The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-04

saying, that all the people OF the South
were murderers or horse-thieves, l said
that the minority there were attempting
to rule by such means.
AfteE scene Of excitement and con-
fusion, the Objectionable words used by
Mclean were reduced to writing and
read from the Clerks desk, when the
Speaker ruled them out Of order, and re-
marked that IL She had heard them
uttered he would necessarily have called
the gentleman to order.
Mr.. McLean-I addressed that remark
to the gentleman himself and not to the
House.
The speuker-The gentleman had no
right Whatever to do that.
Mr.. Butler-I think ought to be per-
mitted to state that II had understood
the remarks 80 far from taking any
offence ut being told that had hung a
man in New Orleans, | should have
gloFied in it, and the trouble with the
country is that | did not hang more, Us
l ought to have done, (Applause and
cries Of "that's good.W
Mr.. Lamar insisted that the Speaker
should rule on Butler's language charac-
terining Mclean as rutianly.
The Speaker remarked that the gentle.
man (Bltler) himself must know that II
was not parliamentary,
Mr.. Butler pleaded that bis words were
a characterization Of the language and
not OF the man.
Mr.. Lamar asked the Speaker whether
q member had right to characterize tho
language Of another member as improper,
ungentlemanly and rufiianly. He made
the point from no other motive than that
Of regulating the decOrum and propri.
eties Of debate,
The Speaker remarked that 1t was
clearly unparliumcntary, no matter what
the proyocation was.
Mr.. Butler-Which Of the gentleman's
(McLean's) associates called him to
order3
Mr.. GlOver-Which Of the gentle.
mans (Butler'S) associates called him to
orderH
Mr.. Cox-Thompson ian allusion to
Buffers successor. Laughter
Mr., MCLean-I have withdrawn my
remark, and inquire whether the gen.
tloman Butler has Withdrawn hisP
Mr.: storm-This thing has gone for
enough, insist on the regular order,
Mr.. Butler yielded the remainder Of his
hour to Mr., Lynch, who proceeded to I'D.
yocate the bill in written speech. He
declared that the c0lored people did not
want social rights; they had enough Of
them already. They wanted protection
In their public rights. II on the way from
Mississippi to Washington he passed
by railroad through tho God.iorSaken
States Of Kentucky and Tennessee, he
was not treated as q human being, but as
brute, and was compelled to occupy
smoking-car night and day with drunk.
ards and gamblers, Ifthe colored people
were not protected in their public rights,
then our boasted civilization was fraud,
republican institutions n failure, tho so.
cial system a disgrace, and religion a
farce.
Mr.. Finck argued against tho bill as a
violation Of the principl Of the Consti.
tuition. He characterized the proposed
legislation as vicious and hurtiul, There
had not been single instance brought be-
fore Congress Of any Southern State
denying to colored citizens my
political privileges or immunities. This
bill, however, sought 10 establish social
equality The great danger to the coun.
try was the llSurpatlon Of the General
Government, both In civil and military
sense, and the only safety was In coming
back to the old parties.
Tho House took recess until half-past
seven o'clock.
EVENING Session.
There was an immense crowd In the
galleries to listen to the debate on the
Civil Rights bill, but only few members
were present. Mr.. Parker, Of Maine, oc.
Cupied the Chair.
Messrs. Storm and Whitehead opposed
the bill.
Mr.. Cain advocated II, and sneered at
the idea OF there being bad blood between
the races at the South when the statistics
showed that there were over !, ZOO, 900 mu-
lattoes In thocOuntry. That was not much
GNluguGV VI bhu uluuus NLuuBHbeIsJs ~
the negroes would only cease to DO Repub.
licans and would vote the straight out
Democratic ticket there would be no bad
blood between them. As 10 social equality
he derided It as a bug.bear. Why, said
he, do you suppose that would intro.
duce into my family u class OF
white men whom | sec In the coun.
try. Do you suppose so for one mOment2
Why sir, there arc men who occupy
places on this floor for whom have great |
respect, and yet sloald be very careful
how | should introduce them to my fam.
lily. [Laughter.1 l Shouldbe afraid that
their old habits acquired beyond Mason
and Dixon'S line might return and with
great dramatic effect stir up bad blood.
Loud laughter.
Mcssrs. Harris, Rainey and Rapier
spoke In support Of the bill.
Mr.. Lamar made u brief protest against
the bill as disastrous TO the peace, pros
petity and happiness Of the people.
Adjourned,