Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-04-07
soREIGs MEMS BY THE CABLE
Government Troops Enter MarseilIes.
RetaIiaiion Proposed by the insurgents
.spassage ofsfhs Modi6ed Kuklax Bill.
Miscellaneous and Washington News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

-srssa 80 ~ iieols--t SENATE. es sfs aeass.a
WAsHINGToN, April 6.-The morning
horur was employed without result upon
the Goldthwaite and Blodget election
cases. The Joint Outrage. Committee &C.
.scupied the balance ofthe day. W3N J
HOUSE.
80 The House, 10y vote OF lis TO 81 passed
a modified Kuklux BILL The following is
a succinct statement of the bill as passed,
with omissions and additions. The sub
,Tstitnte is to strike out the secohd, third
and fourth sections of the original bill.
:. The second section of the original bill made
il a felony for two or more persons to con-
.~pire together to do any act in violation of
the rights privileges and imm nun s,t Sc
states and punishable in the United
States cot rts. :.
The thirsx section provides that i'm all
cases of insu ~ree1On, domestic violence,
s.rtnIawftil comt tnations or conspiracies
which so far obsti suct the execution OF the
State laws as to tSeprive any portion or
class of people of the rights, privileges and
immunftiesseetiredb tseC Constitution and
laws. and if any State. Though its proper
authorities. fails or neglects 10 apply FOR
National aid, the President may use the
National forces to suppress slch lnsuffec-
ton. domestic violence, uiiiawful comDl-
nations and eonspiracies, assd to arrest Of
tenders and deliver them TO the Marshal OF
the District 81 3. ..ssa1E - ss- 49, 70
The fourth section provides that when-'
ever such combinations become SO power
full asfoovertlroS or set at delim1ce State
AUTHORITIES and when the punlsh ma, OF
lie safety shall become impracticable, 1t
shall be deemed rebellion, and the Presi-
dent may after a proclamation, suspend the
ssgprivileges of the writ of ho6cds corpus,
which provision shall continue until june
list, 1872.
fa- fiaa fifTa
makes 1t a felony for two or more persons
a, ssBspfring together TO overthrow the Gov
sa--,,~I3efst or TO levy war against 10, or To
s o,ae ~e by force the authority ofthe United
Sfaitesz or by force to take or, seize the
forts sor property; OF by force, or I'M IN
person from accepting orholding any Fed
eraI orc fo pEeyent him from dischaIging
IT, ,lut;oe &c We Office, sto leave the Stateor
n;sfr;ct whore !, is duties May be lawfully
performed. or mi, Ve nina ia person or pro-
perry, ON accounto O. { the laval discharge
of his duties, or thre Stesi or fnJuie q Wiz
ness or Juror in the L 'uifed States court,
yor conspire together to deprive any class
of persons of the equal protsenen Oh inc
laws, of equal privileges qua iInilunities
under the laws, or prevent "r hlilteF Ine
authorities of the State from securing az
in the equal protection of tire avs, anu
comforting upon the party iDjui gu Ine
right of action for damages, suits 10 pe
brought in the United States Courts.
The substitute for the third section In o.
vides that in case of Instruction, domes.
tic violence, unlawful combinations or !
sconspiracies, that shall obstruct or hinder |
= the execution of the laws of the State and /
United States, so as to deprive any class of
persons of the rights, privileges and inn I
munities named in the act, and the au- I
thorities Of the State shall be unable or |
fail for any cause, TO afford protection, and
shall fail or neglect to apply to the
President for aid, such fact shall
be deemed denial of the equal protection |
= of the laws, and it shall be lawful for the
President to employ the national forces to
suppress such disorders and to arrest Of
tenders and deliver them over TO the Mar
.g-shal. The substitutes for the fourth sec
e ton authorizes the President, after procla-
samation, to suspend the privileges of the
irurit ofha5eds corpus until the lst of June,
TilST2, and that whenever in any State the /
unlawful combination shall be so numer-
Gus and powerful as to be able by violence
teoverthrow or set at defiance the authori-
aes of the State, or when the State authori-
-. " are in completely with such combina
rio, ALI persons arrested under the suspen-
As;o,,'o Z the Jtabcos corpus must be taken
before Nudge of the Federal Court, and if
no indi, tmeHf is found at the pending or
first suhs. Quent session, the prisoner shall
he diseharp I'd. Theiaw requiring Theron
clad oath fro. u pstit and Grand Federal
Jurors is repea. ED, cut the Judge may de-
smand an oath FRI anl q ju.~sr that he don't
belong to the kuki'ux.