The bill, as amended, was then rejectedyeas 33, nays 19; (two thirds being required to pass it:) The intention stated was to exclude Asiatics | Norwood, Saulsbury, Schurz, Stevenson, Stockton, Mr. COLE offered a proviso to that section, as follows: Provided, That this section shall not be construed to alter or affect the laws of the United States concerning naturalization. West-15. YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Brownlow, Caldwell, Cameron, Clayton, Conkling, Cragin, Fenton, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert, Hamilton of Texas. Hamlin, Harlan, Kellogg, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Sawver, Sherman, Spencer, Sumner, West. Wilson, Windom-33. NAYS-Messrs. Blair, Boreman, Davis of West Morrill of Maine. Norwood, Saulsbury, Scott, SteVirginia, Goldthwaite, Hill, Johnston, Kelly, Logan, venson, Stockton, Thurman, Tipton, Trumbull, Vickers, Wright-19. amendment, Other Amnesty Bills. IN HOUSE. Which was disagreed to-yeas 15, nays 34: YEAS-Messrs. Boreman, Brownlow, Cole, Cor- 1871, March 14-Pending a bill for the rebett, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert, Nve, Os-moval of all legal and political disabilities horn, Pool, Scott, Sherman, Spencer, Vickers, imposed by the third section of the fourteenth NAYS-Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Blair, Carpenter, Davis of West Virginia, Fenton, Ferry of Connecticut, Ferry of Michigan, Goldthwaite, Hamilton of Texas, Hamlin, Harlan, Hill, Hitchcock, Johnston, Kelly, Logan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Norwood, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Saulsbury. Sawyer, Schurz, Stevenson, Stockton, Sumner, Thurman, Tipton, Trumbull, Windom, Wright-34. Mr. CORBETT moved to add this proviso to the fifth section: Provided, That this section shall not be held to authorize the naturalization of Chinese. Which was disagreed to-yeas 13, nays 32: YEAS-Messrs. Boreman, Caldwell, Clayton, Cole, Corbett, Flanagan, Gilbert, Nye, Osborn, Pool, Scott, Vickers, West-13. NAYS-Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Blair, Brownlow, Carpenter, Davis of West Virginia, Fenton, Ferry of Connecticut, Ferry of Michigan, Goldthwaite, Hamilton of Texas, Hamlin, Harlan, Hill. Hitchcock, Johnston, Logan, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nor wood, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson. Saulsbury, Sawyer, Schurz, Stevenson, Stockton, Sumner, Thurman, Trumbull, Wilson-32. The amendment of Mr. SUMNER was then agreed to-yeas 29, nays 28: Mr. POLAND moved to add the following: Frovided, That this act shall not apply to or in any way affect or remove the disability of any person included in either of the following classes: ted States who withdrew there from and aided First. Members of the Congress of the Uni the rebellion. Second. Officers of the Army or Navy of the United States, above the age of twentyone years, who left said Army or Navy and aided the rebellion. Third. Members of State conventions which adopted pretended ordinances of secession who voted for the adoption of such ordinances. Which was agreed to-yeas 123, nays 59. The negative vote consisted of the following members: Adams, Arthur, Averill, Biggs, B. F. Butler, Coburn, Creely, Crossland, Davis, Dawes, De Large, Dickey, Duell, Eldredge, Elliott, Farwell, C. Foster, Getz, Golladay, Handley, Hanks, Harmer, Ilavens, Hawley, J. W. Hazelton, Hereford, Hoar, Kelley, Kendall. Lansing, McGrew, McJunkin, Merriam, Merrick, Morphis, Orr, I. C. Parker, Perce, Porter, Price, Rainey, Read, J. M. Rice, Ritchie, E. H. Roberts, Robinson, SesNAYS-Messrs. Blair, Boreman, Carpenter, Cole, sions, Shanks, Shellabarger, Sloss, StevenCorbett, Davis of West Virginia. Ferry of Connecticut, Goldthwaite, Hamilton of Texas, Hill, Hitch-son, Stoughton, Swann, Taffe, Van