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• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  IN SENATE. MONDAY, December 7, 1874. The first Monday of December being the day prescribed by the Constitution of the United States for the annual meeting of Congress, the second session of the Forty-third Congress commenced this day. The Senators...

  People: Hannibal Hamlin
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Maine— [...] and Hon. Lot M. Morrill.

  People: Lot M. Morrill
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] New Hampshire—Hon. Aaron H. Cragin

  People: Aaron H. Cragin
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] New Hampshire— [...] and Hon. Bainbridge Wadleigh.

  People: Bainbridge Wadleigh
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Vermont—Hon. George F. Edmunds

  People: George F. Edmunds
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [..] Vermont— [...] and Hon. Justin S. Morrill

  People: Justin S. Morrill
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Massachusetts—Hon. George S. Boutwell

  People: George S. Boutwell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Massachusetts— [...] and Hon. William B. Washburn.

  People: William B. Washburn
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Rhode Island—Hon. Henry B. Anthony.

  People: Henry B. Anthony
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Connecticut—Hon. Orris S. Ferry.

  People: Orris S. Ferry
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] New York—Hon. Roscoe Conkling.

  People: Roscoe Conkling
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] New Jersey—Hon. Frederick T. Frelingbuysen.

  People: Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Pennsylvania—Hon. Simon Cameron

  People: Simon Cameron
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Pennsylvania— [...] and Hon. John Scott.

  People: John R. K. Scott
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Delaware-—Hon. Eli Saulsbury.

  People: Eli M. Saulsbury
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Maryland—Hon. George R. Dennis

  People: George R. Dennis
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Maryland— [...] and Hon. William T. Hamilton

  People: William T. Hamilton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Virginia—Hon. John F. Lewis.

  People: John F. Lewis
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] South Carolina—Hon. John J. Patterson

  People: James W. Patterson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] South Carolina— [...] and Hon. Thomas J. Robertson.

  People: Thomas J. Robertson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Florida-—Hon. Simon B. Conover

  People: Simon B. Conover
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Florida-— [...] and Hon. Abijah Gilbert.

  People: Abijah Gilbert
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Alabama—Hon. George E. Spencer.

  People: George E. Spencer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Mississippi—Hon. James L. Alcorn

  People: James L. Alcorn
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Mississippi— [...] and Hon. Henry R. Pease.

  People: Henry R. Pease
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Louisiana—Hon. J. R. West.

  People: J. Rodman West
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Texas—Hon. J. W. Flanagan.

  People: James W. Flanagan
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Arkansas—Hon. Powell Clayton

  People: Powell Clayton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Arkansas— [...] and Hon. Stephen W. Dorsey

  People: Stephen W. Dorsey
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Missouri—Hon. Lewis V. Bogy

  People: Lewis V. Bogy
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Missouri— [...] and Hon. Carl Schurz.

  People: Carl Schurz
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Tennessee—Hon. Henry Cooper.

  People: Henry Cooper
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Kentucky—Hon. Thomas C. McCreery

  People: Thomas C. McCreery
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Kentucky— [...] and Hon. John W. Stevenson

  People: John W. Stevenson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] West Virginia—Hon. Arthur I. Boreman

  People: Arthur I. Boreman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] West Virginia— [...] and Hon. Henry G. Davis.

  People: Henry G. Davis
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Ohio—Hon. John Sherman

  People: John Sherman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Ohio— [...] and Hon. Allen G. Thurman.

  People: Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Indiana—Hon. Daniel D. Pratt.

  People: Daniel D. Pratt
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Illinois—Hon. John A. Logan

  People: John A. Logan
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Illinois— [...] and Hon. Richard J. Oglesby.

  People: Richard J. Oglesby
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Michigan—Hon. Zachariah Chandler

  People: Zachariah Chandler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Michigan— [...] and Hon. Thomas W. Ferry.

  People: Thomas W. Ferry
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Wisconsin—Hon. Matthew H. Carpenter

  People: Matthew H. Carpenter
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Wisconsin— [...] and Hon. Timothy O. Howe.

  People: Timothy O. Howe
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Iowa—Hon. William B. Allison

  People: William B. Allison
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Iowa— [...] and Hon. George G. Wright.

  People: George G. Wright
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Minnesota—Hon. Alexander Ramsey

  People: Alexander Ramsey
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Minnesota— [...] and Hon. William Windom.

  People: William Windom
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Kansas—Hon. James M. Harvey

  People: James M. Harvey
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Kansas— [...] and Hon. John J. Ingalls.

  People: John J. Ingalls
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Nebraska—Hon. Phineas W. Hitchcock.

  People: Phineas W. Hitchcock
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] California—Hon. John S. Hager

  People: John S. Hager
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] California— [...] and Hon. Aaron A. Sargent

  People: Aaron A. Sargent
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Oregon—Hon. James K. Kelly

  People: James K. Kelly
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Oregon— [...] and Hon. John H. Mitchell.

  People: John H. Mitchell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Call to Order

  People: Henry Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The VICE PRESIDENT (Hon. HENRY WILSON, of Massachusetts) called the Senate to order at twelve o'clock m., there being a quorum of Senators present.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  PRAYER. Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D., Chaplain to the Senate for the Forty-third Congress, offered the following prayer: Almighty and everlasting God, we come to worship Thee as the Supreme Ruler and Rightful Lawgiver of the world; and as Thou hast...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Set the Daily Meeting Time of the Senate

  People: Henry B. Anthony
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  HOUR OF MEETING. On motion of Mr. ANTHONY, it was Ordered, That the hour of the daily mooting of the Senate be twelve o'clock meridian, until otherwise ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: George F. Edmunds
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to; and (at two o'clock and forty-two minutes p.m.) the Senate adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. JOHN W. JOHNSTON, from the State of Virginia; Hon. A. S, MERRIMOM and Hon. MATT W. RANSOM, from the State of North Carolina; Hon. WILLIAM SPRAGUE, from the State of Rhode Island; and Hon. JOHN P. STOCKTON, from the State of New Jersey, appeared in...

  People: John W. Johnston
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. JOHN W. JOHNSTON, from the State of Virginia; Hon. A. S, MERRIMOM and Hon. MATT W. RANSOM, from the State of North Carolina; Hon. WILLIAM SPRAGUE, from the State of Rhode Island; and Hon. JOHN P. STOCKTON, from the State of New Jersey, appeared in...

  People: Augustus S. Merrimon
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. JOHN W. JOHNSTON, from the State of Virginia; Hon. A. S, MERRIMOM and Hon. MATT W. RANSOM, from the State of North Carolina; Hon. WILLIAM SPRAGUE, from the State of Rhode Island; and Hon. JOHN P. STOCKTON, from the State of New Jersey, appeared in...

  People: Matt W. Ransom
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. JOHN W. JOHNSTON, from the State of Virginia; Hon. A. S, MERRIMOM and Hon. MATT W. RANSOM, from the State of North Carolina; Hon. WILLIAM SPRAGUE, from the State of Rhode Island; and Hon. JOHN P. STOCKTON, from the State of New Jersey, appeared in...

  People: William Sprague
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. JOHN W. JOHNSTON, from the State of Virginia; Hon. A. S, MERRIMOM and Hon. MATT W. RANSOM, from the State of North Carolina; Hon. WILLIAM SPRAGUE, from the State of Rhode Island; and Hon. JOHN P. STOCKTON, from the State of New Jersey, appeared in...

  People: John P. Stockton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: John Sherman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to; and (at twelve o'clock and twenty-seven minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYROS SUNDERLAND, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. JOHN B. GORDON, from the State of Georgia, and Hon. MORGAN C. HAMILTON, from the State of Texas, appeared in their seats to-day.

  People: John B. Gordon
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. JOHN B. GORDON, from the State of Georgia, and Hon. MORGAN C. HAMILTON, from the State of Texas, appeared in their seats to-day.

  People: Morgan C. Hamilton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Proceed to the Election of Standing Committees

  People: Henry B. Anthony
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense with the Rule Requiring the Election be by Ballot

  People: Henry B. Anthony
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  There being no objection, the rule was dispensed with.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Appointment of Standing Committees

  People: Henry B. Anthony
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Tho VICE-PRESIDENT. The question is on the passage of the resolution proposed by the Senator from Rhode Island. The resolution was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: John Sherman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to; and (at twelve o'clock and thirty-five minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. GEORGE GOLDTHWAITE, from the State of Alabama., Hon. OLIVER P. MORTON, from the State of Indiana, and Hon. THOMAS M. NORWOOD, from the State of Georgia, appeared in their seats to-day.

  People: George T. Goldthwaite
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. GEORGE GOLDTHWAITE, from the State of Alabama., Hon. OLIVER P. MORTON, from the State of Indiana, and Hon. THOMAS M. NORWOOD, from the State of Georgia, appeared in their seats to-day.

  People: Oliver P. Morton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. GEORGE GOLDTHWAITE, from the State of Alabama., Hon. OLIVER P. MORTON, from the State of Indiana, and Hon. THOMAS M. NORWOOD, from the State of Georgia, appeared in their seats to-day.

  People: Thomas M. Norwood
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Simon Cameron
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to; and (at one o'clock and six minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. THOMAS F. BAYARD, from the State of Delaware, and Hon. REUBEN E. FENToN, from the State of New York, appeared in their seats to-day.

  People: Thomas F. Bayard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. THOMAS F. BAYARD, from the State of Delaware, and Hon. REUBEN E. FENTON, from the State of New York, appeared in their seats to-day.

  People: Reuben E. Fenton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of the proceedings of Thursday last was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Henry B. Anthony
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to; and (at three o'clock and thirty-three minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Hon. THOMAS W. TIPTON, from the State of Nebraska, appeared in his seat to-day.

  People: Thomas W. Tipton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday last was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana moves tbat the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After twelve minutes spent in...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 23 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 23 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 23 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Message From the Vice President: Absence From the Senate

  People: Henry Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 23 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Resolution Naming Matthew H. Carpenter President Pro Tempore of the Senate

  People: Henry B. Anthony
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 23 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Resolution Naming Matthew H. Carpenter President Pro Tempore of the Senate: Mr. Stevenson's Amendment

  People: John W. Stevenson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 23 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Chief Clerk put the question on the amendment, and it was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 23 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The resolution, as amended, was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 23 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The CHIEF CLERK The Senators will prepare their ballots. The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. ~THONY] and the Senator from Delaware [Mr. BAYARD] will please to act as tellers. Mr. STEVENSON. Mr. Clerk, I nominate Hon. A. G. THURMAN, of Ohio, for...

  People: Matthew H. Carpenter
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 23 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 23 Dec 1874, 12:00
  EXECUTIVE SESSION. Mr. EDMUNDS. I renew the motion for an executive session. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After forty minutes spent in executive session the doors were reopened, and...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 22 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 22 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 22 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 22 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 22 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Hon. JOHN P. JONES, from the State of Nevada, appeared in his seat to-day.

  People: John P. Jones
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 22 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 22 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina moves that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After twenty minutes spent...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 12:00
  DEATH OF SENATOR BUCKINGHAM. Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D., Chaplain of the Senate, offered the following prayer: Almighty God, we come before Thee admonished by the tidings of the morning that in the midst of life we are in death; that another...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Resolution on the Death of William Buckingham

  People: Thomas W. Ferry
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The resolution was agreed to, nem. con.; and (at twelve o'clock and sixteen minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Hon. WILLIAM M. STEWART, from the State of Nevada, appeared in his seat to-day.

  People: William M. Stewart
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Thomas W. Ferry
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 09 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to unanimously; and (at one o'clock and two minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 13 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 13 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 13 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 13 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 13 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 13 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Credentials of William W. Eaton

  People: Thomas W. Ferry
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 13 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having been administered to Mr. EATON, he took his seat in the Senate.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 13 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having been administered to Mr. EATON, he took his seat in the Senate.

  People: William W. Eaton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 13 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: George F. Edmunds
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 13 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT, (at six o'clock and fifteen minutes p. m.) Twenty-eight Senators have voted in the affirmative and nineteen in the negative. So the Senate stands adjourned till Monday at twelve o'clock.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: MAINE. John H. Burleigh.

  People: John H. Burleigh
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: MAINE. [...] William P. Frye.

  People: William P. Frye
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: MAINE. [...] James G. Blaine.

  People: James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: MAINE. [...] Eugene Hale.

  People: Eugene Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW HAMPSHIRE. Austin F. Pike.

  People: Austin F. Pike
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW HAMPSHIRE. [...] Hosea W. Parker.

  People: Hosea W. Parker
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] VERMONT. Charles W. Willard.

  People: Charles W. Willard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] VERMONT. [...] Luke P. Poland.

  People: Luke P. Poland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] VERMONT. [...] George W. Hendee.

  People: George W. Hendee
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. James Buffinton.

  People: James Buffinton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Benjamin W. Harris.

  People: Benjamin W. Harris
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Henry L. Pierce.

  People: Henry L. Pierce
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Samuel Hooper.

  People: Samuel Hooper
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Daniel W. Gooch.

  People: Daniel W. Gooch
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Benjamin F. Butler.

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] E. Rockwood Hoar.

  People: E. Rockwood Hoar
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] John M. S. Williams.

  People: John M. S. Williams
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] George F. Hoar.

  People: George F. Hoar
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Henry L. Dawes.

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] RHODE ISLAND. Benjamin T. Eames.

  People: Benjamin T. Eames
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] CONNECTICUT. Joseph R. Hawley.

  People: Joseph R. Hawley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] CONNECTICUT. [...] Stephen W. Kellogg.

  People: Stephen W. Kellogg
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] CONNECTICUT. [...] Henry H. Starkweather.

  People: Henry H. Starkweather
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. Henry J. Scudder.

  People: Henry J. Scudder
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Samuel S. Cox.

  People: Samuel S. Cox
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] John D. Lawson.

  People: John D. Lawson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Fernando Wood.

  People: Fernando Wood
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Clarkson N. Potter.

  People: Clarkson N. Potter
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] David M. De Witt.

  People: David M. DeWitt
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Robert S. Hale.

  People: Robert S. Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] William A. Wheeler.

  People: William A. Wheeler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Henry H. Hathorn.

  People: Henry H. Hathorn
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] David Wilber.

  People: David Wilber
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Clinton L. Merriam.

  People: Clinton L. Merriam
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Ellis H. Roberts.

  People: Ellis H. Roberts
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] John G. Schumaker.

  People: John G. Schumaker
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] William E. Lansing.

  People: William E. Lansing
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] R. Holland Duell.

  People: R. Holland Duell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] William H. Lamport.

  People: William H. Lamport
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] H. Boardman Smith.

  People: Horace Boardman Smith
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Freeman Clarke.

  People: Freeman Clarke
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] George G. Hoskins.

  People: George G. Hoskins
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Lyman K. Bass.

  People: Lyman K. Bass
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Walter L. Sessions.

  People: Walter L. Sessions
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Lyman Tremain.

  People: Lyman Tremain
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW JERSEY. John W. Hazelton.

  People: John W. Hazelton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW JERSEY. [...] Amos Clark, jr.

  People: Amos Clark, Jr.
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW JERSEY. [...] William Walter Phelps.

  People: William W. Phelps
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW JERSEY. [...] Marcus L. Ward.

  People: Marcus L. Ward
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW JERSEY. [...] Isaac W. Scudder.

  People: Isaac W. Scudder
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. Samuel J. Randall.

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Charles O'Neill.

  People: Charles O'Neill
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Leonard Myers.

  People: Leonard Myers
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] William D. Kelley.

  People: William D. Kelley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Alfred C. Harmer.

  People: Alfred C. Harmer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] James S. Biery.

  People: James S. Biery
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Washington Townsend.

  People: Washington Townsend
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Hiester Clymer.

  People: Hiester Clymer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] A. Herr Smith.

  People: A. Herr Smith
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] John B. Storm.

  People: John B. Storm
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Lazarus D. Shoemaker.

  People: Lazarus D. Shoemaker
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] James D. Strawbridge.

  People: James D. Strawbridge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] John B. Packer.

  People: John B. Packer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] John A. Magee.

  People: John A. Magee
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] John Cessna.

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] R. Milton Speer.

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Sobieski Ross.

  People: Sobieski Ross
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Hiram L. Richmond.

  People: Hiram L. Richmond
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Alexander W. Taylor.

  People: Alexander W. Taylor
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] James S. Negley.

  People: James S. Negley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] William S. Moore.

  People: William S. Moore
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Lemuel Todd.

  People: Lemuel Todd
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Charles Albright.

  People: Charles Albright
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Glenni W. Scofield.

  People: Glenni W. Scofield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MARYLAND. Stevenson Archer.

  People: Stevenson Archer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MARYLAND. [...] William J. O'Brien.

  People: William J. O'Brien
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MARYLAND. [...] Lloyd Lowndes, jr.

  People: Lloyd Lowndes, Jr.
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MARYLAND. [...] Thomas Swann.

  People: Thomas Swann
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] VIRGINIA. James B. Sener.

  People: James B. Sener
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] James H. Platt, jr.

  People: James H. Platt, Jr.
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] J. Ambler Smith.

  People: J. Ambler Smith
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] William H. H. Stowell.

  People: William H. H. Stowell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] Christopher Y. Thomas.

  People: Christopher Y. Thomas
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] John T. Harris.

  People: John T. Harris
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] Eppa Hunton.

  People: Eppa Hunton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] Reese T. Bowen.

  People: Reese T. Bowen
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NORTH CAROLINA. Charles R. Thomas.

  People: Charles R. Thomas
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NORTH CAROLINA. [...] Alfred M. Waddell.

  People: Alfred M. Waddell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NORTH CAROLINA. [...] William M. Robbins.

  People: William M. Robbins
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NORTH CAROLINA. [...] Robert B. Vance.

  People: Robert B. Vance
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] SOUTH CAROLINA. Joseph H. Rainey.

  People: Joseph Rainey
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] SOUTH CAROLINA. [...] Alexander S. Wallace.

  People: Alexander S. Wallace
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] GEORGIA. Andrew Sloan.

  People: Andrew Sloan
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] GEORGIA. [...] Richard H. Whiteley.

  People: Richard H. Whiteley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] GEORGIA. [...] Phillip Cook.

  People: Philip Cook
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] GEORGIA. [...] Henry R. Harris.

  People: Henry R. Harris
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] GEORGIA. [...] James C. Freeman.

  People: James C. Freeman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] GEORGIA. [...] James H. Blount.

  People: James H. Blount
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] GEORGIA. [...] Pierce M. B. Young.

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] GEORGIA. [...] Alexander H. Stephens.

  People: Alexander H. Stephens
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] GEORGIA. [...] Hiram P. Bell.

  People: Hiram P. Bell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ALABAMA. James T. Rapier.

  People: James T. Rapier
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ALABAMA. [...] Charles Pelham.

  People: Charles Pelham
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ALABAMA. [...] Charles Hays.

  People: Charles Hays
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ALABAMA. [...] John H. Caldwell.

  People: John H. Caldwell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ALABAMA. [...] Joseph H. Sloss.

  People: Joseph H. Sloss
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ALABAMA. [...] Alexander White.

  People: Alexander White
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ALABAMA. [...] Christopher C. Sheats.

  People: Christopher C. Sheats
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSISSIPPI. Lucius Q. C. Lamar.

  People: Lucius Q. C. Lamar
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSISSIPPI. [...] Albert R. Howe.

  People: Albert R. Howe
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSISSIPPI. [...] Henry W. Barry.

  People: Henry W. Barry
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSISSIPPI. [...] George C. McKee.

  People: George C. McKee
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSISSIPPI. [...] John R. Lynch.

  People: John R. Lynch
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] LOUISIANA. Chester B. Darrall.

