The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-05
THE CoLoRap CITIZEN.
Mr.. Eln nnds's Bill to Provide for the Fur
ther Protection of His Rights.

Mr. F<ln' ands's Bill to Provide for the Fur
ther Protection of His Rights.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The Edmunds bill,
to provide for the further protection of COL
ored citizens, begins with preamble stating
that doubt has arisen whether the laws of
the United States now in force are in all re-
spects adequate to the protection of citizens
OF any race color or previous condition Of
servtude. The bill provides that whenever
in any case now pending, or which may here
after be pending in any court of any State
an issue shall exist or be made or any ma
teral question shall arise concerning any
civil rights of the person or the right of
property, which shall be filed or
maintained, or relied or denied in any
such issue or question on the ground
that such issue or question depends upon or
is affected by race, color or previous colidi-
ton of servitude OF any person or persons
concerned in or party to such issue or que5-
ton, the person or persons aga inst whom
such issue or question shall be made, assert
ed or maintained, or against whom any such
denial will be made on the ground afore-
said, shall be thereupon entitled to remove
such cause to the Circuit Court of the United
States for the district within the terri
torial limits which such case shall
and Judgment in a manner and with
like proceedings as near as. may by provided
by section 639 Revised Statutes. When the
ruling or decision, interlocutory or other
shall be made adversely to the civil right or
claim of any person on the ground of race,
color or previous condition of servitude, or
of the race, color or previous condition of
servitude of any witness or juror in such
cause, the person being party to said cause
against whom said ruling or decision shall
be made, is thereupon entitle to remove such
cause to the Circuit Court of the United
States, whenever the decision or
pdESmens TiS which sucb the State shall court Rt
pending shall proceed upon or be affected
by any matter on the ground of race, color
or previous condition of servitude of any
person being party to or witness or Juror
in such case, and if the decision of such
court be adverse to such person by reason OF
his race, color or previous condition of serv-
itude, the person being a party to such
cause against whom any such decision shall
be made shall be entitled to a review of such
decision by the Supreme Court of the United
States, upon his writ of error to be sued out
and prosecuted in the same manner
as now provided by law for
case such writ of error may be sued out
and prosecute ted as of right, and without Civ
ing any new bail or other security, unless the
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States allowing such writ of error, or said
court itself, be of the opinion that the pub
lie interest or safety requires it. No law,
usage or custom, and no practice decision or
rule of any department of the government,
or any State which may now or hereafter ex-
lst which shall in any manner discriminate
between the rights OF persons or property,
upon the grounds OF race, color, or previous
condition of servitude, shall be deemed
valid