Trump, cock, Johnston, Kelly, Logan, Morrill of Maine, Voorhees, Wallace, Walls, Wheeler. Norwood. Pool, Robertson, Saulsbury, Sawyer, YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Brownlow. Cameron, Chandler, Clayton, Conkling, Cragin, Fenton, Ferry of Michigan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert, Hamlin, Harlan, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Rice, Sherman, Spencer. Sumner, West, Wilson, Windom, Wright, and the Vice President-29. Schurz, Scott, Stevenson, Stockton, Thurman, Tip-was-yeas 120, nays 82; and it was lost, two On passing the bill, as amended, the vote ton, Trumbull, Vickers-28. Mr. MORTON moved to add the following to the classes excepted from amnesty: Fourth. All persons who have been or shall be members of what is known as the Ku Klux Klan, or any organization existing or which may exist for like objects and purposes. Which was agreed to-yeas 34, nays 16: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Boreman, Brownlow, Caldwell, Cameron, Carpenter, Chandler, Clayton, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert Hamilton of Texas. Hamlin, Harlan, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, Pool, Ramsey, Robertson, Sawyer, Spencer, Sumner, West, Wilson, Windom, Wright-34. NAYS-Messrs. Blair, Davis of West Virginia, Goldthwaite, Hill, Johnston, Kelly, Morrill of Maine, thirds not having voted in the affirmative: YEAS Messrs. Acker, Adams, Archer, Arthur, Beck, Bigby, Biggs. Bingham, Bird, J. G. Blair, Braxton, Bright, J. Brooks, Buckley, Burchard, Callwell. Campbell, Carroll, Comingo, Cook, Cox, Crebs, Critcher, Crosland, Davis, De Large, Dox, Du Boяe, Duke, Eldredge, Ely, Farnsworth, Farwell, Finkelnburg, Forker, H. D. Foster, Frye. Garrett, Getz, Golladay, Griffith, Haldeman, Hale, Halsey, Hambleton, Handley, Hanks, Harper, G. E. Harris, J. T. Harris, Hay, Hereford, Hill, Holman, Kendall, Kerr, King, Kinsella, Lamison, Leach, Lewis, Manson, Marshall, McClelland, McCormick, McGrew, McHenry, MeInture, McKinney, Merrick, B. F. Meyers, Mitchell, Moore, Morey, Morgan, Morphis, Niblack, Perce, E. Perry Platt, Poland, Potter, Price, Randall, Read, E. Y. Rice, J. M. Rice, Ritchie, W. R. Roberts, Robinson, J. Rogers, Roosevelt, Sheldon, Shober, Shoemaker, Slater, Slocum, Sloss. W. C. Smith, R. M. Speer, T. J. Speer, Stevens, Storm, Sutherland, Mr. DAWES moved to suspend the rules, and Swann, Sypher, Terry, Thomas, Tuthill, Vaughan, NAYS-Messrs. Ambler, Averill, Barber, Beatty, 1872, January 15-Mr. ACKER moved to suspend the rules and pass the following bill: Whereas the President of the United States in his late annual message thinks "it may well be considered whether it is not now time that the disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment should be removed;" and whereas in a republic of freemen perfect equality of rights ought to exist between the citizens thereof, to the end that peace and good will may prevail throughout its borders: Therefore, Beit enacted, &c., (two thirds of each House concurring therein,) That from and after the passage of this act all legal and political disabilities imposed by any article or section of the Constitution of the United States, or its laws, the same be, and are hereby, removed, and a general amnesty is hereby granted to any and all political offenders in any section of the United States who shall obey the Constitution of the United States, and the laws passed in pursuance therewith. A bill to remove political disabilities. