Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-04

.t.'uiS hcNti otiutc pre>cnteN against The
On motion of Mr.. Anthony the SECRETARY
| OF the Navy was directed to transmit To the
Serate copy of The contract male for the
statue Of Admiral Farrsp,lt with an the
paler> relating thereto
Mr.. Morrill,, Of VI. called M the resolutions
OF the legislature Of that state, protesting
against the ratification OF the Canadian reci-
pretty treaty, AMI gave his views thereon.
The Senate then, after an executive Se>-
sion, adjourned.
Lively Debate on the Civil Rig hts Bill
HotSE.-After our report closet
Mr. Butler commenced the debate ON tho
civil rights bill, first announcing that he
Intended To let debate go on this day. and
that Tomorrow Thursday n l O'Clock n rn
ne would call the previous question. lie said
so much discussion had been had upon this
subject that harily anything more cnu a he
said. OF the justice OF the present hin no
could have no doubt. He could MOI >aa bnXv
any class of American citizens Could or Ought
10 be denied any OF the rights and immuni-
tie~ OF American citizens. He rep.ljeI the
i"oa that there was any intention te make
any
SOCIAL. FQvALIrY.
Social equality could never DC effected by
law. ii could only come voluntarily at the
VIII OF tatS person. IL was said this woa!d
lGt thC negroes III the ears Mau Mpr,- nUf
l., the cars VIII" were not his associates.
ILcTS were many men = al women who role
M the cars whom ne lid Lot desire Tor ,S~o-
CiataS That was not tho question AT ali II
was question a. 10 the common right 81 all
To public conveyance. So with the thaarpr
lie dId moi understand tliat people went 10
The theatcr for association. Aud - oi inns.
Ilns aud taNeTn> were for all classes OF PEG
PIE. and every man. whether hIgh nT low
rich or poor, clean or dirty. Eai a right u 20
To such inn and have such arcpnupn lafinu>
a. he could pay for. He was not Obliged 10
associate with any person n met at such ian
or IN the railroad cars. The provisions of
this bill were those OF the common law II.
defended the reference of cases under the bill
To the | niteu States rather than the state
Ia flf
would not accord the colOgei men their
rights.
Mr.. NihIack said thar the practical H,,.Ia-
ration was that the government was bal. and
asked If il would not be better ia abolish the
government and declare
SELE-GoNFRSNENT \ FAILURE
Mr.. Butler said II handful. horse thieves
and muptercrS, who Went about at night
committing murders, were iu the majority.
the government was wrong.
Mr.. Mclean Texas asked n he Asserted
that majority OF the southern people were
horse thieves and murierers.
Mr.. Butler. BY no means. / said the mi
norltN, that there were certain men who 20
around by night committing murders.
Mr. Mclean. You said the majority.
MI Mclean made some further remarks in
low tone, inaudible in the gallery.
Mr.. Butler then yielded the Hoor Ia Mr.
Lynch Miss J. and the latter waS about u
commence, when
Mr.. Butler sand he had not heard the mutt
tered exclamation OF the gentleman from
Texas. He was informed by gentlemen
around him that the gentleman had SAID he
Mr. Butler was the
ONLY MURDERER on THIS FLOOR.
Mr. Randall Pa said it was too late now
10 make point Of order on the language.
Mr.. Butler said he desired Ia remark. that
II uttered. That sort of insulting. ungentle-
manly and ruftianiy language could not dis
iurb any one now. The day for that was
passed.
Mr.. Lamar Miss inquired if the gentle
mans language was parliame ntary.
Mr.. Butler said he applied il To no man. IL
guage. The day has gone by for any such at
tempt at intimidation.
Mr.. Randall Pa Oh. that ali amounts to
shuckS.
SCENE oF CONFUSION
now enSucd, and each member was On his
feet at once
Mr. Mclean. OF Texas. said he understood
the gentleman from Massachusetts 10 say
that majority OF the people OF the south
were muTiererS, hOrSe-thieveS and ban1itti.
Ii he did not say so, he Mr.. Mclean retract-
Ell all he said. II the gentleman had said So
he did not retract at all. Let the gentleman
make the most OF il. and ii he has any sons
let him send them along.
Mr. Butler denied that he said majority
oI The southern people were mUrlcrcrS. sc.
He said a minority.
Mr. Hcndon Texas. Mr.. Atkins Tenn.
and OtheT>.-N GU sand Il majority.
Mr. Dewitt y. H-)-And you said also that
the Judges on the bench could not bc trusted.
Mr. Butler1Why do you take up another
Mr. BeWitt.-BecaUse / heard and know
what you said.
The excitement had now grown 50 great
that members on both sides demantel that
The language used should be- read from the
official notes Of the reporters. 10 ascertain
exactly what had been said.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT
showed that in reply 10 Mr.. Niblacl'S IuNS-
ton Mr. Butler said that II majority were
horse thieves, bandittI. or murtcrerS. there
could he no security in the state courts.
Mr. Mclean offensive remarks were also
read. a. follows: You are the only mu, ierer
on the floor. You killed man in New Or
leans"
The Speaker said that II he had heard
that remark he would have declared il ont OF
order.
Mr.. McLean.-I addressed the remark TO
the gentleman himself. and not To the House.
The SpeakeT-The gentleman had no right
whatever TO do that.
Mr.. Butler said that a the matter had now
gone into the Recy5si he desired 10 say that II
he was a murderer because
HE HANGED A MAN IN NEW ORLEANS
he sloriei i'm il. The trouble of the country
now was that he had not hung more of them.
tApplauSe on the republican side, and cries
OF that's goOd."l
Mr.. Lamar Miss asked the chair to rule
whether the language OF Gen. Butler 10 the
gentleman from Texas, that his language
was ungentlemanly and rufiianly,was unpar-
lismentary.
Mr.. Butler repeated what he had before
said that he had characterized the language
used and not the man who used il.
The Speaker said that he had no doubt the
MI tBuL4tTl NOutu himself dt1fllt
that the language was unparliamentsry, no
matter what the tranSgression or provoca-
ton was
Mr.. Lamar said he made the point solely in
the interest of future good order and deco
rum in debate
Mr.. Butler.-WhO of the gentleman'S Mr..
McLean'sl friends called him TO ORDER
Mr.. Lamar said he would have done 80 If
he had heard the remark.
Mr.. Glover. (Mo.)-Who of the gentle
mans (Mr. Butler's) friends called him TO
order?
Mr.. Cox-Mr. Thompson. LAlluding TO
Gen. Buffers successor
Mr.. Pelham, ALA who was standing be-
side Mr.. Butler, here remarked loud enough
10 be heard in the galleries, ooh, damn 1T,
let's have fight"
Messrs. Lynch and Finch ma lie brief re-
marks, after which at p. M. recess was
taken 10 80 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The House reaSsembled at 80. Mr.. Parker,
MOI in the chair There were not more
than fifteen or twenty members present when
called to order
Mr.. Storm pa addressed the House. He
said that there was nothing that 50 pleased
the country as the fact that Mr.. Butler, of
Massachusetts, was not returned To the
House. Yet, with all this public opposition,
he had, by the force OF character, dragoone1
the other side into the support of the measure
until there was not one who dared TO raise
his voice in opposition To it. He claimed
that the republican side did not represent