The New York herald., 1866-01-30
fees for collecting the claims Of soldiers to ten dollars

fees for collecting the claims Of soldiers to ten dollars
each.
Mr. CLARK, trep) Of N. H., offered an amendment TO
that the services render cd are worth more than ten
dollars which was adop ed Tho bill then passed
Yeas 33; nays, T.
THANKS TO THE yA,eII ory1cKRs AND MEN ESe AoEp At
-
~, mi uhsas p, Of Iowa, offered resolution giving
officers and men, for gallant conduct in the engag
mJoe pay August 1884, which was referred TO the
PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGlrYn
Mr iRr [DULI, (rep) Of Ill, called up the bin 10 pro-
tect al Ia the enjoyment Of their civil rights and fur
nlsn tn means Of their vindication.
P<ovides that there shall be discrimination in civil
rgp a or mmunities among the inhabitants Of any State
color or previous condition Of slavery; but the inhab.
ants OF every race and color without regard to pre-
vous condition OF slavery or involuntary servitude ex
cep as punishment for crime whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted shall have the right TO
make and enforce contracts to sue be parties and give
evidence to Inherit purchase lease, SELL hold and con-
yey real and personal property and full and equal bcne
h Of all laws and proceedings for the security or person
and property and shall be subject to like punishment
ordnance regulation custom 70 the contrary nOtwh
standing. Tho remainder of the bill prescibes punish
mens Tor the violation Of the above provisions by tine
Mr.. TRUMBuIL offered the following amendment TO be
inserted Immediately after the existing clause in the first
That all persons Of African descent born In ths United
states are hereby declared TO be citizens Of the United
Mr. TRuMBULL proceeded TO address the Senate on the
above which, he said, was measure necessary 10 the
enforcement OF the constitutional amendment and called
tor by the second clause OF that Since the
adoption Of the constitutional amendment which had
declared all the inhabitants OF the United States free he
said no more important had engaged the aten
ton Of Congress than this This proposes TO give
practical effect to that declaration The announcement
or great fundamental laws OF little consequence
while they who to be affected by them denied tho
means Of avaing themselves Of their benefit or what
avail WIS the Immortal declaration that all men are
created free and equa-that they endowed by their
Creator with certain nal nabe righsthat among these
are life, liberty and the pursuit Of happiness and that TO
secure these rights governments instituted among
men-to the millions OF African descent in this land
who for generations were subjected to bondage the
most abect and cruel the world has ever known OF
what avail that other declaration that the citizens Of
each state shall be entitled TO ell privileges and muni
ties citizens Of the several States 70 citizen Of Mas
sachusetts, who FOR undertaking assert constitutional
right In the courts had fee from South Carola 20
escape personal vioences OF what avail will be the great
act abolshng slavery n the late slaveholdng states by
unequal oppressive and tyrannica legislation shall still
be permitted 10 deny these persons OF African descent
tho great essentials oil freodomf In OF the
Mississippi, Tor nsance-free negroes permitted
enter the State under penalty OF being sold Into slavery
for life Those residing in the State not permitted 10
travel from one county 10 another without pass and for
exercising the functions OF minister of the Goepe
negroes are furnished with any number Of lssles
exceeding thirty nine All such acts incoIss ent
with the freedom OF the colored and badges
scrvitudc made In the interests OF slavery and
null and void when slavery was abolished The mea.
sure under consideration was in nended to protect soored
against such legislation and all others which
crminate against them In civil rights account Of
color The first section declares that all persons Of Ar
descent boru IN the United States ciiz OF the
United states that no discrimination In civil rights shall
be made against them nor In punishment for offences
OF color This section IL the basis OF the
whole BILL Its provisions being designed to give practical
right TO enact iv contend thai has, ans That the
section rs nothing than q a9pi leation OF
the constitutional provisions aboishipg slavery and
securing TO ths citizens of each State the privileges
immuntes OF ctzons In the several States liberty
and slavery are opposite terms and Is dcut acGns
either with exaetness Natural md a,soIoe bevSv can
not exist In civil government; Is such a thing
known In any government NJ sbsoute slavery. Every
person, q member OF society and civil government
necessarily gives up some Of his natural rights And
tho moat abect slave w permitted 10 enjoy rights
under every known form OF government CieIl hbersy
laws. which equal " ALL md no further Nan ~
and sxpsdent FOR Lie general the
pubic Ev"rv wsnton and cascess T. 4tqee
Of tyranny and Destruction Of liberty The bif iier
cons'ierafon dcsiIas al persons born In tte knled
sssu 70 ae smoos ,s srs
by tbe government the enjoyment Of me and fibcrty
with the right 10 acquire pcssess and obtain happiness
tho goyernn,nt may justly prescribe for the gpersl
good VI the Whole Congress, being vested by th4
sns ppSs @,s slavery y hs
aboleh slsye laws which deprive fecmsn " his
rights A. such aad which lead 70 slavery The poser 70
question Vs. win the bill " enacted Dto law be effcc-
tive for the purpose. u is dssigncd TO accomplish
sons cquahly In siy rights, matter under what PIE
tcnsion, and for this purpose makes cf the
chinsy formerly used ios the rceaptore of the fugitive
and the punishment Of those adng him 10 ess.pe
Surely cannot bc unconstitutional that slavery
abolished, 70 enact penales against tbose who
att mpt 70 reduce freedmen % slavery as when slavery
existed enacisd against those who should attempt
70 make them free The details Of tho Dill believed
Ia be all that 10 necessary ~ secure equality w civil
rights through the federal courts 10 s persons IN the
United states
Mr.. Vas wNsix trsp) of W. Va, asked Mr. Tre,nbun
" p~rsons of Afrran descent etzens IN
der what authority could consres make Them citensf
In TpCnbuI said that Congress eo.ld DO under the
constitutional authority 10 establish unScrm swssf ha
tuI zfzxtion
Mr. sAulsscnv, tdem.l o. Del looked upon ,h- bill
~ dangerous civil liberty than any IN
trodnced In the Senate He denied the power under
consf tptonal anendment pass scb law The second
Clause q that smelsnsnt never intended -ash an nv.
msni instead of aboiishlos slavery, had abolished NIL
distinction Of color, then such bin mIgb he tusned
lhe amendment and the provisions or this hin
Mr. HowAnD, frep1 or Mich a-ksd M esuisbury
~hesher the intention aud meaning of the copstsonal
amendment was not 10 render him who was Formerly
slsve a freeman.
Mr. sAursarpv replied that the smeparpert d,d
moth ing the slave b remove the burden ~ sersue
no more about tears from tls poor slave Ne had
the last few years 70 shed tears for tie
poor hiic pan. He believed that " the hill passed
= would be cOn.lrosd 20 grant ,he rish q nsrsss 70
of the friends ef the b bit sueh would oeralny he
ihe result of its yasarc " the President sFped tbs
bii ard tho bill FOR the enlargement cf the power .; The
Bnuau he would sgu two sets more dan
gercos TO the liberty Of his oounlynrn and dla-
rous 70 tho czen cf the country than all the arts that
have been passed from the foundation NJ the govern
ment 10 the present hour
rsprTivR su~soS
Al hall~s three O'Clock the S~n~te on motion " W
srsxp, went into executive session, aud 500 sitter I