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage of this act, all political disabilities incurred under and by virtue of the third section of the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution be, and the same time are hereby, removed. Which was not agreed to-yeas 132, nays 70: YEAS-Messrs. Acker, Adams, Archer, Arthur, Banks, Barry, Beck, Bell, Beveridge, Biggs, Bird, A. Blair, Braxton, Bright, G. M. Brooks, J. Brooks, Buckley, Burdett, Caldwell, Carroll, W. T. Clark, Coghlan, Comingo, Conner, Cox, Crebs, Critcher, Crossland, Darrall, Davis, Dawes, Donnan. Dox, Du Bose, Duke, Edwards, Eldredge, Ely, FarnsD. Foster, Garfield, Garrett, Getz, Golladay, Halteworth, Farwell, Finkelnburg, Forker, C. Foster, W. man, Hale, Halsey, Hambleton, Hancock, Handley, Hanks, Harper. G. E. Harris, J. T. Harris, Hay, ton, Kellogg. Kerr, Ketcham, King, Kinsella, LamiHereford, Herndon, Hibbard, Hill, Holman, Houghson, Leach, Lewis, Manson, Marshall, McClelland, McCormick, McHenry, McIntyre, McKee, McNeely, Merrick, B. F. Meyers, Mitchell, Morey, Morgan, Negley, Niblack, H. W. Parker, A. F. Perry, E. Perry, Peters, Potter, Price, Randall, Read, E. Y. Rice, J. M. Rice, Ritchie, W. R. Roberts, J. Rogers, Slocum, Sloss, W. C. Smith, R. M. Speer. T. J. Roosevelt, Sheldon, Sherwood, Shoemaker, Slater, Speer, Stevens, Stevenson, Storm, Sutherland, Swann, Terry, Thomas, Turner, Tuthill, Twichell, Van Trump, Vaughan. Voorhees, Waddell, Wakeman, Warren, Wills. Whitthorne, Williams of New York, Winchester, Wood-132. NAYS-Messrs. Ambler, Barber, Beatty, Bingham, Buffinton, Burchard, B. F. Butler, R. R. Butler, Coburn, Conger, Cotton, Duell, Dunnell, Eames, Frye, Goodrich, Hawley, G. W. Hazelton, J. W. Hazelton, Hooper, Kelley, Killinger, Lamport, Junkin, Mercur, Merriam, Monroe, L. Myers, Orr, Lowe, Lynch, Maynard, McCrary, McGrew, MePackard, Packer, Palmer, Peck, Pendleton, Porter, Prindle, Rainey, E. H. Roberts, Rusk, Sawyer, Seeley, Sessions, Shanks, Shellabarger, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith. Snapp, Snyder, Sprague, Starkweather, Which was not agreed to-yeas 106, nays Stoughton, Strong, Taffe, W. Townsend, Tyner, Up93, (two thirds being required:) son, Walden, Waldron, Wallace, Walls, Wheeler, Willard, Williams of Indiana, J. M. Wilson, J. T. Wilson-70. YEAS-Messrs. Acker, Adams, Archer, Arthur, Barnum, Barry, Beck, Bell, Biggs, Bird. A. Blair, Braxton, Bright, J. Brooks, Buckley, Caldwell. Cur- February 5-Mr. RANDALL moved to susroll, Comingo, Conner, Cox, Crebs, Critcher Cross-pend the rules and pass the following bill; land, Davis, Donnan, Dox, Du Bose, Duke, Eldredge, which was agreed to on a division-yeas 93, Ely, Farnsworth, Farwell, Finkelnburg. Forker, W. D. Foster, Garrett, Getz, Golladay, Griffith, Halde- nays 38; the yeas and nays not having been man, Hambleton, Hancock, Handley, Hanks, Harper, ordered: G. E. Harris, J. T. Harris, Hay, Hereford, Herndon, Be it enacted, &c, (two thirds of each Hibbard, Holman, Kerr, King, Kinsella, Lamison, Leach, Lewis, Manson, Marshall, McClelland, McCor- House concurring therein,) That the political mick, McHenry, McIntyre, McKee, McNeely, Mer-disabilities imposed by the third section of the rick, B. F. Meyers, Mitchell, Morey, Morgan, Nib- fourteenth article of the amendments to the luck, H. W. Parker, Potter, Price, Randall, Read, E. Y. Rice, J. M. Rice, Ritchie, W. R. Roberts, Roosevelt, Constitution of the United States are hereby Sheldon, Sherwood, Slater, Slocum, Sloss, R. M. removed from all persons included in the folSpeer, T. J. Speer, Stevens, Storm, Sutherland, Swann, Terry, Turner, Tuthill, Van Trump, Vaughan, Voor: lowing designated classes to whom disabilihees, Waddell, Warren, Wells, Whithorne, Williams, ties attach by reason of participation and of New York, Winchester, Wood-106. implication in the late rebellion, after having NAYS-Messrs. Ambler, Ames, Averill, Barber, taken an oath to support the Constitution of Beatty, Bingham, G. M. Brooks, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, K. R. Butler, W. T. Clark, Coburn, the United States in connection with, and as Conger, Cotton, Dawes, Dickey, Duell, Dunnell, part of their oaths of office, to wit: all perEames, C. