Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

The Senate was not in session on the 30th
nit, having adjourned over until Monday
The House was in session, but its proceedings
did not greatly advance the public veal, they
being merely the interesting and instructive
process of reading the journal of the dead>
lock session, including the yeas and nays.
In the Senate, on the LIST inst, an adverse
report was made on the bin granting pensions
to survivors of the Mexican war. A billw.s
introduced to prohibit the manufacture, i'm
portation or sale of spirituous liquors in the
District Of Columbia. Mr.. West discussed
Louisiana affairs, and was followed by Mr..
Morrill,, of Vermont, on the same subject
In the House, after considerable parliamentary
skirmishing in Intellectual endeayor to reach
action upon the rules, so as to prevent 'dils-
tory motions, the House took recess until
ten o'clock next morning.
In the Senate, on the I'd, Governor Brooks
of Arkansas, in q memorial, claimed to have
been elected Governor Of that State in 1879
and that his Office was usurped through armed
force and By fraud, and he asked such con-
grcssioual action as would protect the lawful
government of that State In the House,
after protracted discussion and wearisome fili>
clustering, rule was adopted to prevent 5ia>
tory motions. The action was by strict
patty vote, except that Mr. Butler, of Massa>
chusctts voted in the negative.
In the Senate, on the Sd, the President
was asked for all the information he possesses
in reference to Arkansas affairs not heretofore
communicated to the Senate. In the House
Mr.. Buffers motion to reconsider the vote by
which the civil rights bill was recommitted to
the judiciary committee was agreed to, sew
eral republicans voting in the negative, among
them hIessrs Lowndss, of Maryland, and
Sener, of Virginia. Mr.. Butler then in
formed the House that he would allow debate
and call the previous question at one O'Clock
Thursday; also that the time for debate
should be equally divided between the friends
and opponents of the bill The debate was
then commenced and kept up in spirited
manner until five o'clock, when recess was
taken until $50 P. NJ Mr.. Butler led off.
style, many personalities being induI ged in by
him and repudiated when he was called to ac>
count for them. Several times personal COLI
lisions seemed imminent, on one occasion a
Southern republican profauely indicating that
he was 'tspoiling for fight" After the re-
cess speeches were made by Messrs. Storm of
Pennsylvania, Whitehead of Virginia, and
Cain and Rainey of South Carolina.
In the Senate, on the 4th, the House bill
for the relief of sufferers by grasshoppers was
passed In the House the discussion of the
civil rights bill was resumed. Speeches we're
made in opposition by Messrs. Sener Of Fir-
GINA, Brown of Kentucky, and others, and
in favor of it by Messrs. Hoar of Massachu-
sets and Cain OF South Carolina. During
Mr.. Browns speech he said ''if he were to
describe everything pusilanmous in war, in
human in peace, forbidden in morals, and in
famous in politics, he would call it Butler
ism" whcreupou Mr. Hale, of New York. of
fered a resolution that Dir Brown be censured
for violation of the privileges of the House
in using such language, and upon that resoIu-
ton he demanded the previous question, but
the House refused to second the demand
Mr.. Dawes then offered resolution that Mr.
Brown be expelled from the House tor gross
violation of the rules and privileges. This
10 which were quoted expressions used at
previous sessions by some of the advocates of
the resolution to expel Mr.. Brown, which ex.
pressions were not only far more unparlia>
meDtary than those used by him, but were
actually vulgar. The resolution of expulsion
was then Withdrawn, and that of ceusure was
passed by strictly party vote. NIr. Brown
was marched to the bar in. custody of the
sergeant alarms and received the censure
with becoming sang froid.
In the Senate on the 5th, the death of
Senator Buckingham, of Connecticut, was
announced aud the Senate adjourned Tn
the House, the consideration of the civil
rights bill was resumed An amendment to
strike out the school clause was agreed to by
yeas l48, nays 4S. A motion to substitute
the text of the Senate bill for the House bill
was rejected by yeas 113, nays 14S The
preamble was agreed to by yeas 2l9, nays %.
The bill was then passed by 153 yeas to 90
nays. eleven republicans voting in the nega~
tive.
The Caucus Last Night.