Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-23

were strong efforts being made in every
part of the country, by powerful reli-
gious organizations, to overthrow the
public school system. Such legislation
as this bill proposed would only
strengthen that feeling against schools
and this influence to which he referred
was as strong as any human influence
could be, and there were States North
as well as South where this influence is
at work, and aided by such legislation,
would break down the common school
system. ail araei
Mr.. Edmonds said the Senator had
adopted the Democratic idea about the
Fourteenth amendment.
Mr.. Sargent-The gentleman misrep-
resented him, and did it knowingly.
Carpenter said the remark was out of
order.
Sargent said the gentleman (Edmonds)
must know he was incorporating him
when he (Sargent) had SO often ex.
pressed his opinions on this floor directly
opposite to those of the Democratic
party.
Edmonds said he accepted the apology
of the gentlemen.
SARGENT make no apology at ALL
Edmonds said Senator Sargent had
alluded to the influence of certain
churches against common schools and
expressed the opinion that influence
would be made stronger by Congress
passing this bill. AS little as he ed
monds) agreed with that church in its
religious teachings he must say itnever
made any distinction in its great works
on account of race or color. In his
opinion the redeeming trait of the Catho-
lie church was the fact that it never dis
eliminated against children of color,
however misguided its belief might be.
Its benevolence was world wide; its man
tie of charity was everywhere, no mat
ter what might be the creed, color or
nationality. He did not think such an
argument as was made by the Senator
should be brought into this Chamber,
and hoped the time was far off when any
question should have to be discussed
here on sectarian grounds.
After further remarks by Mr.. Sargent
vote was then taken on his amend
ment. 1t was rejected ; yeas, 10;
nays, %.
Mr.. Edmonds moved to amend the
first section by inserting the words,
citizens and others, so as to make 1T
read that "all citizens and other pei IONS
within the Jurisdiction Of the United
States shall be entitled to full and equal
enioyments," etc. Agreed to.
Mr.. Hamilton moved to strike out the
fourth section, which provides no citizen
possessing all the other qualifications
shall be disqualified for service as grand
or petit juror in any court Of the United
States or of any State on account of
race, color or previous condition OF SER
yitude, and imposes fine Of one thou
sand dollars upon any officer failing to
summon any citizen as juror on account
of color. Lost; yeas, 10 nays, 70.
The bill was then reported to the SEN
ate, and the amendments made in the
committee of the whole were agreed to.
1t was then read the third time and
passed. Yeas, 20; nays, l6, as follows;
Yeas-Alcorn, Allison, Boutwell,, Buck
ingham, COnkling, Edmonds, Flanagan,
Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Harvey, Home,
Ingalls,, Mitchell, Morrell, 0glesby, Pat
terson, Peace, Pratt, Ramsey, Robert
son, Sargent, Scott Spencer, Stewart,
Wadleigh, Washburn, West, Winton and
Wright, 20.
Nays-Boggs, Bowman, Carpenter,
Davis, Hager, Hamilton, Johnston,
Kelly, Lewis, McCreery, Merriman,
Norwood, Ransom, Salisbury, Stockton
and Cooper, l6.
Morton. Cameron, Hitchcock, Chand-
Ter, Ferry Sherman and Logan, who
would have voted for the bill, were paired
with Stevenson, Thurman, Upton, Bay
ard, Dennis, Goldthwait and Gordon,
who would have voted against It.
When the announcement was made
by the chair that the bill passed, ten or
twelve colored men in the gallery, where
they had been all night, applauded.
Conkling moved that the Senate ad-
journ to meet Monday next. Agreed to.
Conover, of Florida, said that when
the vote was taken on the bill he was
in the restaurant down. stairs. Had he
been present he would have voted for it.
Morrell, of Maine, moved that the
Senate take up the Deficiency Appro-
priation bill. Agreed to.
The Senate then, at 7:l5 this morning.
after q continuous session Of twenty
hours. adjourned until Monday next.