Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-09
Passed nuer tha Veto.

The passage by the Senate ofthe Civil Rights
Bill over the Presidents veto, by vote of 80
to Is, is a decisive indication of the confirmed
and unrelentiug hostility of the radicals to the
President. The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler Clark,
CONFESS CraCin, Creswell, Edmunds FeSSenden, FOS-
Ter Grimes Harris, Henderson, Howard, Howe,
kirkwOOd, Lane, (of Ind y Morgan, Morrill, Nye 70
land. POmerOy, Ramsay, sherman, Sprague' stewart
sumner. Trumbull Wade Wiley, Williams, Wilson,
NateS-33.
NalN-Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan, Davis, DOolittle,
Guthrie, Hendricks Johnson, Lane (ot Kansas
McDougal, Nesmith, Norton, Riddle, Salisbury
Van Winkle Wright-l5.
Absent-Mr. Dixon.
The passage Of the Bill was greeted with tre-
mendous applause from the negroes in the
Galleries. Nothing but timely adjournment
closed the scene of turbulence and uproar
that so often nowadays mars the proceedings
OF the Senate.
We append q copy of the Bill which, before
it becomes law, will have to pass the House
OF Representatives by two-thirds vote, which
it will doubtless command
the CIVIL RIGHTS BILL, AS IT PASSED BOTH HOUSES
OF CONGRESS AND REPASSED THE SENATE OVER THE
PRESIDENTS VETO.
SECTION l. That all persons born in the United
states and not subject to any foreign Power eNcud
ing Indians not taxed, are hereby declared TO be cit
Zens Of the United States and such citizens, OF ev-
cry race and color, without regard 10 any previous
condition OF slavery or involuntary service, except
AS a punishment for crime whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted and shall have the same
right in every state and Territory 10 make and en-
force contracts to sue, TO be sued, be parties and
sr-H... rrvsba 1an.a sail
and convey real and personal property, and TO tul
and equal benefit OF all laws and proceedings Tor the
security of person and property as are enjoyed by
white citizens and shall be subject TO like punish
ment, pains and penalties, and to none other; any
law, statute, ordinance regulation or custom 10 tue
contrary Notwithstanding.
SEC. ,. And that any person who, under color OF
any law, statute, ordinance regulation or custom,
snail subject, or cause TO be subjected, any lnhaOl-
tLut of any State or Territory 70 the deprivation OF
any right secured protected by this act or to pun
Shment- pains and penalties on account OF such
person having at any time been held in a condition
of slavery or involuntary serytude, except Tor the
punishment OF crime whereof the party shall have
been Only convicted. or by the of his color or
rice. than Is prescribed for the punishment OF white
| persons. shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanOr,
! and on conviction shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars, or Imprisonment
not exceeding one year or both in the discretion Of
the court.
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states within their respective districts shall have
exclusively of the courts Of the several States cog
nizance OF all crimes and offences committed against
| Inc provisions Of this act, and also cOncuuenty
it the circuit courts Of the United States of all
nsas civil and criminal, affecting persons who are
/ 5.nied or cannot enforce in the courts Judicial
tbupal of the state or locality where they may be
any of the rights secured TO them by the first section
of this act aud if any suit or prosecution civil Of
| criminal has been OF shall be commenced IN any
state court against any such person Tor any caus(
| whatsoever civil or criminal or any other person
any arrest OF Imprisonment treSpaSSes OF wrong done
or committed by value or under color OF authority
derived from this act or the act establishing oureaJ
Tor the relief Of freedmen and refugees ana all acu
| amendatory thereof, or for refusing To 10 any ac
upon the ground that it would be inconsistent VIII
TINS ACT such defendant shall have the night 10 re
move sueh cause for trial 10 the proper district Of
circuit court III The manner prescribed by the act re
auns 20 AUOedS corpus and regulating judicial pro
ceedings IN certain cases approved March 8, 1875
and all acts amendatory thereof The Jurisdiction
i'm civil and criminal matters hereby conferred OF
the district and circuit courts Of the limited States
shall be exercised and enforced in concor,it, Will
the laws Of the United States so far a. snc6 law,
are suitable % carry the into effect INT i; al
cases where such laws are not adapted TO the obiec
or are deficient in the provisions necessary IN fr1I
suitable remedies and punish offences against m,
law the common law as modified and changed n,
tie constitution and statutes Of the State wherein M
coprt having jurisdiction Of the cause, civil or Grim
nal Is held so far as the same is not inconsistent
with the constitution and laws Of the United States
shall he extended, and govern the said courts il
the trial and disposition of such cause, and, If Of
criminal nature, in the infection OF punishment Of
, the party found guilty.
Sec. 4 That the district attorneys, marshal an