The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-20
42d CONGRESS.
WAsurNoToN, February 10.
H0TISR

Bills were introduced by Mr.. HARRIS,
OF Va, granting fifty million acres ofpub.
lie lands to the State Of Virginia, to as.
sist that State In recompense for her ces.
sion Of Northwest Tennessee, and the cut
ting of Of West Virginia by Mr.. Conn,
granting bounty TO enlisted men who
were slaves by Mr. MCKER, 10 refund
the cotton tax collected from 1866 TO 1868 F;
by Mr.. VooRuEEs, for the payment OF the
public debt in lCgal,tender currency, &c.
C0rding TO The stipulation OF the bonds
and the decision OF the Supreme Court /;
by Mr. NIBLACK, authorizing the con.
struction Of q. railway bridge across the
Ohio river at Mt Vernon, Ind; by Mr. Nc.
CRARY, for Government building at
Keokuk, Iowa.
Mr. FRYE, at the instance of Mr..
lioOPER, Of Massachusetts, introduced o
bill supplementary TO the civil rights act
Of April, 1866, and moved tho previous
question on It's passage.
The bill was read. II prohibits any
distinction being made between citizens
of the United States on account of race,
color or previous condition Of servitude
by inn.kccper, common carriers, in
theatres or other places OF amusement, in
common schools or other public institu
tions Of learning supported by money dc.
rived from general taxation, in cemeteries
and benevolent associations, whether in.
COrporated by national or State authority
SECTION 2. Provides for lorleiturcs Of
$500 for each offence to be recovered by
the persons aggrieved in an action on the
case, and penalty OF not less than $500,
nor more than 5000 with imprisonment
for not less than thirty days, nor more
than one year on CONJUNCTION Of misde.
meanOr.
Sec. 3. Conlers powers and imposes
duties 10 execute the law on the officers
and Courts OF the United States, the same
as cited by sections3, A, 8, Z and 10 ol the
Civil Rights bill Of the 9th ofApril, 1866,
which sections are made part Of this act.
Any officer, failing to institute or prose-
cute proceedings when required TO, shall
forfeit $500 to The person aggrieved, to be
recovered by an action on the case, and,
on conviction, shall be deemed guilty Of
a misdemeanor, and fined not less than
81 600 nor more than 5000.
SEC. 4. Forbids the exclusion of any
person from jury in the national or
State Courts on account oI race, color or
previous condition oil servitude.
SEC. 8. AnnulS all discrimination in the
national or State laws by the use of the
word "white." ....
Mr.. DAWES suggested that the bill
should be modified by using the word
"persons" instead Of the words citizens
Of the United States" so as to include
Chinese.
Mr.. LAGENT objected.
Mr.. FRYE said he was not authorized 10
make modification.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE moved that the bill he
rejected. The motion was negatived by a
strict party vote. Yeas 80, nays 11G.
The morning hour having expired the
bill went over until the morning hour on
Monday next, when it comes up after the
call Of States for bills Tor reference; but US
that call can be prolonged so as to con.
sumo the whole hour by requiring the
reading OF bills introduced. This billcan-
not possibly be reached lifts opponents are
inclined to prevent it The only other
way Of getting ut it is by suspension of
the rules, Tor which tho Republicans have
not the requisite two.thirds majority.
The resolution offered last Monday
by Mr.. SHANKs, authorizing the Prcsi-
dent 10 open negotiations with all civil.
lied nations in relation to Captives in
war, was taken up and passed.
Mr.. DAWES moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution instructing the
Committee on Ways and Means, when.
ever 1t shall report bill changing i'm.
post duties, TO provide also Tor theputting
OF salt and coal on the free list.
Mr.. KITTINGER moved that the House
adjourn.
Mr.. DAWES hoped that the House would
settle by square vote the question as to
whether the business Of the Committe on
Ways and Means should be left with that
Committee or be transacted by the House.
The motion to. adjourn was rejected.
Tho motion TO suspend tho rules and
adopt the resolution was rejected, ayes,
1903; nays SO. Less than two-thirds be:
ing in the affirmative 1.'
Mr.. MERCUR moved TO suspend the
rules and discharge the Committee Of the
Whole from the further consideration OF
the bill repeating duties on tea and coffee,
and topass the same.
Mr.. DAWES wished TO have the bill
brought before the House for discussion,
and stated that he was instructed by the
Committee Of WUys and Means to ask the
House Tor an opportunity 10 be heard.
Objection was made by several mem.
bers, and the rules were suspended and
the bill passed-yeas 1853; nays 3S.
Mr. POLAND, from the Joint Special
Committee on Southern Outragcs, pre-
sented report, accompanied by half q
dozen printed volumes OF testimony,
which he said was about half the testi.
mony taken, and moved that forty thou.
sand extra copies Of the report and five
thousand extra copies Of the testimony DO
printed
Mr.. BECK submitted the views Of the
minority and asked that it be printed
with the report of the majority.
Mr.. POLAND objected to a sentence in
the minority report rejecting on the ma.
iority, and stated that the minority had
not had MI opportunity of seeing the ma
jOrity report, and that the statement was
substantially untrue.
Mr.. BEoR disclaimed any intention TO
reflect on Rmaiority Of the committee in
that sentence 1t was rather intended rs
an apology for not having met the argu-
menis in that report. o., +'t VI
Mr.. SCoFEELD "a member of the mnjofi-
ty) called attention to the statement on
page 902, of the minority report, charac.
terizing the majority report, which they
first asserted that they had not read, as
one ol the grossest outrages and loulcst
calumnies.
Mr.. BECK said that the report had been
altered and that what Mr.. SCoFTELD was
reading was not in the report.
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