  People: Chester B. Darrall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. Milton Sayler.

  People: Milton Sayler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] Henry B. Banning.

  People: Henry B. Banning
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] John Q. Smith.

  People: John Q. Smith
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] Lewis B. Gunckel.

  People: Lewis B. Gunkel
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] Charles N. Lamison.

  People: Charles N. Lamison
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] Isaac R. Sherwood.

  People: Isaac R. Sherwood
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] Lawrence T. Neal.

  People: Lawrence T. Neal
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] William Lawrence.

  People: William Lawrence
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] James W. Robinson.

  People: James W. Robinson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] Charles Foster.

  People: Charles Foster
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] Hezekiah S. Bundy.

  People: Hezekiah S. Bundy
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] Milton I. Southard.

  People: Milton I. Southard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] John Berry.

  People: John Berry
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] William P. Sprague.

  People: William P. Sprague
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] Lorenzo Danford.

  People: Lorenzo Danford
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] Laurin D. Woodworth.

  People: Laurin D. Woodworth
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] James Monroe.

  People: James Monroe
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] James A. Garfield.

  People: James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OHIO. [...] Richard C. Parsons.

  People: Richard C. Parsons
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KENTUCKY. Edward Crossland.

  People: Edward Crossland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] John Young Brown.

  People: John Y. Brown
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] Charles W. Milliken.

  People: Charles W. Miliken
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] William B. Read.

  People: William B. Read
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] Elisha D. Standiford.

  People: Elisha D. Standiford
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] William E. Arthur.

  People: William E. Arthur
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] James B. Beck.

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] Milton J. Durham.

  People: Milton J. Durham
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] George M. Adams.

  People: George M. Adams
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] John D. Young.

  People: John D. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TENNESSEE. Roderick R. Butler.

  People: Roderick R. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] Jacob M. Thornburgh.

  People: Jacob M. Thornburgh
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] William Crutchfield.

  People: William Crutchfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] John M. Bright.

  People: John M. Bright
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] Washington C. Whitthorne.

  People: Washington C. Whitthorne
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] John D. C. Atkins.

  People: John D. C. Atkins
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] David A. Nunn.

  People: David A. Nunn
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] Barbour Lewis.

  People: Barbour Lewis
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] Horace Maynard.

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] INDIANA. William E. Niblack.

  People: William E. Niblack
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] INDIANA. [...] Simeon K. Wolfe.

  People: Simeon K. Wolfe
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] INDIANA. [...] William S. Holman.

  People: William S. Holman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] INDIANA. [...] Jeremiah M. Wilson.

  People: Jeremiah M. Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] INDIANA. [...] John Coburn.

  People: John Coburn
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] INDIANA. [...] William Williams.

  People: William Williams (IN)
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] INDIANA. [...] Morton C. Hunter.

  People: Morton C. Hunter
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] INDIANA. [...] James N. Tyner.

  People: James N. Tyner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] INDIANA. [...] Henry B. Sayler.

  People: Henry B. Sayler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] INDIANA. [...] Jasper Packard.

  People: Jasper Packard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] INDIANA. [...] Godlove S. Orth.

  People: Godlove S. Orth
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. John B. Rice.

  People: John B. Rice
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Jasper D. Ward.

  People: Jasper D. Ward
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Charles B. Farwell.

  People: Charles B. Farwell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Stephen A. Hurlbut.

  People: Stephen A. Hurlbut
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Horatio C. Burchard.

  People: Horatio C. Burchard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] John B. Hawley.

  People: John B. Hawley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Franklin Corwin.

  People: Franklin Corwin
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Greenbury L. Fort.

  People: Greenbury L. Fort
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Granville Barrere.

  People: Granvill Barrere
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Samuel S. Marshall.

  People: Samuel S. Marshall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] William H. Ray.

  People: William H. Ray
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Robert M. Knapp.

  People: Robert M. Knapp
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] James C. Robinson.

  People: James C. Robinson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] John McNulta.

  People: John McNulta
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Joseph G. Cannon.

  People: Joseph G. Cannon
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] John R. Eden.

  People: John R. Eden
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] James S. Martin.

  People: James S. Martin
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] William B. Morrison.

  People: William R. Morrison
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Isaac Clements.

  People: Isaac Clements
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSOURI. Edwin O. Stanard.

  People: Edwin O. Stanard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Erastus Wells.

  People: Erastus Wells
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSOURI. [...] William H. Stone.

  People: William J. Stone
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Robert A. Hatcher.

  People: Robert A. Hatcher
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Richard P. Bland.

  People: Richard P. Bland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Aylett H. Buckner.

  People: Aylett H. Buckner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Thomas T. Crittenden.

  People: Thomas T. Crittenden
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Abram Comingo.

  People: Abram Comingo
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Isaac C. Parker.

  People: Isaac C. Parker
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Ira B. Hyde.

  People: Ira B. Hyde
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MISSOURI. [...] John B. Clark, jr.

  People: John B. Clark, Jr.
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ARKANSAS. Asa Hodges.

  People: Asa Hodges
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ARKANSAS. [...] Thomas M. Gunter.

  People: Thomas M. Gunter
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ARKANSAS. [...] Oliver P. Snyder.

  People: Oliver P. Snyder
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ARKANSAS. [...] William J. Hynes.

  People: William J. Hynes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MICHIGAN. Moses W. Field.

  People: Moses W. Field
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] George Willard.

  People: George Willard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] William B. Williams.

  People: William B. Williams
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] Omar D. Conger.

  People: Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] Jay A. Hubbell.

  People: Jay A. Hubbell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] Henry Waldron.

  People: Henry Waldron
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] Julius C. Burrows.

  People: Julius C. Burrows
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] Josiah W. Begole.

  People: Josiah W. Begole
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] Nathan B. Bradley.

  People: Nathan B. Bradley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TEXAS. William S. Herndon.

  People: William S. Herndon
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TEXAS. [...] De Witt C. Giddings.

  People: DeWitt C. Giddings
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TEXAS. [...] Roger Q. Mills.

  People: Roger Q. Mills
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TEXAS. [...] William P. McLean.

  People: William P. McLean
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TEXAS. [...] John Hancock.

  People: John Hancock
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] TEXAS. [...] Asa H. Willie.

  People: Asa H. Willie
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] IOWA. George W. McCrary.

  People: George W. McCrary
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] IOWA. [...] William G. Donnan.

  People: William G. Donnan
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] IOWA. [...] James Wilson.

  People: James F. Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] IOWA. [...] John A. Kasson.

  People: John A. Kasson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] IOWA. [...] Jackson Orr.

  People: Jackson Orr
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] IOWA. [...] Aylett R. Cotton.

  People: Aylett R. Cotton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] IOWA. [...] Henry O. Pratt.

  People: Henry O. Pratt
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] IOWA. [...] William Loughridge.

  People: William Loughridge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] IOWA. [...] James W. McDill.

  People: James W. McDill
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] WISCONSIN. Charles G. Williams.

  People: Charles G. Williams
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Alexander Mitchell.

  People: Alexander Mitchell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Charles A. Eldredge.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Philetus Sawyer.

  People: Philetus Sawyer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Jeremiah M. Rusk.

  People: Jeremiah M. Rusk
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Alexander S. McDill.

  People: Alexander S. McDill
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] CALIFORNIA. Charles Clayton.

  People: Charles Clayton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] CALIFORNIA. Horace F. Page.

  People: Horace F. Page
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] CALIFORNIA. [...] John K. Luttrell.

  People: John K. Luttrell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] CALIFORNIA. [...] Sherman O. Houghton.

  People: Sherman O. Houghton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MINNESOTA. Mark H. Dunnell.

  People: Mark H. Dunnell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MINNESOTA. [...] Horace B. Strait.

  People: Horace B. Strait
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MINNESOTA. [...] John T. Averill.

  People: John T. Averill
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] OREGON. James W. Nesmith.

  People: James W. Nesmith
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KANSAS. David P. Lowe.

  People: David P. Lowe
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KANSAS. [...] Stephen A. Cobb.

  People: Stephen A. Cobb
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] KANSAS. [...] William A. Phillips.

  People: William A. Phillips
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] WEST VIRGINIA. J. Marshall Hagans.

  People: J. Marshall Hagans
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] WEST VIRGINIA. [...] Frank Hereford.

  People: Frank Hereford
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEVADA. Charles W. Kendall.

  People: Charles W. Kendall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEBRASKA. Lorenzo Crounse.

  People: Lorenzo Crounse
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW MEXICO. Stephen B. Elkins.

  People: Stephen B. Elkins
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] UTAH. George Q. Cannon.

  People: George Q. Cannon
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] WASHINGTON. Obadiah B. McFadden.

  People: Obadiah B. McFadden
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] COLORADO. Jerome B. Chaffee.

  People: Jerome B. Chaffee
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] DAKOTA. Moses K. Armstrong.

  People: Moses K. Armstrong
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] ARIZONA. Richard C. McCormick.

  People: Richard C. McCormick
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] IDAHO. John Halley.

  People: John Hailey
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] MONTANA. Martin Maginnis.

  People: Martin Maginnis
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] WYOMING. William R. Steele.

  People: William R. Steele
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Norton P. Chipman.

  People: Norton P. Chipman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Call to Order

  People: James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MONDAY, December 7, 1874. This being the day designated by the Constitution for the meeting of Congress, the members of the House of Representatives of the Forty-third Congress assembled in their Hall for their second...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  PRAYER. The Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D., offered the following prayer: We come to Thee, O God, with adoration and thanksgiving. Thou art upon the throne; upon Thee the nations depend. In Thee we live. We thank Thee for life preserved and for...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  SWEARING IN OF NEW MEMBERS. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will now read the roll of members-elect (to fill vacancies caused by resignation and otherwise) whose credentials have been forwarded and are now on file. The roll wag called, and Mr. L. CASS...

  People: Lewis C. Carpenter
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  SWEARING IN OF NEW MEMBERS. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will now read the roll of members-elect (to fill vacancies caused by resignation and otherwise) whose credentials have been forwarded and are now on file. The roll wag called, and Mr. L. CASS...

  People: Simeon B. Chittenden
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  SWEARING IN OF NEW MEMBERS. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will now read the roll of members-elect (to fill vacancies caused by resignation and otherwise) whose credentials have been forwarded and are now on file. The roll wag called, and Mr. L. CASS...

  People: William E. Finck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  SWEARING IN OF NEW MEMBERS. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will now read the roll of members-elect (to fill vacancies caused by resignation and otherwise) whose credentials have been forwarded and are now on file. The roll wag called, and Mr. L. CASS...

  People: Richard Schell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  CALL OF THE ROLL. The SPEAKER. This being the time fixed by the Constitution for the opening of the second session of the Forty-third Congress the Clerk of the House will call the roll of Members to ascertain whether a quorum is in attendance, and...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: William D. Kelley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The question was taken on Mr. KELLEY's motion, and it was agreed to; and thereupon (at two o'clock and fifty-six minutes p.m.) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. The following additional members appeared: WILLIAM B. SMALL of New Hampshire, ALVAH CROCKER of Massachusetts, THOMAS J. CREAMER of New York, ROBERT HAMILTON of New Jersey, JOHN W. KILLINGER of Pennsylvania, CARLTON B. CURTIS of...

  People: William B. Small
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. The following additional members appeared: WILLIAM B. SMALL of New Hampshire, ALVAH CROCKER of Massachusetts, THOMAS J. CREAMER of New York, ROBERT HAMILTON of New Jersey, JOHN W. KILLINGER of Pennsylvania, CARLTON B. CURTIS of...

  People: Alvah Crocker
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. The following additional members appeared: WILLIAM B. SMALL of New Hampshire, ALVAH CROCKER of Massachusetts, THOMAS J. CREAMER of New York, ROBERT HAMILTON of New Jersey, JOHN W. KILLINGER of Pennsylvania, CARLTON B. CURTIS of...

  People: Thomas J. Creamer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. The following additional members appeared: WILLIAM B. SMALL of New Hampshire, ALVAH CROCKER of Massachusetts, THOMAS J. CREAMER of New York, ROBERT HAMILTON of New Jersey, JOHN W. KILLINGER of Pennsylvania, CARLTON B. CURTIS of...

  People: Robert Hamilton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. The following additional members appeared: WILLIAM B. SMALL of New Hampshire, ALVAH CROCKER of Massachusetts, THOMAS J. CREAMER of New York, ROBERT HAMILTON of New Jersey, JOHN W. KILLINGER of Pennsylvania, CARLTON B. CURTIS of...

  People: John W. Killinger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. The following additional members appeared: WILLIAM B. SMALL of New Hampshire, ALVAH CROCKER of Massachusetts, THOMAS J. CREAMER of New York, ROBERT HAMILTON of New Jersey, JOHN W. KILLINGER of Pennsylvania, CARLTON B. CURTIS of...

  People: Carlton B. Curtis
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. The following additional members appeared: WILLIAM B. SMALL of New Hampshire, ALVAH CROCKER of Massachusetts, THOMAS J. CREAMER of New York, ROBERT HAMILTON of New Jersey, JOHN W. KILLINGER of Pennsylvania, CARLTON B. CURTIS of...

  People: Ephraim K. Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. The following additional members appeared: WILLIAM B. SMALL of New Hampshire, ALVAH CROCKER of Massachusetts, THOMAS J. CREAMER of New York, ROBERT HAMILTON of New Jersey, JOHN W. KILLINGER of Pennsylvania, CARLTON B. CURTIS of...

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 08 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at three o'clock and forty-five minutes p.m.) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following additional members appeared: JAMES S. SMART, PHILIP S. COOK, and ELI PERRY, of New York; JOHN J. DAVIS, of West Virginia; WILLIAM A. SMITH, of North Carolina; FREDERICK G. BROMBERG, of Alabama, and LIONEL A. SHELDON, of Louisiana.

  People: James S. Smart
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following additional members appeared: JAMES S. SMART, PHILIP S. COOK, and ELI PERRY, of New York; JOHN J. DAVIS, of West Virginia; WILLIAM A. SMITH, of North Carolina; FREDERICK G. BROMBERG, of Alabama, and LIONEL A. SHELDON, of Louisiana.

  People: Eli Perry
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following additional members appeared: JAMES S. SMART, PHILIP S. COOK, and ELI PERRY, of New York; JOHN J. DAVIS, of West Virginia; WILLIAM A. SMITH, of North Carolina; FREDERICK G. BROMBERG, of Alabama, and LIONEL A. SHELDON, of Louisiana.

  People: John J. Davis
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following additional members appeared: JAMES S. SMART, PHILIP S. COOK, and ELI PERRY, of New York; JOHN J. DAVIS, of West Virginia; WILLIAM A. SMITH, of North Carolina; FREDERICK G. BROMBERG, of Alabama, and LIONEL A. SHELDON, of Louisiana.

  People: William A. Smith
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following additional members appeared: JAMES S. SMART, PHILIP S. COOK, and ELI PERRY, of New York; JOHN J. DAVIS, of West Virginia; WILLIAM A. SMITH, of North Carolina; FREDERICK G. BROMBERG, of Alabama, and LIONEL A. SHELDON, of Louisiana.

  People: Frederick G. Bromberg
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The following additional members appeared: JAMES S. SMART, PHILIP S. COOK, and ELI PERRY, of New York; JOHN J. DAVIS, of West Virginia; WILLIAM A. SMITH, of North Carolina; FREDERICK G. BROMBERG, of Alabama, and LIONEL A. SHELDON, of Louisiana.

  People: Lionel A. Sheldon
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The House divided; and there were-ayes 98, noes 43. So the motion was agreed to. The House accordingly (at five minutes to two o'clock p.m.) adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday was read.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts, was then agreed to; and accordingly (at three o'clock and forty-five minutes, p.m.) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 11 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 11 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 11 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 11 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 11 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 11 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Stephen W. Kellogg
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 11 Dec 1874, 12:00
  And then, on motion of Mr. KELLOGG, (at three o'clock and fifty minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplin, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of Friday last was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 14 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The question was taken on the motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts; and on a division there were-ayes 124, noes 40. So the motion was agreed to; and the House (at three o'clock and twenty minutes p. m.) adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at four o'clock and ten minutes p.m.) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 17 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 17 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 17 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 17 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 17 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 17 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 17 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to, and accordingly (at four o'clock p.m.) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 18 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 18 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 18 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 18 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 18 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 18 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Greenbury L. Fort
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 18 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to; and (at four o'clock and forty-five minutes p.m.) the House adjourned till Monday next.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The Journal of Wednesday, December 23, 1874, was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Credentials of John M. Thompson

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The credentials having been read, Mr. THOMPSON presented himself and was duly qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The credentials having been read, Mr. THOMPSON presented himself and was duly qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862.

  People: John M. Thompson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Benjamin W. Harris
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were not ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Jan 1875, 12:00
  So the motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at four o'clock and twenty-five minutes p.m.) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: William S. Holman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at four o'clock and thirty-five minutes p . m.) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Credentials of Charles A. Stevens

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Read the Credentials and Take the Oath of Office

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The credentials were read, and Mr. STEVENS appeared and duly qualified by taking the oath as prescribed by the law of July 2, 1862.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The credentials were read, and Mr. STEVENS appeared and duly qualified by taking the oath as prescribed by the law of July 2, 1862.

  People: Charles A. Stevens
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of Friday last was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Horace F. Page
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: John Coburn
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were not ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 21 Dec 1874, 12:00
  So the motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at five o'clock p. m.) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Credentials of Barnard G. Caulfield

  People: Charles B. Farwell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Barnard G. Caulfield

  People: Charles B. Farwell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The credentials were read; after which, BARNARD G. CAULFIELD appeared and qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The credentials were read; after which, BARNARD G. CAULFIELD appeared and qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862.

  People: Bernard G. Caulfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Roger Q. Mills
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Moses W. Field
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were not ordered; there being 24 in the affirmative; not one-fifth of a quorum.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  So the yeas and nays were not ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The motion to adjourn was accordingly agreed to; and (at three o'clock and fifty-five minutes p.m. Tuesday) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Resolutions on the Death of Samuel Hooper

  People: E. Rockwood Hoar
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The resolutions were unanimously adopted. [...] Accordingly (at ten minutes to five o'clock p.m.) the House adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Feb 1875, 11:00
  The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Resignation of William J. Purman

  People: James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Feb 1875, 11:00
  The SPEAKER. Upon this statement the Chair directs the name of Mr. Purman be stricken from the roll. It is the only notification the House has had of his resignation officially.

  People: William J. Purman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Glenni W. Scofield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Feb 1875, 11:00
  And then, on motion of Mr. SCOFIELD, (at two o'clock and forty minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Resolutions on the Death of John B. Rice

  People: Jasper D. Ward
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  The resolutions offered by Mr. WARD, of Illinois, were then adopted unanimously.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Resolutions on the Death of Alvah Crocker

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  The resolutions submitted by Mr. DAWES were then unanimously adopted.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Resolutions on the Death of Samuel F. Hersey

  People: Eugene Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  The question was taken on the resolutions, and they were unanimously agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  Resolutions on the Death of Samuel Hooper

  People: E. Rockwood Hoar
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 20 Feb 1875, 11:00
  The resolutions submitted by Mr. E. R. HOAR were then adopted unanimously; and in accordance therewith (at five o'clock p.m.) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 01 Dec 1873, 12:00
  Motion to Print S. 1

  People: Charles Sumner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 01 Dec 1873, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. If there be no objection that order will be made. [EDITOR'S NOTE: The records do not indicate any objection.]