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Hale, Halsey, Havens, Hawley, G. W. Hazelton, J, W. Hazelton, sons who took such oath as postmasters or Hill, Hoar, Hooper, Houghton, Kelley, Ketcham, clerks of postmasters, as United States marKillinger. Lamport, Lansing, Lowe, Lynch, May-shals and deputy or assistant United States nard, McCrary, McGrew, McJunkin, Mercur, Mer- marshals, as judges of probate and judges of riam,Monroe, L. Myers, Negley, Orr, Packard, Packer, Palmer, I. C. Parker, Peck, Pendleton, Peters, other courts of inferior jurisdiction in any Poland, Porter, Rainey, E. H. Roberts, Rusk, Saw- State, and the clerks and other officers of yer, Scofield, Seeley, Sessions, Shanks, Shellabarger, such courts, clerks and registers of equity Shoemaker, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, Snyder, Sprague, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stoughton, courts, and masters and examiners in chanStrong. Taffe, Thomas, W. Townsend, Twichell, cery, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, justices of Tyner. Upson. Wakeman, Walden, Waldron, Wal- the peace, all municipal officers, including the lace, Walls, Wheeler, Willard, Williams of Indiana, J. M. Wilson, and J. T. Wilson-93. mayor, aldermen, and other officers of any city, town, or village, commissioners of roads | costs, and shall also, for every such offense, be and revenue, constables, and all other exec- deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon utive and administrative officers who were by conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than law elected to office prior to the rebellion by $500 nor more than $1,000, or shall be impristhe people of any city, county, town, village, oned not less than thirty days nor more than or parish, the general duties of whose offices one year: Provided, That the party aggrieved were restricted in their performance to such shall not recover more than one penalty; and city, county, town, village, or parish: Provided, when the offense is a refusal of burial, the however, That the benefits of this act shall not penalty may be recovered by the heirs at law extend to any persons, although included by of the person whose body has been refused the above specified classes, who resigned their burial. seats as members of Congress, or who resigned as officers of the Army or Navy, and after ward joined the rebellion; nor to persons who voted for an ordinance of secession while members of a convention of any State which adopted such ordinance: Provided further, That all persons relieved by this act shall take and subscribe an oath of allegiance to the United States before any officer authorized to administer oaths, which said oath shall be filed in the United States district court for the district in which said persons reside. Supplementary Civil Rights Bill. IN HOUSE. 1872, February 12-Mr. HOOPER, of Massachusetts, introduced a supplement to an act to protect all citizens of the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish the means for their vindication, passed April 9, 1866; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. SEC. 3. That the same jurisdiction and powers are hereby conferred and the same duties enjoined upon the courts and officers of the United States in the execution of this act as are conferred and enjoined upon such courts and officers in sections three, four, five, seven, and ten of an act entitled "An act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish the means of their viudication," passed April 9, 1866, and these sections are hereby made a part of this act; and any of the aforesaid officers failing to institute and prosecute such proceedings herein required shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay the sum of $500 to the person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered by an action viction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdeon the case, with full costs, and shall, on conmeanor, and be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000. SEC. 4. That no citizen possessing all other February 19—Mr. FRYE, at the request of qualifications which are or may be prescribed Mr. HOOPER, introduced this bill during they law shall be disqualified for service as juror morning hour under the call for resolutions: A bill supplemental to an act entitled "An act to protect all citizens of the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish the means for their vindication," passed April 9, 1866. Be it enacted, &c., That no citizen of the United States shall, by reason of race, color, or previous condition of servitude, be excepted or excluded from the full and equal enjoyment of any accommodation, advantage, facility, or privilege furnished by inn-keepers; by common-carriers, whether on land or water; by licensed owners, managers, or lessees of theaters or other places of public amusement; by trustees, commissioners, superintendents, teachers, and other officers of common schools and other public institutions of learning, the same being supported by moneys derived from general taxation, or authorized by law; by trustees and officers of cemetery associations and benevolent institutions incorporated by national or State authority. But private schools, cemeteries, and institutions of learning established exclusively for white or colored persons, and maintained respect ively by voluntary contributions, shall reinain according to the terms of the original estab lishment. SEC. 2. That any person violating any of the provisions of the foregoing section, or aiding in their violation, or inciting thereto, shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay the sum of $500 to the person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered in an action on the case, with full in any court, national or State, by reason of and any officer or other persons charged with race, color, or previous condition of servitude; any duty in the selection or summoning of jurors who shall exclude or fail to summon any citizen for the reason above named shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000. SEC. 5. That every discrimination ag inst any citizen on account of color by the use of the word "white" in any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation is hereby repealed and annulled. Mr. ELDREDGE moved to reject the bill; which was disagreed to-yeas 89, nays 116: YEAS-Messrs. Acker, Adams, Arthur, Barnum, Beck, Biggs, Bird, J. G. Blair, Braxton, Bright, J. Brooks, Caldwell, Campbell, Carroll, Coghlan, Comingo, Cox, Crebs, Critcher, Crossland, Davis, Dox, Du Bose, Duke, Eldredge, Forker, Garrett, Getz. Golladay, Griffith, Haldeman, Hambleton, Iancock, Handley, Hanks, Harper, J. T. Harris, Hereford, Herndon, Hibbard, Holman, Houghton, Kendall. Kerr, King, Leach, Lewis, Manson, Marshall, McClelland, McCormick, McHenry, McIntyre, McKinney, McNeely, Merrick, B. F. Meyers, Morgan, Niblack, H. W. Parker, E. Perry, Potter, Price, Read, E. Y. Rice, W. R. Roberts, Robinson, Rogers, Sherwood, Shober, Slater, Slocum, Sloss, R. M. Speer, Stevens, Storm, Swann, Terry, Tuthill, Van Trump, Vaughan, Voorhees, Waddell, Wells, Whitthorne, Williams of New York, Winchester, Wood, Young-89. NAYS-Messrs. Ambler, Averill, Bauks. Barber, Barry, Beatty, Bell, Beveridge, Bigby, Bingham, Burdett, B. F. Butler, W. T. Clark, Cobb, Coburn, Boles, G. M. Brooks, Buckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Conger, Cotton, Creely, Crocker, Darrall, Dawes, Dickey, Donnan, Duell, Dunnell, Eames, Finkelnburg, C. Foster, W. D. Foster, Frye. Garfield, Harmer, G. E. Harris, Havens, Hawley, Hay, Hays, G. W. Hazelton, J. W. Hazelton, Hill, Hoar, Hooper, Kel