Year: 1874




the Civil Rights BIZ.


The republicans. at the approaching session
OF Congress, it is reported, are resolved upon
final effort to carry through the Senate Civil
Rights bill General Butler, as administrator
OF the last will and testament of the lamentsd
Sumner, and as Chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee, feels bound to bring
the measure before the House for its action at
tne earliest possible day. As, moreover, but
three months remain to the present republican
Congress, and as the next House will be de-
clsiveiy democratic, this Civil Rights bill
must be passed in the interval to the 4th Of
March, or it will perhaps, be forever lost.
Hence the necessity of speedy action upon the
measure. It's advocates insist that the bill is
ipaperatively demanded for the protection OF
the Southern blacks in their equal rights a.
citizens and in view Of their unity in support
of the republican party. OF course Ku Klux
and White League outrages will be urged al
painfully calling for this repressive law. But
success in any attempt to pass it at this late
day is exceedingly doubtful.


At the last session the opposition OF
some half dozen Southern republicans to
the measure, and, mainly on the mixed
school question, defeated it. At the COM
ing session, however, it is conjectured that
recent events may have changed the opinions
of these objecting Southern republicans, par
ticularly as they have been assured that the
President who was an opponent, has become
an advocate Of the bill. Upon this point tho
case chiefly depends. If the President in his
Message shall be found clearly in favor of the
measure it will most likely be carried and
behalf that may be made by General Butler
and his supporters will signaly fail. What,
then, will be the Presidents recommends
tions on this important subject? It is ru-
mored that since the late elections he has
been diverted from the conservative ground
which he occupied at the last session and will
advocate the bill. Should he do so the BILL as
party measure and under the whip and spur
OF Butler, will doubtless be passed, and the
consequences to the party will be another
train Of disasters, North and South.


TIE CASE OF CARL voar an alleged fugitive
from justice in Belgium, has assumed now
and important phase as involving constitn-
tionl question. The prisoner, who was re-
leased in this city some two years ago, on an
arrest for murder in Belgium, because he could
not be extradited in the absence Of an extxn-
dition treaty, was yesterday, on being dis
charged from a local court on an indictment
for grand larceny, rearrested by the United
States authorities on the old charge Of mur-
der. 1t appears that since his first arrest and
discharge On extradition treaty has been es-
tablished between the United States and Bel
gum, with retroactive clause, in order to
reach this case. But by the constitution Of
the United States er post facto laws are inter-
dicted and no person shall twice be put in
jeopardy OF life or limb for the same offence.
Can Carl vogt, then, be delivered over to Bel
gium under this new treatyp is the question
for the United States Court.


THE CHEAP TRANSPORTATION CONVENTION
A gathering of active business men, from
many States, called the Cheap Transportation
Convention, has been tor the last two days
in session at Richmond, Va The President
of the body is the venerable Josiah Quincy, OF