The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-04-20
Passage Of the Civil Rights BILL -Ex.
citing Scenes. b

says:
To-day has been one of une1ampled
Congressional excitement. The senate
presen, ed the same dense m ass efspecta-
tors as on Yesterday and the day before,
and so intense was the interest tha. thev
remained filled to overlooking for six con-
secu.ive hours. Distinguished privileged
characters we're also Oh the floor of the
chau Der and in the diplomatic gallery
| The contest opened at O'Clock by
speech from Senator Lane, o: Kansas.
IN which he declared verv vigorously for
support Of the President He was re-
Piled to by Sens'or TruinbuIl. to WHOM he
10 turn 'epIied. Then came a long speech
from Mr.. Doolittle in support If tue veto,
at the conclusion Of which a vote was an
tieipated Then Garrett Davis spoke for
an hour, no,wi hstanding the i,upstience
Tor vote When he had concluded,
Senator Yates arose and urged III. re-
publican Union Senators to press immed-
ia'elv onward TO victory. and take vote
sraightway. There VAS a sensation
Members of the House came pouring 10
on the Senate floor, and formed a solid
front OF spectators around the outer semi.
circular row Of Senatorial seats 1t was
) now o'clock and the sparkling maze
jets were turned on from the ceiling,
adding great brilIiancy to the scene.
Question" Question:" shouted sew
eral Senators.
There was a profouod silence as Vice.
President Foster ross up from bis chair
and said: . Senators, the question is,
shall the bill pass, the Presidents objec
ton notwithstanding. The Secretary
will call the roll"
The heavy monotone Of the clerk, As
each name was called, was followed BY
the utmost silence. to hear every response
"Yea," and may depended from
every reporters desk ard huiered from
many portions Of the spectators gallery
The result was footed u and handed to
the Vice President, who said: "The
bill having received two-thirds vote
over the veto, is passed"
The last word had hardly dropped.
when the vast crowd of spectators in the
galleries rose to their feet and gave the
most deafening applause. In vain the
Capito. police sought to end the tnmult
After three cheers he visitors commenced
to withdraw from the Senate floor. The
confusion was very great, and it was some
time before order was restored. At
length Senator Trum5ulI offered a resoIu
ton to notify the House OF Representa-
tives Of the result, and then the Senate
adjourned.
Below will be seen the yeas and nays
on the passage of the bill in the Senate.
YEAs-Antbony, Brown, Chandler,
Clark, Conness. Cragin, Cresswell, Ed
muuds. Fessenden. osler, crimes, Har-
ris Henderson, Howard Howe, Kirk God,
Lane Of Indiana, Morgan, Morrill,, Nye,
Poland, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman,
Spragus, Stewart, Sumner, TrumbulI,
Wade, Wiley, Williams, Wilson aud
Ya!es-33.
NAYS Buckalew, Cowan, Davis, Doc,
little, Guthrie, Hendricks, Johnson, Lane
of Kansas. McDougalI, Ne.mith, Norton,
Riddle. Salisbury, Van Wrinkle and
Wnght-15
Abs.nt-Mr Dixon.
In the House, on the Oh, the galleries
were crowded to their utmost extent a,
an early hour, and remained 40 through
OFT the day The floor Of the Chambe,
was also crowded, there being upon i. not
less than two hundred privileged persons
Judge Wilson called up the bill and
message at quarter to one The oppos
itcn made some slight resistance, bu
were over borne by at least three to one
The reading of the Two documents occu
pied just an hour, and then Mr.. Wilson
' a. once called the previous question OIL
, the passage OF the bill, sd, ing that owe
forty speeches had besn delivered upon ii
and he proposed to let the President have
the last word, and asked the House Il
t auswec him with their voices.
AT three O'Clock the Gail for the prev
Gus question was secondl, by one hund t.
and twenly-twu to thirty. This hrcugh
The House 10 vote on the bill l. W.
. AIKEN amid much excitement. Speake
Colax's name being called al his re1ue {,
e When the check list was passed up /,
him he said /: 'On the question, shat
, THIS oil pass notwithstanding the "lJ@c
ion Of the Pre- siden,. the ayes were II:
, and the navs Al. Two-thirds Of the Hons.
r having, up"n consideration. agreed to il
D passage, ard it being certified officiaii'
D tina, The majority of the Senate, in which
it orig!na ed, also agreed to its passage
| do therefore, by the authority Of tn,
Constitution of the United States, declar,
that The bill entitled An act to protec
all persons in their Civil Rights. ant
TO furnish the means for their vindication,
has became law"
I, The announcement caused great rejoic
0 ing on the part Of friends Of the bill i,
n the galleries. who gave way to long aut
oud applause.
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