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 02 Dec 1873, 12:00
  Motion to Consider S. 1

  People: Charles Sumner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 02 Dec 1873, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 11:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 11:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 11:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D., as follows: Great God, our Father and the sovereign of all worlds, we draw nigh to Thee in these closing hours, and ask Thee to control these Thy servants in judgment, that they may be preserved from...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 11:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Prayer by the Rev. William T. Meloy, of Cadiz, Ohio.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at four o’clock p. m.) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Make a Privileged Report on H. R. 796

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 11:00
  VALEDICTORY ADDRESS OF THE SPEAKER. The SPEAKER. Gentlemen: I close with this hour a six years’ service as Speaker of the House of Representatives—a period surpassed in length by but two of my predecessors, and equaled by only two others. The rapid...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. If the gentleman wants to speak, he must make his report first, in order to have something to speak upon. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I report the bill which I send to the Clerk’s desk, and ask to have it put upon its passage now....

  People: Samuel J. Randall Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order: Right to Report the Bill at Any Time

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The Chair thinks that at the last session the distinct privilege was given to the Committee on the Judiciary to report at any time on this subject. Mr. ELDREDGE. If in order, I would like to have the record read on that subject. Mr....

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Benjamin F. Butler James G. Blaine Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The Chair may have been in error on the point of the right to report at any time; but this motion to reconsider is precisely tantamount—is just as highly privileged. [Editors' note: The Speaker's admission that he was wrong about Mr....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Consider the Reconsideration

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I rise to a point of order, and it is that the rules provide in case of reconsideration of a vote only one motion to adjourn is in order. Mr. RANDALL. The rule refers to another matter entirely. The SPEAKER. The motion...

  People: Benjamin F. Butler James G. Blaine Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Consider the Motion for Reconsideration

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The pending question is on the motion that when the House adjourns it adjourn until Friday next, and which must first be voted on.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order: Power to Adjourn Over More Than Three Days

  People: Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. To adjourn over until Saturday is not to adjourn for more than three days. The question is on the motion of the gentleman from Wisconsin, that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet on Saturday next instead of Friday.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Eldredge and Mr. Rusk were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for a Call of the House

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. That motion is not in order. The Chair will say to the gentleman from Wisconsin that a motion for a call of the House is not in order, because a motion to adjourn is pending. The gentleman from Wisconsin will observe that if pending a...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. The House might vote down my motion. The SPEAKER. Yes; and they might not; and that would put the House in a position where it could not adjourn. Mr. ELDREDGE. Provided the motion was voted down. The Chair has not decided the...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. That is in order. Mr. ELDREDGE. I do so because I feel that I am acting in accordance with the republican majority of the House. They have given me their moral support on this question.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense With the Reading of Names

  People: James M. Pendleton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I object. The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Garfield and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported 58 in the affirmative. Mr. GARFIELD. That is a sufficient number to order the yeas and nays, and I do not ask for a further count. Mr. RANDALL. I ask for a count of the other side. You invited us here,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House again divided; and the tellers reported—ayes 117, noes 18; no quorum voting. The SPEAKER. The Chair directs the following rule to be read: The Clerk read as follows: Every member who shall be in the House when the question is put shall...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Samuel S. Cox Benjamin F. Butler James G. Blaine Samuel J. Randall William E. Niblack
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  he question was taken; and there were—yeas 74, nays 160, not voting 54; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The question is will the House amend the motion as to the day to which the House will adjourn by inserting Saturday instead of Friday. The question was taken; and there were—yeas 72, nays 166, not voting 50; as follows: YEAS—Messrs....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order: Motion Already Voted Down by the House

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I await the decision of the Speaker. Mr. KELLOGG. No leading vote has been taken since. Mr. ELDREDGE. A motion to adjourn has since been voted on. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Wisconsin is correct; a motion to adjourn has since...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Samuel J. Randall James G. Blaine Stephen W. Kellogg
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. Under the usages of the House the motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania is in order.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CESSNA. I only made the point of order that the gentleman might see what a pity it would be to change that rule. Mr. RANDALL. I want to say that we are ready to go on with the appropriation bills. Mr. ELDREDGE. We have no disposition to...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Benjamin F. Butler John Cessna James G. Blaine Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Maynard and Mr. Eldredge were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported 51 in the affirmative. Mr. MAYNARD. It is very manifest that there are enough to order the yeas and nays and I do not ask for a further count.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Kellogg and Mr. Beck were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question recurred on the motion that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet on Friday, on which the yeas and nays had been ordered. The question was taken; and there were—yeas 68, nays 150, not voting 70; as follows: YEAS—Messrs....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 50, noes not counted. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal

  People: James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The Clerk resumed and concluded the reading of the Journal.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Regular Order of Business

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  ORDER OF BUSINESS. Mr. GARFIELD. I desire to call up the Senate amendments to the legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation bill. The SPEAKER. The regular order is demanded. Mr. DAWES. I ask to have referred to the Committee on Ways and...

  People: James G. Blaine Aylett R. Cotton Henry L. Dawes James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Call the States for Bills

  People: Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. Is there objection to a call of the States for bills on leave? If there be none, the Chair will resume the call where it was left off. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I want the call to begin at the beginning. Mr. RANDALL. I object to a...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Have a Bill Printed

  People: Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. Objection is made. Mr. CONGER. The gentleman from Pennsylvania objected to the call of the States. The SPEAKER. But the gentleman from Massachusetts demands the regular order. Therefore the Chair must enforce it.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I must insist upon the regular order. The SPEAKER. The regular order is the motion of the gentleman from Massachusetts to reconsider the vote by which the House recommitted the civil-rights bill to the Judiciary Committee.

  People: Benjamin F. Butler James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Withdrawal of Mr. Randall's Objection to the Motion to Call the States for Bills

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. If there be no objection the Chair will call the States for bills. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL. The SPEAKER. The question is, will the House reconsider the vote by which it recommitted the civil-rights bill to the Judiciary Committee.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Yield to Allow the Senate to Take Up a Tariff Bill for Reference

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I should be glad to do so, but I have so many gentlemen appealing to me, I cannot yield to one without yielding to all. If my colleague were the only one I would be glad to yield to him, but I cannot yield to all. Mr....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Consider the Reconsideration

  People: Samuel S. Cox
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The question is will the House consider the motion to reconsider the vote by which the civil-rights bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee; and on that motion the yeas and nays have been ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Reconsider the Reference of H. R. 796

  People: William M. Robbins
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Recommit H. R. 796

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. Fix a later hour to-morrow. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. No; we have had this under consideration long enough. Mr. RANDALL. We are only getting it under consideration. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I know there has been no...

  People: Samuel J. Randall Benjamin F. Butler James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Take a Recess

  People: Robert S. Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BLOUNT. I do not yield for a motion to take a recess. I am willing to yield, however, for a motion to adjourn, with the understanding that I can finish to-morrow. Mr. SPEER. If the House shall adjourn now, would that cut off the right of the...

  People: James H. Blount Omar D. Conger James G. Blaine Stephen W. Kellogg R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: William R. Roberts
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Take a Recess Until the Evening, With Mr. Blount Taking the Floor Tomorrow at Twelve O'Clock

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SENER. Does that require unanimous consent? The SPEAKER. It does. Mr. SENER. I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: William R. Roberts
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 148, nays 91, not voting 51; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Albright, Averill, Barber, Barrere, Bass, Begole, Biery, Bradley, Buffinton, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, Benjamin...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. HALE, of New York. I rise to a motion of higher privilege. I move that the House take a recess until half past seven o’clock this evening. The SPEAKER. That is not a motion of so high a privilege as the motion to adjourn. Mr. KELLOGG. I ask the...

  People: William R. Roberts James H. Blount Charles A. Eldredge Robert S. Hale James G. Blaine James B. Sener Stephen W. Kellogg
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were not ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  So the House refused to adjourn.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Recess Until Tomorrow at Ten O'Clock

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Recess Until the Evening and Give Mr. Blount and Mr. Sener Fifteen Minutes Tomorrow for Speeches

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. There is a motion pending of higher privilege, to fix the day to which the House will adjourn. The gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Randall, has moved that when the House adjourns to-day it be to meet on Friday next; and on that motion the...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent

  People: George W. McCrary
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I object. Mr. ELDREDGE. My motion is a privileged motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore, (Mr. Cessna in the chair.) The motion of the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Eldredge] is a privileged motion, and is in order.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Samuel J. Randall James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Iowa [Mr. McCrary] asks unanimous consent——

  People: James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. Is there objection to that arrangement; that the gentleman from Georgia shall have fifteen minutes when the House meets to-morrow, and the gentleman from Virginia the next fifteen minutes, and that there be a recess until half past seven...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 71, nays 151, not voting 66; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer. Arthur, Ashe. Atkins, Banning, Beck. Bell, Berry, Bland. Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner. Caldwell John B. Clark, jr.,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I object. Mr. McCRARY. Do you object to having my proposition read? Mr. RANDALL. Yes, sir; I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Eldredge] moves that the House adjourn, and on that motion calls for the yeas and nays.

  People: James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Eldredge were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 48, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the House to Meet on Friday Next After it Adjourns Today

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Friday Next

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order: Redundant Vote

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The motion is not in order until some other motion has intervened.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the House to Meet on Saturday next after it adjourns today.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That motion has also been rejected by a vote of the House.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. But there has been a vote taken since that. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to adjourn.

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CESSNA. I wish to make a parliamentary inquiry of the Chair. Suppose this motion should be carried, will it be in order again during the session of to-day to fix any other or different time for the next meeting of the House? Mr. RANDALL. There is...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Samuel J. Randall John Cessna James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Appeal the Decision of the Chair

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot entertain the appeal.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. When the Speaker of the House was in the chair a few moment ago he decided that such a motion was in order. Many Members. Regular order! Mr. ELDREDGE. I insist on my appeal. Mr. BECK. I deny the right of the Chair to refuse to...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for a Parliamentary Inquiry

  People: Roger Q. Mills
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The regular order is called for. Mr. MILLS. May I not ask a parliamentary inquiry?

  People: Roger Q. Mills James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The Chair will hear a parliamentary inquiry from the gentleman from Texas, [Mr. Mills.]

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Call to Order After Recess

  People: Isaac C. Parker
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  EVENING SESSION. The House reassembled at half-past seven o’clock, (Mr. Parker, of Missouri, in the chair as Speaker pro tempore,) and resumed the consideration of the civil-rights bill.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Julius C. Burrows
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. LAMAR. I hope the gentleman will withdraw that motion for an instant. Mr. BURROWS. Certainly, if any one desires to speak.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. If there be no objection, leave to print will be granted to the gentleman. There was no objection. (See Appendix.)

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Print in the Record Mr. Hunton's Speech

  People: Eppa Hunton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  There being no objection, leave was granted. (See Appendix.)

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Julius C. Burrows
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The question being on the motion to adjourn, there were—ayes 2, noes 13. So the motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Recess for Ten Minutes

  People: James B. Sener
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 75, nays 150, not voting 63; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner. Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr.,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Print in the Record Mr. Lamar's Speech

  People: Lucius Q. C. Lamar
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. MILLS. I ask whether the House, at the session this evening, can transact business. The SPEAKER pro tempore. No business whatever can be transacted this evening. Mr. MILLS. Then I have no objection to the motion to adjourn. Mr. HUNTON. My...

  People: Eppa Hunton Aylett R. Cotton Isaac C. Parker Julius C. Burrows Roger Q. Mills
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Print in the Record Mr. Smith's Speech

  People: J. Ambler Smith
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SMITH, of Virginia, obtained permission to print remarks on the civil-rights bill in the Record as part of the debates. (See Appendix.)

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  And then, on motion of Mr. SHANKS, (at ten o’clock and ten minutes p. m.) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Correct the Journal

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. It was offered as an amendment to the original bill. That will be corrected and the Journal then approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Take Up the Senate Bill on the Revision of Tariff Laws

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Take Up the Cattaraugus and Allegany Indian Bill

  People: Walter L. Sessions
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Regular Order of Business: H. R. 796

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL. The SPEAKER. The regular order being called, the House resumes the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights. The gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Blount] is entitled to fifteen minutes.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order: Unparliamentary Language

  People: Robert S. Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BROWN. I think the point is puerile. The gentleman was silent yesterday when stronger language on his side of the House was used on this floor. Mr. HALE, of New York. I ask that the words to which I have referred, and those in that connection, be...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Robert S. Hale John Y. Brown
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The Chair does not think that language transcends the limit of parliamentary debate.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Resolutions Censuring John Young Brown

  People: Robert S. Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. HALE, of New York, rose. Mr. DAWES. Will the gentleman yield to me to have the substitute read? Mr. HALE, of New York. I yield for that purpose only. Mr. DAWES. I offer the following as a substitute for that of the gentleman from New York....

  People: Samuel S. Cox Robert S. Hale James G. Blaine Henry L. Dawes R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Hale's Resolution Censuring Mr. Brown

  People: Robert S. Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Previous Question

  People: Robert S. Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Hale, of New York, and Mr. Cox were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. DAWES. I do not desire myself to occupy the attention of the House but for a single moment. I regret very much that it seems to have fallen to my lot to offer this resolution. Nothing can be more painful to me than the necessity that seems to be...

  People: Eugene Hale Edward Crossland Charles A. Eldredge Samuel S. Cox George C. McKee Benjamin F. Butler James B. Beck Robert S. Hale Lucius Q. C. Lamar James G. Blaine James A. Garfield Jeremiah M. Wilson Henry L. Dawes E. Rockwood Hoar John Y. Brown Fernando Wood
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  [Mr. DAWES.] I therefore withdraw my amendment; and by agreement with the gentleman from New York [Mr. Hale] I demand the previous question.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Hale's Resolution Censuring Mr. Brown

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. COX. I wish to ask the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Dawes] whether there was over a case of a man being expelled in this House for words spoken in debate? The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Massachusetts withdraws his amendment and demands the...

  People: Thomas T. Crittenden Samuel S. Cox James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. That is an honest decision. Mr. BROWN. I regard it as a part of the machinery which is to be set in motion in this country for the campaign of 1876. I believe now that a deliberate conspiracy has been formed for the overthrow of our...

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Resolutions Censuring John Young Brown: Mr. Dawes' Substitute

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. LAMAR. I think that resolution— Mr. HALE, of New York. I decline to yield for that resolution at the present time. I do not think it is necessary to debate the question, and do not yield for any words of debate. Mr. BECK. Let the resolution of...

  People: Samuel S. Cox James B. Beck Lucius Q. C. Lamar Robert S. Hale Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. COX. I hope it will be voted down. The SPEAKER. It requires two-thirds to demand the previous question, it being the first day it is pending. Mr. HALE, of Now York. Does not that rule of two-thirds apply to a bill? The SPEAKER. The Chair...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Samuel S. Cox Robert S. Hale Henry L. Dawes James G. Blaine James B. Sener
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 2, noes not counted. So the House refused to second the demand for the previous question. The SPEAKER. The House has refused to second the demand for the previous question and the gentleman from...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The question then recurred on seconding the previous question. Mr. ELDREDGE. Will the gentleman permit me to strike out the word “prevaricate” and insert the word used by the Speaker, “evasive?” Several Members. No! No! The previous question was...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Hale's Resolution to Censure Mr. Brown

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Hale's Resolution

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The latter motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel S. Cox
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Scofield] rises to a privileged question.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. PARKER, of New Hampshire. Why not take the recess now? Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I desire the debate to go on until six o’clock in order to have it run out. There are two gentlemen or three who have got liberty to speak, and if we take the...

  People: Benjamin F. Butler James A. Garfield Hosea W. Parker William J. O'Brien
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: John D. C. Atkins
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The question being taken on the motion to adjourn, it was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. DAWES. I now yield for three minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin, [Mr. Eldredge.] Mr. ELDREDGE. I do not know that I can say what I desire to say in three minutes; I expected the gentleman would yield me five minutes. The scene of to-day...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Samuel S. Cox Ellis H. Roberts James G. Blaine Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Lay the Resolution on the Table

  People: Samuel S. Cox
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Lay the Resolution on the Table

  People: Henry L. Dawes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 82, nays 167, not voting 40; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Caldwell, Caulfield, John B. Clark, jr.,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, before any other proceeding is taken under the resolution, I ask consent to make a personal explanation. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? There was no objection. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Mr....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I now ask unanimous consent that the previous question shall be considered as seconded at six o’clock, and that the House then take a recess until ten o’clock tomorrow. Mr. CREAMER. Say half past six. The SPEAKER. Is...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The question was then taken; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 161, nays 79, not voting 49; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Albright, Averill, Barber, Barrere, Bass, Begole, Biery, Bradley, Buffinton, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, Cain,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Call the Previous Question at Six O'Clock and Take a Recess Until Ten O'Clock Tomorrow Morning

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Recess Now

  People: Robert Hamilton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. MERRIAM. I object. If the proposition is made to take a recess until half past seven, and that we shall then go on and finish up this bill, I shall not object. I do not think we should waste more time over it. Mr. SENER. Now let us have the...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Recess Until Ten O'Clock Tomorrow Morning

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at five o’clock and thirty-five minutes p. in.) the House took a recess until to-morrow morning at ten o’clock.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion for the Regular Order of Business: H. R. 796

  People: William R. Roberts
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The SPEAKER. The regular order of business being called, the House resumes the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights; and the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Eldredge] is entitled to twenty minutes.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Amend the Record

  People: Simeon B. Chittenden
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The SPEAKER. The Chair desires to state that corrections of the Record are not matters of privilege.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion for the Previous Question on H. R. 796 and the Pending Amendments

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I rise now to close debate. Before I move the previous question I propose to withdraw the motion to recommit in order to allow a vote upon the preamble offered by the gentleman from Indiana, [Mr. Shanks.] It was a good old...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. COX. One word before that is done. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I cannot yield. Mr. COX. Only a moment. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I have only but a little time to stay here, you know, and you have a great deal of time. Mr. HALE, of New...

  People: Samuel S. Cox Robert S. Hale Benjamin F. Butler James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Yield to Allow an Amendment to be Offered

  People: Robert S. Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The SPEAKER. That will have to be done by unanimous consent. Mr. HALE, of New York. I think unanimous consent will be given to perfect it. Mr. CESSNA. I must object, for I do not think the substitute will ever hurt anybody, and it makes no...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion for the Previous Question on H. R. 796 and the Pending Amendments

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Allow the Wives of the Members Admission to the Floor

  People: William G. Donnan
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Iowa? Mr. NIBLACK. I will not object if members are not expected to give up their seats. But if, as has generally been the case, we have to give up our seats, I for one must object....

