The Portland daily press., 1875-02-27
Forty Third Congressional Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.
Mr. Morrill, of VT, from the Committee on
Finance reported back the tax and tariff bill
which recently passed the House, and stated
that the committee was equally devided upon
the bill He gave notice that be should call 1t
up as soon as the civil rights bill was disposed
of. Placed on the calendar.
Scott, from the Finance Committee, reported
adversely on the bill co secure depositors in the
Freedman's Saving and Trust Co. from ultl-
mate loss and it was indefinitely postponed.
Bayard, from the same committee, reported
favorably on a bill to ameEd sec. 3342 OF the H.
S. introduced by him in the 81 inst, and 1t was
passed. The bill requires brewers to affix
stampssupon the spigots of every barrel.
Sherman, from the Committee Oh Finance,
called up the House bill restricting the refund
ing of custom duties, and preserving certain
regulations of the Treasury Department
Passed .
During the morning hour Mr.. Logan asked to
take up the bill for the equalization of boun-
ties, but objection was made.
Mr. Ferry of Ct, gave notice that at three
o'clock tomorrow, if under the arrangement
in regard to the civil rights bill, he could do so,
he would ask the indulgence of the Senate TO
present resolution and submit remarks In
reference to his late colleague, Gov. Bucking-
ham.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
consideration of the civil rights bill was re-
sumed
thurman moved u SGTlhc Oub III tHO AouAo
section in regard to the qualification of Jurors
the words "Or of any state" so it would read:
No citizen possessing all other qualifications
which are or may be prescribed by law, small
be disqualified for service as grand or petit
Juror in any court of the United States on &C
count of race, color or previous condition OF
servitude. 10 support of his amendment ne
argued tina. Congress had no power under the
18th amendment to prescribe qualifications for
jurors in the state courts.
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was passed.
Senate bill to extend the time within which
the board of audit for the District of Columbia
mayk receive, audit and allow certain claims
that never have been presented TO said board
was passed. .
Mr.. Morton said the fourth section of the bill
did not establish the qualifications of the jul
rors in the state courts The state might pro-
vide any qualification it peases. 1t might say
no person under 80 years old could sit on jury
or might say person unable to read or write,
or not owing $4,000 worth of property should
be juror, but such law must apply to all
alike, black and white. All this bill did was
to forbid prohibiting man the right to sit On q
jury on account of race or color if he had all
the other qualifications. He denied that col
ored man enjoyed equal protection under the
law when jury to try him for crime was
made up of white men. The 18th amendment
was introduced and did place man on equality
befroe thel aw.
ment all persons were citizens of the United
States, and therefore the citizens of the several
states wherein they reside, and under that
amendment NO state could make or enforce any
law which abridges the rights of citizens. To
exclude any citizen from the jury box on ac-
count of race or color would be in violation of
that amendment.
The amendment was debated at some length
by Morton and Thurman.
The question being on the amendment of MI.
Thurman, and no senator desiring to speak, the
chair (Carpenter) was about to take vote when
Bayard raised point of order that under the
agreement of yesterday the vote could not be
taken before two o'clock tomorrow afternoon
After some unimportant debate Norwood
addressed the Senate in regard to Southern af-
fairs. Before concluding he yielded to Bayard,
who moved that recess be taken from o.
clock to Z 80. Agreed to. The Senate then
proceeded to the consideration of executive
business, and when the doors We're opened at
a recess was taken,
HOUSE.
Immediately after the meeting of the House
this morning proposition was made by Mr..
Randall of Pennsylvania, to the effect that if
the Republicans would agree to take up the
sundry civil appropriation bill and discuss it till
5 oclock,when a recess should be taken till half
past seven, at which time the force bill should
be taken up for debate only, the opposition
would not issist upon the reading of the Jour-
nal, which would consume several hours.