The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-10-21

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be barred. But this proviso shall not
| apply to criminal proceedings, either un-
der this act or the criminal law of any
State.
SEC. 8. That the District and Circuit
Courts of the United States shall have,
exclusively of the Courts of the several
States, cOgnizance of all crimes and of
fenses against and violations of dhe pro-
visions of this act; and actions for the
penalty given by the preceding section
/ NAV be prosecuted in the Territorial,
| District or Circuit Courts of the United
! States, wherever the defendant may be
found, without regard to the other party.
| And the District Attorneys, Marshals,
and Deputy Marshals of the United
| States. and Commissioners appointed by
| the Circuit and Territorial Courts of the
! United States, with powers OF arrestIng
and imprisOning or bailing offenders
against the laws of the United States, are
hereby specially authorized and required
to institute proceedings against every
person who shall violate the provisions
of this act, and cause him to be arrested
and imprisoned or bailed, as the case may
be, for trial before such Court of the
United States or Territorial Court as by
law has cogniZance of the offenSe, except
in respect of the right of action accruing
to the person aggrieved; and such Dis
trict Attorneys shall cause such proceed
ings to be prosecuted to their termina-
tion, as in other cases: Provided, That
nothing contained in this section shall
be construed to deny or defeat any right
of civil action accruing to any person,
whether by reason of this act or other
wise.
SEC. 4. That no citizen possessing all
other qualifications which are or may be
prescribed by law, 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 pre-
vious condition of servitude; and any Of
1icer or other person charged with any
duty in the selection or summoning of
jurors, who shall exclude or fail to sum-
mon any citizen for the cause aforesaid,
shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed
guilty of misdemeanOr, and be fined
not more than one thousand dollars.
Sec. ). That all cases arising under the
provisions of this act in the Courts of the
United States shall be renewable by the
Supreme Court of the United States with
out regard to the sum in controversy, ,un-
der the same provisions and regulations
as are now provided by law for the re-
view of other cOuscs in said Court.
Mr.. Sargent moved to amend the
amendment by adding to the first section
the following:
Pr0ctclod, That nothing herein contain
ed shall be construed to prokibit any
State or school districts from providing
seperate schools for persons of different
sex or color, where such seperate schools
are equal in all respects to others of the
same grade established by such authOri-
ty, and supported by an equal PRO RATA
expenditure of school funds.
Disagreed to-ycas 81, nays 26.
Mr. Johnston moved to amend the
amendment by striking out of section
one the words "and also of common
schools and public inititutions of learn
lug or benevolence, supported, in whole
or in part, by general taxation"
Disagreed tO-yeas IA, nays 30.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Maryland, moved to
strike out the fourth section of the bill,
which refers to the selection of jurors.
Disagreed to-yeas Is, nays 28
The Bill then q O'clock, a. m, after
an exciting session of twenty hours)
passed.
May %, 1874-In the House, Benz. f.
Butler moved to suspend the rules and
refer the Bill to the Judiciary Commit
tee, with the right to report it to the
House, al any time.
Mj'. MayRdrd UOte1l age.
But the required two-thirds not voting
in favor, the motion was lost
And the Bill now lies on the Speakers
table, awaiting the re-assembling of
Congress.