  People: Benjamin F. Butler William G. Donnan J. Hale Sypher James G. Blaine William E. Niblack
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. NIBLACK. I object without conditions.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Remove Mr. Butler's Remarks From the Record

  People: Robert S. Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Lay the Motion on the Table

  People: James S. Negley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The SPEAKER. The Chair cannot entertain the motion.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The SPEAKER. The Chair cannot entertain the motion.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Have a Separate Vote on the Preamble Offered by Mr. Shanks

  People: Samuel S. Cox
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The SPEAKER. That of course can be had. That will be the last vote.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Make a Statement

  People: J. Ambler Smith
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I shall object unless I have the same privilege.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Kellogg's Amendment

  People: Godlove S. Orth
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The yeas and nays were not ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Kellogg's Amendment

  People: Stephen W. Kellogg
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table

  People: Stephen W. Kellogg
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The latter motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Offer a Verbal Amendment to Mr. White's Substitute

  People: Robert S. Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. NEGLEY. I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. White's Substitute

  People: James B. Sener
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Pierce M. B. Young William M. Robbins
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Tellers were not ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  On ordering the yeas and nays there were—ayes 21, noes 112. [...] So the yeas and nays were not ordered; and the substitute of Mr. White was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. White's Substitute

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The latter motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on Mr. Cessna's Substitute

  People: John Cessna R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Cessna's Substitute

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The latter motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Engrossment and Third Reading of H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of H. R. 796

  People: Robert B. Vance
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Shank's Amendment

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Shanks' Amendment

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The latter motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion for the Previous Question on the Passage of H. R. 796

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered. The question was on the passage of the bill.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of H. R. 796

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Passage of H. R. 796

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The latter motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Substitute S. 1 with H. R. 796

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. SPEER. I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. CESSNA. I make the proposition merely for the purpose of saving time. Mr. RANDALL. It will not save any time. This bill will go over to the Senate and of course be passed at once.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Monday

  People: William S. Holman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The question being put on Mr. Holman’s motion, there were—ayes 34, noes 72. So the motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  […] The question being taken on the motion to adjourn, it was agreed to; and accordingly (at five o’clock and forty minutes p. m.) the House adjourned until twelve o’clock on Saturday.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 06 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 06 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 06 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 06 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 06 Feb 1875, 12:00
  EXECUTIVE SESSION. The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After twelve minutes spent in executive session the doors were reopened, and (at four o’clock and twenty-seven minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  ELECTION OF PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. The Secretary (Hon. George C. Gorham) called the Senate to order, saying: The Senate will please come to order.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Message From the Vice President: Absence From the Senate

  People: Henry Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Resolution Naming Henry B. Anthony President Pro Tempore of the Senate

  People: Hannibal Hamlin
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The resolution was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to, nem. con.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ANTHONY thereupon took the chair.

  People: Henry B. Anthony
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  … The Journal of the proceedings of Saturday last was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Resolutions on the Death of Samuel Hooper

  People: George S. Boutwell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The resolutions were unanimously adopted; and (at five o’clock and fifteen minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of H. R. 796

  People: George F. Edmunds
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair hears no objection to that understanding. The Chair calls attention to the proposition made by the Senator from Vermont asking unanimous consent, as indicated by him, in regard to this bill which has been taken down by...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Unfinished Business: H. R. 796

  People: Henry Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Call Up a Bill From the Committee on Public Lands

  People: William Sprague
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Regular Order of Business

  People: George F. Edmunds
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Senator from Vermont insists upon the regular order. Mr. SPRAGUE. I desire to appeal to the Senator from Vermont. Mr. EDMUNDS. I cannot listen, because the understanding was that nothing should intervene pending this bill.

  People: George F. Edmunds William Sprague Henry Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. The bill is before the Senate, and will be read. The bill was read.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Regular Order of Business

  People: Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  CIVIL RIGHTS. The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. Carpenter in the chair.) The Senator from Ohio demands the regular order, which is the bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Close General Debate on the Bill at Two O'Clock Next Saturday and Set Time Limit on Debate on Amendments and General Debate

  People: George F. Edmunds
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. LOGAN. I ask the Senator if in his proposition he means that the five-minutes debate on amendments shall continue after two o’clock on Saturday? Mr. EDMUNDS. If amendments shall be offered. Mr. LOGAN. Why not allow amendments to be offered...

  People: Thomas F. Bayard Aaron A. Sargent John J. Patterson George F. Edmunds Matthew H. Carpenter John A. Logan Frederick T. Frelinghuysen John Sherman Oliver P. Morton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Call Up H. R. 2747

  People: John F. Lewis
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. THURMAN. No; I cannot give way for anything.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Take a Vote on Mr. Thurman's Amendment

  People: James L. Alcorn
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Take Up S. 420

  People: Thomas W. Ferry
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. Objection is made.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  CIVIL RIGHTS. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights, the question being on the motion of the Senator from Ohio [Mr. THURMAN] to strike...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. FERRY, of Connecticut. In the situation in which I am placed, having charge of proceedings this afternoon in regard to which some eight or ten Senators have notified me that they intend to make some remarks, I am compelled to insist upon proceeding...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. EDMUNDS. That I think would certainly be in violation of the understanding. I suppose we all appreciate how it is. The gentlemen on the other side have a stock of very good speeches; they are applicable to this subject, and they may be applicable...

  People: Justin S. Morrill Thomas M. Norwood James L. Alcorn George F. Edmunds Matthew H. Carpenter Oliver P. Morton Thomas F. Bayard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the Senate Adjourn it Adjourn Till Half Past Seven This Evening

  People: Aaron A. Sargent
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. The question is on the motion of the Senator from California. The motion was agreed to. Vol. 3, Part 3, Pg. 1866)

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Postpone the Consideration of H. R. 796 for an Hour

  People: Simon Cameron
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. EDMUNDS. That is contrary to the unanimous understanding. Vol. 3, Part 3, Pg. 1866)

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Thurman's Amendment

  People: Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. THURMAN called for the yeas and nays, and they were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Senator from Michigan asks unanimous consent to take up for consideration the bill indicated by him. Mr. HAMILTON, of Maryland. I object to the consideration of any other question but the one before the Senate. The...

  People: William T. Hamilton Thomas W. Ferry Thomas M. Norwood Henry Wilson George F. Edmunds
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Have Time for Debate Extended

  People: John J. Patterson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. MORTON. The Senator has taken but little of the time of the— Mr. PATTERSON. It is the first time I have ever asked the Senate to allow me time to speak. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Senator from South Carolina asks an extension of the time for one...

  People: Oliver P. Morton Orris S. Ferry Henry Wilson John J. Patterson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CAMERON. It may be so. Now will the Senate listen to me for a moment. It is in order that the Senator from South Carolina may have an opportunity to make his remarks upon this subject. It is important to him that he should do so. It is only fair on...

  People: George G. Wright
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Bayard's Amendment

  People: George F. Edmunds
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Thurman's Second Amendment

  People: Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered;

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Thurman's Third Amendment

  People: Thomas C. McCreery
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. EDMUNDS. O, do not waste the time.

  People: George F. Edmunds
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were not ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. The question is on the motion of the Senator from California. Several Senators. What does that mean? Mr. SARGENT. I will explain. We hope to get the sundry civil bill from the House to-night. It is absolutely necessary to get it...

  People: Thomas F. Bayard Henry Wilson John W. Stevenson George E. Spencer Simon Cameron Aaron A. Sargent Allen G. Thurman John Sherman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to a third reading, and read the third time.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of H. R. 796

  People: Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. The yeas and nays have been asked for on the passage of the bill. The yeas and nays were ordered and taken.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After fifteen minutes spent in executive session the doors were reopened, and (at eight o’clock and forty minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by Rev. F. M. Green, of Kent, Ohio.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal

  People: John M. Thompson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The Clerk resumed and finished the reading of the Journal.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  THE SPEAKER, (at twelve o’clock and five minutes a. m. Sunday, February 28.) In accordance with the order already made, the House stands adjourned until Monday morning next at eleven o’clock.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. MILLS. At what time may I ask to be excused from voting on the question before the House? The SPEAKER. At no time. The gentleman has no right to ask it. Mr. MILLS. The Chair said a while ago members could be excused. The SPEAKER. What on?...

  People: Roger Q. Mills James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Saturday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. That has been decided adversely since the motion to adjourn.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. But the motion to adjourn till Friday has been taken since. The SPEAKER. Gentlemen want to make dilatory motions and there is no necessity for raising points of order, as they can make dilatory motions ad infinitum. Mr. ELDREDGE. The...

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the negative—yeas 70, nays 162, not voting 56; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams. Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner. Caldwell,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Friday Next

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point Of Order: Redundant Vote

  People: Roderick R. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Friday Next

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, (Mr. Cessna in the chair.) On that the gentleman from Massachusetts raises the point of order that it has been already voted on. It was decided adversely, and other business having intervened, the Chair is compelled to rule the...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Will the gentlemen on the other side listen to a proposition Mr. RANDALL. Yes, if the same time be allowed us to answer. Mr. ELDREDGE. We will give unanimous consent if we are allowed to reply in the same length of time...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Benjamin F. Butler Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent for Special Time

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  There was no objection, and it was ordered accordingly.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Yield

  People: George W. McCrary
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts Certainly. Mr. ELDREDGE. The gentleman from Massachusetts has concluded his remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. He still holds the floor and yields to the request of the gentleman from Iowa.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Present Resolution

  People: George W. McCrary
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the gentleman from Massachusetts allow the gentleman from Iowa to present his resolution as a part of his statement? Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I will as a part of my statement.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Read as Statement

  People: George W. McCrary
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. That is not part of the agreement. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I adopt it as part of my statement. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not allow any advantage to be taken by one side over the other. Mr. RANDALL. Unanimous consent...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. [...] Is there objection to the resolution of the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. McCrary] being read? Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I adopt it as part of my statement. Mr. SPEER. I object to the resolution of the gentleman from...

  People: Benjamin F. Butler R. Milton Speer John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Butler] proposes to make it a part of his statement without any regard whatever to the gentleman from Iowa. The Clerk proceeded to read as follows: Resolved, That when the motion to...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Resolution on Debates Regarding the Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Civil Rights Bill

  People: George W. McCrary
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order: Appeal to Agreement

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Let me have the statement; I will read it myself. Resolved, That when the motion— Mr. ELDREDGE. I insist that this is a breach of the arrangement that was made. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. This is simply my...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. In reply to the proposition of the gentleman from Massachusetts, I desire to say that there is a special order assigned for to-day, which is the Post-Office appropriation bill. We propose, therefore, to make this proposition—I make it at...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Samuel J. Randall Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER, (Mr. Blaine having resumed the chair.) The pending motion is that when the House adjourns to-day it be to meet on Friday next.

  People: James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Friday Next

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House having divided on the question of ordering the yeas and nays, the Speaker declared that, in the judgment of the Chair, a sufficient number to order them had voted in the affirmative.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Randall, and Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House again divided; and the tellers reported ayes 44.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. No further count is insisted on. Mr. RANDALL. I insist on further count. That is not one-fifth. Mr. ELDREDGE and Mr. HAMILTON demanded further count.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Benjamin F. Butler Robert Hamilton Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The count proceeded; and the tellers reported ayes 50.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. That is not one-fifth of the whole House. The SPEAKER. It is one-fifth of the last vote. Mr. ELDREDGE. I do not understand that to be the rule. I want to get these republicans to help us to filibuster, as they have been doing....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Beck and Mr. Cessna were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 49, noes not counted. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. MILLS. Will it not be in order for the democrats to remain down in the area, as we have to come down so often? The SPEAKER. The Chair does not know of any such designation as democrats in the House.

  People: Roger Q. Mills James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 67, nays 162, not voting 59; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Bowen, Bright, Brown, Buckner, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Comingo,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. Is it in order now to move to fix the time to which the House shall adjourn? Mr. WILBER. The 4th of March? The SPEAKER. That will depend upon what time the gentleman would fix. Mr. ELDREDGE. I would suggest next Friday. The...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge James G. Blaine David Wilber
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn until Next Saturday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn until Next Saturday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn until Next Saturday

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Cessna and Mr. Eldredge were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported that there were ayes 59. The SPEAKER. That is one-fifth of the entire House; the yeas and nays are ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent to Read Resolution

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I object to any resolution. Mr. SHANKS. I believe it will settle this whole question, and I ask to have it read, for I think it will save a great deal of time.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 62, nays 133, not voting 93; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Banning, Beck, Boll, Berry, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Cook,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. YOUNG, of Georgia. I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SHANKS. That is from the Baltimore platform of 1872. Mr. ELDREDGE. Read it to your Indians. Mr. SHANKS. The Indians are all right; it is the white people who object now. Mr. ROBBINS. I object to casting pearls before swine. Mr. CRITTENDEN....

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn until Next Saturday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The Chair thinks that that motion would not now be in order, as the House on its last vote refused to agree to such a motion.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn until Next Saturday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, (Mr. Tyner in the chair.) The pending motion is that when the House adjourns to-day it be to meet on Friday next. Mr. CESSNA. That is not the pending motion, but the motion that the House now adjourn. The SPEAKER pro...

  People: Samuel J. Randall John Cessna James N. Tyner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn until Next Saturday

  People: Julius C. Burrows
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Hazelton, of Wisconsin, and Mr. Potter were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported that there were 42 in the affirmative. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. No further count is called for; that is sufficient. Mr. ELDREDGE. I call for a further count; that is not one-fifth of the whole number...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. [...] The question is upon the motion of the gentleman from Wisconsin, [Mr. Eldredge,] that when the House adjourns today it be to meet Saturday next; and on that question the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question was taken; and...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Parliamentary Inquiry

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Is it in order for two-thirds of the republicans here to go home, and leave one-third to watch proceedings for a time?

  People: Benjamin F. Butler James N. Tyner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is not a parliamentary inquiry.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and there were—ayes 5, noes 122.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Adjourn

  People: Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I am glad we have recruits coming from the other side. Mr. RANDALL. I demand tellers on the motion to adjourn. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. The yeas and nays have been demanded.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Benjamin F. Butler Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. RANDALL, and Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is upon the motion that when the House adjourns to-day it be to meet on Friday next, on which the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question was taken; and there were—yeas 59, nays 122, not voting 107; as...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Does not the demand for the yeas and nays take precedence of the demand for tellers? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair did not hear the demand for the yeas and nays. Mr. CONGER. I demanded them.

  People: Benjamin F. Butler James N. Tyner Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tellers will take their places.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tellers will take their places. The House divided; and the tellers reported—ayes 51— Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I do not ask for a further count, but demand the yeas and nays on the motion to adjourn. Mr. RANDALL. I...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tellers will take their places. The House divided; and the tellers reported—ayes 51— [...] The count was resumed; and the tellers reported in the negative 90.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Adjourn

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 50—more than one-fifth of those present. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Saturday Next

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is not in order, as the House is dividing.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. It is not dividing now. Mr. CESSNA. The roll-call has been commenced and it is not in order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair sustains the point of order.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge James N. Tyner John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SHANKS. I wish to present a resolution which I ask to have read. Mr. ELDREDGE. My friend from Indiana cannot shake his ambrosial curls just now.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Friday

  People: Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Conger and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the negative—yeas 67, nays 142; not voting 79; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Caldwell, John B....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported yeas 42, more than one-fifth of those present. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Friday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Amend Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Friday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Amend Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Friday

  People: John T. Averill
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Averill and Mr. Beck were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 53. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent for Excused Attendance

  People: William D. Kelley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I have no objection. Mr. BECK. We will excuse all you gentlemen on that side of the House. Mr. KELLEY. My throat is in such a condition that I cannot remain in this atmosphere with impunity.

  People: Samuel J. Randall James B. Beck William D. Kelley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, (Mr. Cessna in the chair.) The gentleman from Pennsylvania asks unanimous consent to be excused from further attendance on the present session of the House. Is there objection? The Chair hears none, and the gentleman is excused.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BECK. Is there anybody else on the other side who wants to be excused? Mr. CONGER. If there are any other gentlemen who have sore throats let them come forward now.

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent for Excused Attendance of Other Side of the House

  People: Jeremiah M. Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 63, nays 146, not voting 79; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Atkins, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Comingo, Cook,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That motion is not in order, although the Chair would be very happy to entertain it.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Adjourn

  People: Benjamin F. Butler Stephen W. Kellogg
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Randall and Mr. Page were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported 55 in the affirmative. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Question of Order: Read the Sixty Fifth Rule

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I submit that that is not in order when the House is dividing.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The House is not now dividing; and the Clerk will read the last clause of the sixty-fifth rule. The Clerk read as follows: Smoking is prohibited within the bar of the House or gallery.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Enforce Rules

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. That is right. Mr. SPEER. Do the other side intend to smoke us out?

  People: Samuel J. Randall R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Tennessee asks for the enforcement of the rule against smoking, and the officers of the House are requested to see that the rule is enforced.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend Motion to Adjourn

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. A motion to adjourn is not amendable.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. No; but the gentleman proposes to move to fix the time to which the House shall adjourn. The SPEAKER pro tempore. He has not yet made any such motion.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. KELLOGG. I would inquire if this was not the last question voted on? The SPEAKER pro tempore. It was the last vote taken, but other business has since transpired. Mr. KELLOGG. No vote has been taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A motion to...

  People: Stephen W. Kellogg John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The pending question is on the motion that when the House adjourns to-day it be to meet on Friday next, on which motion the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question was taken; and there were—yeas 64, nays 137, not voting 88; as...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Beck were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 51, noes not counted. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: J. Hale Sypher
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered, fifty-two members voting therefore; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Eldredge were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported—ayes 94, noes 53.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Eldredge were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported 47 in the affirmative. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was upon the motion of Mr. Beck that when the House adjourn to-day it be to meet on Friday next.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent that the House Adjourn Until Tomorrow

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Many members objected.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ALBRIGHT. Would it be in order to move that the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Eldredge] have leave to adjourn? The SPEAKER. That motion would not be in order.

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Friday Next

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken on Mr. Eldredge's amendment; and there were—yeas 68, nays 147, not voting 74; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Caldwell,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Friday Next

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent to Submit Proposition

  People: Clinton L. Merriam
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? Several members objected.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is upon ordering tellers upon the call for the yeas and nays. Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 51, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I knew the gentleman was with us all the time.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: Stephen A. Cobb
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Cobb, of Kansas, and Mr. Eldredge were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 49, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Adjourn

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 48, more than one-fifth of those present. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. That motion would not be in order. The question is upon the motion of the gentleman from Kentucky, [Mr. Beck,] that when the House adjourns to-day it be to meet on Friday next. On that motion the yeas and nays have been ordered. The...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Beck were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 40, more than one-fifth of those present So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: Lucius Q. C. Lamar
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: Lucius Q. C. Lamar
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on Motion for the Yeas and Nays Motion to Amend Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet on Friday Next

  People: Charles Albright
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. ALBRIGHT and Mr. Lamar were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported there were ayes 48, more than one-fifth of those present. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question will first be taken on the motion to adjourn over till Saturday. Mr. SHANKS. Mr. Speaker, is it now in order to move to insert the first section of the democratic platform of 1872? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The...

  People: John P. C. Shanks Philip Cook John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent to Read

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SCHELL. I have no objections if you will leave out specie payments. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? Mr. YOUNG, of Georgia. Yes; I object. Mr. SHANKS. Do I understand there is no objection? Mr. RANDALL. Let the gentleman also...

  People: Samuel J. Randall Richard Schell John Cessna Pierce M. B. Young John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. YOUNG, of Georgia. And I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SHANKS rose. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia objects and he has the right to object, and the gentleman from Indiana is not in order. Mr. SHANKS. Do I understand there is objection? The SPEAKER pro tempore. There is. Mr....

  People: John P. C. Shanks John Cessna Greenbury L. Fort
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question recurs upon the motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, [Mr. Randall,] that the House now adjourn. Upon that motion the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question was taken; and there were—yeas 62, nays...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for a Parliamentary Inquiry

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot hear it at this time.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. YOUNG, of Georgia. I withdraw my objection, provided the gentleman will also have read General Sheridan’s telegram. Several Members. Agreed! Agreed! Mr. ALBRIGHT. I was going to make that motion. Mr. RANDALL. I hope we will stop this trifling...

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for a Parliamentary Inquiry

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is too late; the rollcall has commenced.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SHANKS. All right; I will come in again.