ley, Ketcham, Killinger. Lamport, Lowe, Lynch, Maynard, McCrary, McGrew, MeJunkin, McKee, Mercur. Merriam, Monroe, Moore, Morphis, L. Myers, Negley, Orr, Packard, Packer, Palmer, I. C. Parker, Peck, Perce, A. F. Perr, Platt, Poland, Porter, Prindle, Rainey, E. H. Roberts, Rusk, Sargent, Sawyer, Scofield, Seeley, Sessions, Shanks, Sheldon, Shellabarger, Shoemaker, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, Snapp, T. J. Speer, Sprague, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stoughton, Stowell, Strong, Sypher, Taffe, Thomas, W. Townsend, Turner, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Walden, Waldron, Wallace, Wheeler, Whiteley, Willard, Williams of Indiana, J. M. Wilson, J. T. Wilson-116. February 26-The bill came up in order, but no vote was reached, dilatory motions having been interposed by Democratic members. So on March 11 and 18, and other days March 25-Mr. ELLIOTT offered this reso lution: Resolved, That the rules be so suspended as to bring House bill No. 1647 before the House for consideration, to the exclusion of other orders, on Wednesday, April 10, at two o'clock p. m. Which was not agreed to, (two thirds being required)-yeas 98, nays 80: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Averill, Barber, Barry, Beatty, Beveridge, Bigby, Bingham, A. Blair, G. M. Brooks, Buckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, Coghlan, Conger, Cotton, Dawes, Dickey, Donnan, Dunnell, Eames, Elliott, Finkelnburg, C. Foster, W. D. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Goodrich, Harmer, G. E. Harris, Havens, Hawley, G. W. Hazelton, J. W. Hazelton, Hill, Hoar, Hooper. Houghton, Kelley, Ketcham, Killinger, Lamport, Lansing, Lowe, Maynard, McCrary, McJunkin, Mercur, Merriam, Monroe, Moore, Morey, L. Myers, Negley, Orr, Packard, Palmer, I. C. Parker, Peck, Pendleton, Perce, A. F. Perry, Poland, Prindle, E. H. Roberts, Rusk, Sargent, Sawyer, Scofield. Shanks, Sheldon, Shellabarger, Shoemaker, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith. T. J. Speer, Sprague, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stoughton, Stowell, Sypner, Taffe, Thomas. W. Towusend. Turner, Tyner, Upson, Wakeman, Walden, Waldron, Wallace, Wheeler, Whiteley, Willard, Williams of Indiana, J. M. Wilson-98. NAYS-Messrs. Acker, Adams, Archer, Arthur, Biggs, Bird, J. G. Blair, Braxton, Bright, Caldwell, Campbell, Carroll, Conner, Cox, Critcher, Crossland, Davis, Dox. Du Bose, Duke, Eldredge, H. D. Foster, Getz, Golladay, Griffith, Haldeman, Hambleton, Hancock, Handley, Hanks, Harper, J. T. Harris, Hays, Herndon, Hibbard, Kendall, Kerr, King, Lamison, Leach, Lewis, Manson, Marshall, McClelland, Me: Cormick, McGrew, McIntyre, McNeely, Merrick, B. F. Meyers, Mitchell, Niblack, H. W. Parker, E. Perry, Potter, Price, Randall, Read, E. Y. Rice, J. M. Rice, Ritchie, Rogers, Roosevelt, Sherwood, Shober, Slater, Sloss, Storm, Swann, Terry, Van Trump, Vaughan, Voorhees, Waddell, Warren, Wells, Whitthorne, Williams of New York, Winchester, Wood-80. April 1-This bill being before the House, Mr. NIBLACK moved to lay it on the table; which was not agreed to-yeas 73, nays 99: YEAS-Messrs. Acker, Archer, Arthur, Beck, Biggs, Braxton, Bright, Caldwell, Campbell, Carroll, Coghlan, Conner, Cox, Crebs, Critcher, Crossland, Dox, Du Bose, Duke, Eldredge, H. D. Foster, Garrett, Golladay, Griffith, Haldeman, Hancock, Handley, Hanks, Harper, J. T. Harris, Hereford, Herndon, Hibbard, Holman, Hougaton, Kendall, Kerr, King, Lamison, Lewis, Manson, Marshall, McCormick, McHenry, McIntyre, McKinney, McNeely, B. F. Meyers, Niblack, H. W. Parker, E. Perry, Randall, Read, E. Y. Rice, J. M. Rice, Ritchie, W. R. Roberts, Rogers, Sherwood, Shober, Slater, R. M. Speer, Swann, Terry, D. Townsend, Tuthill, Van