, 1874-05-24

voto Was taken on the bill ho Was in the restau-
rant down stairs Had he been present he would
have voted for it.
|. Mr.. MORRILL,. OF Maine, move that the SEN
ate take up the Deficiency Appropriation bill.
Agreed to.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Senate then, at 6:15 this morning, after a
continued session Of tweuty-four hours, ad-
] 1ouInod till Monday next.
| TEXT OF THE BILL-
| The Civil Rights bill, rs it passed tho Senate,
| reads ~ follows:
SECTION !. That au citizens and other persons
within the jursdcon OF the United States shall be
titled to the full aud equal enjoyment OF ths
modations, advantages, facilities, and privileges Of
other places Of public amuscent and also Of the
mon schools and publ, institutions Of learning or
ta1adn and of cereterie so supported, aIso ho in-
stltutons known Il agricultural colleges, endowed BY
tie United States subject only to tho conditions and
Limitation. established by law, and applicable alike to
citlzens Of every and color, regardless Of any
previous condition Of aervitude.
foregoing section By denynr 10 any person entitled
to tts benefits, except for apIlcable by Law
condition Of f1cs dha @
any accommodations, advantages, facilities, PRIV
hegea IN said section enumerated, or melting such de-
Of $500 to tho person sg9rieyed thereby, to be
recovered IN action on these NTH full costs,
guilty of msde1neanor, and, upon conviction there
of shall be fined not moro than 81 600, or shall be I'M
Prisoned not more than one year; provided tlat tho
penalty, and when the oense is refusal Of burial,
the penalty may be recovered By tho heirsatlaw Of
tile person whose body has been refused burial;
provided further, that a persons may elect to
for the penalty aforesaid to proceed under their
rights at common law and the State statutes, and hav
Ing elected to proceed In the mode OF the other
their right to proceed in tho other Jurisdiction aho TO
barred: but this provso shall not apply to criminal
proceedings either under this act or the criminal hw
SEQ. J. That the District and Circuit Courts OF tho
United States hha have, exclusively Of the courts Of
agnst and violation Of he provisions o this act and
actions fur penalty given BY the preceding aacon may
be prosecuted IN the Territorial, District, Circuit
may be found, without regard to the other p1rty; and
the District Attorneys Marshals, and Deputy azshals
Of the United States and the Commissioners appointed
BY the Circuit aud Territorial Courts Of the United
States with the powers Of arrest3ng, and tmprsoning
and batling Offenders against the laws Of the United
States, are hereby specially authorized and required
to proceedings against every person who shall
vcYate the provisions Of this act aud cuse him to be
arrested. and imprisoned baied the may he,
r1toria1 court al by Inv has cognzance Of the oense
except IN respect Of ths right Of action accrng to tie
person agarieyei; and euch District Attorney shall
such proceedings to be prosecuted to their
NINA tion as III other cases Frorded, that nothing
contained In this section shall be construed deny or
defeat any right of civil action acc1uing to any person
by reason Of this act or otherwise.
SEC. T. That citizen, providing he has all other
Qualifications which are may he prescribed by law
juror IN any court Of ths United States Of any
State, account Of race COLOR previous condition
Of servtude, and any officer other persem charged
with any duty In the selection or su1nu,oning OF
jurors who bhn exclude tall to aummou nny citi-
zen for the aforesaid shall he deemed guilty Of
mtsdemcanor, and be fined not more thnn 81 900.
BEC. s. That all eases arising under the provisions Of
this act In the courts Of the Uni tod States shall lie
v1eable by the Supreme Court OF the United Satea,
.ame provisions aud regulations are provided
BY law for the review Of other causes In said Court