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent to Dispense with the Reading of Names

  People: J. Marshall Hagans
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. WILLIE. I object The Clerk proceeded to read the names of the members recorded as having voted,

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for a Question of Privilege

  People: John B. Storm
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, (Mr. Cessna.) The name of the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Garfield] is recorded on the roll-call in the negative. It is impossible for the Chair to know whether the gentleman voted or not.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for a Parliamentary Inquiry

  People: Lucius Q. C. Lamar
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, The roll-call can be corrected.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for a Question of Order

  People: James F. Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Gentlemen will please be seated.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SHANKS. Will it now be in order to read the first section of the democratic platform of 1872? The SPEAKER pro tempore. It will not. Mr. RANDALL. I would like to have read also a passage from the republican platform of I860. The SPEAKER pro...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Eldredge; and there were—yeas 65, nays 140, not voting 84; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. STORM. If that principle of voting is adopted, I should like to go home. Mr. HAZELTON, of Wisconsin. Does the gentleman from Pennsylvania know that the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Garfield] did not vote? Mr. STORM. Yes. The SPEAKER pro tempore....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent to Read

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot ascertain whether there is unanimous consent or not unless gentlemen will come to order and be seated.

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent to Read

  People: John K. Luttrell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ALBRIGHT. I move that the gentleman from California have leave to read the eighth commandment. Several Members. Regular order!

  People: Charles Albright
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection? Mr. RANDALL. There would be no objection if they would allow us to read the republican platform of 1860. Several Members. Read them both. Other Members. Vote! Vote! The SPEAKER pro tempore. The...

  People: Samuel J. Randall John Cessna James B. Sener
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent to Read

  People: Alfred M. Waddell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CLEMENTS. It would no doubt be beneficial to the other side of the House. Mr. SENER. I insist on the regular order. Mr. SHANKS. What became of that proposition in relation to my curls? Mr. CRITTENDEN. Your curls are out of order.

  People: Isaac Clements John P. C. Shanks Simeon B. Chittenden James B. Sener
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection has been made to anything but the regular order.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question now recurs on the motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, [Mr. Randall,] that when the House adjourns it be to meet on Friday next, on which motion the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question was taken;...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. LAMAR. I make the inquiry in good faith. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair has no doubt of that. Mr. LAMAR. The question of correcting the roll was raised just now, and I understood the Chair to rule that such a question could not be raised at...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection has been made to anything but the regular order.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SHANKS. Do I understand that I am allowed to read this portion of the democratic platform? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is not. Mr. SHANKS. O! I thought I was. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Neither the gentleman from Indiana, [Mr....

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order: Late Objection

  People: Leonard Myers
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his point of order. Mr. MYERS. Unanimous consent was asked by the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Shanks] to read a certain paper, and the Chair announced that it was granted. The SPEAKER pro tempore....

  People: Leonard Myers John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Myers] is mistaken as to the fact; the Chair did not so announce.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SHANKS. Do I understand now that I may read this platform? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot say what the gentleman from Indiana understands. Mr. SHANKS. There is so much noise I cannot hear. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair...

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the negative-yeas 63, nays 131, not voting 95; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark. Jr.,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Before the result of the vote was announced, Mr. SNYDER said: On this question I am paired with the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Herndon; if here he would vote “ay,” and I would vote “no.” Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I rise to a question of the very...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for a Call of the House

  People: William Lawrence
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That motion is not in order. Under the rule read from the chair this morning, no motion is in order at this stage except to adjourn or to fix the time to which the House will adjourn, unless the House should find itself without...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Reconsider the Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I have no objection to that. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Butler] moves to reconsider the vote whereby the yeas and nays were ordered on the motion to adjourn. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. That is it.

  People: Samuel J. Randall Benjamin F. Butler James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Reconsider

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The yeas and nays cannot be taken on the question of ordering the yeas and nays; therefore the motion to reconsider such order cannot be taken by yeas and nays.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. [...] It is impossible for the Chair to determine, as a matter of fact, whether the record of the vote of the gentleman from Ohio be correct or not. The Chair does not know whether the gentleman voted or not. Mr. STORM. He...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question being taken on the motion to reconsider, it was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Reconsider

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts, and Mr. RANDALL. That is right. The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I move that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet on Friday next. The SPEAKER. That was the last motion. Mr. ELDREDGE. But business has intervened. The SPEAKER. But only to confirm it by reconsideration. Mr. ELDREDGE....

  People: Charles A. Eldredge James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Motion for Yeas and Nays

  People: James F. Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Packard and Mr. Milliken were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 50, more than one-fifth of those present. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Saturday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Saturday

  People: William M. Robbins
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair understands fully that the gentleman is not permitted to read it. The Clerk will proceed to call the roll. A Member. On what? The SPEAKER pro tempore. On the motion of the gentleman from Kentucky, [Mr. Beck,] that...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Motion to Amend the Proposition to Fix Friday Next as the Time to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SHANKS. Would it now be in order for me to introduce the first section of the democratic platform of 1872? Several Members. Read it. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? Mr. ELDREDGE. I object. Mr. RANDALL. If gentlemen on the other side are to...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge John P. C. Shanks James G. Blaine Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Richard Schell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Southard and Mr. Sener were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order: Gentlemen Take Their Seats

  People: E. Rockwood Hoar
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I do not wish to be appointed teller if they are to go through me.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The Chair sustains the point of order.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 45, more than one-fifth of those present. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Saturday to Meet on Friday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Saturday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: William J. Stone
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Hatcher and Mr. Hynes were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas--72, nays 123, not voting 94; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Banning. Barber, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Caldwell, Cason, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 44, more than one-fifth of those present. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I rise to a point of order, that after the tellers have reported the affirmative it is not proper any more should be counted on that side until the other side have passed through the tellers. The SPEAKER. That is a point the Chair has...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge James G. Blaine Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Recess Until Ten O'Clock

  People: William J. O'Brien
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That motion cannot be entertained.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Make a Personal Explanation

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SENER and others objected.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The motion is not open to debate. Mr. ELDREDGE. I was not debating the motion. I was merely making a suggestion.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order: Failure of Chair to Recognize Motions on One Side of the House

  People: Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The point of order is overruled. It gives the Chair great pleasure to recognize any gentleman on that side of the House.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Make a Personal Explanation

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Several members objected. Mr. ELDREDGE. O, let the gentleman make his explanation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection being made, the Chair cannot entertain the request of the gentleman from Indiana. The question is on the motion that when the...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the negative—yeas 66, nays 134, not voting 89; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Arthur, Ashe, Banning. Bock, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown. Caldwell, Cessna, John B. Clark, jr.,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: James F. Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, and Mr. Eldredge were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 51. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Saturday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SHANKS. I rise to make a parliamentary inquiry. Mr. ELDREDGE. Mr. Speaker, I hope you will let the gentleman rise. Mr. SHANKS. My inquiry is this: Is not a motion to adjourn to a day certain debatable? The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is not.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge John P. C. Shanks John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Shanks and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. LUTTRELL. I move that the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Shanks] be required to return the democratic platform. Mr. SHANKS. If I am to act as teller I ought to have some privileges here. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tellers will take their places.

  People: John K. Luttrell John P. C. Shanks John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House again divided; and the tellers reported ayes 46. Several Members. Count the other side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. There is no occasion for counting the other side, as the affirmative is more than one-fifth of the last vote; and the yeas...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Make a Personal Explanation

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: William J. O'Brien
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Beck were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, (Mr. Cessna in the chair, at ten minutes past two o’clock a. m.) The question now recurs on the motion that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet on Saturday next, on which the yeas and nays have been ordered. The...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Are there objections to the gentleman from Indiana making a personal explanation? Many Members. O, no. Other Members. Object! Mr. SHANKS. I believe no objection has been made to my proceeding. The SPEAKER pro tempore....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported that there were 46 in the affirmative. Mr. O'BRIEN. I call for a count of the other side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. More than one-fifth of the last vote having voted for the yeas and nays, they are ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Horace F. Page
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. E. R. HOAR, (occupying the seat of Mr. Negley.) I rise to a point of order and ask the Chair to direct gentlemen to take their seats. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Gentlemen will resume their seats. Mr. ELDREDGE. I raise the point of order that the...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge E. Rockwood Hoar John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered upon the call for the yeas and nays; and Mr. Page and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. Were there not sufficient voting for tellers to order the yeas and nays? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question was not submitted with that view.

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided upon ordering the yeas and nays; and the tellers reported that there were 40 in the affirmative. The SPEAKER pro tempore. That being more than one-fifth of the last vote, the yeas and nays are ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 68, nays 119, not voting 102; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Arthur. Ashe, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Comingo, Cook,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. O’BRIEN. Can I be taken off the floor by that motion?

  People: William J. O'Brien
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: William M. Robbins
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers are ordered; and Mr. Robbins and Mr. Eldredge were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and Mr. Robbins, one of the tellers, reported 43 in the affirmative; and Mr. Eldredge, the other teller, reported 53 in the affirmative. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will accept the report of the teller giving the lowest...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for a Question of Privilege.

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Several members objected.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Until Friday

  People: Milton J. Durham
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Clinton L. Merriam
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Merriam and Mr. Durham were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 51, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Gerry W. Hazelton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Hazelton, of Wisconsin, and Mr. Eldredge were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 60, nays 109, not voting 120; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Banning, Beck. Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Cook, Crittenden,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 44, more than one-fifth of those present. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Amendment to the Motion to Adjourn on Friday.

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is not in order.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Make a Personal Explanation.

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I object. Mr. ELDREDGE. Is it not in order for the gentleman to strike himself out? Mr. WILBER. Is an amendment in order? The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is not. Mr. WILBER. I am sorry, as we have tried this so many times, and I should...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That After the House Adjourns it Adjourns to Meet After the Reading of the Resolution

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I object. Mr. WILBER. I insist the House on this side Mr. SHANKS. I move the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Randall] have the privilege of withdrawing his objection. Mr. WILBER. I insist the House on the democratic side have been...

  People: John P. C. Shanks Rev. J. G. Butler Samuel J. Randall David Wilber
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet after the Reading of the Resolution to Adjourn after the Passage of the Bill.

  People: David Wilber
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ALBRIGHT. I ask the Clerk to read the following on the proposition now pending The SPEAKER pro tempore. Debate is not in order unless by unanimous consent. The gentleman from Pennsylvania asks unanimous consent. Several members objected. Mr....

  People: Charles Albright James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is compelled to inform the gentleman that his friends on the other side will not listen to it. Mr. ALBRIGHT. I see they are beyond reason.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is compelled to inform the gentleman that his friends on the other side will not listen to it. Mr. ALBRIGHT. I see they are beyond reason.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn After the Reading of the Resolution

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Shanks] is not in order.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Appeal the Decision of the Chair

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Appeal the Decision of the Chair

  People: William J. O'Brien
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 59, nays 115, not voting 115; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr.,Clayton, Clymer, Cook....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Allow Mr. Shanks to Speak and to Allow the Gentleman from Maryland to Sing a Song

  People: J. Hale Sypher
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair has repeatedly ruled, in accordance with the ruling of the Speaker of the House, that there are but three motions in order except by unanimous consent. If the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Sypher] desires to make his...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. McKEE. What becomes of the appeal? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair has also ruled, and the Speaker of the House before him, that no appeal can be taken pending this question. Mr. SHANKS. Then I am to understand that I am about cleaned out?...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. McKEE. What becomes of the appeal? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair has also ruled, and the Speaker of the House before him, that no appeal can be taken pending this question. Mr. SHANKS. Then I am to understand that I am about cleaned out?...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the House to Take a Recess.

  People: William J. O'Brien
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The motion to take a recess is not in order. The question is on the motion of the gentleman from Kentucky, [Mr. Beck,] that the House do now adjourn.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Tellers on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: James F. Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: William M. Robbins
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Robbins, and Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Robbins, and Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 42. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet On Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Until Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 52, nays 111, not voting 126; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe. Banning. Beck. Bell, Bland, Blount, Bowen. Bright, Bromberg. Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Cook,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Inquiry

  People: Jasper D. Ward
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is not in order to make a parliamentary inquiry when the House is dividing. Mr. Ward, of Illinois. It will be too late after the House shall have divided.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 41. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet on Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: Hiester Clymer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet on Saturday

  People: Hiester Clymer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order

  People: William M. Robbins
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Only actual expenses. Mr. WILSON, of Iowa. You have been on a fool’s errand all night, and you don’t get anything for that.

  People: Benjamin F. Butler James F. Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Clymer were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided: and the tellers reported ayes 40. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Recess for One hour

  People: Abram Comingo
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ALBRIGHT. No, sir. Mr. RANDALL. I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn to Meet on Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Until Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CONGER. Could not the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Randall] vary the proceeding a little by naming Saturday? Mr. RANDALL. The old tune is so harmonious that I do not like to change it.

  People: Samuel J. Randall Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question recurs upon the motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, [Mr. Randall,] that when the House adjourns to-day it be to meet on Friday next; and upon this question the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 50, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Adjourn Until Friday to Adjourn Until Saturday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Amendment to the Motion to Adjourn on Friday.

  People: John H. Burleigh
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That motion is not in order.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Until Saturday

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I knew the gentleman would help us after awhile. The question being taken on ordering the yeas and nays— The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, there is a sufficient number

  People: Charles A. Eldredge James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Eldredge were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 42, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I withdraw the call for the yeas and nays.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question now recurs on the motion of Mr. Beck that the House adjourn, on which the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question was taken; and there were—yeas 59, nays 104, not voting 126; as follows: YEAS—Messrs....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. This vote develops the presence of a quorum; and the question now recurs upon the question during the voting upon which the House found itself without a quorum. Mr. SENER. How does 52 and 92 make a quorum? The SPEAKER pro...

  People: James F. Wilson Horace Maynard John Cessna Milton Sayler James B. Sener R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SYPHER Has the gentleman had his breakfast? Mr. CESSNA. I object to debate.

  People: John Cessna J. Hale Sypher
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: William J. O'Brien
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered on taking the question by yeas and nays; and Mr. Begole and Mr. Wilber were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 40. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER That motion has just been decided and no other business has since intervened. Mr. ELDREDGE. Has not a motion to adjourn intervened? [Editors' note: The motion is never acted, therefore, we have modeled the decision as being dropped.]

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Saturday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Till Saturday

  People: William J. O'Brien
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: William Loughridge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was then taken; and it was decided in the negative— yeas 51, nays 97, not voting 141; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Banning. Beck, Bell, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr.,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. MERRIAM. I rise to make a parliamentary inquiry. I want to know if it be in order at the present time to have the bill which is offered for consideration read before the House; for I know that not one in ten of the gentlemen on the floor of the...

  People: Clinton L. Merriam Benjamin F. Butler James B. Beck Moses W. Field R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 41. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question recurred on the motion of Mr. Eldredge that the House do now adjourn, on which the yeas and nays had been ordered. Mr. McCRARY. Pending that motion I ask unanimous consent to present a resolution for reference to the Committee on the...

  People: George G. Hoskins George W. McCrary Glenni W. Scofield George C. McKee Charles A. Eldredge Benjamin F. Butler Samuel S. Cox William J. Hynes Horace Maynard James G. Blaine John B. Hawley Jeremiah M. Wilson John A. Kasson Samuel J. Randall Charles Albright R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Stephen W. Kellogg
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Randall and Mr. Kellogg were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 44, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question having been taken on the amendment of Mr. Eldredge— The SPEAKER pro tempore. The “ayes” appear to prevail.

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Amend Mr. Randall's Motion

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Stephen A. Hurlbut
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Hurlbut and Mr. Eldredge were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 47, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question now recurs on the motion that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet on Friday next, on which the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question was taken; and it was decided in the negative—yeas 50,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Richard C. Parsons
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were not ordered, 25 only voting in the affirmative.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: Stevenson Archer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Stevenson Archer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. GARFIELD. I desire to make a suggestion. Mr. SPEER. I object. Mr. GARFIELD. It is on another subject than this. Mr. SPEER. I object. Mr. GARFIELD. I want to ask about a bill on the Speaker’s table, and ask the attention of the House to it...

  People: John Cessna R. Milton Speer James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Charles Albright
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order: Motion to Adjourn

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. There are again three questions pending: first, that the House adjourn; second, that when it adjourns it be to meet on Friday; and, third, that this motion be amended by striking out Friday and inserting Saturday. On all these...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair overrules the point of order. This is the legislative day of Wednesday, and the proceedings of the House of this day are so journalized.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. As a matter of fact the Chair must acknowledge that this is Thursday. The SPEAKER pro tempore. That no doubt is true, but it is the legislative day of Wednesday.

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Albright and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported that there were 43 in the affirmative. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: James N. Tyner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Tyner and Mr. Beck were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported that there were 35 in the affirmative. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported that there were 38 in the affirmative. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question recurred on the motion of Mr. Randall, that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet on Friday next, on which the yeas and nays had been ordered. The question was taken; and there were—yeas 50, nays 108, not voting 131; as...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Saturday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That motion is not now in order, The last vote showed no quorum voting, and no motion is now in order except the motion to adjourn, which is now pending.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I desire to ask a question for information. Would it not be better for this House to adjourn now and get some rest, and then come back prepared to attend to the regular business? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is of opinion that...

  People: John O. Whitehouse John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. This vote demonstrates the presence of a quorum; and the question recurs on the motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Randall] that when the House adjourns it adjourn to meet on Friday next; and on that motion the yeas...

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question has already been taken on striking out Friday and inserting Saturday, and that motion has been negatived. But when the motion was taken on the original proposition no quorum voted. The Chair orders that the vote be...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. O’BRIEN and others. No quorum has voted. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair understands that.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: James N. Tyner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Tyner and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 40, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Read a Telegram

  People: William Loughridge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. COX. What is that?

  People: Samuel S. Cox
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I object. Several Members. Let it be read. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is made to the reading of the paper, and the Chair must rule it out.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 54, nays 102, not voting 133; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Ashe, Banning, Beck, Bell, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Comingo, Cook, Cox, Creamer,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Horace F. Page
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Page and Mr. Beck were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 40, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: Richard P. Bland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Richard P. Bland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Jay A. Hubbell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Hubbell and Mr. Bland were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 33, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 36, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: Stevenson Archer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Stevenson Archer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. COBB, of Kansas. I would like to know whether we cannot get to some agreement to vote on an adjournment to some other day than Friday or Saturday. Objection was made.

  People: Stephen A. Cobb
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 41, nays 87, not voting 161; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Ashe, Banning, Bell, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, Clymer, Comingo, Cook. Cox, Creamer, Davis, Durham. Eldredge,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Archer and Mr. Orth were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 37. So (more than one fifth of those present having voted in the affirmative) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday to Meet on Saturday

  People: Hiester Clymer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Hiester Clymer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Isaac C. Parker
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Parker, of Missouri, and Mr. Clymer were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 36, more than one-fifth of those present. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Call of the House

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. It is not necessary to have a quorum on the motion to adjourn.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. You cannot make that motion.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Call of the House

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Beck, and Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 44. So (more than one-fifth of those present having voted in the affirmative) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Hiester Clymer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Is that motion in order? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair thinks the motion is in order.

  People: Benjamin F. Butler Richard C. Parsons
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CLYMER. I will withdraw the motion.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CONGER. Then I suppose the next business in order is the call of the roll to ascertain who are the absentees. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The call of the roll having been ordered by a vote of the House, the Clerk will proceed to call the roll.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. Mr. Speaker, what is the condition of the former motions? The SPEAKER pro tempore. They stand precisely where they did before. There are two propositions now pending undecided. Mr. LUTTRELL. I believe, Mr. Speaker, there was no quorum...

  People: John K. Luttrell James F. Wilson Charles O'Neill George C. McKee John Cessna Horace Maynard Omar D. Conger Samuel J. Randall Jasper D. Ward
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Maynard and Mr. Randall were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 44, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I am ashamed that the republican side of the House should go to filibustering at this late hour of the session.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Chittenden and Mr. O'Brien were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 38. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I rise to a parliamentary question, whether a motion of this sort would be in order, that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet on Friday; or must the longest time be taken first? The SPEAKER. That rule only applies to...

