The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-11
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL PASSED.

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modified. Civil Rights bill passed the
House Yesterday by 81 majority, there
being 100 negatives and 1872 afirmatives.
The bill is not near so extreme as the
Senate Civil Rights bill, which was really
vote the House refused to adopt the
Senate bill by 113 yeas to 14S nays.
The bill is comparatively moderate, fair
and just, and we are surprised at the
howl it has created amoung the regular
Democracy and we believe the more it
is examined the more just and equitable
it will appear. The provision of COM
pulsory mixed schools. which was SO
dear to Charles Sumner, was stricken
out by a.large majority. So that disa-
greeable pill is not forced upon the
South. The Democrats will have ma
jority in the next House, and so it is GER
tain no more civil rights bills will be pass
ed, but it is equally certain that the
Republican party everywhere can stand
upon the just and fair provisions of the
bill which has passed the House of Rep
resentatives. The Senate Will doubt
less concur in the House measure. So
this vexed question will be at an end.
The Democrats who supported Horace
Greedy in 1872 for the Presidency have
proved themselves false to their platform
by their viruient and bitter opposition
to the bill The spirit Of the slave driv-
ers still anlmates the party, and we are
well satisfied that the majority of the
next House of Representatives will so
clearly show the malignant spirit OF the
slave-driving Democracy that it will
create q strong reaction everywhere in
favor Of the Republican party.
The bill as passed by the House pro-
vides that all persons within the jurls-
diction of the United States shall be en-
titled to the full and equal enjoyment of
all advantages, facilities and privileges
of inns, public conveyance and all places
of amusement, subject only to such con-
dltions and limitations rs are established
by law and applicable to citizens of every
race and color, regardless Of any previ-
Gus condition of servitude. Any person
violating these provisions shall forfeit to
the person aggrieved the sum Of $500
for every separate offence, the same to
be recovered in a suit at law, with costs
and he shall, in addition thereto, be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be
fined not less than 5000, nor more than
81, 600, and be imprisoned not less than
80 days nor more than one year.
The United States District and Circuit
Courts are given exclusive jurisdiction
of tle violation of this act and an action
may be instituted wherever the defendant
may be found, without regard to the
other party and United States attorneys,
marshals and commissioners are author
lied and directed to institute proceed
ings against every person who shall vio-
late the provisions of this act, except in
repect to the right of action, accruing to
the person aggrieved and any such
officer wilfully failing to institute such
proceedings in any case shall, for every
such failure, forfeit $500 to the person
aggrieved thereby, and shall, on convic-
ton thereof, be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and be fined not less than
81, ,OOOnormore than S., 900, provided that
such conviction of such officer shall be
bar to further proceedings in the case.
It is further provided that no citizen
shall be disqualified for jury service on
account of race, color, or previous condi-
tion of servitude, aud any person charged
with selecting or summOning jurors who
shall exclude or fail to summon any cit
izen for the cause aforesaid shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
fined not more than 81 900. All cases
arising under this act are revisable by
the United States Supreme court, with
out regard to the sum in controversy.