Trump, Vaughan, Warren, Wells, Whitthorne, Winchester, Wood-73. NAYS-Messrs. Ambler, Averill, Banks, Barber, Barry, Beatty, "everidge, Bigby, Buckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, B. F. Butler, Cobb. Coburn, Conger, Cotton, Creely, Crocker, Darrall, De Large, Donnan, Dunnell, Eames, Elliott, Farnsworth, Finkelnburg, C. Foster, W. D. Foster, Frye, Hale, Halsey, Harmer, G. E. Harris, Havens, Haw ley, Hay, Hays, G. W. Hazelton, J. W Hazelton, Hill, Hooper, Kelley. Lamport, Lansing, Lowe, Maynard, McCrary, McGrew, McJunkin, Mercur, Merriam, Monroe, Moore, Morey, Morphis, L. Myers, Negley, Orr. Packard, Palmer, I. C. Parker, Peck, Pendleton, Platt, Poland, Porter, Prindle, Rainey, E. H. Roberts, Rusk, Sargent, Sawyer, Sessions, Shanks, Sheldon, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, W. C. Smith, Snyder, Sprague, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stoughton, Stowell, Thomas, Turner, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Wakeman, Walden, Waldron, Wallace, Wheeler, Whiteley, Willard, Williams of Indiana, J. T. Wilson-99. April 8-The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time-yeas 100, nays 78: YEAS Messrs. Ambler, Ames, Averill, Banks, Barber, Barry, Beatty, Beveridge, Bigby, Bingham, G. M. Brooks, Buckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, B. F. Butler, Cobb, Coburn, Conger, Cotton, Darrall, Dawes, De Large, Donnan, Dunnell, Eames, Finkelnburg, C. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Harmer, G. E. Harris, Havens, Hawley, Hays, G. W. Hazelton, J. W Hazelton, Hill, Hoar, Hooper, Kelley, Lamport, Lansing, Lowe, Maynard, McCrary, McJunkin, Mercur, Merriam, Monroe, Morey, Morphis, L. Myers, Negley, Packard, Packer, Palmer, I. C. Parker, Peck. Pendleton, A. F. Perry, Poland, Porter. Prindle, Rainey, E. H. Roberts, Rusk, Sargent, Sawyer, Sessions, Shanks, Sheldon, Shoemaker, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, W. C. Smith, Snapp, Snyder, Sprague, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stoughton, Stowell, Strong, Sypher, Taffe, Thomas, W. Townsend, Turner, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Wakeman, Walden, Waldron, Wallace, Wheeler, Whiteley. Willard, Williams of Indiana-100. NAYS-Messrs. Acker, Adams, Archer, Arthur, Beck, Bell, Biggs, Bird, Braxton, Bright, J. Brooks, R. R. Butler, Caldwell, Carroll, Comingo, Conner, Cox, Crebs, Critcher, Crossland, Davis, Dox, Du Bose, Duke, Eldredge, Forker, II. D. Foster, Garrett, Gollady, Haldeman, Hancock, Handley, Hanks, Ha per, J. T. Harris, Herndon, Hibbard, Hotman, Kendall, Kerr, King, Lamison, Leach, Lewis, Manson, McClel land, McCormick, McHenry. McIntyre, Mc Neely, Merrick, B. F. Meyers, Mitchell, Morgan, H. W. Parker, Randall, Read, E. Y. Rice, J. M. Rice, Ritchie, Robinson, Rogers, Sherwood, Shober, Slater, Storm, Swann, Terry, Tuthill, Van Trump, Vaughan, Voorhees, Warren, Wells, Whitthorne, Winchester, Wood, Young-78. May 13-Mr. ELLIOTT moved to suspend the rules and pass this resolution: Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be, and it is hereby, directed to report, upon the next call of their commitee, a bili supplemental to the act to protect all citizens of the United States in their civil rights and to furnish means for their vindication, commonly known as the "civil rights bill." Which (two thirds not voting in the affirmative) was lost-yeas 112, nays 76: YEAS-Messrs. Ambler, Ames, Averill, Banks, Barber, Barry, Beatty, Beveridge, Bigby, Bingham, Boles, Buckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, B. F. Butler, W. T. Clark, F. Clarke, Cobb, Coburn, Conger, Cotton, Darrall, Dawes, Dickey, Donnan, Duell, Dunnell, Eames, Elliott, Finkelnburg, C. Foster, W. D. