Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-11
The Civil Rights Bill in the House.

| Ihe tNi klGhiS Bill Ill the hOuSc.
The vote against the passage of the Civil Rights
bill, in the House of Representatives Monday, was
as follows:
| Messrs. Ancona Bergen, Boyer, Colfroth Dawson,
DenSOn, Edridge, Finck, Glossbrenner, Hardin, of
| Kentucky, Harris, Hogan, llubbcll, of New York,
James NJ Humphrey, Latham, lie Blond, Marshall,
Mccullough, Niblack Nicholson, NOEL, Phelps,
| Radford Randall of Pennsylvania, Randall, of
| Kentucky, Raymond, Ritter, Rogers, Ross, Rous-
seau, Shanklin, Sitgreaves, Smith, Strouse, Taber
| TAYLOR, Thornton, Trimble Whaey, Winfield and
| Wright-il.
Mr. Ames, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Julian, of
| Indiana. voting yea had paired respectively with
MeSsrs Bingham, of Ohio and Stillwell, of Indiana
voting nay.
| Blow, Chandler, Culver, briggs, Cumont Goodyear
| Gridcr, Demas Hubbard, Jr., Johnson, Jones, Kerr
| Kuykendall, Sloan, Warner and Williams-17
The only members elected as UniOnists or Repub-
| lcans, who voted against the bill on its final pas
sage, were: Mes>rs. James NJ. Humphrey and Henry
| }. Raymond of New York; Thomas t. Noel of
| Missouri; Charles +. Phelps, of Maryland; L. II.
| Rousseau, William II. Randall, and Green Clay
| Smith, of Kentucky; and X. V. Whaey, of West
| Virginia-eight in all.
The National Hteiigeacer of yesterday says:
IL was considered by the managers of the dia.
! bicyiC of the Star Chamber concave in Congress
that the stale thing of passing the civil rights bill in
| the House should be accompanied by those noisy
and snowy demonstrations that often resorted
to by shOwmen to make up for want of heartfelt &C.
| carnations of the people. Accordingly, Mr.. Wilson,
of Iowa, announced so long Saturday that he
| should move the previous question Oh Monday, u
the House ShOHd consent, at which exhibition of
| irony the Republican side INDUCED in general laugh.
| ter. This was the prelude to usual tricks and ar
angcmcnts of politicians, which were put in force
throughout the Sabbath, to procure large attend
ance of the faithful to respond to the spectacle on
yesterday. As per schedule, all ranks, sexes, and
conditions of Radical partnership were there The
superior class of ofcehoders and lobby men, in an
excess of patriotic enthusiasm, not to be re-
pressed from breaking over the barriers Of privilege,
| to the sacred presence of the "patriots" of the
popular branch. The less notable, white and black,
| crammed the galleries.
| Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, moves the previous question.
| Some Democrats affect administering OIeraiOns-the
yeas and nays are callcdthe result is the poor old
| thing of three to Oi a majority for Mr.. Stevens
| as against the President. WheTupon, as per pro-
grammc, a considerable number of persons, desig-
mated for the purpose, set up cheers and waved hats
| and handkcrcheIs with precOncerted vigor. Iire
| III Bdgdteiic.
The DRY TORTUGAs PGIsoNERs-The Government
transport Eliza iancoX, from Galveston the ODD
nit touching the Florida coast brings 10 Fortress
| Monroe several discharged prisoners and news of
| Dr. Mudd. Arnold, Spangler and Col. Marmadukc.
| Dr. Mudd, who at one time ATTEMPTED to escape, is
still kept under close guard and compelled to clean
ont the bastiOns in the classmates of the fort and do
| some of the most mental and degrading work re-
quired 10 he DONE Never very robust he is now
| but little more than skeleton, and his growing
cmaciation shows how bitterly his spirit clafeS un-
der his Imprisonment. His constant prayer is for
| death.
Arnold is employed as clerk of Captain Van Reade,
| post adiutant. lie is an uncommonly no penman
| and accurate accountant, and well behaved and
modest and yielding in his demeanOr. He grows in
usefulness and popularity eachday. 4 quad attends
| him to his meals which are the saulO rs the other
prisoners, and ut nj ght hp is kopt in close custody.
Spanger is at work in the quartermasters carpenter
shop. Already he begns.tO count the years, months
| and DAYS remaining to complete his term of impris-
| onmcnt He is robust and jolly-a physical condi-
ton he attributes however solely to his being innO-
| cent Of any participancy in the dreadful crime
| charged against him.
Colonel Marmaduke, found guilty of she noted
conspiracy to free the prisoners at Camp Douglas
| and burn Chicago, has charge of the post garden.
| In respect to manual labor he has an easy time.
The General Convention of the Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church South commenced its session in New
Orleans on Tuesday. The attendance of represen-
tatiycs from the South is large, and includes some Of
the oldest patrSlrchs known in the Reorganization,
as well as its most influential preachers.
The King of Portugal mace AR. Slidells daughter
the Baroness d'EgllGger, by comforting a patent of
nobility ua her husband.
Ten thousand Of the best agricultural laborers of
Madeira are anxious to emgrate to the United States.
The Upper House of the New Brunswick Parlia-
mcnt has passed resolutions avorng the Quebec plan
of confederation.
The crown Princess Ct Prussia. yctOria's eldest
daughter. is again ia an interesting condition. The
Brunswick family ~ materially aiding to populate
the world; but so many little royal dears are very
costly.
The question of a separate State Government for
East Tennessee is being strongly agtated in that
section Of the country.
The Texas state Convention has closed its session
and sent five members to convey the results of their
deliberations to Washington.
George Peabody, Esq, the London banker, will
sail on the 18th inst. orthe United States.
4 daughter of Duke Gwin was recently mar
ricd in Paris to a st. Louis man.
A clergyman in CaTollton iIll.l is reported to
have said before his congregation 81 pray to God
to raise another Boob TO remove the iniquty from
the Presidential chair
\ furious northeg Is reported to have prevailed
within the past few days Off the coast of Texas. 4
number of persons at Copus Christi were drowned