Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate Adj0urns at 7:15 a. NJ.
Yesterday.
A Session of Twenty Hours.
The Supplementary Social Rights
Bill Passed.
Mixed Schools and Juries In
sisted on.
Full Roster of the Final Vote.
The House DevOtes Itself to Mill
itary Bills and Jobs.
SENATE.

SE0A
WASHINGTON, May 23.--Mr. Hamilton
said the passage of this act might cause
mischief, but it would never bring about
the mingling of the two races.
Mr.. Carpenter could not vote for this bill
on account of the provision in regard TO
State juries. He knew of no power in the
Federal Government to organize State leg
islatures,
Mr.. Sargent moved an amendment that
the bill should not be construed to prevent
the organization Of separate schools in any
State or any school district, providing that
there should be no difference in the con-
duct of the same. Rejected, yeas p, nays
%.
Mr.. Boutwell's amendment was then
adopted in a modified form.
Mr.. Stewart was opposed TO mixed
schools, and did not think they would be
for the interest of the colored people.
CompuIsiOn.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen Inquired of Mr.. Bout
well if he desired to force attendance at
these schools.
Mr.. Boutwell, replied that he could not
do that.
Mr.. Sargent-It is a pity you cannot:
you are so anxious for it.
Mr.. Boutwell, wanted the children edu-.
Gated together, that all prejudice might be
eradicated.
Mr.. Gorlon's amendment was lost. The
item furnishing District Attorneys was
stricken out.
Mr.. Scott moved to amend the clause di-
recting officials to institute proceedings
against persons violating the Act, so as to
provide that they should institute proceed
ings upon information furnished by the
party aggrieved. Lost-yeas 10; nays %
Agricultural Colleges.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moves an amendment
to the first section so as to make it apply to
the institutions known as Agricultural Col
leges endowed by United States. Agreed to.
Negro Juries.
He also moved an amendment providing
that the fine imposed upon the offenders
failing to summon colored men as jurors
on account of color should be not more
than $1,000 instead of 5000. Agreed TO.
Roman Catholicism.
Mr.. Sargent said every Senator well
knew that there were strong efforts being
made in every part of the country by
powerful religious organizations to overthrow
the public school system. Such legislation
as this bill proposed would only strengthen
that feeling against the schools. This in
fiuence to which he referred was as i'm
mortal and as strong as any human influ
ence could be, and there were States North
as well as South where this influence is at
work, and aided by such legislation would
break down the common school system.
Mr.. Edmunds said: As little as he ed
munls) agreed with that Church in its re-
ligiOus teachings, he must say it never made
any distinction in its great works on account
of race or color. In his opinion, the re-
deeming trait of the Catholic Church, was
the fact that il never Disseminated against
its children of fcolor. However misguided its
belief might be, its beneyOlence was world
wide. Its mantel Of charity was every
where, no matter what might be the creed,
color or nationality. He did not think
much of the argument made by the Sena-
tor should be brought into this Chamber,
and hoped the time was far off when any
question would to have to be discussed
here on sectarian grounds.
The Final Vote.
After various other efforts to get rid of
the school and jury features, the bill was
reported to the Senate, read the third time
and passed; yeas %, nays 16, as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Bout
well, Buckingham, COnkling, Edmunds,
Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Harvey,
Howe, Ingalls,, Mitchell. Morrill,, Vermont;
OgleSby, Patterson, Pease, Pratt, Ramsey
Robinson, Sargent, Scott, Spencer, Stewart,
Wadleigh, Washburn, West, Window and
Wright-29.
Nays-Bogy, Boreman, Carpenter, Coo
per, Davis, Hager, Hamilton, of Maryland;
Johnston, Kelly, Lewis, McCreary, MeTi-
mon, Norwood, Ransom, Salisbury and
StOcktOn-16.
Messrs. Morton, Cameron, Hitchcock,
Ferry, of Michigan, Sherman and Logan
who would have voted for the bill, were
paired with Stevenson, Thurman, Upton,
Bayard, Dennis Goldthwaite and Gordon
who would have voted against it.
When the announcement was made by
the Chair that the bill was passed, 10 or u
colored men in the gallery where they had
been all night, applauded.
Mr.. ConOyer, of Florida, said when the
vote was taken he was in the restaurant
down stairs. Had he been present he
would have voted for it.
The Senate, then at 7:15 this morning,
after a continuous session of 20 hours ad-
iOurned till Monday next.