  People: Samuel J. Randall Benjamin F. Butler James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Saturday to Meet on Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Amend the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Robert Hamilton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers for the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Eames and Mr. Willie were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; an there were—yeas 54, nays 91, not voting 144; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Arthur, Ashe, Beck, Bell, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Buckner, Caldwell John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Cook, Cox, Creamer, Crittenden,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The Clerk called the roll; and the following members failed to answer to their names: Messrs. Adams. Banning, Barnum, Barry, Bass, Begole, Berry, Burchard, Burleigh, Cain, Cessna, Chittenden, Freeman Clarke, Clayton, Comingo, Corwin, Cotton, Creamer,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense With Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Dispense with Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Milton Sayler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order: Motions Not In Order

  People: Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The intervening period is very brief. Mr. CONGER. I make the point that neither of those motions were in order, and are not now pending.

  People: Omar D. Conger James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Conger] makes the point of order that the motion to dispense with further proceedings under the call and also the motion to adjourn were made before the doors were ordered to be closed. The rule is that...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The motion to adjourn is not agreed to; and the question recurs on the amendment to the motion that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet on Friday by striking out Friday and inserting Saturday, upon which the yeas...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I move now that further proceedings under the call be dispensed with, having brought so many of our democratic friends here. And now I desire, they being here, to submit to them a proposition. I ask them if there is any...

  People: Benjamin F. Butler Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CONGER. I rise to make a parliamentary inquiry. It is whether the rule does not require that the doors shall be closed under a call of the House after the list of absentees has been called? The SPEAKER. It does. The Doorkeeper will close the...

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense With Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question recurred on the motion that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn till Friday next, on which the yeas and nays had been ordered. The question was then taken; and it was decided in the negative— yeas 51, nays 125, not voting 113; as...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CONGER. The Chair having decided that point, I ask now that the names of the absentees be called for excuses. The SPEAKER. They are not presumed to be here to give excuses. Mr. CONGER. Then I will move that Mr. William A. Wheeler, of New York,...

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Dispense With Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Charles Albright
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Shoemaker, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Buckner were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported that there were 52 in the affirmative. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The first question is on the amendment of the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Randall] to the motion of the gentleman from Kentucky, [Mr. Beck,] to insert Friday instead of Saturday as the day to which the House will adjourn. The...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CONGER. I raise the point of order that members are coming into the Hall, although the doors have been ordered to be closed. Mr. BECK. I move that when the House adjourns to-day it be to meet on Friday next. The SPEAKER. That motion is not now...

  People: Samuel J. Randall James B. Beck Omar D. Conger James G. Blaine William J. O'Brien Richard P. Bland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion that When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Saturday

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. That motion belongs to our side; you ought not to take it away from us.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on Mr. Butler's Motion

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were not ordered, there being but 18 in the affirmative; not one-fifth of a quorum.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were not ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion of Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, was then agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question recurred upon the motion of Mr. Eldredge that the House now adjourn. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I hope not. Mr. SPEER. I thought the gentleman was going with us now. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. O, no; I never thought of such a...

  People: Benjamin F. Butler R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: William J. O'Brien
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question recurred on the motion of Mr. Beck that when the House adjourns to-day it be to meet on Saturday next, on which the yeas and nays had been ordered. The question was taken; and there were—yeas 57, nays 102, not voting 130; as follows:...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: James S. Biery
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Gunckel and Mr. Giddings were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported that there were 45 in the affirmative. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SHANKS. It seems to me that we have been voting on that motion for at least four days. Mr. HYNES. If the House should vote to adjourn now, would not that adjourn the House till Friday? The SPEAKER. It would adjourn the House to the next...

  People: Samuel J. Randall William J. Hynes James G. Blaine John P. C. Shanks R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn Till Tomorrow

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Tomorrow

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. There is no necessity for that motion, for the House can adjourn at once if it chooses to do so.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken on the motion to adjourn; and there were—yeas 70, nays 144, not voting 75; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Beck. Bell, Berry. Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown. Buckner, Caldwell, John B....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. There is no necessity for that motion, for the House can adjourn at once if it chooses to do so.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. Then I will say “the day after to-morrow.” The SPEAKER. The House has already determined to do that. The House has voted that when it adjourns to-day it will meet on Saturday next. The Chair thinks there are motions enough pending now to...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Motion to Meet Next Saturday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. HYNES. Is that motion in order pending all these other motions? The SPEAKER. The Chair thinks it is. Mr. FIELD. I hope some one will keep count of all these motions.

  People: James G. Blaine Moses W. Field William J. Hynes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. Will the Chair state the order in which the pending motions are to be put? The SPEAKER. The first question is upon laying on the table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the House agreed that when it adjourned to-day it would...

  People: James G. Blaine R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall William M. Robbins
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered on ordering the yeas and nays; and Mr. Field and Mr. Speer were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported 35 in the affirmative; more than one-fifth of the last vote. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Call of the House

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: James N. Tyner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken on the amendment of Mr. Eldredge; and there were—yeas 65, nays 128, not voting 96; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Atkins, Bell, Berry, Blount, Bowen, Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SMITH, of Ohio. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry. If the House shall now adjourn, when will it meet? What would be the effect of adopting a motion to adjourn now? Mr. E. R. HOAR. Do not make that motion now. Mr. RANDALL. I call for the...

  People: John Q. Smith E. Rockwood Hoar James G. Blaine Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. Is the motion of my colleague from Pennsylvania in order, when the last vote disclosed the fact that no quorum was present? Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. It is too late to raise that question, other business having intervened. Mr....

  People: William M. Robbins Benjamin F. Butler Charles A. Eldredge William J. Hynes Omar D. Conger James G. Blaine Samuel J. Randall R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  On the question of ordering the yeas and nays there were ayes 34. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question now recurs on the motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Randall] that when the House adjourns it adjourn to meet on Friday next. On this motion the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question was...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Offer a Preamble to the Bill

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. I object.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I call for the regular order. Mr. FIELD. I hope it will be read. Mr. LAWRENCE. Let it be read for information. Mr. SPEER. I object, because it is in the Choctaw language. Mr. STORM. The Chair decided last night that the gentleman...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The question recurs on the motion of the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Maynard] that there be a call of the House. Mr. MAYNARD. Did the last vote disclose the presence of a quorum? The SPEAKER. It did.

  People: Horace Maynard James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. MAYNARD. I withdraw my motion for a call of the House.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Call of the House

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. I hope the gentleman from Wisconsin will withdraw his motion. Let us have a call of the House. It will be a good thing for members to make them get up early. It is the early bird that catches the worm. Mr. ELDREDGE. I have no objection to...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge John P. C. Shanks James M. Leach R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question being taken on the motion to adjourn, it was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion for a Call of the House

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  On the question of ordering the yeas and nays, there were ayes 4; not a sufficient number. Accordingly the yeas and nays were not ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion for a call of the House was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense with Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the negative—yeas 54, nays 122, not voting 113; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Beck. Bell, Berry, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Buckner, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Crittenden,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. Is that a quorum? The SPEAKER. It is not. Mr. ELDREDGE. Would it be in order now to move that the House adjourn? The SPEAKER. That is the only thing now that is in order, except that there be a call of the House. Mr. WHITEHOUSE....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The roll was called, and the following members failed to answer to their names: Messrs. Adams, Albert, Arthur, Ashe, Banning, Barry, Bass, Begole, Buckner, Burchard, Cain, Carpenter, Cessna, Chittenden. Freeman Clarke, Clayton, Corwin, Cotton. Cox,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken on Mr. Maynard’s motion, and it was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Charles W. Willard

  People: Luke P. Poland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Begole

  People: Moses W. Field
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion to excuse Mr. Willard, of Vermont, was agreed to— ayes 61, noes 17.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. FIELD. I repeat my motion that Mr. Begole be excused.

  People: Moses W. Field
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question now recurs on the motion of the gentleman from Kentucky, [Mr. Beck,] that when the House adjourns it adjourn to meet on Friday next, upon which the yeas and nays have been ordered. The...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The roll-call shows the presence of one hundred and fifty-four members. The doorkeepers will now close the doors. Mr. TYNER. Is it in order now to present excuses for absentees? If so, I desire to say that my colleague, Mr. Sayler, is...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Stephens and Mr. Harris

  People: Hiram P. Bell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Lamport

  People: Ellis H. Roberts
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  There was no objection, and Mr. Lamport was excused.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. William E. Fink

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Ward

  People: Amos Clark, Jr.
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  There was no objection, and the motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Williams

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Objection was made.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, (Mr. Potter in the chair.) The question recurs upon the motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Randall] that the House now adjourn, upon which the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question was taken; and there...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. LAWRENCE. Is that a debatable question? The SPEAKER. It is not. Mr. LAWRENCE. I hope we shall not dispense with the call. We have a right to the presence and advice of these absent gentlemen. Mr. ELDREDGE. There is a difference among the...

  People: Luke P. Poland Charles A. Eldredge James G. Blaine William Lawrence Samuel J. Randall James F. Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Hooper

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  There was no objection, and Mr. Hooper was excused.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Scudder

  People: John B. Storm
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Albert

  People: Lloyd Lowndes, Jr.
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  There was no objection.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Schell

  People: John O. Whitehouse
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Wood

  People: John O. Whitehouse
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Objection was made. The question being taken, the motion was agreed to—ayes 58, noes 17.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse All Absentees

  People: Joseph R. Hawley James W. McDill
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. MAYNARD. Would not that be tantamount to dispensing with further proceedings under the call? The SPEAKER. It would amount to about the same thing.

  People: James G. Blaine Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question being taken on the motion of Mr. Hawley, of Connecticut, it was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The first question is upon the motion of the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Beck] to amend the motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Randall] by striking out Friday and inserting Saturday. The question was taken; and...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. It is now the duty of the Chair to send out warrants for the absentees. Mr. MAYNARD. Is it not necessary that the names of the absentees be called for excuses before that is done? Non constat that some of the absentees are not absent by...

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. I hope the motion to excuse Mr. Willard will prevail. Mr. SENER. Does the gentleman have a physician’s certificate as to the state of his colleague’s health? Mr. CLEMENTS. It would be a good idea to excuse the gentleman. When here he...

  People: James B. Beck Isaac Clements John B. Storm James G. Blaine James B. Sener R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Swann

  People: William S. Herndon
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. Mr. Swann stated to me, as he went out of the House, that he was completely worn out and that he was sick besides.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question being taken on excusing Mr. Swann, there were ayes 62, noes not counted. So the motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Tremain

  People: David Wilber
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. LAWSON. Mr. Tremain is paired with Mr. Cox. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. That does not excuse him. These pairs are the reason why we have not a quorum.

  People: Benjamin F. Butler John D. Lawson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion to excuse Mr. Tremain was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, (Mr. Cessna.) The question recurs upon the motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Randall] that when the House adjourns to-day it be to meet on Friday next, on which the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The pending motion is the motion of the gentleman from Vermont to excuse his colleague, Mr. Willard. Mr. BECK. And on that motion I call for the yeas and nays. Mr. SPEER. Let us have a division. Mr. POLAND. I do not make this motion...

  People: Luke P. Poland Benjamin F. Butler James B. Beck James G. Blaine Samuel J. Randall R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER Is he absent by leave of the House? Mr. STORM. I object.

  People: John B. Storm R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion to excuse Mr. Pike was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. White

  People: Charles Hays
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CALDWELL. I object. He told me this evening that he never tired.

  People: John H. Caldwell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question being taken on the motion to excuse Mr. White, there were—ayes 56, noes 27. So the motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Danford

  People: Hezekiah S. Bundy
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. Mr. Danford is absent by leave of the House.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Sayler

  People: Milton I. Southard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Corwin

  People: Isaac Clements
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Curtis

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Cessna

  People: James D. Strawbridge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken on the motion to adjourn; and there were— yeas 48, nays 109, not voting 132; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Atkins, Banning, Beck, Bell, Bland, Blount, Bowen. Bright, Bromberg, Buckner, Caldwell, John B. Clark,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. I heard Mr. Cessna say that he would not leave the House unless he got a pair. I think he would enjoy being here now very much.

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion to excuse Mr. Cessna was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Clayton

  People: Greenbury L. Fort
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Todd

  People: William S. Moore
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Objection was made.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Dobbins

  People: John W. Hazelton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Stevens

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CONGER. Mr. Stevens said last night that he enjoyed being here very much. I hope that enjoyment will be continued to him.

  People: Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. McLean

  People: William S. Herndon
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken, and the motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Young

  People: John Y. Brown
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Wilson

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Todd

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 44, nays 94, not voting 151; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Banning, Beck, Bell Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Buckner, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Cox, Crossland, Durham,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. MacDougall

  People: David Wilber
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. He is already excused.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Dunnell

  People: John T. Averill
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Bass

  People: John D. Lawson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Scofield

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse All Absentees

  People: John B. Clark, Jr.
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. VANCE. Non constat included. Mr. FIELD. O! we cannot afford that.

  People: Moses W. Field Robert B. Vance
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Wells

  People: Abram Comingo
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Several Members. What are those reasons? Mr. COMINGO. He is sick.

  People: Abram Comingo
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Havens

  People: Isaac C. Parker
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Morrison

  People: Isaac Clements
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 46, nays 107, not voting 136; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Banning, Bell, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Buckner, Caldwell, Clymer, Cox, Crossland, Durham, Finck, Giddings,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. He had to be in Florida the whole of last winter.

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Cox

  People: James W. Nesmith
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CONGER. I am informed that Mr. Cox’s family is sick. He has been here most of the time, but was necessarily called away. Mr. SPEER. What member of his family? Mr. CONGER. His child. Mr. SPEER. He has no children.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Buckner

  People: John K. Luttrell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Holman

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SHANKS. O! I object to that; he is too full of objections for us to be able to afford to excuse him. Mr. SPEER. He ought to be excused; he is paired with Mr. Hooper, of Massachusetts, who has been excused this evening.

  People: John P. C. Shanks R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and the motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. LAWSON. I hope Mr. Cox will be excused. He has paired with Mr. Tremain, who has been excused this evening. Mr. FIELD. Mr. Cox told me he felt very well to-day.

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Judge Orth

  People: Jasper Packard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Several Members. To be here?

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Sawyer

  People: John T. Averill R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Arrest and Bring to the Bar Such Members as are Absent Without Leave of the House

  People: Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Members on One Side of the House

  People: William Lawrence
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Knapp

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken on the motion of Mr. Bland; and there were—yeas 39, nays 106, not voting 144; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Banning, Bell, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Buckner, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr.,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Hamilton

  People: John O. Whitehouse
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. LUTTRELL. Following the example of the gentleman from Ohio, [Mr. Lawrence,] I move that all the members on the other side of the House be excused, as they are suffering from a very severe attack of civil rights.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Reconsider the Votes on Motions to Excuse Absentees

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The latter motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Freeman

  People: Richard H. Whiteley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Motion to Excuse Mr. Freeman

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The latter motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Nunn

  People: Robert B. Vance
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  A Member. He was in the Hall to-night. Mr. THORNBURGH. He expects to leave to-morrow morning.

  People: Jacob M. Thornburgh
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SHANKS. I move that Mr. Cox be excused for the reason that the democratic party, in their convention in 1872, adopted the following resolution— Mr. SPEER. I object to debate, except on the Choctaw claim. I withdrew my objection on the ground that...

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Sloan

  People: Richard H. Whiteley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question recurred on the motion that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet on Friday, on which the yeas and nays had been ordered. The question was taken; and it was decided in the negative-yeas 44, nays 107, not voting 138; as...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Sheats

  People: Charles Pelham
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Freeman Clarke

  People: John D. Lawson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CONGER. I would inquire what was the result of the call as to the number present? The SPEAKER. The call showed the presence of 154 members. Mr. CONGER. And is not 116 a quorum? The SPEAKER. It is.

  People: Omar D. Conger James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Suspend All Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. O, no! Let us send for the absentees. We may as well spend the morning in this way as in any other. Mr. LUTTRELL. Would it be in order to move that the House take a recess until ten o’clock in order to give the Sergeant-at-Arms time to...

  People: James G. Blaine John K. Luttrell John B. Clark, Jr. R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion of Mr. Conger was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Suspend All Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: Jay A. Hubbell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. That motion has just been made and lost, and no business has intervened.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Allow Persons Up Last Night to Rest Tonight

  People: Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CLYMER. I was here all last night. Mr. CONGER. I find that those who were here last night and staid here patiently and performed their duties are ready to excuse those who are absent on this call. I will therefore make this motion, that the...

  People: Omar D. Conger Hiester Clymer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the negative—yeas 51, nays 115, not voting 123; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Banning, Beck, Bell, Bland, Blount, Bowen. Bright Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Caldwell, John B. Clark,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense with Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: Greenbury L. Fort
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. I rise to a question of order. Does the Chair entertain that motion? The SPEAKER pro tempore, (Mr. Tyner.) The Chair does entertain the motion. Does the gentleman from Pennsylvania raise a question of order upon it? Mr. SPEER. I raise...

  People: Omar D. Conger James N. Tyner R. Milton Speer John T. Averill
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Dispense With Further Proceedings Under the Rule

  People: James B. Beck
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  On the question of ordering the yeas and nays there were ayes 43. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Luke P. Poland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: James H. Platt, Jr.
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  On the question of ordering the yeas and nays there were ayes 40. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays to Consider the Motion to Reconsider the Vote to Recommit the Civil-Rights Bill

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion That When the House Adjourn it Adjourn to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question now recurs on the motion of the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Archer] that when the House adjourns to-day it adjourn to meet on Friday next, on which the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question was taken;...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CONGER. I rise to a question of order. It is this: That the motion I made has not been decided. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair does not agree with the gentleman from Michigan. The gentleman from Michigan made the motion, and the Chair put it...

  People: James N. Tyner Charles A. Eldredge Benjamin F. Butler James B. Beck Omar D. Conger R. Milton Speer James F. Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  A Member. It is Friday now. Mr. ELDREDGE. It is not Friday. The Speaker has held that over and over again.

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. Let us understand what the motion of the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Butler] is. The SPEAKER. If the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Randall] should withdraw his motion, the question immediately to be voted upon would be on the...

  People: Samuel J. Randall James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I insist on the motion I have just made. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Randall] moves that when the House adjourns it adjourn till Friday next. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. What Friday? The SPEAKER. The Friday...

  People: Samuel J. Randall Benjamin F. Butler James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Randall that the House adjourn; on which the yeas and nays were ordered. The question was taken; and it was decided in the negative—yeas 53, nays 86, not voting 150; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Arthur,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Meet Next Friday

  People: Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I rise to a point of order. If I understand the motion, it means that Friday after the termination of this legislative day; and as this legislative day has not terminated and may never terminate so far as I can see, what...

  People: Benjamin F. Butler Charles A. Eldredge James B. Beck James G. Blaine William Lawrence Samuel J. Randall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. LEACH. I call the attention of the Chair to the fact that no quorum has voted. The SPEAKER pro tempore, (Mr. Tyner in the chair.) The gentleman is right; there was no quorum voting.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Call of the House

  People: James B. Sener
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. It is not necessary that a call of the House should be ordered. That comes of course, by the order of the Speaker, if I understand it. Mr. SPEER. A motion to adjourn would be in order. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. But...

  People: Benjamin F. Butler R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will order the roll to be called.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Should not the doors now be closed? Mr. ASHE. I desire to state that my name appears among the absentees, but that I was present and failed to answer to my name, as I was not attending to the roll-call at the time. The...