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Goodrich, Hale, Harmer, G. E. Harris, Havens, Hawley, Hays, G. W. Hazelton, J. W. Hazelton, Hill, Hoar, Hooper, Kelley, Ketcham, Killinger, Lamport, Lansing, Lowe, MeCrary, MeJunkin, McKee, Merriam, Monroe, Moore, Morey, Morphis, L. Myers, Negley, Orr, Packard, Packer, Palmer, I. C. Parker, Peck, Pendleton, Perce, A. F. Perry, Poland, Rainey, E. H. Roberts, Rusk, Sargent, Sawyer, Scofield. Seeley, Sessions, Shanks, Sheldon, Shoemaker, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, W. C. Smith, Snapp, Snyder, T. J. Speer. Sprague, Starkweather, Stoughton, Strong, St. John, Sutherland, Taffe, Turner, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Wakeman, Walden, Waldron, Wallace, Walls, Wheeler, Whiteley, Willard, Williams of Indiana, J. M. Wilson, J. T. Wilson-112. NAYS-Messrs. Acker, Adams, Archer, Beck, Bell, Bird, J. G. Blair, Braxton, J. Brooks, Caldwell, Campbell, Comingo, Conner, Cox, Crebs, Critcher, Crossland, Davis, Dox, Du Bose, Eldredge, H. D. rick, B. F. Meyers, Niblack, H. W. Parker, Price, Foster, Getz, Golladay, Griffith, Hambleton, Hancock, Randall, Read, E. Y. Rice, J. M. Rice, Robinson, Handley, Hanks, Harper, J. T. Harris, Hereford, Roosevelt, Sherwood, Shober, Slater. Sloss, R. M. Herndon, Hibbard, Holman, Houghton, Kendall, Speer, Stevens, Storm, Swann, Terry, Vaughan, VoorKerr, Lamison, Leach, Lewis, Manson, McClelland, hees, Waddell, Warren, Wells, Whitthorne, Williams McCormick, McIntyre, McKinney, McNeely, Mer- of New York, Winchester, Young-76. XV. THE "KU KLUX" ACT AND THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF IT, AND THE AMENDATORY ENFORCEMENT ACT. The Ku Klux Act. of the duties of his office, or to injure his AN ACT to enforce the provisions of the four-property so as to molest, interrupt, hinder, teenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted, &c., That any person who, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any State, shall subject, or cause to be subjected, any person within the jurisdiction of the United States to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution of the United States, shall, any such law, statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the State to the contrary notwithstanding, be liable to the party injured in any action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress; such proceeding to be prosecuted in the several district or circuit courts of the United States, with and subject to the same rights of appeal, review upon error, and other remedies provided in like cases in such courts, under the provisions of the act of the 9th of April, 1866, entitled "An act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish the means of their vindication;' and the other remedial laws of the United States which are in their nature applicable in such cases. SEC. 2. That if two or more persons within any State or Territory of the United States shall conspire together to overthrow, or to put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against the United States, or to oppose by force the authority of the Government of the United States, or by force, intimidation, or threat to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, or by force, intimidation, or threat to prevent any person from accepting or holding any office or trust or place of confidence under the United States, or from discharging the duties thereof, or by force, intimidation, or threat to induce any officer of the United States to leave any State, district, or place where his duties as such officer might lawfully be performed, or to injure him in his person or property on account of his lawful discharge of the duties of his office, or to injure his person while engaged in the lawful discharge or impede him in the discharge of his offi- |