The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-25
CON q R e s 8.
SENATE.
WARRINGTON, May 2S.
rnE CIVIL RIonTa BILL-coNoIusIo OF

FRIDAYS PRocRRDIN0S.
Mr.. Hamilton concluded his remarl
by saying the passage Of this act migE
cause mischief, but 1t would never brin
about the mingliDg Of the two race
They would march along In two sepsral
columns.
MIR. Carpenter said he could not vol
for this bill on account Of one provision
and that was In regard TO the State Juriel
he knew oil no power 10 the Federal Coy
vernment to organize State Juries an
more than 10 organize State Legislature
He could not vote Tor the bill In Who'll
which contained one provision he or
posed.
The question then being on tho motto
OF Mr.. Thurman to strike out the secon
section Of 1.-The bill, % vote was take
az 4:20 AN, and 1t was rejected-yeas Il
nays SO. l'
Mr.. Sargent moved as On amendmen
that the bill should not be construed i
prevent the organization Of separatl
schools in any State or school district
providing that there should be no differ
ence in the conduct Of tho same, and tha
each should receive an equal allowance
from the public fund for school purposes
rejected-yeas 81. nays 25. as follows:
YEAs.-Allison, Bogy, Boreman, Como
yer, Cooper, Davis, Hager, Hamilton, o
Maryland; Johnston, Kelley, Logan
McCreery, Merrimon, Morrill,, Of Maine
Norwood, Ransom, Sargent, Salisbury
Scott, Stewart and Stockton-2l.
NAYs-Alcorn, Boutwell,, Buckingham
Carpenter, Edmunds, Flanagan, Freliug
huysen, Hamlin, Harvey, Howe, Ingalls,
Mitchell, Morrill,, Oglesby, Patterson
Pease, Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Spen
Ger, Wsdleigh, Washburne, West, Win
dom and Wright-25,
The question then being on Mr. Bout
wells amendment, he modified It so as tC
read as follows: . -}.' .
"Strike out In the first section The
words and also Of common schools and
public institutions ot learning or benoVO-
lence supported in whole or part by gen.
eral taxation, and insert in lieu Thereof
tho words and also OF every common
school and public institution Of learning
oz benevolence endowed by the United
States, or founded by any State, or thai
hereafter may be endowed by any STATE
or supported in whole or part by general
taxation"
MIR. Stewart said he was opposed tC
mixed schools, and did not think they
would be TOR the interests Of the colored
people.
MIR. Frelinghuysen inquired OF Mr.
Boutwell, Il he desired TO force attendance
at schools.
MIR. Boutwell, replied that he could moi
do that.
Mr.. ssrgent-It Is a pity you cannot
you are so anxious for II.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen esid the Judiciary
Committee had bestowed some care upon
the words proposed TO be stricken ont
and had followed these in the original
bill as proposed by Mr.. Sumner.
Mr. Boutwell-Yes, and changed il in
everything else.
In answer to a question by Mr. Stock
ton, Mr. Boutwell, said he offered that
amendment with view Of having chill
dren educated together, that oil prejudice
might be eradicated.
A vote was then taken on MIR. Bout
wells amendment, and It was rejected
yeas 5; nays Al.
AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Alcorn, Boutwell,, Robertson
Spencer and West voting In the afIlrma-
tive. Mr. Johnston called up the amend.
ment Of which Mr.. Gordon gave notice
several days ago, 10 strike out from
tho first section OF the bill the
clause granting to colored persons
the privileges Of common schoolE
and institutions oi learning or benev-
olence supported wholly or in part by
general taxation. Lost. Yeas IA, nays 80
Mr.. Scott moved an amendment to
strike outfrom tho sixth section the words
land any District Attorney. who shall viii.
fully fail to institute and prosecute the
proceedings herein required, shall fol
every such offence forfeit and pay tho sum
Of $500 to the person aggrieved thereby,
to be recovered by an action in the case
with full costs, and shall on conviction be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and be
fined not less than 81 900 or more than
5000" Agreed TO.
Mr.. Scott moved an amendment OF the
clause directing the officials 10 institute
proceedings against persons violating acts
so as to provide that they should institute
the proceedings upon the information iur,
nished by the party aggrievcd. Lost
Yeas 10, nays 2S.
Mr.. McCreery moved an amendment
10 tho first section oil tho bill 80 as to pro.
vide that nothing herein contained shall
be construed so as 10 apply 10 schools
already established. Rejected.
MIR. Alcorn moved an amendment to
the first section so as TO make 1t apply tC
schools and institutions Of learning and
benevolence, supported in whole or In
part by general taxation, or In whole Of
IN part supported or endowed by tht
United States or by any State. Rejected
yeas 0; nays 81.
MIR. FrellDghuysen moved an amend.
ment to the first section so as TO make 4
apply to institutions known as agricul-
tural colleges, endowed by the Unilei
States. Agreed to. BE also moved al
amendment providing that tho fine i'm
posed upon officers failing to summon
colored men as Jurors on account Of colo
should be not more than $1,000, insleai
OF $1,000. Agreed TO. '''',''
MIR. Sargent moved TO amend tho fra
section so as to read, "and also OF com
mon schools and public institutions o
learning and benevolcnce, supported Il
whole or in part, &C.,
Mr.. Edmunds-That Is tho same oil
question. -t4.9
MIR. Sargent-Very well; 1t 10 the sam
old question, but l have q right TO raise
In this form. He did not believe the l4i
amendment epjoined upon Congress III
duty Of establishing mixed schools. Ever
Senator well knew there were strong ef
forts beng made In every part {
tho country to overthrow the publ
school system. Such legislation q
this bill proposed would only strengthe