bill, word for word. It did not horrify the country; it did not
destroy all the liberties of the people; it did not consolidate all
the powers of the Constitution in the Federal Government; it did not
overthrow the courts, and it has existed now for thirty years!"

The question was first taken on the amendment offered by Mr.
Hendricks, to strike out the tenth section of the bill. The vote
resulted yeas, twelve; nays, thirty-four.

At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Saulsbury moved to amend the
bill by adding in the first section of the bill after the words "civil
rights," the words, "except the right to vote in the States." He
desired that if the Senate did not wish to confer the right of
suffrage by this bill, they should say so. The question being taken on
Mr. Saulsbury's amendment, the vote resulted seven in the affirmative
and thirty-nine in the negative.

The vote was finally taken on the passage of the bill, which resulted
thirty-three in the affirmative and twelve in the negative. The
following Senators voted in favor of the bill:

Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark, Connor, Cragin,
Dixon, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Harris, Henderson, Howard,
Howe, Kirkwood, Henry S. Lane, James H. Lane, Morgan,
Morrill, Nye, Poland, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague,
Stewart, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade, Willey, Williams, Wilson,
and Yates--33.

The following voted against the bill, namely:

Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan, Davis, Guthrie, Hendricks,
McDougall, Nesmith, Norton, Riddle, Saulsbury, Stockton, and
Van Winkle--12.

Five Senators were absent, to wit:

Messrs. Creswell, Doolittle, Grimes, Johnson, and Wright--5.

CHAPTER X.

THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The Bill referred to the Judiciary Committee and reported
back -- Speech by the Chairman of the Committee -- Mr.
Rogers -- Mr. Cook -- Mr. Thayer -- Mr. Eldridge -- Mr.
Thornton -- Mr. Windom -- Mr. Shellabarger -- Mr. Broomall
-- Mr. Raymond -- Mr. Delano -- Mr. Kerr -- Amendment by Mr.
Bingham -- His Speech -- Reply by his Colleague --
Discussion closed by Mr. Wilson -- Yeas and Nays on the
Passage of the Bill -- Mr. Le Blond's proposed title --
Amendments of the House accepted by the Senate.

On the 5th of February, four days after the passage of the Civil Rights
Bill in the Senate, it came before the House of Representatives, an