The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-25
BY TELEGRAPH,
Latest News from Washington.
rassase OF the ivII-Rishts Bill by the
Senafe

5eNaxe.
Especial telegram to the Dispatcb.1
WASHINGTON, May a3.-Tbe discussion on
the eiVil-rights bill was continued in ,he
Senate through last night. The question
was then taken on the motion of Mr. Gordon
10 exclude from the provisions of the bill
common schools and public institutions Of
learning and benevolence. Rejec.ed-ayes,
IA; noes, 80. Mr.. Scott moved to strike
from the third section the clause imposing a
penalty upon any district attorney who shall
WiIfully fail to prosecute for violations OF
this act. Agreed to.
Mr.. McCreery moved as an amendment to
lhe 1lr.t section 4 proviso "tbat nothing
herein contained shall be construed to apply
10 schools already established Lost.
Nr. Sargent moved to amend the first Sec
.,oh os providing "that all persons within
,H' jurisdiction Of The United States shalt
TENS" ~
NJ Eomunds said this would nulHfy the
fourteenth amendment. 1t would perm;,
separate schools; and if allowed in that 70.
spect 1t might as we'll be extended to uub)ie
conveyunces ard to everything else.
The amendment vas rejected-ayes 1c
noes, %.
MIR. Hamilton, Of M0ryland, moved t
strike out the fourth section Of the bill in II
l1tion to juries. Eejected-ayes, Is !; noe
%.
1he bill was tEcn passeu-ayes, %; noe:
Io-Messrs. BoreilaD, Carpenter, anu Levi
$ voting in the negative with the Democrats
When the Chair announced the passage G
the bill few colored persons who rename
in the galleries all night testified their graz;
tica.ion by clappins Of hands.
Many Republicans regard thi. bill as a d.,
bious measure, and no doubt will be glad i
case it passes tie House, if the Prcsider
S SHALL veto II. TIAoS.
l.. ASSOCIATED Press telcgrams.}
{ Passage Of the tiys:.Rsshts Bill.
WAsHEGToN, May e3.-The civi,-rieh
n bill passed iu the Senate this morning at :
d O'Clock, after an all-nigbt session, bv a stri
party vote. There were foIty-fiye senate
g present.
Many colored and old white people wi
A are not Government pap-eaters deplore Il
action of the Senate as destructive of tt
public schools thrcugont the South.
1t is asserted by the best.informed parl
mentary tacticians that the Democrats ha
the power 10 stave OF final action on d
civilrights bill until after adjournment.
Later.-Mr. Carpenter, upon the final vol
was among the nays. His point was that t
Federal Government had NO right to inte
fere with State juries any more than wi
State legislatures. lie swallowed the bill
, all other respects.
The vote on the passage of the bill wa
, Bucsinsham, ConkIing, Edmnnds, Flannigs
Freinshuy:en, Hamlin, Harvey, Hove, Ing4l
Scott, Spencer, stewart, Wad!egh, Washburl
West. Wl1dom, ana WrIgt;n29. o.
NAYS.-McssrS. Bo@y, BoremaE, Carptnt
Cooper, Davis. Hagcr, Hamilton OF Marylal
Johnston, Kelley. Lewis, HcCreery, Merrime
Norwood Ransom, Salisbury, AMI Stockholm
Messrs. Morton, Cameron, Hitchcoc
Chandler, Ferry Of Michigan, Sherman. al
Logan, VINO would have voted for the bi
we're paired off with Messrs. Stcvenso
Thurman. Upton, BAyard, Dennis, Col
thWaite. and Goru0D, who would have vot,
against it.
| Congressional.
| WAsHINGToH, May 23.--House. -.-Milital
oilairs occupied the main portion OF Il
day.
\ bill was passed making Montgomer
AIa., Il port of entry, with 4 deputy collectt
at 81 300 per annum.
The HEarpes's Very Property.
| WAsnIsGTos, Ily 23.--The Attorne.
General has received a letter from I'll
United States District Attorney for We
Virginia in reference TO the Harper's Ferr
property, in which he states that at the la
September term of the United States Di
trict Court 1T Wheeling lie obtained d
cree in favor Of the United States again'
Francis c. Adams, the purchaser
the Government property at Harper
Ferry, for the full amount claimed, not or
cent having been paid on the purchas'
The decree was that in case OF the failure {
Adams and his sureties TO discharge the
obligations the property be resold. Tt
property has not yet been offered for sa
under said decree, because a suit is no
pending against the Baltimore and Obi
Railroad Company to remove cloud on tt
title Of the property occasloned by clalI
to portion OF the same set up by said con
pany.