Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-06
The Civil Rights Bill.

Whereas it is essential to just government we
recognize the equality of all men before the law,
and hold that it is the duty Of the government,
in its dealings with the people, TO meet ouI equai
race, color or persuasion, religious or political
and it being the appropriate object oil Legislation
TO enact great principles into law, therefore :,
t3e it enacted &C., That all persons wlthint the
jurisdiction Of the United States shall be entitled
to the full and equal enjoyment OF the accom-
rnodations. advantages, facilities and privileges
of inns, public conveyaaces on Lana or "aIel'
theatres and other places Of public amusement,
suhje only to the conditions AID Limitations
established by law, and applicable alike to cltl-
re- 5 Of every race and color regardless VI any
previous condition or scrvitude.
Sec 2 That any person who shall violate the
foregoing section by denying to any citizen, ex-
cept for reasons by law app. lcabc to cltiztns oil
every race and color, and regardless OF any pre-.
yious condition of servitude, the full enjoyment
of any of the accommodations, advantages ia
clities or privileges in said section enumerated,
or by aiding or inc!ing such denial, sLa!l tor
every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum OF
five hundred dollars TO the person aggrleVsd
thereby to be recovered In an acLlon vi d@ot,
with full costs and shall also, for every such
otFense be deemed guilty of misd elne anor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less
| than five hundred nor mere than one thousand
dollars, or shall be imprisoned not less than
| thirty days nor more than one year: Provided
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| aforesaid or to proceed under their rights st
| common law and by State statutes; and having
| so elected to proceed in tn" one mode or the
other, their rig hit to proceed in the other jufls
diction shall be barrel But this proviso snail
| not apply TO criminal proceedings either under
this act or the criminal law of any state. And
provided further, that Il Judgment for the pen
atty in favor If the party aggricved or a Judg
| ment upon an Indictment shall be bar to eth
er prosecution, respectively.
Sec 3. That the District and Circuit Courts OF
the United States shall have, exclusively OF the
| courts of the several States, cognlzancc OF AL
crimes and offences agains. and violstions of the
provisions Of this act and actions for the penal
| ty given by the preceding section may be prose-
cutcd in The Territorial, District or Circuit
Courts of the United States wherever the de.
PENDANT may be found, without regard to the
other party And the district attorneys, mar
shals and deputy marshals OF the United States,
and commissioners appointed by the Circuit and
Territorial Courts of tho United States, with
powers of arrestng and imprlsonlng or bhllng
offenders against tho laws OF the United States
are hereby specially authorized ami required TO
institute proceedings against every person who
shall violate the provisions OF this act, and cause
him TO be arrested and imprisoned or balied, ns
the case may be- for trial before such courts OF
the United States or Territorial courts as by law
has cognizance of the offence, except in respect
of the right Of action mccrulng to the person ng
greved and such district attorneys snail cause
such proceedings to be prosecuted to thar ter
mination as in other cases Provided. that Moth
ing contained in this section sbnll be construed
to deny or defeat any right Of civil action accru-
ing 10 any person, whether by reason of this act
or otherwise And any district attorney who
shall wilully fail to institute and prosecute the
proceeding herein req aired shall, for every .uch
offence, forfeit and pay the sum OF fv" hundred
dollars TO the person aggrleved thereby, 10 De
recovered by IN acts1n OF debt, with iu!i costs,
hall n
guilty of misdemeanor, and be lined not less
| than one thousand dollars nor more than five
thousand dollars. And provided further That
judgment for the penalty in favor OF the party
| aggrieved against any such district attorney, or
| a Judgment upon an Indictment against any sucn
district attorney, shall be bar to other prose-
| cutior, respectively.
| Ser 4 That no citizen possessing all other
| qualifications which OF may be prescribed
| BY law shall be iii qualified for service AS grand
or peti: juror In any court OF the United States
| or of any State on account of race color or pre-
vious condition Of servitude; and any officer or
| other person charged with any duty IN the sc
lection or summoning of jurors who shall ex-
| cude or fail to summon any citizen for the cause
aforesaid shall on conviction thereof, be deem
! ed guilty Of misdemcanor, and be lined not
more than five thousand dollars.
| Sec. 5. That all cases arising under the pro.
visions of this act in the courts of the United
States shall be renewable by the Supreme Court
|
in controversy, under the same provisions and
| regulations as are now provided by law Tor the
| review of other causes in said court
Buffers CLOSING SpEECH.--The Wash
ington correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun,
writing Of Buffers closing speech in the House
of Representatives, yesterday, says:
"He positively misrepresented the Democrats
who had signed the ku-klux report a few
years ago, and refused to accept the explana-
ton made by Messrs. Cox and Beck. As was
expected, Butler devoted his speech mainly to
az usidious attack upon Mr.. John Young
| Brown He wanted to get even with the kcu-
tuckiau, but he hardly succeeded. His account
of the John Brown raid in Virginia, aud coup.
ling with it, as he did, the name Of Mr.. Brown,
oil Kentucky, was not a whit less offensive than
what Mr. Brown said about General Butler
When he talked in that connection about ylog
and liars, everybody knew that he meant to
apply these terms to Mr.. j. 7. Brown Mr.
Hale, of New York, manifested spirit Of great
impartiality 1t was he who called Mr.. Brown
to order yesterday, and as soon as l; became
manifest that he was the Object OF attack to.
day, he also called Butler to order, and tried
to put stop to the disgraceful scene. But
his call to order was unavallng. The Demo-
Gratis were not 10th to permit MIN 10 proceed
and Mr.. Brown himself gave the MassacEu-
sets member severe rcbukc, which was ap.
preciated all through the House and 10 the
galleries, when he requested the gcntlen1nn
from New York to permit the n.cnaLer from
Massachusetts to proceed.
Before Butler commenced a request Was
made that the ladies who could not get seats
10 the galleries be permitted to go upon the
floor. MIR. Niblack objected, and after Mr..
Butler had introduced disgusting alluslon to
Southern white meu aud colored women, it was
manifest that Mr.. Niblack had acted with great
wisdom. 1t was bad enough to compel the
ladies 10 the gallery to listen to the reading.
It would have been an insult to have invited
them to the floor and then Inflicted it upon
them.
Buffers hour expired before he had flushed
his speech, aud be did not ask an extension Of
time. Had he made the request it is doubtful