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense with Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken on the motion of Mr. Speer, and it was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Sergeant-at-Arms to Bring Absentees to the Bar of the House

  People: James B. Sener
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Bring Absentees to the Bar of the Houes

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was put on ordering the yeas and nays, and 36 members voted therefor. Mr. ELDREDGE. I make the point of order that the gentleman from Massachusetts was premature in his demand for tellers. He should have waited until the Chair had...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge James N. Tyner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative— yeas 74, nays 69, not voting 146; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Averill, Barber, Barrere, Barry, Biery, Bradley, Bundy, Borrows, Roderick R. Butler, Cannon, Carpenter, Cason, Clements,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The Clerk proceeded to call the roll, when the following members failed to answer to their names: Messrs. Adams, Albert, Arthur, Ashe, Averill, Banning. Barnum, Barry. Bass, Begole, Buckner, Burchard, Burrows, Roderick R. Butler, Carpenter, Cason,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Eldredge, and Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported 41 in the affirmative. So the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Motion to Bring Absentees to the Bar of the House

  People: Hiester Clymer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table

  People: James B. Sener
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table

  People: Hiester Clymer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  On ordering the yeas and nays there were ayes 38. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I rise to a question of order. There was not a quorum on the last vote. Mr. SPEER. A quorum was not required. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will suggest to the gentleman from Wisconsin that less than a quorum is competent to take...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 53, nays 103, not voting 133; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Ashe, Atkins. Beck. Bell. Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright. Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Cook, Cox, Crittenden,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. O, no; this is the third call we have had. We have a call of the House and get in just a quorum, and the moment the doors are opened they all go away and we can have no vote. Mr. SPEER. Not all. Mr. BUTLER, of...

  People: James N. Tyner Charles A. Eldredge Benjamin F. Butler Greenbury L. Fort R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Is that motion in order? The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is a privileged motion.

  People: Benjamin F. Butler James N. Tyner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: John K. Luttrell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays

  People: Benjamin F. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Eldredge were appointed.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and the tellers reported ayes 33, noes not counted. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The question recurs upon the motion of the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Eldredge] to dispense with further proceedings under the call; upon that question the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question was taken; and there were—yeas...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SENER. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it. Mr. SENER. Is it allowable for the Sergeant-at-Arms, the Doorkeeper, or any other officer of the House during a call to admit to the floor...

  People: James N. Tyner James B. Sener
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Alexander H. Stephens

  People: Hiram P. Bell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Henry R. Harris

  People: Hiram P. Bell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. WILLIAMS, of Indiana. I object. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. What is the excuse? Mr. BELL. Sickness; my colleague is sick. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman reports that his colleague, Mr. Harris, is absent by reason of sickness.

  People: William Williams (IN) James N. Tyner Benjamin F. Butler Hiram P. Bell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken on the motion of Mr. Bell, and it was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Danford

  People: Hezekiah S. Bundy
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BRADLEY. I wish to say one word upon that motion in the way of a suggestion. It strikes me that the Sergeant-at-Arms, if he finds any of these gentlemen in a condition of health which renders it impossible for him to bring them before the bar of...

  People: Omar D. Conger James N. Tyner Nathan B. Bradley
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Lamport

  People: Ellis H. Roberts
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Ashe

  People: John Hancock
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Hodges

  People: Moses W. Field
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 95, nays 51, not voting 143; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albright, Barber. Barrere, Biery, Bradley, Buffinton, Bundy, Burrows, Benjamin F. Butler, Roderick R. Butler, Cain, Cannon, Cason, Amos Clark, jr.,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SENER. I object; it is the duty of a member to make his excuse personally if he is present. Mr. FIELD. But he is still asleep.

  People: Moses W. Field James B. Sener
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Governor Ward

  People: Amos Clark, Jr.
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Todd

  People: William S. Moore
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Schell

  People: John K. Luttrell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. O, no. Mr. SCHELL can be here just as well as you and I, and he would not thank the gentleman for making that excuse for him. I call for a division. Mr. LUTTRELL. He has been excused already to-night on the previous...

  People: Benjamin F. Butler John K. Luttrell Richard Schell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Excuse Mr. Schell

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Point of Order: Yeas and Nays Cannot be Ordered on This Question

  People: George C. McKee
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. HALE, of Maine. Then the result is if the yeas and nays are called upon every excuse that is offered for a member we may never get to the end of the proceeding. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is forced to say that in his judgment that is...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. WILBER. I rise to ask a parliamentary question. Several members called for the regular order. Mr. HALE, of Maine. I appeal from the decision of the Chair.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Question on the Standing of the Decision of the Chair on the Point of Order

  People: James N. Tyner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 48, nays 93, not voting 143; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Atkins, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bright Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Comingo, Cook, Crittenden, Davis. DeWitt...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SENER. The Speaker of the House so ruled during the night. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair thinks there is no question whatever of the right of any gentleman, under the Constitution, on a question of this sort to ask for the yeas and nays, or...

  People: Eugene Hale James N. Tyner Charles A. Eldredge Thomas J. Creamer Omar D. Conger James B. Sener John P. C. Shanks Charles Albright
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question recurred on the appeal taken by Mr. Hale, of Maine, from the decision of the Chair. Mr. HALE, of Maine. I have been asked to reduce my appeal to writing, and have done it; so that it may be seen clearly what my point is in justice to the...

  People: Eugene Hale James N. Tyner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL. The question recurred upon the motion that the House do now adjourn, upon which the yeas and nays had been ordered. The question was taken; and there were—yeas 45, nays 92, not voting 152; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. McKEE. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry. Could we not always under the ruling of the Chair prevent the orders of the House from being executed by interposing motions of this kind? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will decide each...

  People: George C. McKee Richard P. Bland James N. Tyner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Finck

  People: Clinton L. Cobb
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Withdraw the Appeal to the Decision of the Chair

  People: Eugene Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair suggests to the gentleman the propriety of withholding the withdrawal until the return upon the writ shall have been fully heard by the House. Mr. HALE, of Maine. So far as I am concerned, I do not care to press the...

  People: Eugene Hale James N. Tyner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will understand, then, if there be no objection, that the appeal of the gentleman from Maine from the decision of the Chair is withdrawn. There was no objection.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Adams

  People: Charles Hays
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 38, nays 90, not voting 161; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Atkins, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bright, Bromberg, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Cook, Crittenden, Davis, DeWitt, Eldredge,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUCKNER. Mr. Speaker, I was here until about one o’clock this morning, and intended to remain as long as any one. But Mr. Hooper, a venerable and respectable gentleman on the other side of the House, was very anxious to get some one to pair with...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Omar D. Conger Aylett H. Buckner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Dispense With Further Proceedings Under the Rule

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  On the question of ordering the yeas and nays there were ayes 45. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Withdraw the Motion to Dispense with Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: Richard C. Parsons
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  No objection being made, the motion was withdrawn.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Hazelton

  People: Moses W. Field
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair wishes to state that on subsequent reflection he decides the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Parsons] had the right to withdraw his motion. Mr. ELDREDGE. If the Chair had made that decision originally I would have renewed...

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn

  People: Charles Albright
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The House divided; and there were—ayes 25, noes 92. So (more than one-fifth of those present having voted in the affirmative) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Unanimous Consent to Make a Personal Request

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 53, nays 94, not voting 142; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Atkins, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Comingo, Cook, Crittenden, Davis, DeWitt...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I object to the gentleman withdrawing the motion. Mr. SPEER. The gentleman has a right to withdraw his motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair does not understand that the gentleman has the right to withdraw the motion if objection...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge John P. C. Shanks James N. Tyner R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  There was no objection.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to be Excused

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair hears no objection, and the gentleman from Pennsylvania is unanimously excused.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. Why, Mr. Speaker, the gentleman was excused during the night, when he was reported absent on the call of the House. The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is so.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative— yeas 76, nays 60, not voting 153; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland. Blount. Bowen. Bradley, Bright, Bromberg, Brown,...

  People: Isaac W. Scudder Greenbury L. Fort Marcus L. Ward Roderick R. Butler Samuel J. Randall James N. Tyner John Cessna Charles A. Stevens Jeremiah M. Wilson Charles Albright Horace Boardman Smith Eugene Hale Benjamin F. Butler Samuel S. Cox Charles A. Eldredge Jasper D. Ward Horace Maynard Henry R. Harris R. Milton Speer Horace F. Page Oliver P. Snyder Omar D. Conger Chester B. Darrall John P. C. Shanks Edwin O. Stanard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 07 Dec 1874, 12:00
  The roll was called, when the following-named Members and Delegates answered: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Clinton D. MacDougall.

  People: Clinton D. MacDougall
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Appointment of Standing Committees: Mr. Finck Filling the Vacancy of Mr. Jewett

  People: James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 10 Dec 1874, 12:00
  FILLING OF VACANCIES ON COMMITTEES. The SPEAKER. Before submitting the motion to adjourn, the Chair will detain the House by announcing appointments to fill vacancies on the following committees: [...] The Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. FINCK, of Ohio.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL. The House resumed the consideration of the civil-rights bill. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I now withdraw the motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary. The SPEAKER. The question recurs, Shall this bill be...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RANDALL. I move that when the House adjourns it be to meet on Friday; and on that motion I call for the yeas and nays. Mr. SHANKS. Before that I ask to have this preamble read, and I hope gentlemen will not object to the reading. The SPEAKER....

  People: William B. Small William M. Robbins Charles A. Eldredge Horace Maynard John P. C. Shanks Omar D. Conger Isaac Clements James G. Blaine Pierce M. B. Young Greenbury L. Fort William Lawrence Samuel J. Randall R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Perry

  People: John D. Lawson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Ashe

  People: Robert B. Vance
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Knapp

  People: John M. Glover
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Pike

  People: William B. Small
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 27, nays 84, not voting 178; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Atkins, Bland. Bright. Bromberg, Brown. Crittenden, Davis, DeWitt, Giddings, Gunter, Hatcher, Lamar, Leach, Luttrell, Magee, Milliken, Hosea W. Parker,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Dobbins

  People: R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Jasper D. Ward
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Dec 1874, 12:00
  Committee Substitute to the Civil Rights Bill

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 16 Dec 1874, 12:00
  CIVIL RIGHTS. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts, by unanimous consent, reported back, with amendments, from the Committee on the Judiciary, a bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights; which was read a first and second...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. MAYNARD. Those words should be retained. Mr. KELLOGG. Of course. Mr. POTTER. But, Mr. Speaker, this is an amendment to the substitute reported by the Judiciary Committee and not to the original bill.

  People: Stephen W. Kellogg Clarkson N. Potter Horace Maynard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CESSNA. The gentleman might as well admit that amendment. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Not now. Mr. CONGER. I ask the gentleman to admit, at the proper time, an amendment to include agricultural colleges provided for by grants of the United...

  People: Benjamin F. Butler John Cessna Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I do not rise to debate the principles of this bill. It has been so far considered before the country, and so long under discussion that it seems to me, on my part, I should not be able to add anything to what...

  People: Samuel J. Randall Benjamin F. Butler David M. DeWitt John R. Lynch Lucius Q. C. Lamar Moses W. Field John M. S. Williams William Lawrence James G. Blaine John Y. Brown William P. McLean William E. Niblack
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BLAINE, (the Speaker.) I desire to say one word. I have never known an instance, and I do not believe such an instance can be found anywhere, that when upon a call of the House a quorum was found to be present the proceedings under it were...

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. That is the only motion that can be put. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The only motion is a motion that there be a call of the House. Mr. ELDREDGE. Or a motion to adjourn. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The House has refused to adjourn, and no...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge James B. Beck Richard C. Parsons
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL. The House resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all persons in their civil and legal rights. Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I hope that nothing in my remarks will have a tendency to intensify any unpleasant...

  People: Thomas T. Crittenden Benjamin F. Butler George C. McKee John M. Glover Lucius Q. C. Lamar John B. Storm James G. Blaine William P. McLean John R. Lynch
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CARPENTER. Mr. President, as I shall vote against this bill in its present form, I wish to state very briefly why I shall do so. Without, discussing other provisions of the bill, one makes it impossible for me to vote for it, and that is the...

  People: Lewis C. Carpenter John R. Lynch
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. FINCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise for the purpose of opposing the passage of this measure. A bill of this character, sir, is not to be disposed of by mere appeals to passion, if the Constitution of our country still retains its vigor and the force to...

  People: Robert S. Hale William E. Finck James S. Biery John M. Bright
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. STORM. Mr. Speaker, I did not expect to address the House this evening; indeed, I have not come here for the purpose of making a set speech; neither am I prepared to do it. I voted against an evening session because I believed that this subject had...

  People: John B. Storm
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Civil Rights— “The world is governed too much." SPEECH OF HON. EPPA HUNTON, OF VIRGINIA, In the House of Representatives, February 3,1875. On the bill (H. R No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights. Mr. HUNTON. Mr....

  People: Eppa Hunton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. WHITEHEAD. Mr. Speaker, I should have preferred to have a larger number of the jury who are to sit on this case to whom I might address my remarks rather than the full galleries facetiously alluded to by my friend from New York and the gentleman...

  People: Lucius Q. C. Lamar Thomas Whitehead
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. HARRIS, of Massachusetts. Will the gentleman allow me to interrupt him a moment? Mr. WHITEHEAD. I will. Mr. HARRIS, of Massachusetts. It has been said on this floor to-day—and I call the gentleman’s attention to it, and ask him to state whether...

  People: Benjamin W. Harris Joseph Rainey Thomas Whitehead
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CAIN. Mr. Speaker, there are periods in the history of nations and of peoples when it is necessary that men belonging to a race or races whose rights and interests are at stake should lay aside all feelings of delicacy and hesitation and vindicate...

  People: Joseph Rainey Thomas Whitehead James T. Rapier Benjamin W. Harris Richard H. Cain
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Civil Rights. SPEECH OF HON. J. AMBLER SMITH, OF VIRGINIA, In the House of Representatives, February 3, 1875, On the bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights. Mr. SMITH, of Virginia. I regret, Mr. Speaker, that...

  People: J. Ambler Smith
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BLOUNT. Mr. Speaker, within fifteen minutes, the time allotted to me, it is impossible for me to discuss the various questions presenting themselves in connection with this bill. I must, therefore, pass by some lines of thought of great importance,...

  People: James H. Blount
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SENER. Mr. Speaker, I recognize the fact that I occupy an anomalous position, and but for the fact that I have been most unusually and wantonly assailed by a journal professing to represent the Executive of this Government here, I should not feel...

  People: James B. Sener Joseph Rainey
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. E. R. HOAR. Mr. Speaker, I have but a single word to say. I had not intended to take part in this debate; but I am moved to make a single remark in consequence of an expression which fell from the gentleman from Georgia, [Mr. Blount.] He spoke...

  People: Milton I. Southard William B. Small William E. Finck George C. McKee Ellis H. Roberts Lucius Q. C. Lamar Robert S. Hale Alexander White E. Rockwood Hoar Stephen W. Kellogg
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. WHITE. I now yield five minutes to the gentleman from Missouri, [Mr. Stanard.] Mr. STANARD. As may have been observed during the last session of this Congress, I voted against the consideration of the civil-rights bill. During the filibustering of...

  People: Thomas T. Crittenden Stephen A. Cobb Samuel S. Cox Simeon B. Chittenden William J. Hynes Richard H. Cain Alexander White Lewis B. Gunkel Stephen W. Kellogg Edwin O. Stanard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  [Mr. WHITE addressed the House. His remarks will appear in the Appendix.] Civil Rights. SPEECH OF HON. A. WHITE, OF ALABAMA, In the House of Representatives, February 4, 1875. The House having under consideration the civil-rights bill— Mr....

  People: Alexander White
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 04 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE obtained the floor and said: I yield three minutes to the gentleman from Alabama. [Mr. Caldwell.] Mr. CALDWELL. Mr. Speaker, I am very much indebted to the courtesy of the gentleman from Wisconsin for two or three minutes, and I desire to...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge James A. Garfield John H. Caldwell John Y. Brown
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I yield for five minutes to the gentleman from Ohio, [Mr. Southard.] Mr. SOUTHARD. Mr. Speaker, I intended yesterday to reply in a few words to the position of the gentleman from New York [Mr. Hale] in relation to the constitutional...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Stephen W. Kellogg Milton I. Southard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. ELDREDGE. I now yield five minutes to the gentleman from Ohio, [Mr. Monroe.] Mr. MONROE. Mr. Speaker, I am suffering so much from hoarseness that I do not know whether it will be in my power to make myself heard, and I would be obliged to the...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Barbour Lewis John Cessna Julius C. Burrows James Monroe Clinton L. Merriam
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. CESSNA. I now yield five minutes to the gentleman from Alabama, [Mr. Rapier.] Mr. RAPIER. I have sought the floor to-day for one purpose only. I had hoped that there would be no further discussion upon this bill, and I would not have spoken now...

  People: William W. Phelps William A. Phillips George C. McKee Charles G. Williams John Cessna James T. Rapier John P. C. Shanks William E. Niblack
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. COX. I do not object, provided I have an opportunity to say a word. Many Members. Regular order! Mr. COX. I rise to a point of order. The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. Mr. COX. The preamble of this bill states that exact and equal...

  People: Samuel S. Cox James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 70, nays 50, not voting 169; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Ashe, Atkins. Bock, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bradley, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buffinton, Bundy, Burleigh, Cain, Caldwell, Cason, Amos Clark,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER. The question recurs, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time? Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry, whether under the rule the previous question can be ordered to-day? The SPEAKER. It can be...

  People: Charles A. Eldredge Samuel J. Randall Benjamin F. Butler James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. Shanks' Amendment

  People: John P. C. Shanks
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. COX. I want a separate vote on the preamble. We will all agree to that. Mr. MILLS. I ask the gentleman from Massachusetts to let me have a portion of the republican platform read.

  People: Samuel S. Cox Roger Q. Mills
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Massachusetts is entitled to one hour to close debate. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I yield fifteen minutes to the gentleman from Ohio, [Mr. Garfield,] and I give notice that I cannot yield any more to anybody. Mr....

  People: Samuel S. Cox Benjamin F. Butler James B. Beck John D. C. Atkins James G. Blaine James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Massachusetts has forty-five minutes of his time remaining. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I had hoped when this bill was first brought before the House that in all kindness of heart, in all singleness of purpose, with...

  People: William R. Roberts John M. Glover Charles A. Eldredge Benjamin F. Butler Robert S. Hale J. Ambler Smith Charles W. Miliken James G. Blaine William Lawrence William E. Niblack John Y. Brown
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Now I was about to say, when interrupted, that the reason why we desired to have this bill passed was the very fact that has been so often put before us, that we are about passing out of power. We are to surrender power,...

  People: Samuel J. Randall Charles A. Eldredge Benjamin F. Butler James G. Blaine Simeon B. Chittenden
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. SMITH, of Virginia. It affects me as a Representative in that it is a false charge. The SPEAKER. That cannot constitute a question of privilege. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I have the name of the writer in my pocket. I did not choose that they...

  People: J. Ambler Smith Benjamin F. Butler James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. BURROWS. Can the question on this amendment be divided? The SPEAKER. It is not divisible.

  People: Julius C. Burrows James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The question being taken on the amendment of Mr. Kellogg, there were—ayes 128, noes 48. [...] So the amendment of Mr. Kellogg was ageeed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 64, nays 86, not voting 139; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Ashe, Atkins, Averill, Beck, Bell, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bradley, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Comingo, Cook,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. Kellogg's Amendment

  People: Stephen W. Kellogg
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The question being taken on agreeing to the substitute of Mr. White, there were—ayes 91, noes 114. [...] So the yeas and nays were not ordered; and the substitute of Mr. White was not agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The SPEAKER. The amendment is not in order, as the previous question is still operating.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. HYNES. The gentleman from Indiana said that preamble was adopted under duress. Can the House enforce that duress? The SPEAKER. The Chair knows nothing of duress outside of the Hall.

