Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-06

The MoIEIY QURsTIoN.-The Committee of
Ways and Means held a session last night, and
heard Mr.. ii. ID. Hyde, formerly assistant dis
trict attorney of Boston, in favor of the aboli-
ton OF fines and penalties. Mr.. Hyde concluded
his remarks before the committee this morning
ana was f9ilowed by Hon. A. H. Rice, formerly
mayor OF Boston, and an ex-member of Con-
gress, and representing the national board of
trade. He was followed by MIR. John w. Caud-
Ter, REPRESENTING the Boston board of trade, all
the speakers being opposed to the imposition OF
hines and penalties on importers. The commit
tee will hold meeting this evening, when Mr.
;: b. Eaton, representing the New York cha m
ter OIL commerce, and Mr.. Cephas Brainard
will be heard on the same side of the question.
THE AMENDED CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.-The
civil rights bill, as it will soon be reported by
the Senate Judiciary Committee, differs in
some respects from the original draft of Sem
ator Sumner. The first and second sections
forbidding the denial OF the privileges and ac-
commOdations furnished by inns, theaters, prb-
Tic conveyances, schools, cemeteries and benev-
oept institutions, supported in whole or in part
at public expense, TO any person by reason of
race, color or previous condition Of seryitude
are substantially the same in both bills. The
third section Of the committees bin provides
more explicitly for the execution of the law by
the United States, and is as follows:
Sec. 3. That the district and circuit courts of
the Lifted States shall have, exclusively of the
courts Of the several states, cognizance of ali
crimes and otfenses against, and violations Of,
the provisions of this act And the district at
tor neys, marshals, and deputy marshals of the
Inited Statee, and commissioners appointed by
the circuit and territorial courts OF the United
States, with powers Of arresting and imprison-
Ing or balling Offenders against the laws of the
United States, are hereby specially authori Zed
and required to institute proceedings against
every person who shall violate the provisions of
this act, and cause him to be arrested and i'm
prisoned or bailed, as the case NAV be, for tria
before such court of the United States or terri
torial court as by law has cognizance of the Of
Tense, except in respect of the right accruing to
the person aggrieved; and such district ATTORNEYS
snail cause such proceedings to be prosecuted to
thelr termination, as in other cases: Provided
Inat notnlng contained in this section shall be
action accruns 10 any person in respect to the
matters In this act contained. And any district
attorney railing to institute and prosecute the
proceedings herein required shall, for every
such ofense, forfeit and pay the sum of $500 to
me person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered
shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of
misdeme amor, and be fined not less than Al 200
nor more than Is 900.
The fourth section, in relation to fines, is nm
changed. The nth section annuls all inconsist-
tpt state laws; AND provides that nothing in the
the next three years. The sixth section IXshsss
all cases arising under the act reyieWable in the
Supreme Court.
: SUIT FOR MILLION DoLLARs.-The Hon.
Alexander ii. Stephens has brought a suit
against the Western and Atlantic railroad com
psny 70 recover 81 900 900. He charges that he
transferred to the state OF Georgia all of his in
terest In the road, OF which he was one of the
leseees, in 1870. He has since learned that the
transfer was never made, and he claims that
the property is, therefore, still his.