The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-02-11

crty, az are enjoyed by white citizens.
They shall be subject to the same pun
] ishment, pains and penalties, taxes,
licenses and exactions of any kind, any |
other law, statute, ordinance, regulation |
or custom 70 the contrary notwithstand- |
ing. No tax or charge shall be imposed
or enforced by any State on any persons
enigrating thereto.
SEc. 2. Any pcrson, who under color
Of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation
or custom shall subject or cause to be
subjected, any inhabitant Of any State
/ or Territory, to the deprivation Of any
i right secured or protected by fhig act, or
to different punishment, pains or pen.
alties on account Of such person being
. alien, or by reason Of his color or race,
than il prescribed for the punishment Of
citizens, shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
defncauor, and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by imprisonment for
one year, or fine Of $1,000, or both, at
the discretion Of the court.
sEc. O.. The act protecting all per.
sons in their civil rights and furnishing
the means Tor their yindication, passed
April 9th, 1866, is hereby rc+enacted.-
Said act, except the lst and I'd sections
thereof IL hereby reafirmcd and made a
part of thia net.
/ Now Jersey has rejected the 18th
Amendment By vote Of 30 o27 on
January 81.
KgY WEsr, Feb. 1.-The duel be-
tween Castanon and Keys, editor Of EI
RepubIfcona, did not take place, because
the authorities intcrfcrcd. Another Gu
ban challenged Castanon, but the latter
would not accept The Cuban then In
suited Gastanon, who fired shot at him.
In returning the fire Castanon was killed.
FAnother Cuban and Spaniard exchanged
shots, and both were slightly wounded.
Georgia has ratified the 18th and 18th
Amendments.
In tho Senate, Sherman, from the Fl
nance Committee, reported bill author.
FIXING the funding aud consolidation Of
the public debt, to extend banking IA.
ciiities and establish specie payments.
III provides for three classes Of bonds, TO
the amount of four hundred millions
each. The first, ten and twenty years,
at per cent; tho second, fifteen and
thirty years, at 4 per cent; aud the
third. twenty aud forty years. 1T 4 per
cent 1t requires National Banks TO cx-
change their present. bonds aud take new
bonds. 20 tho amount Of one third each
within one year after the passage of the
bill. Il prorides'furthcr to increase the
capital of National Banks 10 the amount
Of one hundred. millions and for the with.
irawal Of the same amount OF grccnbaeks.
It niso provides for the setting aside
yearly OF one hundred and ffty millions
! from the customs aud receipts 10 pay the
interest on the public debt and for
sinking fund 70 reduce the principal
4 stringent anti-poIygamy bill has
been introduced ia Congress.
The House has passed bill. similar
10 that 10 the case Of Virginia, admitting
Mississippi.
The House took up the naval de-
teinney bill. Dawes specially explained
tic order Of the Secretary Of the Navy,
abolishing allowances to naval officers
, and makiag commutations therefor.
Morgan characterized the acts Of the
Secretary Of the Navy as the most afro
cions usurpation that ever marked an
administration by any head OF depart
inent, aad asked if Dawes meant to up
hold such acts.
Dawes said he did moi assume to de-
iend that order or the payment Of q dol
lar undcr il, but thought il due to the
Navy Department 10 give the House the
explanation which the Department gave
him.
I'll. - AnL~cnIJ g.rn..l.l H. -
gality and propricty Of tho order.
Randall said that when Secretary
Borie took charge Sc the Navy Depart.
meus, there we're between eight and uinc
hundred mon culployed Mt The Phila-
delphia Navy Yard. Within enc month
thereafter the torce had increased 10
twenty-five hundred without any public
necessity whatever, The men werc az
tually 10 each others way. It would
have been better and moro economical
for the Goyefnment if their shops had
been burned
BENJAMIN moved to reduce the appro-
priation to si50. 900, aud argued against
useless expenditures for the Navy nj a
time when there was no public necessity.
The Senate refused BY vote Of 3S TO
/ 81 to take the nomination of Attorney
General Hoar for the Supreme Bench
from the table.
Gov. Narmonth makes some disclos-
{ ures a. to how legislation is done in
Louisiana. de says he was offered s50,-
1000 each tosign two of the oils passed.
| BY the Legislature.
The .Cubans under Jordan have won
great victory over the Spaniards, tho lat
ter losing from 200 to l, 600 men.
The most intense excitement prevails
in Clark county. Indiana, in consequence
of the discovery of gold about twenty
miles from Terre Haute, by lately re-
turned California miner Of eighteen years
experience People in that section arc
wild with the gold mania. and are leav-
ing other business to search for the pre-
cIous metal.
Charges of selling appointments Of ca-
detships at West Point by Congressman
have been circulated freely for some
time. All the members accused arc car.
petbaggers from the South.
Eighteen Illicit stills have been cap.
iared in Georgia
/ A sensational story Of an attempt to
assassinato Prince Arthur in Now York
has been exploded.
Hon. John Wentworth, Of Chicago, is.
dead.
Work On tba EanSas pao,so d a;lroa1