The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-07
PASSAGE OF TIE KU-xLUx BILL
A. succinct Statement of Its Provisions

| A. SuCclnCL SLutemcuL VA -
WASHINGTON, April G.
The House passed the modified Ku-Klux bill
today by a vote of lis to 81. The following Is
q ~slIccinct statement OF the bill rs passed, with
omissions and additions
The substitute strikes out the second, third
and fourth sections of the original bill. The
second section of the original made 1t a felony
for two or more persons to consplre together
to do any act in violation of the rights, priv.
leges and immunlties secured by the Constltu-
| tioa of the United States, and punishable In
the United States Cor.t.
The third section provides tina. in all cases of
Insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful
| combinations or c6nspiracles, which 30 far OBJ
struct the execution Of State laws as to de-
prive any portion or class of people of the
| rights, privileges and immunities secured by
the constitution and laws, and II any State,
through its proper authorities falls, or ne
| elects, to apply for national aid, the President
may use the national forces to suppress such
insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful COM
binations and conspiracles, and to arrest OF
| tenders and deliver them to the marshal of the
district.
The fourth section provides that whenever
| such combinations become so powerful as to
overthrow, or set at defiance, the Slate ALL
thorlties, and when the punishment of offend
| ers. and the preservation OF public safety, shall
become impracticable, 1t shall be deemed a re-
bellion, and the President may, after procla-
nation, suspend the privileges Of the writ OF
habeas corpus, which provision shall continue
until June ], 1872.
The substitute for the second section makes 1t
O felony for two or more persons conspiring to-
gether to overthrow the government, or to levy
war against it, or to oppose, bytorce, the author
ity of the United States, or by force 10 take or
seize the forts or property; OF, by force or In
| timidation, or threat, prevent any person from
| accepting or holding any federal office, or to
| prevent him from d%ischarging the duties Of
the Office to leave the State or district
where his duties may be lawfully per-
| formed, or injure him in his person or
property, on account Of the lawful discharge
| OF his duties, or threaten or injure q witness
or Juror in the United States Court, or con-
spire together to deprive any class of persons
| of the equal protection Of the laws, or of equal
privileges and immunities under the laws,
| or prevent, or hinder. the authorities of the
| State from securing all persons in the equal
protection of the laws, and conter5 upon the
party Injured the right Of action for damages.
Suits 10 be brought in the United States
| Courts.
The substitute for. the third section provides
that in case of Instruction, domestic VIC
lence, unlawful combinations, conspiracies
that shall o5strnct or hinder the execution of
the laws of the State aud United States, so as
to deprive any class of persons of the rights,
privileges and immunities named in the act,
and the authorities Of the State shall be un-
able ~, or fail from any cause, to afford pro-
lection, and shall fail or neglect to apply to
the President for aid. such fact shall be deem
I'd a denial OF the equal protection of the laws,
and it shall be lawful for the President to en-
ploy the national forces to suppress such dis
| orders, and to arrest Offenders and deliver
them TO the marshal.
The substitute for the fourth section author
ICES the President, after proclamation, to sus-
pend the privileges of the writ Of habeas cor
pms until the LIST June, 1872, whenever in any
State the unlawful combination shall be so
numerous and powerful as to be able by vio-
fence to overthrow, or set at defiance, the
authorities of the State, or when the State
authorities are in completely with such CON-
| bination. All persons arrested under suspen-