Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-10
TELEGRAPHIC.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings of Add Congress.
HOUSE.

AA~SuAASS VI RGu SVASEAVHSs
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. B.
Mr.. Butler decided to read from the
Louisville Courier Journal, to show
what were Mr.. Browns sentiments, in
order to show that whatever he said
had no weight in this matter. The
negro. unless protected by law, is at
the mercy OF men who would shoot
down the gentleman himself Brown
II he had ever dared to step across the
line OF Union bayonets. Cloud APP
plause.)
The Speaker gave notice that the
galleries would be cleared on the re-
occurrence of applause.
lilo especially desired the bill to pass
because his party were about passing
from power in the House, and still
more as that power was to be surren-
dered to men who had uttered such
sentiments as had been read to-day in
regard to Union soldiers; aud this
was his justification for saying there
was minority of murderers aud as
sassins in the South.
Mr.. Butler continued at some length
urging the passage of the bill. He con-
cluded thus: My successor, a very
clever gentleman, could no moro have
been elected than he could be transla-
ted to heaven as Elijah, if he had not
agreed to stand on the doctrine of
equal rights to oil men before the law,
on every stump in my district. Why
we were beaten was because tho civil
uH{rp 70 IN 80 III n.
fact. So now, if the Republican party
will finish its great work it will bring
quiet order and law into South and
put down the raiders there, as the peo-
pie of the South ought to do them.
selves. Then you will find we shall
come back here.
After votes on the amendment the
House then proceeded to vote on the
bill, yeas 1852, nays 100 as follows:
Yeas-Albert, Albright, Ayerlll, Barber, Bar
Ipsre ey Bass Bego,e sye5iy Bradley BungtSn
MASS Cain, Cannon, Carpenter, Cason, Cessna,
Clarke a. ~ Clarke N. CO Clayton, Clements,
Cobb Kansas Gos1rn Gonger Corwin Cotton
Donnan, Duell. Dunnell, Eames Field, Foot. Eos.
ter, Garfield, Gooeh. Glnckel, Hagans, Hammer,
as q H Ms haxy Gons HAYS H ms
elton. Wis. Hazelton, n. J., Hendee, Hoar, E. r.
Hodge. Hooper, Hoskins, Howe, Hubbell, Hunter,
Laport, Lansing, Lawrence, Lawson, Lewis,
Loughridge, Law, Lynch, Martin, McCrary. Nc
Dlls Of Wis, McDili; Of Ia, McDongall, Mckee.
Pa, Orth, Packard, Packer. Page, Parker, OF Mo-,
Parsons, Pendleton, Philips. PURGE, Pike, Plat
q S P ma IN Rp RniH
yer,, savior 10 Of md, seao;ied Sender Of n J,
smith OF La Smith Of n Z. smith OF Ohio, sny.
der, sprague, starkweather. stevens of Mass,
stowelI, Strowbridge, sypner. Taylor, Thomas Of
Tyner, Waldron, Wallace, Ward Of Ills, Ward Of
Nd, White, whitley. Wilter, Willard of Utah,
Willard Ct W.T. Williams nh Of WIS., Williams Of
Iowa, Wilson Of Ind, and Woodwork.
Nays-Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins,
Banning, Beck, Bell; Berry, Bland, BIonlt. Bower,
Caldwell, Caufeld, Chittenden. Clark Mo-, ely
mer. Comlngo, Cook Cox, Crittendep, Grassland
dings, Glover, Gunter, Hamilton, Hancock, Harris
OF Ca, Harris, OF Va, Harrison, Hatcher Her.
ford, Hernden, Holman, Hunton, Knapp, Lamar,
Magee, Mclean, Mulikin. Mills. Morris, Neal,
Smith, NIblack, O'Brien, Parker OF n. H., Perry
Phelps, Potter. Randall, Read, Robbins, Roberts
maker. Sener, Sloan, Sloss, Smith OF Va, Speer,
stanard, standiford Stephens Of Ga, Stone, Storm
e Wes Wssabea
Wiley, Wilson of Md, Wolfe, Wood, Young, OF
KY, and Young of Co.
The first section of the bill provides
that all persons within the jurisdiction
of the United States shall be entitled
to the full and equal enjoyment of &C.
cOmmodations, advantages, facilities
and privileges in inns, public convey
ances on land or water, theaters and
other places of public amuscments,
subject only to the conditions and
limitations established by law, and
applicable alike to citizens of any race
and color, regardless of any previous
condition of scrvitude.
son who shall violate the foregoing
section, by denying to any citizen, ex-
cept for reasons by law, applicable to
citizens of any race or color and re-
CARELESS of any previous condition of
servitude, the full enjoyment of any
accommodations, advantages, facilities
or privileges in said section enumer-
ated, or by aiding or melting such do.
MAI shs or s syer * s Ssa Ssnes forfeit
lars to the person aggrieved thereby,
to be recovered in an action for debt,
with full costs, and shall also
Tor every such offense be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con.
viction thereof, be fined not less than
- nor more than one hundred dol.
lars, or shall be imprisoned not less
than thirty days nor more than one
year.
1t is also provided that no citizen
possessing all other qualifications
which are or may be prescribed by law,
shall be disqualified for service as
grand or petit jurors in any court of the
United States or any State, on account
of race, color or previous condition of
servitude, and that an officer or other
person charged with any duty in Sc
Letting or summoning jurors, who shall
exclude or fail to summon any citizen
for causes aforesaid, shall on conviction
thereof be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and be fined not moro than
5000.
The other sections prescribed the
duties of the courts and their officers
in enforcing the act. The U. S, Circuit
and District Courts are to have exclu-
sive jurisdiction in all cases.
The House then took up by vote
of l42 to 81, the Hennepin Canal bill,
and it now remains before tho House
till disposed of.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.
Mr.. Schurz presented memorial
from citizens of the United States pray.
ing for an amendment to the C0nsii-
tuition of the United States abolishing
the Office of President and Vice Presi-
dent, and vesting their power in
council of seven members, to be chosen
by the House of Representatives, 10
which body they shall be responsible.
Referred.
A bill was introduced appropriating
one million dollars for deepening the
channel of the Missouri River from
Sioux City to its mouth.
Mr.. Morton submitted a report of
the Election Committee, and resolu-
tions declaring Pinchback entitled to
seat, as Senator from Louisiana, from
March, 1878.
Mr. Hamilton raised point of or