The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-13
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resuect To the memory OF senator
uurkiuphnm, Of Connecticut, who died
this morning ~ l2'A,. -, a.,
Tbe civil rights bill was finally dis
posed Of in the house TO day. AFTER
long aud exciting debate, IN Inc pres
pnce of nm immense asst mblugc' II
The first vote was on the amehdment
offered by Mr.. Kellogg. oi CONNECT
cut, to strike out of the house biii the
provision relating 10 schools. ana tnat
was carried by u large majority, but
without the yeas aud nayss>f
The next vote was ON the motion OF
Mr. Cessna, of Pennsylvania, to sub
stitutc the senate bill for the house
bill and that was defeated. o
The bill was then passed by yeas loZ,
nays 100.
The next vote was on attaching as, q
nreamble TO the bill u clause OF the
democratic national platform OF 1877
affirming the equality OF all men pe-
fore the law. That was adopted, yeas
2l0, nays %, the nays being all SOUTH
ern democrats with one northern re-
publican-Chittende OF New YORK.
The bill now goes to the senate Tor
action MS ain original house bill, having
no relation whatever to the bill passed
by the senate.
The following is the bill as passed,
emitting the preamble:
All persons within the jurisdiction OF
the United States shall be entitled TO
the full and equal enjoyment Of the
accommodation, advantages, facilities
and privileges of inns, public convey
ances on land or water, theaters ana
"a r. ,,rblip anilGpmnit. Sll D.
iect OILY to the conditions and limita-
lions established by law and applica..
bic alike to citizens of every race ana
color regardless of any previous coll
dition of servitude.
Section 9. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing section ny DENY
ing to any citizens, except for reasons
by law applicable to citizens OF every
race and color, and regardless OF any
previous condition of serVltuue, the
full enjoyment of any OF the accom-
mOdations, advantages, faci'itles OF
privileges in said section enumeratea
or by aiding or melting such dehial,
shall for every such oHehce, iorie,'
and pay the sum of five Thousand Gol-
lars to the person aggrieVed thereoy,
tn he recovered on an action OF DEBT
with f,jl costs. and shall also for every
snch ofIepse be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction there
of shall be fined not less than five
hundred nor more one thousand dol
lars or shall be imprisoned not less
than thirty DAYS nor more than one
wear: 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 and
having so elected to proceed in the
one mode or the other their right t.
proceed in the other Jurisdiction shall
be barred, but this proviso shall not
apply to criminal proceedings either
under the act or the criminal law OF
auy state; and provided further, that
a Judgment for the penalty in favor OF
a party aggreved or a Judgment upon
one Indictment shall be q bar to Other
prosecution.
Section 3. That the district and cir.
emit eourts of the United States shall
have, exclusive of theleourts ofseveral
states. cornizance of all crimes ana OF
lenses against violators OF the provis'
ions of this act, and an action for the
penalty given by the preceding section
may he prosecuted in the territorial
district or circuit courts of the United
States wherever the defendant may be
found without regard to the Other
party, and, the district Lattorney, mar.
shals and deputy nlarshals of the Uni
ted States, and the commissioners ap,
Dointed by the circuit and territorial
courts of the United States with powers
of arresting and imprisoning or battling
offenders against the laws of the Uni
ted States, and are hereby specially au'
thorized and required to institute pro-
ceedings against every person VINO
shall violate the provisions of this act
and cause him to be arrested and i'm.
prisoned or bailed as the case may be-
for trial before such court of the United
States or territorial courts. and
by law has cognizance or tne
offense except in respect to the
right of action accruing to persons ag,
prjeyed, and such district attorneys shall
cause such proceedings to be prose
cuted to their termination us in Other
cases provided, that nothing contain
ed in this section shall be construed to
deny or defeat any right OF clyllaction
accruing to any person, whetner., Ds
reason of this act or otherwise, and
any district attorney VINO shall VIII
fully fail, to institute and prosecute the
proceedings herein required, shall FOL
every such offense forfeit and pay the
sum OF Ave hundred dollars 10 the per,
son aggrieved thereby, to be recovered
Inv an action of debt, with full costs
aud shall. on conviction thereof, be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, .ano
he finednot less than one thousandnol
more than five thousand dollars; ant
provided further, that a judgment FOL
nepalty i'm favor ofthe party aggriey zee
against any SUCH ,distrjctattorney, OFF
Indictment ON an indictment agains
any such district attorney, shail-be Z
bar to other prosecution respectively
Section A.. That no citizen possess
ing all other qualifications which arr
or NAV he prescribed by law, shall b.
disqualified for service as grand ant
petit Juror in any court in the Unitee
States or any state, on account OF race
color or previous condition OF servl
tude, and any officer or other person
charged with anysduty in the selectiot
or snmmoning OF Jurors who snail ex
clude or fail to summon any citizen 10
the cause aforesaid, shall on conviction
thereof be deemed guilty of -misde
meanor and be fined not more thar
five Thousand dollars.
Section s. That all eases arising un
der the provisions of this act in TIN
courts of the United States, shall he re
viewable by the supreme court of TN
United States, without regard to thu
sum in controversy, Under the SAM
provisions and regulations, as are now
provided by law for q re REV OF othel
causes in said court.
MADRID, February 5-The Alfonsist'
have captured Cuenta In Rigpa, which
was destroyed by fire from a shell.
Alfonso was under fire for the hrs
time at Otisca.
General Iona defeated the Carlists
at Cestona, Zen miles south OF San Sc
bastian, after five hours lighting. :,
LONDON, February 5.--Austria vii
not interfere in the papal succession;o
Sr PAUL, Mimi, February 5.-fh'
ma iority report the facts without any
Recommendation. The minority re
pert saws that Ingersoll was approach
ed with five hundred dollars to vot'
for Ramsay, aud ask action;
ST.. LOUIS, February 5:-The Cney'
ennes recently captured o. Mexican
sunply train, Killing ten men, and go