The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-27
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, February %.
SENATE.

Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont, from the
Committee on Finance, reported back
the tax and tariff bill which recently
passed the House. He gave notice that
he would call it up as soon rs the Civil
Rights Bill should be disposed of.
Placed on the calendar
I Mr. Scott, from the Committee on
Finance, reported adversely OF the bill
to secure dcpositors in the Freedman :
Savings and Trust Company from ulti-
mate loss, and it was postponed.
Mr Bayard, from the same committee,
reported favorably on the bill TO amend
section 3,342 of the revised statutes, in
troduced by him on the 3d inst. 1t was
passed.
Attention Brewers.
The bill requires brewer to attiX upon
the spigot hole on every barrel contain
ing fcrmented liquor. the proper stamp
when such barrel Is sold or removed from
the brewery or warehouse, and also the
stamp to be- cancelled at the time Of atiiX-
ing the same by writing or imprnting
thereon the name of the manufacturers
of the liquor.
Mr. Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, called up House bill restricting
the refundng Of custom duties, and pre-
scribing regulations Of the treasury de-
partment. Passed.
MT. Logan asked TO take up the bill for
the equalization of bounties, but object
/ ions were made.
Mr.. Ferry, Of Connecticut, gave notice
| that mt 3 o'clock tomorrow, il, under the
arrangement in regard. to the civil rights
/ bill, he could do So, he would ask the IN
| dulgcnce of the Senate To present rcsoIu-
tions and submit remarks in reference TO
his late colleague, Mr.. Buckingham.
Mr.. Conkling, from the Judiciary Com
mittcc reported fayorabIy on House bill
to provide for deductions from the terms
of sentence of United States Prisoners.
. Placed on the calendar.
civil Rights BiII Resumed.
Al the expiration of the morning hour
the consideration of the civil rights bill
WAS resumed.
Mr.. Thurman moved to strike out in
! the fourth section, in regard to
the qualification of Jurors, the
words, ''Or of any State 50 ii would
read: "No citizen possessing all other
| qualifications which are or may Toe pre-
scribed by law, shall be disqualified for
service rs grand or petit juror in any
Court of the United States on account of
race, color, or previous condition Of ser
vitude." In support of his amendment
he argued that Congress had no
power under the l4th amendment to pre-
scribe qualifications for Jurors in State
/ Courts.
Mr.. Morton said the fourth section Of
the bill did not establish the qua!itica-
| ton ofIurors in State Courts. The State
might provide any qualification itPIeasc.
1t might say no person under thirty
wears of age should sit on Il jury, or it
! might say any person unable TO read or
right or not owning $1,000 worth of pro-
perty should be II juror but such law
must apply TO all, black or white. All
this bill did was to prohibit the State
from refusing aman the right to sit on Il
Jury on account of race or color,
if he had all other qualifications He
said that the colorcd men enjoyed equal
protection under the law when II jury to
| try him for II crime was made up Of white
men. The ith amendment was intend
/ ed and did place men Oh on equal footing
/ before the law.
Mr.. Thurman said there was not Il
State or Territory, outside Of Wyoming,
where women were qualified to sit in u
jury box, yet they received equal protcc-
ton Of the laws. Children under twenty
one years ofagc w,rc not allowed to sit
| on iuries. vet they had an equal prot"c-
tion of the laws. The equal protection
OF the laws was one thing, and political
privileges another He would never
| be willing to give the coIored men
ofthis country more privileges than the
white women Of the country. Applause
! in the gallery.
Mr.. Morton said that MS friend from
| Ohio fell back on the ladies. He Nor
/ ton was sorry that the Senator clung to
! old ideas entertained before the war.
MIR. Thurman said that the Senator
from Indiana replied to ii argument by
saving that the Senator from Ohio fall,
back on the ladies. That was the logic
| of his learned friend. That was the rra-
| Soning of the leader of the Republican
=
party on th'S ""Ir H. ,t m' 1"' ~, .b I,','' '
kho".eISeu tI'"I @ "r II "T"'I,u :, ~ .lJ 'PII, i
IIriS M",o" I;I il''' w. ". ,. ,I.,s'''p pfh.,L
speeches one year, and say the negroes
sught not to be allowed To- vote, and the
become tbnir chief champion before
the speecb had passed out of the minds
or those who had heard if. He Thur.
mani was too much Of an untcdcluyinn
ror that and he b,J lnpod h. never
wouId he onytbirn else. He WAS not such
- ,,vmr,.t -. tho senator from Indiana
Nr Morton said the senator from, Ohio
conrratultoJ himself tina, he had under
zone no change in the opinions he bad
L.fore the var and durius, the war. and
.in,a tho w.r Tbi. MA. a frank admi,-
sion an admission that All hi, notion, in
rrrnrd to slavery in REGARD to rebellion
and tho RIGHT of,br government to rut il
down md NH those moss covered notion,
were still held.