should pass was because
one branch Of the Government, at least, was to
be surrendered to gentlemen who entertained sen.
timents like those Of Mr.; JOIN 7: BRowN, and
for the statement he had made the other day,
that a proportion Of the people Of the South were
murderers and assassins. He sympathized with
the South on account of the condition It was in
When he spoke Of murderers he referred TO the
men who made up the ku-Klux organizations
and the White Leagues, and had no reference to
the law abiding people Of the South. The House
had been told that the reason why the Republi-
can party was defeated last year was because Of
the agitation of this BILL and the attempt to pass
it. 1t was his deliberate opinion that
THE REASON WHY THEY WERE DEFEATED
was because they had not passed the bill a year
ago. The people thought the Republican party
in Congress was q dO-nOthing party. 1t was
neither hot nor cold, and therefore the people
had speWed II out of their mouths. No Democrat
could have been elected in Massachusetts unless
he had declared for the equality Of ali men be.
fire the law. The Democrats had to put 1t In
their platform in 1872
At this point Mr.. Buffers time expired, and
he did not ask for extension.
Mr.. KELLoGG's amendment to strike out
the school clause was then agreed to by-yeas
l4S, nays IS.
Mr.. WHITES amendment was rejected with
ont q divisiOn.
A vote was then taken on the motion OF Mr.
CESSNA, Of Pa, to substitute the words of the
Senate bill for the House BILL and II was disagreed
tO-yeas ll3, nays l4s-as follows: