Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-04-13
p,ssAer OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS
RILL.


pAssAGE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS
ELL.
On Monday last in the House oil repre-
scntoiiycs of the United States, Mr. Wilson,
Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, moY-
ed 10 proceed TO the business on the speak
cr's table, for the purpose of taking up the
Civil Rights bill.
The motion was agreed TO; yeas W, nays
moi counted.
The first business on the Speakers table
was the following message from inc Seha'o
Of the United States:-
Or,iered, That the Secretary comm9nlc.ate,
tb, hill TO protect all persons in the uhlteu
Sioies in their civil rights, and furnish the
means for their vindication, with the mes
snpc. after the President returning the same
10 the Senate with his objections, anu tho
proceedings of the Senate thereon, 10 the
House of Representatives.
The following is the record OF the Senate 5
proceedings on the bill;--
In the Senate of the United States, April
e. 1860. the President of the United states,
having returned to the Senate, in which II
originated. the bill entitled, an act TO pro-
lect MI persons in the United States IN thelr
civil rights, and furnish the means OIL their
yindication. with his objections thereto, the
Senate proceeded, in pursuance oil inc Con
sttution, to reconsider the same, and resolV-
ed that the said bill do pass, two-thiros oi
the Senate agreeing to pass the same.
Attest, w. FoRNEY,
Secretary of the Senate.
The hill was then read in full, and then
the objections of the President to ii were
rw by Mr. MehalTey, the Reading Clerk
The reading of the message having been
concluded, Mr.. Wilson addressed the House,
and in conclusion, moved the previous
question on the passage of this bill, the OBJ
irClions of the President to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
THE DEMOCRACY FIILrBUsTER.
Immediately Mr.. Rogers, of New Jersey,
rose to debate the question % but he was at
once called to order He was followed by
several others, and for little while 1t looked
as if the Democracy intended to "illibuster,"
viz. to delay action by lactious motions. But
after one or two callings for ayes and noes
the powerful feeling in favor of the bill be-
came 50 apparent, that the Democrats gave
ul hll NllNlASf ftiAN NhN ibAi N"' NN'ANN'
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
The vote being taken by yeas and nays,
us directed in the Constitution, resulted,
yeas 192; nays A.
The following is the vote in detail:-
iods.-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Delos Il.
Ashley, (NGvada,) JAS NJ Ashley, (Ohio,)
lhker, Banks, Barker, Baxter, Beaman, Ben
tmin, Bidwell, Boutwell,, Brandegee, Broom
WE'LL Broomall, Buckland, Bundy, Reader
W. Clarke, (Ohio,) Sidney Clarke, (Kansas,)
t'nbh, Conkling, Cook, CullOm, Darling,
Davis, Dawes, Delfees, Delano, Deming,
Dodge, iiiXon, Donnelly, Eckley, Eggles-
ion, Eliot, Edrnsworth, Farquhar,. Ferry,
Garfield, Grimcll, Griswold, Hale, Harding,
tlll) Hart, Hays, Hent' 'erson, Highly, Hill,
(lowa,) Chester ID. Hubbard, west Ha.,)
John II. Hubbard, Conn, } James u. Hub
neIl, lohio,) Hulburd, Jas Humphrey, M
~ lngersoll, Jenckes, Kasson, Kelley,
hclso ketcham, Latin, Geo. V. Lawrence,
ua.,) VIM. Lawrence, (Ohio, Loan, Long
year, Lynch, Marston, Marvin, McClurg,
Mrlndoe, Mckee, Mcl3uer, Mercur, Miller,
Morehead, Morrill,, Morris, Moulton, Myers,
Newell, O'Neill, Orth, Paine, Patterson, Par
NAM Pike, Plants, Pomeroy, Price, Alexan-
yer H. Rlco, (Mass.,) John II. Rice, (Me.,)
Rollins, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofed, Shella-
@rgerr, Spalding, Starr, Stevens, Thayer,
Francis Thomas, (Md.,) John L. Thomas,
'r, (Ald.,) TrOwbridge, Upson, Van Aer-
nam, Burt Van Horn, IN. Y.,) Robert T.
Van Horn, (Mo.,) Ward, Elihu b. Wash
nnrne, ,!i, (lll,,( Henry ID. Washburne, (Ind., }
William B. Washburn, (Mass., Martin Wei
ker, (0hio,) John Wentworth, (Ill.,) Will
son, (owa, )Stephen + Wilson, (Pa.,) Win
uom, Woodbridge and the Speaker-122.
Ndys-Messrs. Ancona, Bergen, Bower.
CIoilroth, Dawson, Dennison, Eldridge, Finck'
Glossbrenner, Harding, (Ky.,) Harris, Ho
gan, Edwin N. IIubbell, IN, W James M.
humphreys, IN. Y.,) Latham, lie Blond,
Marshall, Mccullough, Niback, Nicholson
NOEL, Phelps, Radiord, Samuel j. Randall
pad VIM. IL. Randall, (Ky.,) Raymond
ilnlter, Rogers, Ross, Rousseau, Shanlklin,
,rH.greaVes, n.y. smith, Strouse, Taber, Taylor,
thornton, Trimble, Whalley, Winfield,
Wright II.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE LAW.
Immediately upon the passage of tho bill
by the House, over the veto of the Presi-
dent, Hon. Speaker Colfax arose and an
nounccd the passage Of the bill in these
words:-
"rwo-thirds of the House having, on re.
consideration, agreed to the passage of this
,,lll, and 1t being certified officially that the
senate, by u similar majority, have also
agreed TO its passage, do therefore, by the
authority of the Constitution of the United
nlates' declare that an act TO protect all per-
sons IN the United States in fheir civil rights,
anu lurnlsh the means of their own yindica-
llon, has become law"
The announcement was received with de-
lnohslralions of extravagant joy, both on
Tue iioor and in the galleries. Members
and spectators waved their hats and hand
herehieis, cheering Justify all the while
mere were a few Kisses timidly ventured
oh' In the midst of the general enthusiasm
motion to adjourn was made and carried
at hali-past three
MARRIAGE BY MooNIhGnT.-A few dovs