Civil rights bill text in the 1875 congressional act
The article presents the full text of the Civil Rights Act as passed by both houses and approved by the President. It outlines equal rights in inns, theatres, and public facilities, penalties for denial of rights, federal court jurisdiction, juror eligibility protections, and Supreme Court review, noting passage by the House on February 4, 1875.
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United States of America
United States
Seerson
Supreme Court of the
Edward McPherson
Cuszon Lion
New revenue bill signed into law with $31 million annual gain
Congress passed a revenue bill in the last hours of the session and the President signed it into law. It is projected to add about $31,500,000 yearly to the Treasury from alcohol, tobacco, cigars and cigarettes, sugar and molasses, and various imports. Senator Sherman opposed it. passage came by a narrow margin aided by the Treasury Secretary's urging.
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Congress
Sherman
Secretary of the Treasury
Rescission of Cameron censure marks justice at last
Journal notes that the 1862 House censure of Secretary of War Simon Cameron was rescinded as a personal justice. The act was approved after remarks by Dawes Holman and Niblack, ending the slander and restoring Cameron’s reputation amid Civil War era political maneuvering.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Simon Cameron
Scofield
Cameron
Dawes
Holman
Niblack
Death of Gen Lorenzo Tomas Former Adjutant General Dies
Gen Lorenzo Tomas longtime Adjutant General of the United States dies in Washington on March 2 at age 72 from congestive chills. He served briefly as Secretary of War ad interim during Johnson Stanton tensions but did not supplant Stanton. In later war years the role was carried out by Assistant Adjutant General Townsend.
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Lorenzo Tomas
United States
Washington
Johnson
Stanton
Thomas
Townsend
Two Louisiana seats disputed in Forty-third Congress
George A. Sheridan and Effingham Lawrence admitted to the Forty-third Congress fifteen hours before term end. The Louisiana districts moved amid contention, while Sypher and Pinchwack faced claims. State Senate approves judges pay scales up to 8 500 for chief justice and 7 000 for Philadelphia and Allegheny judges. News notes comment on Whitelie Reid’s vanity, St Louis incentives, a dental malpractice payout, Senator Wallace resigning to join the U S Senate, and Auditor General Allen’s annual report.
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George A. Sheridan
Pinchwack
Louisiana
Effingham Lawrence
Sypher
State Senate
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Dauphin
Report on Louisiana election violence and White League actions
A congressional committee reports that Louisiana elections in 1874 were not free or fair due to terror, violence, and White League activity. It calls for federal safeguards, recognizes Kellogg’s governorship, and warns that continued disorder endangers Republican government and national stability.
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Louisiana
Colfax
Bosier
Convention
White League
Coushatta
Administration Party
Gov. Kellogg
Warmoth
Wighth
Congress
William Pitt Kellogg
United States
South
Louisiana Adopts Resolutions on Rights and Kellogg Governorship
A legislative excerpt declares that persons entitled to seats were deprived and urges the House to correct the injustice. It also resolves that William Pitt Kellogg be recognized as Governor for the remainder of his constitutional term.
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Louisiana
William Pitt Kellogg
Saloonkeepers in Morris Convicted for Minor Sales
In Morris Grundy county three saloon keepers one woman and two men were found guilty of selling liquor to minors. Judge J N Reading condemned the practice, noting licenses do not justify harming families or youth, and sentenced the offenders to ten days in jail and a $75 fine plus costs. The verdict drew strong reactions, praised as a season temperance speech by the Friends’ Review.
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Grundy County
J. N. Reading
The
Friends’ Review
W C T U Adopts Prosecution Support Resolutions
At a recent meeting the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union unanimously adopted resolutions praising those who assist prosecutions against liquor sellers, especially when it is a personal trial, and thanking local paper editors for free space in their columns.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
St. Patrick's Day plans and local industry notes
Cameron county carries a small debt of about eight thousand dollars and is shrinking. Buffalo leads the world in chewing gum with a factory turning out sixty thousand cases yearly. Hon Morrow B Lowry of Erie donated two orphans to the Home for the Friendless. Williamsport braces for St Patrick's Day festivities with Barney McCue to be hanged. A and G W Railroad wages cut ten percent across the board except engineers firemen and brakemen. Wilcox Lumber Co Rik county lands a new contract for five million feet of timber, part of a ten million feet deal for Philadelphia’s Centennial building.
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Buffalo
Morrow B. Lowry
Erie
Williamsport
St. Patrick’s
Barney McCue
Wilcox Lumber Company
Rik County
Philadelphia
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