The New York herald., 1866-04-10
THE CAPITAL,
The Civil Rights Bill tha
Law Of the Land.
ITS PASSAGE IN the HOUSE.
VOTE 122 TO Al.
The Loan Bill Passed In tho
Senate.
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The Assassination Of President
Lincoln.
The Assassination Of President
Lincoln.
Resolutions in the House Calling for the Trial
,of jeff. Davis and His COnfederateS
&c. &C. DC.
WASHINGTON, April Q, 1865.

WASHINGTON, April Q, 1885,
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The Civil Rights bill was taken up and read in the
House Immediately after the morning hour to-day with
the Presidents objections to its becoming law The
galleries crowded. and nearly every member who 10
unprovided with leave Of absence put appearance
After the reading Of tho bill and the mcsage-boh vou.
minoas documens-the democracy laid their heads to-
gc,hcr for an effort TO prevent passage Of tho
bill, in accordance with the Presidents wishes Not
iota Of anxiety betrayed by those
Thad Stevens side Of the House, thcy quietly sat
and allowed the opposition to their full length Of
rope. First came q demand for call Of the House,
which voted down by heavy preponderance Of 70.
publican yeas then there motion 70 adjourn, which
shared like fate; afterward good deal Of nlibuser.
Ing, which OF earthly account, since the
nlibusten already Informed that the radi.
Gals were determined to sit 1t out II re-
quired all night 10 pass the bill While the
yeas and nays were being called the passage Of the
bill there the closest attention all sides There
Senators the floor of tho House than there
the other end Of the Capitol, and apparently
busier Ben. wadc with his generally uncous aspect,
earnestly expounded civil rights TO Bingham, about
whom there doubts; Trumbuil the author Of
the BILL laborcd with Davis and Hale Of New York, and
other gentlemen Of suspicious conservatism Stewart the
destroyer Of Stockton aud the author Of these late rous
blcs, strutted up and down the asles mrnarchicay,
while Rosy Wilson and Ponderous Sumner did the heavy
and happy contemplation Of the well lled galleries.
When Speaker Colax asked that his vote be recorded
'aye" there some attempts al applause and few
almost undtstnguishable hsscs but they quickly
hushed by gave aps The OF the vote ana
Cofaxs quavering explanation that the bill had now be-
alaw hailed with boisterous applause from The
floor Of the House. and with the fucr Of handkerchtefs
from multitude Of fair hands In the galleries Intslli-
gent negroes who present In large numbers leaned
back against the benches wasged their gaping heads and
kicked vigorously against the barriers In front Of them.
No attempt was made 10 check the haty either on tho
door In the galleries. the Speaker forgetting his gavel
for the TO strike hands with his successful enda
Tho Kisses Of few soowfu soldiers unnoticed In
the general Joy. An adjournment effected by few
voss, ~nhs.rd .. ths din. and the mewh~rs opsoston
and ALL broke for tho and social converse like
the inmates Of country school out for half holiday.
Civil Rights passed the undignined lower House Of Conc
gress with more ecIat than In the Senate.
rHR LOAN BILL IN TIE SENATE.
Mr. ressenden to-day called up the Ioan bill, called,
reported - IL passed the House. Senators Sherman,
Chandler and Howe spoke against tho measure, while
Senators Fessenden, Guthrie, Cowan and McDousal
spoke favor OF IT, The discussion occupied nearly the
whole Of todays session The arguments Of the oppo.
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hands Of tho. Secretary OF tho Treasury, and
by authorizing him TO contract the currency
enabled him 70 create fluctuations In the
kct which would result In the destruction OF cone
ndence and prove fatal 10 enterprise. They also main
tanned that there present necessity for legislation
the subject and that tho Secretary would merely
continue in the ordinary line Of his ociai duty the
whole debt would ultimately regulate itself with.
out granting extraordinary powers Mr.. Chandler
moved an amendment combining the secretarys opera
tons alone TO the United States by striking the
words cithcr In the United States olscwherc After
brief debate the amendment lost BY q Of six
yeas 10 thiriyn The bill was subsequently car
Rod, by vote Of thirty-two yeas 10 seven maya
VISITORS TO THE PRESIDENT.
The rumor OF crtra Cabinet meeting this morning
grew OF the fact that Secretary Seward and per-
baps two other Cabinet officers called at the White
House the Affairs Of their respective departments.
General Grant among the visitors In the forenoon
and was usual admitted In preference TO all Others
sExEaALs srrEpnAE AEp yvLLsyroS ON A Ms.
sIos 70 Shn soUTa. 80 ~
eeasraI James D. sseedman and General Joseph Z
Fullerton start 10 morrow upon important govern
msat missson 70 the sosth. They viii visit all The
Ssass and probably extend thsr investigations 10 THO
banks OF the Rio Grande.
PROTECTION OF THE RHvxxuE on rHH SOUTH.
WESTERN FRONTIER.
The Commissioner OF Customs is providing for the
enecual protection Of tho along the Southwest.
frontier where has been discovered that oonsders
ble smuggling being carried by vessels entering the
Gulf Of California and introducing contraband goods into
Arsona An agent has been assigned TO the coast Of
Texas from GalbutA TO For Duncan, TO be stationed
Corpus Christi; snoshcr agent has been appointed 70
that part Of the frontier bordering on the northern para
Of Mexico, from Diego California. 70 II Paso New
Mexico, distance OF eight hundred mles and who viii
b stationed At Fort Yuma
TEE UNION DEAD.
by direction OF the ouartermasicr General Brevet Ma.
ior James Gleason, Quaremasser United States Army,
will start In day two 70 make tour Of inspection Of
nj the battle neds Of Virginia. the purpose of sscer.
ainng - far - possible the number and location d an
he Union dead that have been buried on The FIELD ns
he intention Of the government TO have Oh these
mains brought 70 The Arlington Cemetery for nierment
vhere nonumsat will be erected 10 THAR memory.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILRoAp.
II appears nom q communication prepared si the,
Var Department In reply resolution Of the Housed
hat the Illinois Central Railroad Company received from
he United States for transportation OF troops and supS
,es, from March, isc2 70 April, 1905, sa,se7 iS ana
rom other roads ssa2 ia The company paid 70 these
hsr roads ss7o <9e The not received by the
Illinois Central Railroad Company within the above
iamsd period was s2o47.sss.
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