The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-26

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Passage by The Scnntc s,Soi'ina
Discussion.

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discussion.
Tun GLoRE's tclcgrapl report Of the Sen
ate discussion closed at one o'clock On Sat
urlay morning the session Of the Senate
lid not conclude until seven o'clock -. ~.
Senator Merrmon closed his speech mt two
o'clock
Mr.. Hamilton of Maryland spoke against
the passage of the bill, and said the SUI
prcmc court had giycn limit 10 the late
amendments to the constitution, which WAS
rejected by the dominant party in the Sen
ate. 1t was not political question which
the bill undertook to deal with. 1t came
right down to the several relations Of the
people of the land What did the bin mean
by place of public amusomcnts? Was n
presidential lcvcc or gambling shop such
place? He wanted some definition Of Il
place Of public amusement Some states
sanctioned places of Amusement which were
deemed crimes in others. lie was surprised
that here, in New York and Baltimore.
where colorcd people were 50 numerous,
they had not flrst-class inns Of their own,
and wondered that some of our white
brethren of the north did not help the col
ored people to build hotels and schools for
themselves. He believed in getting up a
circus sometimes to bring out people Pol
itics will not do it, religion will not do it,
but circus will. CLaughter.) He contin-
ued at some length in humorous vein, and
asked if it was not absurd for the Senate OF
the United States to sit here after three
o'clock in the morning discussing the burial
of an African; and you claim 1t under tho
provisions of the fourteenth amendment.
(Grcat laughter) The passage of this act
might cause mischief, but it would never
bring about the mingling of the two races
They would march along in two separate
columns.
Mr.. Carpenter said that he could not
vote for this bill on account OF one prOvi
sion, and that was in regard to state iures.
He knew of no power in the federal GOV
eminent TO organize state jures, any more
than to organize state legislatures. He
could not vote for the bill as a whole,
which contained one provision he deemed
unconstitutional.
The question then being on the motion
of Mr.. Thurman, to strike out the second
section of the bill, was taken at twenty
minutes past a. m, and it was rejected
years ID, nays 30.
Mr. Sargent moved an amendment that
the bill should not be construed to prevent
organization of separate schools in any
state or school district, providing that there
Il, =. H.. la, e..
the same, and that each should receive al
equal allowance from the public fund foi
school purposes Rejected, yeas 81, nay,
%.
The question then being that Mr. Bout
wells amendment be modified so as to reat
rs follows:
Strike out in the first section the words
land also of common schools and public
Institutions of learning or benevolcnce sup
ported in whole or part by general taxa
ton" and insert in lieu thereof the words
land also of every common school anC
public institution of learning or benevolcnct
endowed by the United States or FOUNDED
by any state, or shall hereafter be endowed
by any state or supported in whole or par
by general taxation.
After debate it was rejected, yeas 3
NAYS A.
Mr. Scott of Pennsylvania moved NJ
amendment to strike out from the sixth
section the words, land any district atior
ney who shall wiltully fail TO institute an,
prosecute the proceedings herein required
shall for every such oifensc forfeit and pa'
the sum of five hundred dollars to the per
son aggrieycd thereby, to be recovered b,
an action in the case, with full costs, am
shall on conviction he deemed guilty Of
misdcmcanOr and he fined not less THAI
81, 600 nor more than $1,000 Agreed Ia
MIR. Frchnghuysen moved an amend
ment to the first section SO as to make
apply to institutions known as agriculture
colleges endowed by the United States
agreed To. He also moved an amendmcn
providing that the fine imposed upon OFF
GERS falling TO summon cOlOred men rs in
rors on account of color should not b
more than ~ 900. instead Of $1,000: agree
to.
Mr. Sargent moved to amend the fir
section 50 as to read 'and also of the com
mon schools system and public institution
Of learning or benevolencc supported il
whole or in part, etc. rejected.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend the frs
section by inserting the words "cilizen
and others, so it would read = that all citl
zens and other persons within the iurisdc
ton of the United States shall be entitle
to the full and equal enjoyment" &c
Agreed to. Several other amendment
were offered and rejected The bill wa
reported to the senate and the amendment
made in committee of the whole agree
TO. 1t was then read third time an,
passed, yeas 90, nays 1G, as follows;
Yeas-Alean, Allison, Boutwell, Buck
ingham, Conllling, Edmunds, Flanagan
Frelinghuysen, llamlin, Harvey, Howe
ingalls,, MITCHELL, Morrill,, VT, Oglesby
Patterson, Pease, Pratt, Ramsey; Robert
son, Sargent, Scott, Spicer, Stewart, Wad
leigh, Washburn, West, Window am
Wright-29
Nays-Bogy, Foreman, Carpenter, Coo
per, Davis, Hagen, Hamilton, Md, Johns
ton, Kelly, Lewis, McCreery, Mormon
Norwood, Ransom, Salisbury and Stock
tonic.
Messrs. Morton, Cameron, IIitchcocl,
Chandler, Ferry of Michigan, Sherman
and Logan, who would have voted for tn
bill, were paired with Messrs, Stevenson
Thurman, Upton, Bayard, Dennis, Gold
thwaite and Gordon, who would hay
voted against it. When the announcement
was made by the chair that the bill ha
passed, ten or twelve colored men in tn
gallery, where they had been all night, al
naude1