The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-06
WASHING ToN.
Passage Of the ClVn Rights
BiIi - Fail Synopsis Of
Its Provisions.
Death Of Senator Buckingham
Of Connecticut.

WASHINGTON, February b--Thcre
was no business transacted In the stll-
ate to-day. II adjourned immediately
after reading the Journal ~ mark OF
respect 10 the memory Of Senator
Buckingham, Of Connecticut, who died
this morning at l9;2O,
The elyil rights I'LL was finally dis
posed Of In the house 10 day, after u
long aud exciting debate, in the pres.
cnce Of an immense nsstmblagc.
The first vote was on the amendment
offered by Mr. Kellogg, Of Connect
cut, to strike out Of the house biIl the
provision relating TO schools, and that
was carried 10y large majority, hut
without the yous 0nd nays.
The next vote Was on The motion Of
Mr. Cessna, OF Pennsylvania, to sub
stitute the senate bill for the house
bill and TINT was defeated,
The bill was then passed by yeRs 1872
nays loo.
The next vote was on attaching ~ u
preamble TO the bill Il clause OF the
democratic national platform OF 1877
affirming the equality OF all men he'
fore the law. That was adopted, yeas
30, nays 70, the nays being nil south
ern democrats with one northern re-
Observation-Disclosures, Of New York.
The bill now goes TO The senate for
action as an original house bill having
no relation whatever to The bill passed
by the senate.
The following Is the bill as passed,
emitting the preamble:
Al persons within the jurisdiction Of
the United States shall be entitled to
the full and equal enjoyment OF the
accommodation, advantages, hcl'lties
and privileges Of inns, public convey.
ances on land or water, lheaters ana
other places of public amusement sub
ject only to the conditions and lilnlta-
lions established by law and applica.,
BILE alike to citizens of every race ana
color regardless of any previous con-
slitiOn of servitude.
Section .. That amy person VINO shali
violate the foregoing section by deiiy'
ing to any citizens, except FOR reasons
by law applicable to citizens or every
race and color, and regardless OF any
previous condition of servitude, the
full enjoyment Of any of the accom-
modatODs, advantages, facilities or
privileges in said section enumerated
or by aiding or melting such denial,
shall for every such offence, forfeit
and pay the sum of five thousand dol
lars to the person aggrieved thereby,
to be recovered on an action OF debt
with full costs, and shall also for every
such offense be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction there
of, shall be fined not less than nVe
hundred nor more one Thousand dol
lars or shall be imprisoned not less
than thirty days nor more thah one
year; provided that all persons may
elect to sue for the penalty aforesaid,
or to proceed under their rights IN
common law and by state statues ana
having SO elected to proceed In the
one mode or the other, their right 10
proceed in the other jurisdiction silaii
be barred, but this pfoviso shall NOT
apply to criminal proceedings either
under the act or the criminal law OF
any state; and provided further, that
Judgment for the penalty in fhvor 81
a party aggrieved era Judgment upon
one indictment shall be a bar 10 0itner
prosecution.
Section 3. That the district ana CIR.
cult courts of the United States shaii
have. exclusive of the courts oil several
states, cognizance of all crimes ana OF
lenses against violat0rs OF the pToVis-
ions of this net, and an action Tor the
penalty given By the preceding section
may he prosecuted in the territorial
district or circuit courts of Inc uh'teu
States wherever the defendant may Ne
found without regard to the u'nei
party. and the district attorney mar ,i!
shals aud deputy marsbalsni ti'e ou''
ted Statps, and the commissioners az
n ,intel by the circuit and terFit"'ia'
conrts of The United States with powers
of arresting and imprisoning or ha;itps
offenders against the laws OF the Uhi-
ted States, and are hereby spp iaiiy NJ
tbo,izpd ami required to institute pro
ccedings against every persol WI"
shall violate the provisions OF th'1 ~,
aud cause him to be arrested aiiu IN
prisoned or hailed ~ the ease may NC,
for trial before such court 81 TIE Iii'eI
States or territorial courts, ana
by law has cognizauee OF tht
offense except in respect To We
right of action accruing to persons aE,
grleved,and such distrietattorneys slaH
cause such proceedings to ne PROSE .,
cuted to their termination MS 10 o.ne'
cases; provided, that nothing coh'hi, !,
ed IA this section shall no construed 70
deny or defeat any right OF c'v'i ac''on