Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-28

L Vn INC iOtH VI
UNITED STATES AND MEXICAN CLAIMS Con-
| MIssIoN.-The claim of Diego Archueta and j.
| M. Gallegos against Mexico were yesterday
/ rejected for want Of Jurisdiction, the claims
having arisen prior to the I'd of February, 1915.
| TRB MEMBERS OF THE JOINT HIGH COMMITS
SION, with the members of the Cabinet and
ladies, and number Of invited guests, went
down to Mount Vernon to-day, on the U. s.
etc inner Tallapoosa. The President was not
| able TO accompany the party, being detained in
| the city by official business.
| THE SAN DOMINGO COMMISSIONERS, who ar
| rived last evening, called at the White House
| to-day and had an hours interview with the
| President. Their report will be submitted to-
| morrow, as on Thursday next they will dine
| with the Fro sident. The report will make no
| recommendations pro or con as regards annexa-
ton, but will answer the inquiries instituted in
| the resolutions under which the commission
l was appointed.
RIGHTs OF CoLoRBp PEOPLE ON THE VASE
| INGToN AND RICHMOND MAIL BoArs-Mr
Sumner offered in the Senate, this morning, a
| resolution directing the Committee on the Dis
| trlct OF Columbia to inquire into the circum-
stance. OF the exclusion OF Frederick Douglass
and son from the common privilege of travellers
IN the mail steamer between Aqua Creek and
Washington, they not being allowed to 20 20 the
dlnner table. Mr.. Bayard objected, and the
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NOMINATIONS To-DAY.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
John W. Waldron, register land office, Green
leaf, Mimi; Will. Cumback, collector internal
revenue, 4th district Indiana Also, A numhsr
OF posfmasters, including the following: John
I De Reeyer, Schenectady, n. r.; Miss e.
Greenville, S. O.; II. Ford. Biddeford, Me: e.
Benedict, Burlington, VT; II. Bowen, James.
vile, Wis.
INCREASE OF VoTINs FACILITIEs.-The com.
mittee appointed at the recent democratic
convention which nominated Hon. X. L. Mer-
rick for Congress, to-day waited on Governor
Cooke, in accordance with their instru cions
10 ask that there be two voting precincts in
each election district; and they were infor med
That "of course everything would be done 10
add to the voting facilities" or, in other words
tbat their request would be certainly compIied
with, wherever on examination il was ascsr
tanned that one precinct was nsuffic Gent for the
voters OF the district.
PRINTING BANK NOTES.-The Secretary OF
the Treasury having requested bank note com
panies to bid fer printing the backs of the new
bonds, yesterday accepted the bids of the
NatlohaI, american, and Continental Bank
Notes Companies OF New York. The contract
was divided among the m to-day. and the work
ordered TO commence Immediately. The faces
nntIhg and seals will be impressed in the IRE as
ury department. The largest proportion of the
contract was awarded to the Continental Bank
Note Company, but il is probable thai a
great portion OF the work thus awarded will be
tventualIy done in the Bureau of Engravingand
printing, under the supervision OF Mr.. Geor ge
b. McCartee. o.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUa-The
democratic Senators and members had a caucu.
OF three hours duration last night in the hall OF
the House, Hon. Fernando Wood in the chair.
The propriety of issuing address to the
country was discussed at length, and it was
finally dete. mined that 1t should be- issued, and
tue chair man was authorized to appoint a COM
mittee to prepare II. The bill in relation TO tue
South, pref AIRED by the special committee yes
,erday, a synopsis OF which is published eIsa-
where was read, and question arose as to how
the democrats should act upon 1t. After con-
siderable discussion, ii was determined to await
future developments and the action of the re-
publican majority. This subject will be deter
mined in future caucus, when the address TO
alteration.
THs SAN DOMINGO Commemorative
Ben Wade, Professor White, and DIR. Howe
arrived here last evening on the boat from
aqua Creek accomPan' sd by their secretaries,
General Sigel and Messrs. A. e.. Burton and
Fred Douglass; DIR. Wheelright and Captain
wade, clerks to the commission; DR.. Parry,
culture) Messrs. j. p. Foley and Hit, stenog-
IaPt ers to II commission; and Mr.. III. j. RAM
dell, of the New York Tribune; General Boyn-
ton, Of the Cincinnati Gazette; and several
other news paper men. The remainder OF the
ariy, includiI Mr.. Hurlbut, of the New York
world; and others, continued their voyage in
suffering from slight attack Of pleurisy, but
not Of serious nature. He is staying at the
residence OF Vice President Colfax, Mr.. Howe
is with Senator Sumner; and Mr.. White Ia ar
the Arlington House. The commissioners have
their report outlined, but it is not vet fully pre-
pared or signed. On the Aquia Creek boat
Yesterday, when the dinner gong sounded, the
dining room, but upon reaching the door
Frederick Douglass was refused admission on
account Of his color, when the entire party
leured, and came to this city dinnerless.
BILL TO SUPPRESS DISORDERS IN THKSoUrH.
The Select Committee Of the House, to which
was referred the recent message Of the Presi-
dent on Southern outrages, agreed upon a bill
yesterday afternoon to suppress disorders in the
South. 1t provides that any person who, under
color OF law, statute, ordinance, regulation.
custom, or usage Of any State, shall subject, or
cause 10 De subjected, any person within the |
ton Of any rights, privileges, or immuHities Sc
cured by the first section Of the fourteenth ar |
ticle or the amendments to the cons titution of |
the United states, shall, any such law, statute
ordnance, regulation, custom, or usage OF the |
State to the contrary Notwithstanding be liable |
TO the party injured in an action at law suit i'm
proceeding to be prosecuted in the seyersl Dis
trict or Circuit Courts of the United States
with, and subject to the same rights Of appeal. |
hcNiCW upou anu Otucf rene0les provided L
In like cases in such courts, under the pro-
visions OF the act Of April 8, 1868, and the
other remedial laws of the United States which
are in their nature applicable in such case. |
The second section provides that IL two or |
more persons shall band, conspire, or combine |
together to do any act in violation OF the rights
privileges, and immunities OF any person 10 |
which he is entitled under the Constitution and |
laws OF the United States, which, If committed
within place under the sole and exclusive iu- |
risdiction Of the United States, would under |
any law OF the United States there In force |
constitute the crime Of either murder man |
slaughter, mayhem. robbery, assault and bat
terry, perjury, subornation Of perjury, criminal |
obstruction Of leg al process or resistance OF OF |
hcers in discharge Of Official duty, arson, or |
larceny. and II one or more Of the parties I, |
said conspiracy or combination shall do any
act to effect the object thereof, all the partie
to or engaged in said conspiracy or combina
ton, whether principals or accessories shall be |
deemed guilty OF felony, and upon conviction |
thereof shall be liable to penalty of not ey
ceeding SO 900. or to imprisonment not exceed
ing ten years, or both, ct the discretion of III |
court PROVIDED, That If any party or parties IL
such conspiracy shall, in furtherance of such |
common design, commit the crime of wilfu |
murder, such party or parties 20 guilty shall |
upon conviction thereof, suffer death Asd pro
etded also. That any offence punishable under
this act, begun in one judicial district OF |
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