Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-28
the Senate adjourn it be till Mon
dav That tn 70.

the Senate adjourn IL be I'LL Mon
day. Lost, 80 to II.
The motion to strike out the second
section Ofthc bill, was 3 20 a. m, 32
to 80.
Sargent moved an amendment that
tho bin should not prevent the organi-
xstion Of separate. schools in State or
school districts, provided each should
receive an equal support from the
school fund. Rejected. Stewart.
Scott, Sargent, Allison, Foreman,
Conover, Logan, Morrill,, Of Ne, vot-
ing in the Affirmative with the Demo-
Gratis.
Boutwells amendment to modify the
fest sections, making it apply 10
Government and State institutions.
instead Of all public institutions, was
rejected; 4lto5.
Stewart was opposed to mixed
schools as not In the interest Of the
colored people themselves.
f Scott moved to strike out the pro-
visions in the sixth section, making
the District Attorney pay five hum
dred dollars to any person aggrieved.'
when he failed to prosecute, and the
proceeding thereby requiring more
over a fine of one thousand to tive
thousand dollars and costs. Agreed
to.
A number of amendments were Of
fered and rejected.
Frelinghuyae aen moved an amend-
ment 10 the iirst section making 1t al'-
ply to Agricultural Colleges endowed
by the United States. Agreed to-
Also IN amendment reducing the fine
for the failure of officers TO summon
cOlored jurors on account Of their
color from five to not more than one
thousand dollars. Agreed to.
/ Sargent moved to amend the first
section to read "and. also Of common
schools, institutions of learning or.
benevolcnce supported in whole or
part &c. He did not think the FOUR
teenth amendment enjoincd Congress
to establish mixed schools. !
Edmunds said the Senator had adop-
ted the Democratic idea Of the four
teenth amendment.
Sargent said the gentleman willfully
misrepresenteA him.
The Chair called Sargent to order
The amendment after further dis
cussi0n was rejected % to l6.
Edmuuds offered an amendment ma
king the frst section read aall cltizens
and all persons within the jurisdiction
of the Uni1ed States," &c. Agreed to.
The bill was then reported to the
Senate, and the amendments made in
committee of the whole agreed to. 1t
was then read third time and passed
% 10 l6.
Yeas-Alcorn. Allison. Boutwell,,
Buckingham, ConkliDg, Edmunds,
Flanagan, Frclinghuysen, Hamlin,
Harvey. Howe, Ingalls,, Mitchell, Nor
rill, of VT, Oglesby, Patterson, Pease,
Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Sargent,
Scott, Spencer, Stewart, Wadleigh,
Washburn, West, Window and
Wright--29.
Nays--Bogy, Borcman, Carpenter,
Cooper Davis, Hager, Hamilton, OF Md.
Johnston, Kelly, Lewis, McCreery,
Merriman, Norwood, Ransom, Sanls-
bury, and Stockton-l6.
Morton, Cameron, Hitchcock,
Chandler, Ferry, Of Mich, sherman
and Logan in favor Of the bill were
paired with Stevenson, Thurman, Tip
ton, Bayard, Dennis, Goldthwaite aud
Gordon, who would have voted
against it.
Conkling moved that when the
Senate adjourn it be till Monday next.
Agreed to.
Morrill,, of Maine, moved that the
Senate take mp the deficiency .appro-
priation bill. Agreed to.
Senate adjourned at seven fifteen
this morning after continuous sess-
ion Of twenty hours. ..-