  People: James G. Blaine William J. Hynes
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 06 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 06 Feb 1875, 12:00
  HOUSE BILLS REFERRED. The PRESIDING OFFICER. [Mr. Ferry, of Michigan.] the Chair, before the doors are closed, will lay before the Senate a number of House bills for reference. The following bills were severally read twice by their titles, and...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was then taken on the motion of Mr. Randall, that when the House adjourns it adjourn to meet on Friday next; and there were—yeas 17, nays 79, not voting 193; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Ashe, Bell, Berry, Bright, Comingo, Crossland, Gunter,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. Hale's Amendment

  People: Robert S. Hale
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. The gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Brown] made a speech against the civil-rights bill, and I have endeavored to put his published sentiments, as reported upon by a committee of this House, before the House to show how little...

  People: Samuel S. Cox Benjamin F. Butler Robert S. Hale James G. Blaine Edward Crossland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 74, nays 58, not voting 157; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albright, Barber, Barrere, Biery, Bradley, Bundy, Benjamin F. Butler, Cain, Cannon, Amos Clark, jr., Clemente, Clymer, Coburn, Conger, Crooke, Crounse,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. It is the last vote gentlemen on the other side want. Mr. SMITH, of Virginia. I rise to a question of privilege. The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. Mr. SMITH, of Virginia. A letter has been read here this morning...

  People: J. Ambler Smith Benjamin F. Butler James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The SPEAKER. The question is on the amendment of the gentleman from Connecticut, [Mr. Kellogg,] which is to strikeout from the bill reported by the Judiciary Committee the words which will be read by the Clerk. The Clerk read as follows: Strike out...

  People: James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 15 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 00:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 00:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 00:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 00:00
  The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 00:00
  Motion to Proceed to Consideration of H. R. 796

  People: George F. Edmunds
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 00:00
  The motion was agreed to. [Editors’ note: Because the Senate proceeds to consider H. R. 796 in Committee of the Whole, the proceedings will be further modeled in that committee.]

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  During the call of the roll the following proceedings took place: Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I rise to a question of order. I object to the gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Finck, voting; because when the doors were closed that gentleman was not in the...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The SPEAKER. The Chair understands that the preamble proposed by the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Shanks] is intended to apply to whichever bill the House may agree to. Mr. SHANKS. Yes, sir. The SPEAKER. Therefore it will properly be reserved for the...

  People: John P. C. Shanks Samuel S. Cox James G. Blaine
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. Potter's Amendment to Mr. Shanks' Amendment

  People: Clarkson N. Potter
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 00:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: James W. Flanagan
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 00:00
  Mr. RAMSEY. Let us have an executive session for a minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is moved that the Senate adjourn.

  People: Alexander Ramsey Matthew H. Carpenter
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 00:00
  The motion was agreed to; and (at eight o’clock and forty-five minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 25 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Unfinished Business: H. R. 796

  People: Henry Wilson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question being taken on the motion of Mr. Eldredge that the House adjourn, there were—yeas 45, nays 82, not voting 162; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Ashe, Atkins, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the amendment of the Senator from Ohio. Is the Senate ready for the question? Mr. EATON. The Senator from Ohio, in submitting the amendment, suggested that the question could not be taken until to-morrow at...

  People: William W. Eaton James L. Alcorn George F. Edmunds Augustus S. Merrimon Oliver P. Morton Matthew H. Carpenter
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. NORWOOD addressed the Senate in continuation of the speech begun by him on the 17th instant. Having spoken two hours—[the Senate received a message from the House.] CIVIL RIGHTS. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration...

  People: Thomas M. Norwood John J. Ingalls
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  [Mr. BAYARD addressed the Senate in opposition to the bill. His remarks will appear in the Appendix.] Civil Rights. SPEECH OF HON. T. F. BAYARD, OF DELAWARE, In the United States Senate, February 26, 1875. The Senate having under consideration...

  People: Thomas F. Bayard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question now recurs on the motion of the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Sener] to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the House ordered the absentees to be brought to the bar. On this question the yeas...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. FERRY, of Connecticut. Let the amendment be stated. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The amendment will be read. The Secretary. In section 4, line 4, it is proposed to strike out the words “or of any State;” so that the section, when amended, shall...

  People: Henry Wilson Orris S. Ferry
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. HITCHCOCK. On this question I am paired with the Senator from Virginia, [Mr. Johnston.] If he were present, he would vote “yea,” and I should vote “nay.” The question being taken by yeas and nays, resulted—yeas 26, nays 40; as...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. Bayard's Amendment

  People: Thomas F. Bayard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. Tipton's Amendment

  People: Thomas W. Tipton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. That would not be in order, as an amendment is now pending. The question is on the amendment of the Senator from Ohio, [Mr. Thurman.]

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. EDMUNDS. That is in substance the same amendment just voted down, is it not? Mr. THURMAN. Not at all. If the amendment just voted on had been adopted, it would have been “not more than $500,” and therefore you could not have exceeded that sum. I...

  People: George F. Edmunds Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. Thurman's Modification to His Third Amendment

  People: Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The amendment was rejected.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I ask that the Sergeant-at-Arms be now directed by the Chair to execute the order of the House. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will have that attended to. Mr. SPEER. Mr. Speaker, would it not be well to consider...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. LOGAN. Mr. President, I would not say a word in reference to this amendment if it was a separate bill. I rise now merely to say that without discussing the propriety of repealing these two sections, whether they remain on the statute-books or not,...

  People: John A. Logan
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. Tipton's Amendment

  People: Thomas W. Tipton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. The question is on the amendment of the Senator from Nebraska. The amendment was rejected.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The bill was reported to the Senate without amendment, ordered to a third reading, and read the third time.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. EDMUNDS. We shall have the yeas and nays of course. I avail myself, Mr. President, of this opportunity to say a few words—of course I cannot go into the argument is extenso—in support of this measure. It has seemed to me, in listening to the...

  People: George F. Edmunds Henry Wilson Lewis V. Bogy
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. RAINEY. Mr. Speaker, it was my original intention to have submitted some remarks to-night upon this bill. But upon further reflection I had made up my mind to wait until to-morrow morning, when I hoped to have an opportunity to speak at some length...

  People: Joseph Rainey James T. Rapier
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. COBB, of Kansas. I desire to make a parliamentary inquiry. I desire to know whether it is in order to raise the question of consideration? If it is, I will raise that question. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question of consideration upon what? Mr....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CESSNA. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. What will be the effect of the motion if carried? The SPEAKER. The question will then recur on the motion to recommit. Mr. CESSNA. If that is voted down, then the bill will be before the House.

  People: James G. Blaine John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 11:00
  CIVIL RIGHTS. The next bill on the Speaker’s table was the bill (S. No. 1) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to protect all citizens of the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish the means for their vindication,” passed April 9,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts, and Mr. CESSNA rose. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will recognize the appeal of the gentleman from Maine from the decision of the Chair, but will listen to the gentleman from Pennsylvania, [Mr. Cessna.] Mr....

  People: Eugene Hale James N. Tyner Charles A. Eldredge Thomas J. Creamer Richard C. Parsons Benjamin F. Butler John Cessna Jasper D. Ward
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense with Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Dispense With Further Proceedings Under the Rule

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  On the question of ordering the yeas and nays there were ayes 36. So (the affirmative being more than one-fifth of the last vote) the yeas and nays were ordered.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Sergeant-at-Arms is now at the bar of the House with certain gentlemen taken into custody as absentees, and is ready to make return on the writ ordered by the House. The Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr. Speaker, in obedience to the...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Arthur

  People: Moses W. Field
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. POTTER. Will the Chair state upon what point the appeal from his decision is taken? The SPEAKER. Upon the point that the yeas and nays may be taken upon a motion to excuse an absentee. Mr. POTTER. Or on any other motion when loss than a quorum...

  People: John K. Luttrell Eugene Hale Richard P. Bland James N. Tyner Frederick G. Bromberg Charles A. Eldredge George C. McKee John Cessna Clarkson N. Potter Charles Albright R. Milton Speer
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  There being no objection, Mr. Buckner was excused.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Banning

  People: Isaac Clements
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. FIELD. I desire to make one observation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman from Michigan object to the gentleman being excused? Mr. FIELD. I will object unless there be some further explanation given. I wish to know whether this...

  People: James N. Tyner William Crutchfield Henry B. Banning Moses W. Field Omar D. Conger
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question being taken on the motion to excuse Mr. Banning, it was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Standiford

  People: Henry B. Banning
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 42, nays 62; not voting 185; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Ashe, Bell, Berry, Bland, Bowen, Bright. Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Comingo, Cook, Crittenden, Davis, Durham, Eldredge,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The question being taken by yeas and nays, resulted—yeas 25, nays 36; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Alcorn, Bayard, Bogy, Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Eaton, Ferry of Connecticut, Goldthwaite, Gordon, Hager, Hamilton of Maryland, Hamilton of Texas, Kelly,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. Thurman's Second Amendment

  People: Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 00:00
  ... On Enrolled Bills--Messrs. Clayton, (chairman,) Pease, and Kelly.

  People: Powell Clayton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 00:00
  ... On Enrolled Bills--Messrs. Clayton, (chairman,) Pease, and Kelly.

  People: Henry R. Pease
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Date: 09 Dec 1874, 00:00
  ... On Enrolled Bills--Messrs. Clayton, (chairman,) Pease, and Kelly.

  People: James K. Kelly
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Message to the House on the Adoption of H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 00:00
  Message to the House on the Enrollment of H. R. 796

  People: James M. Pendleton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Message to the House on the Enrollment of H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. Mr. PENDLETON, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following titled; when the Speaker signed the same: An act (H. R. No. 796) to protect all...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. HALE, of Maine. Is that in order before the question on the appeal is decided. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will hold that it is in order. The rule expressly provides for two motions which may be made pending a call of the House; one to...

  People: Eugene Hale James F. Wilson James N. Tyner Charles A. Eldredge George C. McKee James B. Sener Jasper D. Ward
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Direct Members to Resume Their Seats

  People: Charles A. Eldredge
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Gentlemen will please be seated.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Excuse Mr. Page

  People: John K. Luttrell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense with Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: Richard C. Parsons
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Several Members. That is not in order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair, before entertaining the motion of the gentleman from Ohio, [Mr. Parsons,] will first submit the motion of the gentleman from California [Mr. Luttrell] that his colleague be excused.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CONGER. I have no objection if the gentleman will turn over a new page. Mr. PAGE. I have done that already.

  People: Omar D. Conger Horace F. Page
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The motion that Mr. Page be excused was agreed to.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense with Further Proceedings Under the Call

  People: Richard C. Parsons
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 37, nays 63, not voting 189; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Ashe, Bell, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bromberg, Brown, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Clinton L. Cobb, Comingo, Cook, Creamer, Crossland,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The yeas and nays were ordered; and being taken resulted—yeas 22, nays 36; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Bayard, Bogy, Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Eaton, Goldthwaite, Gordon, Hager, Hamilton of Maryland, Hamilton of Texas, Kelly, McCreery, Merrimon, Norwood,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. Thurman's Third Amendment

  People: Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Message to the Senate on the Enrollment of H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Message to the Senate on the Enrollment of H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. McPherson, its Clerk, … ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED. The message also announced that the Speaker of the House had signed the following enrolled bills; and they were thereupon signed by the...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. Mr. PENDLETON, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following titled; when the Speaker signed the same: An act (H. R. No. 796) to protect all...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative— yeas 76, nays 60, not voting 153; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland. Blount. Bowen. Bradley, Bright, Bromberg, Brown,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. EDMUNDS. This whole suggestion is totally unnecessary. This is substantially the same thing that we have just voted down, and I do not want to violate any understanding myself. But in respect to this recovery for private injuries, the statutes have...

  People: George F. Edmunds Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  [Mr. TIPTON.] Mr. President, this bill proceeds upon the assumption that the public will demands this legislation; and will the honorable Senator who has charge of the bill, or any other Senator, say to the country that there is a public opinion...

  People: Richard J. Oglesby Henry Wilson Thomas W. Tipton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 150, nays 93, not voting 47; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Albright, Averill, Barber, Barrere, Begole, Biery, Bradley, Buffinton, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, Benjamin F....

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. HITCHCOCK, (when his name was called.) On this question I am paired with the Senator from Virginia, [Mr. Johnston.] If present he would vote “nay,” and I should vote “yea.” Mr. NORWOOD., (when Mr. Johnston's name was called.) I desire to state...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 27 Jan 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. We have now wasted four hours of the public time upon the question of the consideration of the civil-rights bill. I desire to say to the opposite side of the House, if the bill is allowed to be considered, we on this side...

  People: Pierce M. B. Young
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Mar 1875, 12:00
  Call to Order

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Mar 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. J. G. Butler
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Mar 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Mar 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Waive the Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Mar 1875, 12:00
  READING OF THE JOURNAL WAIVED. The SPEAKER. By unanimous consent during the session of Saturday, the reading of the Journal this morning was waived.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Mar 1875, 12:00
  Message on the Approval of H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Mar 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: James A. Garfield
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. Cessna's Substitute

  People: John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 01 Dec 1873, 12:00
  S. 1

  People: Charles Sumner
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 01 Mar 1875, 12:00
  And then, on motion, of Mr. GARFIELD, (at three o'clock and forty-five minutes a. m., Tuesday, March 2,) the House adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 12:00
  Prayer

  People: Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal

  People: Daniel D. Pratt
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 12:00
  ... The VICE-PRESIDENT. Is there objection to the request of the Senator from Vermont that the reading of the Journal be dispensed with? The Chair hears no objection, and the reading is dispensed with.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 12:00
  FINAL ADJOURNMENT. Mr. CONKLING. Mr. President, the committee appointed to wait upon the President of the United States and apprise him of the readiness of the two Houses to adjourn has discharged its duty, and have been informed by the President that...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. SPEER. Did the Chair state that this amendment is the text of the Senate bill word for word? The SPEAKER. The Chair stated that the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Cessna] so stated. Mr. SPEER. That is an error; it is not the Senate bill word...

  People: James G. Blaine Benjamin F. Butler R. Milton Speer John Cessna
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 03 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. White's Substitute for Mr. Cessna's Substitute

  People: Alexander White
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The Clerk read as follows: That all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water,...

  People: James G. Blaine Samuel J. Randall James B. Sener
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Call Up a Bill From the Committee on Public Lands

  People: William Sprague
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion for the Regular Order of Business

  People: George F. Edmunds
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. The Senator from Vermont insists upon the regular order. Mr. SPRAGUE. I desire to appeal to the Senator from Vermont. Mr. EDMUNDS. I cannot listen, because the understanding was that nothing should intervene pending this bill.

  People: George F. Edmunds Henry Wilson William Sprague
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. The bill is before the Senate, and will be read. The bill was read.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Adjourn

  People: Thomas C. McCreery
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The motion was agreed to; and (at ten o’clock and fifteen minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  H. R. 796: Mr. Thurman's Amendment

  People: Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  [Mr. THURMAN.] Mr. President, the pending question is on the motion submitted by me to strike out of the fourth section of the bill the words “or of any State.” Of course no vote is to be taken on the motion until the hour of two o’clock to-morrow, but...

  People: Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The substitute of Mr. Cessna was as follows: That all citizens and other persons within the Jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns,...

  People: Stephen W. Kellogg James G. Blaine Barbour Lewis
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. BOUTWELL. Mr. President, the remarks made by the honorable Senator from Ohio lead me to make an observation upon the meaning of the fourteenth amendment. If I differ in opinion from the honorable Senator from Ohio, it is not strange. I do not...

  People: William M. Stewart Allen G. Thurman George S. Boutwell
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. MORTON. Mr. President, the fourth section of this bill does not establish any qualifications for jurors in the State courts. It makes no pretense of that kind. It leaves the States to fix those qualifications as they see proper. A State may provide...

  People: Augustus S. Merrimon Allen G. Thurman J. Rodman West Oliver P. Morton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. THURMAN. Mr. President, the Senator from Indiana has very truly said that his argument cannot be answered by sophistry. But it can be answered by reason, and answered so conclusively that even be must be compelled to admit that there is no...

  People: Oliver P. Morton William T. Hamilton Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 26 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. MERRIMON. Mr. President, the question involved in the present discussion is not one that can be settled by declamation or patriotic generalities. It is a dry question of constitutional law. It is not a question of political policy. The question is...

  People: Augustus S. Merrimon
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Reading of the Journal of Last Session

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved.

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 796

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  CIVIL RIGHTS. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights, the question being on the motion of the Senator from Ohio [Mr. THURMAN] to strike...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. CARPENTER. I understand the Senator from Maryland is willing to yield for a few minutes that I may speak on this bill. Mr. HAMILTON, of Maryland. Very well. Mr. CARPENTER. Mr. President, at the last session of Congress I voted against a bill...

  People: William T. Hamilton Matthew H. Carpenter Oliver P. Morton
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. MORTON. I understood my friend to say that I took the position yesterday that under the fourteenth amendment every man was entitled to sit upon a jury, or, if not, he was denied the equal protection of the laws. I did not say that, nor did I intend...

  People: William W. Eaton William T. Hamilton Thomas W. Ferry George R. Dennis John B. Gordon John A. Logan Matthew H. Carpenter Oliver P. Morton John J. Patterson
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  [Mr. HAMILTON, of Maryland, addressed the Senate. His remarks will appear in the Appendix.] Civil Rights. SPEECH OF HON. W. T. HAMILTON, OF MARYLAND, In the United States Senate, February 27, 1875. The Senate having under consideration the bill...

  People: William T. Hamilton Allen G. Thurman John A. Logan George F. Edmunds
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  Mr. DAVIS. I should like to have the attention of the Senator from California a moment. He speaks of the sundry civil appropriation bill. Has he any assurance whatever that it will come over to-night? Mr. SARGENT. The chairman of the Committee on...

  People: George F. Edmunds Aaron A. Sargent Henry G. Davis
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the negative—yeas 114, nays 148, not voting 27; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Barber, Barrere, Bass. Begole, Buffinton, Burchard Burleigh, Burrows, Benjamin F. Butler, Cain, Cannon. Carpenter, Cason,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative-yeas 218, nays 26, not voting 45; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Albright Archer, Ashe, Atkins, Averill, Banning, Barber, Barrere, Bass, Beck, Begole, Biery, Bland, Bradley, Buckner,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The House of Representatives, Date: 05 Feb 1875, 10:00
  The question was taken; and there were—yeas 162, nays 99, not voting 28; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Albright, Averill, Barber, Barrere, Bass, Begole, Biery, Bradley, Buffinton, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, Benjamin F. Butler, Cain,...

  
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  The VICE-PRESIDENT. The question before the Senate is on the amendment to the fourth section of the bill proposed by the Senator from Ohio, [Mr. Thurman.] Mr. EDMUNDS. Under the understanding as to five minutes, debate on amendments, I wish to say a...

  People: George F. Edmunds Henry Wilson Allen G. Thurman
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  [Mr. BAYARD.] The Senate have declared by their last vote that the right to sit upon a jury is one of those fundamental rights and privileges of a citizen of the United States that he cannot be deprived of on account of race, color, or persuasion,...

  People: Henry Wilson Thomas F. Bayard
  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
  [Mr. THURMAN.] As this bill stands the penalty for the most trivial violation of this section cannot be less than $500. Now I say it is simply monstrous to enact a criminal code of that sort. The most trivial violation, which does not cause the person...

  People: Thomas W. Tipton Henry Wilson George F. Edmunds Oliver P. Morton Allen G. Thurman