New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-20
NEW-YORk TRIBUNE.
District of CoIumbin-Mr. Ciddings's BIZ.
I0Tre7p00c0nce 0I I1o IH7Nle.
WASHINGTON. Monday Dec

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ln the House to-day, Mr.. GrDDiScs offered the
following Bin % authorize tie people OF the Dis
tr.,t Of Columbia 10 express their desire to the
continuance Of Slavery therein:
Be htaao,,d 81, That shall be lawful for the male
Inhabitants Of the District Of Columbia. twenty.
one years Of age. who have resided there one year
mex, preceding The passage Of this bill 90 assemble
toe nrst Monday II Aprl next 81 the Court Room IN
the City Han Of the CITY Of Washington, and % o.
clock " Of fad day soon thereafter as TWEEN
i've persons Of the above description thall have
,embled o. elect (r,rG r0c,J their jad-es and two
clerks Of said Convention.
SECTION g That each a. seI judges and clerks be.
fore entering upon thc duties Of said appointment hal
lake oath Affirmation faithfully and mpartisv %
discharge the duties assigned him ~ this act and %
prevent so far as able all fraud dec poD, Or abuse in
CONDUCTING the same.
SEC. 3 That each person abOge described may thus
express hs desire for the continuance OF slavery within
ssd District. by handing 20 Of the judges ticket
which she'll be- written printed the word SLAVE
ET. and those VINO desire the "sta0shuent If free
dom To Eaid dstrict may express the ~ handing
g. one Of the Judges ticket on which snail BE- WRITE
or printed the word d" LiFElrY" And 5, shall be the
duty Oh the Judge receiving said ticket 10 Announce
the name Of the person nsn1ng IL 20 him, audiIly be-
fore placing the IN the box ind the clerks shall
esch record toe name Of The person 90 voting 10 poll
book for that purpose iud the judge shall thfn place
ssd toAet ia TIE box ihout exanrif the same.
SIC 4 I.ai sad bOX snd D. oks thsii be kept open
Tor the purpose Of receiving tickets until o'clock PSI
al the succeeding day anu si'd box o. the close Of
each day shall be- sealed up Ia the presence Of sl the
Judges and shall remain iD charge Of one Of said Judges
during the time said judges shall be separated
src INT after said box shall be closed on the
second day Of said Convention. the judges sa At the
FOOT OF sad list testify the number Of persons who
have voted which certificate snail also be attested by
ssd clerk
SIC That said judges and Clerks shall nee. AZ the
place 90 o'clock the third day OF said Conven
ton sad when assembled shall open said box and pro-
coed 10 count said tickets carefully designating those
IN favor Of slavery and those in favor Of Liberty and
sad Clerks shall keep tally in said poll books carefully
placing each tally in rs appropGtte column and H. 10
unfolding said tickets IL shall be found that tickets
folded together and given 70 the Judge by one
person said TICKET shall not be counted IN either column
bat the number Of such fraudulent tickets shall be no
tced. ani recorded ~ such by said Clerks
SYC. That when the whole number Of tickets shall
be eoted the Judges shall make out certificate
ssid poll book showing the number ia favor OF Liberty,
and the number Of fraudulent tickets or blanks G such
there bc) which said certificate shall boz signed by the
Judges and sttssted by CLERKS and Of said poll
BOOKS shall be deposited with the Secretary of the
Senate and the other with iha Clerk Of the House to
b. reported To said senate aud House at the next
son Of Congress
SIC Provides FOR the punishment Of frauds by
confinement, in the renitentiary
The introduction OF this bin created quite aut-
ter IN the House, aud after questioning the mover
in regard to the design OF the bill SC. Mr.. JACOB
THoNPsoy of Miss moved that 1t be laid on the
table
The Yeas and Nays Were ordered. and resulted
a. follows For vote see inside