The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-23

what IL Thought Of Mr.. Grcelcy.s Let
Ter iii WaShiHSt1R---The Amnesty
Bill Signed.

Bill Sisned.
Special telegram to the nispatch.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-1'here is extensive
and favorable comment in Conservative and
Democratic circles here to-day over Mr..
Grcelev's letter Of acceptance. The influence
IL has exercised over the feelings OF promi-
nent Democrats is undcniably great. The
opinions entertained that Greeley will be
nominated at Baltimore are yisibly strength
ened by the publication of this important
document.
The President received the amnesty bill
from the Office Of The Secretary of the Scnatc
at o'clock this afternoon. He signed it
Immediately, and the bill is now Il law.
TMoN.
Special telegram to the Dispatch.
Amnesty &uI,'uX BiiI--Ciyii Right.
Bin.
WAsHISGIUN, May 22.-Thc Senate was i'm
session all night. The amnesty bill! is now IL
law. The Senate passed also, modite. the
civil rights hill and the hulkluy bill.
Congressional.
u
Senate adjourned this morning until O'Clock
to-day, having passed the House amnesty bill
by Il two-tlirtiS vote; also the bill extending
the S,lsens,on of the haLssus corpus; also
Summers civil rights bill, but So cmascula-
ted that Sumner himself entered il motion
to reconsider. These vital measures We're
passed hy Il bare quorum.
The supplemental apportionment bill was
IL In
dent,
House bill to pay the awards OF the south
ern Chains COMMISSION was reported, win
amendments striking out tn" appropriations
for Il few small claims.
House.--Nothing Of importance was done
to-day. Indications are that fogerS, clrctcd
from North Carolina, will hc seated lo-hi"r-
row.
The Amnesty Bill.
WAsHlyGroy, May 22--rl,e following iSthc
text of the amnesty bill passed in the sclIate
last night:
Be il rn0rl..l hy t'rr Senate AMI House
Uf Representatives. Gf Ia" Cn'trd states Ct
Infrtcd IN tnnht>< d$$cHahicd (trO-HtrdS
of edch it1aSp ,mcHfring HcfriHl, That all
political disabilities imposed by the I'll src-
ton of the l4lh article of amendments to the
Constitution OF the United STATES are hereby
removed from all persons whomSoerer, en-
ccpt senators and Representatives of the "Glli
and 3Ith Congress, officers in Judicial, mlii-
taly, and naval service OF the United States.
heads OF departments and foreign ministers
OF the United States"
The bill has been signed 1t covers about
two hundred cases. Only Mes-r'. summer
and Nye voted "nay" Oh the bill.
The Civil Rights Bill.
WAsHIyGToN, MAY 22.-The civil rights
bill as passed applies only to inns, licensed
pEscas of public entertainment or amllse-
meat, and stagc-coachcs, railroads, and other
public modes of conveyance for freight or
passengers. Equal rights regarding ceme-
teries. schools, and benevolent institutions,
were stricken out.
Offences, a. the bill now stands, are pun
islablc hy fines of mot less than 5000 nor
more tlan $1,000 for each offence, and the
person or corporation so offending shall be
liable to the citizens thereby injured IN dam.
ares. to be prosecuted before any territorial
or district or circuit court OF the United
States having jurisdiction of crimes 1T the
place where the offence was charged TO nave
been committed with right of appeal, or
TO lave a writ OF error in any case TO the
SuDrcule Court of the United States
The hill Is now on the Speakers laDlc III
tho House. There are some fifty or sixty
Hills in order already ahead OF it, and rs 1t
takes 4 two-thirdS vote to take it up out OF
order. there is no possible show OF It's pas
sage at this session, rs it cannot be reached
by the time of adjournment, and the heces-
cary two-tlTir,ls vote to take it up ont OF
regular order cannot be obtained.
The Suspension OF Habens Corpus.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The bill for the
s,lspension of iaabeds corpus which passed
the Senate this morning extends the power
to suspend to March i, 1873.
The Depredations OH the Texas Froh-
tier-.-Commfssion of Hnvestiga-
tion Appointed.
W.sufsGToN, May 22.--Thc President h;ls
,nnointrd Hon. Thomas p. Robb, late col
Iector Of customs ut Savannah; taDiiis d.
Mead, of Mississippi and Richard ii. say
AGE, of California, COMMISSIONERS llhaci
the Joint resolution Of Congress 10 en-
anime and inquire into the deprcdatlons
,IInred TO have been committed upon 1he
frontiers of Texas for several years past DS
hands of Indians and MeXicans, their eX'
tent and character, by whom coinlhitteu'
their residence or country, the persons hitl'
dered or carried into captivity, the character
and value Of the property DESTROYED or car,
ried away. from whit portion OF leAis, anu
tn whom the same belonged. The conihis'
sioners are to make and transmit 10 the Ires!
dent full report in writing OF their lh'estf