The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-14
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WASHINGTON, May Is, 1870.
Negro Enunlity.

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WASHINGTON, May IS, 1870.
| Negro Equality.
| Mr.. Sumner introduced an important bill
in the Senate to-day, which, should it be-
come law, will place the black man
upon full equality before the law
with the white man. 1t provides that
they shall not be excluded from any
hotel, from the rooms or tables thereof;
nor from railroad cars, steamboats,,
! theatres, schools, churches, or juries, and
| that they shall have in all respects the same
! rights and privileges as is now accorded by
law to the white man. This will place ne
! grocS at the dining-table with white people,
enable them to occupy the same seats at
the theatre, opera, lecture, or church, and
give them the same privilege in incorpo-
rated cemeteries. This latter provision,
in regard to cemeteries, meets the
approval of Carrot Davis, and they
! say they are willing to allow the
whole race to occupy them without delay.
| Mr.. Sumner says the passage of the bill
will place the cap-stone on the great super
! structure of human liberty.
| Indian Affairs.
General Sherman received dispatches to-
; day from General Sheridan and General
Augur stating that Red Cloud, the great
war chief of the Sioux tribe, with delcga-
ton of warriors and English interpreters,
are now on their way to Fort Fetterman to
have a conference, and if all proves salts
factory will proceed to Washington and
have "'talk" with the Great Father, the
President.
General John Il. Smith, on duty at the
War Department, will leave tor Fetterman
this evening, and has explicit instructions
how to receive and treat with this Indian
Chief, and accompany him and his COM
panions to this city. General Augur eX-
presses fears that the settlers and people on
| the line of railroadfrom Sioux city eastward
/ may modest Red Cloud and his companions.
or that the civil authorities may attempt to
arrest or interfere in some manner with their
pcaccable transit to Washington, and there
| fore General Smith has received orders to
protect Red Cloud and resist all civil pro-
ccsecs, &c.
General Parker to-day arranged for trans
porta,ion of these Indian visitors to the
capital, and is satisfied that the visit OF
! Red Cloud and his principal men to this
city will settle the difficulties with the
Sioux, and that they will be induced to go
to their reservations and abandon all idea
of armed resistance to our officers and
troops.
Internal .Kevenuc-Income%T
The Ways and Means Committee had a
protractcd session to-day on the internal
revenue bill, the debate being principally
upon the income clause. 1t is understood
that Il majority Of the committee are in
favor Of continuing the five per cent. tax
one wear and of extending the exemption
to 81 800 or $1,000. The committee will
probably repeal the taxes on SUI:
ticirnt number of articles to reduce the
taxation about forty millions. They have
: decided to sit Tomorrow and Sunday in or.
der to finish the tax and funding bills and
have them ready to report early next week
and Genera! Schenck to-day announced lis
purpose to do SO.
The National Bank La".
The Banking and Currency Committee
to-day adopted several amendments re-
latiEg entirely to the national bank law
Under the present Inv it is acid 10y
some that penalties DO not apply tC
the banks which originally adopted tho
national bank system. Cne of the amend
ments of to-day is to make the penalties
aDpJy to all the national banks. The com
mittec has the bill ready, and will probably
report it at the same time the funding bill
is teken up. u..
| Tho President. Mrs. Grant. General
Sherman. vies.Adnligal Porter, The seeIe'
! tary Of War, postmastcr-Genefal CresWell.
and q number of senators and representa-
I tiyes, will 90 on an excursion down the Po'
tomac river tomorrow, at the invitation of q
committee of the citizens of Washington
and Georgetown. WALLACE.
| Associated Press kilograms.
| Congressional.
I WASHINGTON, May 13.-House.-After
hearing several personal explanations pro-
cceded to the consideration OF private bills.
| House bill to restore Captain Lynch to
the active list of the navy was passed.
| Also, a bill to reappoint Joshua Bradley,
| late lieutenant commander III the navy, TO
the place from which he was dismissed.
House bin allowing twelve months pay
to the widows and orphans of the officers,
sailors, and marines, of the United States
steamer Oneida was. passed.
The tariff bill was taken UP and several
paragraphs disposed of.
A bill was introduced, supplemental to
the civil rights act, to secure equal rights
on all railroads, steamboats,, public convey
ances, hotels, licensed bars, houses of pub
lie entertainment, common schools, church
institutions, and cemetery associations in
corporated by national or State authority ;
also. on the national or State court juries.
A bill was passed appropriating S25, 900
TO construct pier at Delaware 6reakwater:
The appropriation bill was taken up and
considered, but without final action.
Adjourned till Monday.
Standardization reported adversely to
the prohibition of sales OF liquor IN the
District, but favored a stringent license
law. "a.
Sumner introduced bill giving the citl'
zens of the United States equal rights ID
/ hotels, churches, cars, schools, ana places
of amusement, &c.
hin would end all legislation on this subject
The bill was ordered TO be printed.
/ various Atenas. &
! WASHINGTON, May 13.-,fhe revenue re-
ceipts to-day were $500, 900.
MFR. Summer presented In the Senate TO-
day q hill apprOpriating $i0, 600 for the re-
lief of the poor Of this city.