Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-20
JHE KU XIX BILL.


United States, and for other purposes, which
was passed by the Senate last night and by the
House of Representatives this morning, pro.
vides that any person who, under color Of any
law, statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or
usage Of any State, shall subject, or cause to be
the nited States to the deprivation of any
rights. privileges, or immunities secured by the
Constitution of the United States, shall be liable
To the party Djured in any action at law, suit
In equity, or other proceeding for redress; such
proceeding to be prosecuted in the several DIS
tTict or circuit courts OF the United States with
And subject to the same rights of appeal. review
upon error, and other remedies provided in like
Gases in such courts, under the provisions of the
laws o. the United States which are in their
nature applicable in such cases.
The second section provides that il two or
more persOns within any State or Territory
OF the United States shall conspire together 10
oyerthrow, or TO Put down, or to destroy by
force the Government OF the United States, or
TO levy war against the United States, or to op-
pose by force the authority of the Government
OF the United States, or by force, intimidation
or threat 70 prevent, hinder or delay the execu.
tion Of any law of the United States, or BY force
20 seize, take, or possess any property of tue
United states contrary TO the authority there
OF, or by force, Intimidation or threat, to pre-
vent any person from accepting or holding any
Office or truft or place OF confidence under the
United States, or from dischsrging the duties
thereof, or BY force, intimidation or threat to
andGce any tcer ofthe United States to leave
any State, district or place where his duties
as such ofheer might lawfully be performed, or
10 niure him IN his person or property on &C.
count of his lawful discharge OF the duties OF
his Office, or TO iDiure his person while engaged
IA the lawful discharge of the duties OF his OF
nee, or 10 inJure his property 80 as to m0iest,
hinder, interfere with or impede him in the
discharge OF his official duty, or by force intim-
ldatIOn or threat TO deter any party or witness
AZ any court OF the United States from attend
ing such court, or from testifying in any matter
pending N such court, fally, freely aud truth
fully, or TO injure any such party or witness in
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20 attended or testified. or by force iutimidae
ton CT threat TO influence the verdict present.
ment or Indictment of any juror or grand juror
in any court OF the United States or 10 ininre
such juror in his person or prODerfv nm
account OF such verdict, presentment or
Indictment lawfully a>Sented to by him,
or oIc on i account OF bis being or having been
20 IN disguise upon the public highway or
upon the premises of another for the purpose
el,neT direeuy or incorrectly, of deprivitg any
person or any class OF persons Of the eqral pro-
lection OF the laws, or OF equal privilege, or i'm
mubities under the laws, or for the purpose of
IIe'ehlDg or hindeflng the constituted authori-
ties OF any state from giving or securing TO All
persons within such State the equal protection
of the laws, or shall cOnspire together for the
lurpOse CT IN anv manner impeding, hin,lering
oOstTuet:Dg, or defeating the course OF Justice
"a any State or Territory; with intent 10 DENY
- an citizen OF the United States The due AMI
tlual protection OF the laws, or 10 injure any
person IN his person or his property for i. EfuIy
enforcing the rlght OF any person or any ci.ss
OF persons 20 the equa! protection of The ~. .,
bv Ioice, 'numldstion, or threat to prevent any
CitzeD OF the United States lawfully entitled
10 vote from giving his support or aiyoca.v in
a lawful manner tow ards or in favor OF tn, aisc-
ton OF any lawfully Qualified person as an cleo
tor OF Preside nt or Vice President of the I-nited
Ssaie-, or as member of the Congress of the
l nitsd States, or to I'M ure any such citiZe, in
his Ierson or property on account of such SUP
Port or advocacy, each and every person so
OfSndlng shall be deemed guilty of a high
CRIME, and, upon conyictios thereof in any DIS
trict or circuit court OF the United States or
District or supreme court of any TERRITORY of
the nitsd States having jurisdiction OF similar
offences, III ali be punished by fDe not les m n
I'VE hupdrednor more thatfive thOus md dollars,
or y Imprisonment, with or without hard labor'
as tie court may determine. for a period of nor
lees than siN months nor more than SIX YEAR as
the court may determine, or both such fne and
imprlSt nment as the court shall determine
Section provides that whenever any sucb in
strTecticn. violence, aud uniax full co m hin alton
or Consp racy shall oppose or oostruct the laws
OF the United States, or the due execution there
O., or impede or Obstruct the due course OF ju.
tice under the same, il shall be lawful for the
fresident, and IL shall be bis duty to take such
me- ures. by the employ nnent of the militia or
The land and naval forces OF the United Sts,ss
or ofeither. or By both means. a. he NAV deem
necessary for the suppression of such insurrsc-
uOn, Domestic violence or Combinations
Section authorizes the President in case of
Insu rectlon 10 suspend the privileges of the "
oil hG6eds corpus 20 the end that such rcbsIIion
may Dc oysrttrown: Prerided, That the Presi-
u,
provided by law, commanding such insursents
TO disperse: And proridei also. That the pro-
VS. ons OF tns ection shall not be in force after
me emo OF the next regular session of Conyrass
Ihe remaining sections provide that every
jnror In courts of the United States in cases
unSei thls act, shall, before entering upon any
sucn lhqulry hearing, or trial, take and sub-
scribe an oath in open court that he has pevsr
GlIsSllv or indirectly, counseled. adyised n,
Voluntarily aided any such combination or con-
.piaey, ana each And every person who shall
n. IN
snall be guilty OF peTjnry, and shall be subject
crime, sc.
The substitute adopted for the sherman
amendment in the bill, by the new conference
committee, provides that any person or persons
having knowledge that any Of the wrongs con.
spired TO be done and mentioned in the second
section OF this act are about TO be committed
and having power to prevent or aid in prevent
ing the same shall neglect or refuse 10 do and
such wrongful act shall be Committed. such
person or persons shall be liable to the person
injured, or his legal representatives, for all
which such frst-named person or persons by
reAsonable diligence could have prevented and
such damages may be recovered In an action on
States, and any number Of Der .ons guilty Of
such wrongful neglect or refusal NAV be
Joined a. dsfensarn in such action !;
menced within one year after such canse of
action shall have accrued, and II the death Of
any person shall be caused by any such vronS
full act and neglect. the legal representative of
such deceased person shall have such acton
therefor. and may recover not exceeding IS Ooo
Damages thereon for the benefit OF the widow al
such deceased person. IL any there be- or n
there be no widow, for the benefit Of the next Of
kin Of such deceased person-
The deadlock" In the Pennsylvania Legis
lsture Continues. The democrats have one m 4.
jorIty in the Senate, while the republicans have
twelve majority In the House, and the two
branches refuse to agree on bill TO sppoftion
the State into senatorial and representa- alive
districts, which Is one Of the duties Of the Lee
g'slsture tbs year. The complaint on bott
See Is that the other party Is trying TO district
II State 10 suit its own purposes. The Senste
II Uses to do any other business until the CUES
tIcn l. deedod-
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