Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-06

uty MarShals Of the United States, and
commissioners appointed by the Circuit
and Territorial Courts Of the United States,
with powers Of arresting and imprisOning
OF baiiing offenders against the laws Of the
United States, are hereby especially author
lied and required to institute proceedings
against every person who shall
violate the provisions Of this act,
ami cause him to be arrested or
bailed, as the case may be, for trial before
such court Of the United States or terrific.
rial court as by .aw has cOgnizance Of the
Ohense, except ia respect to the right Of
action accruing to the person sggrieyed,
and such district attorneys shall cause
sueh proceedings to be prosecuted to their
termination; provided, that nothing contain
ed IN this section shall be construed to deny
Or defeat any right OF civil action accruing
% any person, whether by reason Of this
set or otherwise and any district attorney
VINO shall Wil.ully fail to institute and
prosecute the proceedings herein referred to,
shall, for every such olfense, forfeit and paw
the sum OF 500 to the person aggreived
thereby, TO be recovered by an action Ofdebt,
and shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed
guilty OF misdenleanOr and be fined not less
than $1,000 or more than 5000; and pro-
ylded further, that judgment for the pen
atty in favor Of he party aggrie7ed, against
any such district attorney, or a Judgment
upon an indictment against any such dis
trict attorney, shall be bar to either pros
ecgtiOn respsctlTely.
oec3 4. That no citizen possessing.
all other qualifications which are |
or may be preseiibed BY law, shall be dis |
qualified for service as a grand or petit |
juror in any court Of the United States on |
account Of race, color, or previous eondi- |
ton Of servitudts ard any Oflcer or other |
person charged with any duty OF selection /
or summOning Of jurors, who shall exclude
or fail to summon any citizen for the cause
aforesaid, shall, on conviction, be deemed /
guilty of a misdemeanOr and be fined not
more than 5000.
Sec. 8. That all cases arising under the
provisions of this act in the courts of the
United States shall be renewable by the
Supreme Court of the UniteO States with
out regard to the sum in controversy, under
the same provisions and regulations as are
now provided by law for review Of other
causes in said court.
Mr.. CeSsna-The battle is over and the
result is before Is in the shape of a modified
bill. L ask cOISent now, that Senate bill
be taken from tie Speakers table, and this
bill substituted for It so as to save time.
blr. Speer and Mr.. Randall. Of Pennsyl- |
Yania, objected.
THE bill now goes to the Senate as an
original House bill, without any relation |
to the Senlte bill already passed. I |
The House then took up, BY a vote Of
l42 to s., the Hennepin canal bill, and it |
now remains before the House until dis
posed of.
Mr.. Hawley, Of Illinois, who has it in
charge, yielded for action on the apprOpria-
.iOn bills
The Speaker announced the appointment
o. Aessrs. MAYNARD, Merriaii and Durham
as a conference committee on the bill in /
regard 10 fees Of bank examiners.
mr. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, introduced
bill to amend the act rcmCviug the re-
5'rictions on the right Of Representatives
elect to receive their pay during the recess
IF Congress. Deferred.
Mr.. White, Of Alabama, introduced a | h,
oint resolution authorizing the appoint
nent OF a commissioner TO attend the In
ernatiOnal Peni.entiary Congress next year
Z Rome. PASSED.
Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee on Ap-
lropriationS; reported a Joint resolution
iddiag S20,6g0 to tie contingent fund of
he House. Passed.
Ar. SWann fn)m the Committee on ap-
,ropriatIOns reported Senate amendments
o the consular and diplomatic apprOpria-
ion bill, all Of which we. cOneurred in.
Mr.. Garfield from the same committee,
epcrted Sedate amendments to legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill,
NJ Of which Wsne acted On, some being
'0ncaTTed IN ard some nOu-concJuTed in.
During its consideration some angry ex-
,ressiOns were exchanged between Messr.
1ldridge and Garfield, which the Speaker
aid arose entirsly from Misrepresentation.
At $40 adjourned till tomorrow.