The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL

citizens Of tho United States without distine.
tion of color but inhabitants of every race
and color, without regard TO any previous
condition of slavery or involuntary seryitude,
except as punishment for crime, whereof
they shall have been duly convicted, shall
hate the same right TO make aud enforce con-
tracts, to sue and be parties 10 suits, to give
evidence aud 10 inherit, purchase, lease, sell,
hold, convey real and personal property, and
10 have n full aud equal benefit Of all the
laws and proceedings for the security Of per.
son and property, and shall be subject TO like
punishment, pain, penalty, and none other,
any law, statute, ordinance or custom TO the
contrary not outstanding.
The second section says, any person who
under color Of any Law, shallRubjecl or cause
TO be subjected. any inhabitants Of any State
or Territory to the deprivation Of any right
secured or protected by this act, or 10 differ
ent punishments, pains or penalties on nc.
count of such person, having at any time
been held in a condition OF slavery or inyol.
untary seryitude, except as a punishment for
q crime whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted or by reason OF his color or
race, than is prescribed for all persons, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
on conviction be punished b. a n9sa rot ex.
ceeding one year, or both, ut the discretion
Of the court.
The Sd section gives the United States
District Court exclusive jurisdiction of or.
rors arising under the act, aud also concur.
rently with the United States Courts, Of all
cases civil or criminal, affecting persons who
were denied or canno enforce the rights Sc.
cured by this net in the judicial tribunals Of
the State, and If nny suit of prosecution, civ.
il or criminal, has been or shall be com.
menced in any State Court against any snch
persons for any cause whatever, or against
any officer, civil or military, or other person
for any ARREST or imprisonment. trespass or
wrongs done or committed by virtue or under
authority deduced from this act or any act
establishing the Bureau for the relief of freed
men and refugees, and all acts a~mendatory
thereof, or for refusing to enforce any nets
pupon the ground that ii would be inconsist
tent with this net. such defendant shall have
the right 10 relieve such cause for trial for
the District or Circuit Court, IN the manner
prescribed By nm act relating 10 the writ Of
habeas corpus and regulating the judicial
proceedings in certain cases.
United States Marshais and District At
torneys and Agents Of the Fresdman's Bu.
reau arr authorized 10 prosecute under this
bill, and to serve penalties, which arc pro.
Sided for all persons who may in any way
hinder the operations Of il. An additional
section provides that on all questions Of law
arising in any case under the provisions of
this act, aS6nal appeal shall be taken to the
Supreme Court of the United States. Moth.
ing ia this act, however, is to be 50 construed
as TO affect the laws of any State, concerning
the right of suffrage.
In the House, Green Clay Smith, Of Ken.
lucky, rose to a personal explanation. lie
denounced the newspaper comments on his
course, and was proceeding, whom Stevens
objected to further waste of time A debate
sprang up and was participated il by Nor
rill, of VT, Banks. of Mass, Washbnrn, OF
H., etc. The Speaker decided the gentle.
man from Ky, was in order. Smith pro.
cceded 10 discuss the statutes Of the rebel
States. ~denonneing the theory that they were
out Of the Union, as q damnablc heresy.
Mr.. Brownall, of Pennsylvania, raised a
point Of order. The language &c shp gentle.
man was d~isrespeetful to a mnlbrity Of the
House. The Chair sustained the point oil
order.
Banks of Massachusetts sAsd -" Then
the question arises whether the gentleman
shall proceed
Stevens of Ponn.-"I object we have
had enough of it,
Smith, suppose you have, but not SC
much as you will get
The House decided SIS ayes to 20 noes thai
the gentleman from Kentucky should not
proceed but allowed him FIVE minutes to ex-
plain his last remark, which he said was in
tended for Stevens, and not for the House.
Stcvcns-SW What no gentleman would ut
ter, no gentleman can
Stevens reported the Indian appropriation
bill, which was made the special order for
next Thursday.
Washington. March l5.-Washburn Of
Illinois said in a speech to-day, that Gen,
Grant handled the milton through the vii.
lderness of war and it might be that he could
handle il through his political troubles.
A proposition has been pretty thoroughly
discussed during the past few days. between
radical Congressman and prominent South.
a loyalists, whereby reconstra may be
prUducSt A~e nn-~th
sPec,i.I. D. Hender- vTVuE
rights, dish senta- rcpudiating
rebel debt, Governors, Legislators and Con.
gressmen being elected under this pro.
, gramme, Congress will proceed to recognize
the new State Governments, whcreupon the
present State Governments will be dissolved
It is believed, by this plan, impartial suf-
Ifrage will be secured and Johnson's pro-
) grammc defeated.
Comptroller Clark's letter created a furry
in Congress to-day. Mr.. Clark was on the
: floor of the House kissing members, and was
accused by Mr.. Wentworth of trying to in
huence the House to defeat the bill and
Ithwart Secretary McCulloch's policy. Sc
! great is the interest felt in this matter that
, the Ways and Means Committe went to the
n .--.ks1-A - I'D sor.,fwsn1 nwI TTnnrNoY
. of the committee, on his return, made q
: statement to the House saying the Secreta.
ry's statement of the public debt was cor
rect, the amount of money in national banks
beingS28 ,000, 600, and wasi ncfudrafa fills,
000, 900 reported to be in the Treasury BY
the Secretary on March /.
Mr.. Wentworth spoke two hours in ear
nestsupport of Secretary McCulloch's policy
/, and in severe denunciation Of Comptrollel
Clark. He was also severe on the lobby
: which he declared had to be driven from tht
9 floor of the House.
Chicago, March I6.-The vote in the Sen
ate on the 18th, by which the Colorado bill
was rejected was as follows Ayes-Chand
: Ter, Cragin, Kirkwood, Lane of Indiana
Lane of Kansas, McDougall, Nesmith, Nor
ton, Pomeroy, Ramsay, Sherman, Stewart
: Trumbull and Williams-l4. Noes-Buck
: alew, CONFESS, Cresswell, Davis, Doolittle
Fessonden, Forbes, Grimes, Guthrie, Har
9 ris, Henderson, Morgan, Morrill,, Poland
Riddle, Sprague, Stockton, Sumner, Val
n Wrinkle, Wade, Wilson-2l.
2 March, 16.-In the Senate, Boiand, o
q Vermont, introduced a bill fixing the salarie
of United States district Judges, which give
SIS 900 each to the Judges Of Massachusetts,
southern New York, eastern Pennsylvania
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