Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-30
A New Civil Rights Bill.

The Judiciary Committee OF the
Senate has reported back substi-
tute for Mr. Summers civil-rights
oil, which provides as follows
Ali persons within the Jurisdiction
| of the United States shall be entitled
to the iulI and equal enjoyment of
inns, putlic couveyances, --on land
or water, --theaters, and other places
of pubhc amusement, and also OF
common hools and public institu-
lions OF earning or benevolence,
supported in whole or in part by
general taxation, and of cemeteries
80 supported, subject only TO condi-
tions and limitations estat lished by
law, and applicable to citizens OF
every race and color, regardless OF
any previous condition OF servilude.
ANY person denying TO any citizen
any privileges conferred by the bill
shall pay $500 to the person aggriev-
ed, and shall also be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and, upon eonvic
ton thereof, shall be fined not less
than $500 nor mora than 81 600. or
be imprisoned not less than thirty
DAYS nor moro than one year. The
District and Circuit Courts of the
United States are given, exclusive OF
The courts of the several states, cog
nizance of all offenses against the
bi /, and actions may be prosecuted
in any United States Court, wherever
defendant may be found, without re-
gard to the other party. Any Dis
Lrict Attorney who shall wllfully fail
to institute and prosecute the pre-
ceedings required, shall, for every
such offense. forfeit and pay the sum
of $500 to the person aggrleved, ard,
upon conviction thereof, be held gu /
ty of misdemeanor, and find not
9ss than 81 900 nor more than So
600. No citizen shall be disqualified
for service as q grand or petit juror
In any State or United States Court
on account of age, color, or previous
condition of servitude, and any otfi-
GER who shall exclude or fail to sum
mon any citizen for that cause shall
be fined not more than So 5000 All
cases arising under this act may be
reviewed BY the Supreme Court OF
the United States.
The bill differs in some features
from the measure which the late
Massachusetts, Senator introduced on
the first day Of the session, and only
grants equal privileges 10 public, not
private schools, though it is question
able if it provides for mixed schools.
The present substitute removes the
constitutional objection to Mr. Sum
ner's bill. and it remains TO DO seen
who will champion the measure, and
what will be done with Il.
BUYING GROCERIES OF AGENTS
Not deter ed by the general compliant
by farmers of travelling agents and
needless middlemen, and the frequent
resolutions to refuse 10 patronlze such,
a number of men have been travelling
in different parts of Wisconsin, pur-
porting TO represent q wholesale gro
Gerry firm in Chicago, and making sales
by sample to farmers and as we un-
derstand especially seeking the trade
OF Changers. A Jefferson firm offers
to duplicate all orders given these
parties at FIVE per cent. less than the
price charged by them, and express its
surprise that men whose bills they
have long been carrying should hnd
money enougll to buy Of these stran
gers. The Evansville Review says
scores of people came into that vi Iage
one day recently to receive their goods
but saysit has not heard OF one instance
where the parues were satisfied when
they came to examine the quality OF
their goods. = Wisconsin Farmer.