The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-19

escaping from the owner or lawful possessor OF
such slave slaves, shall harbor any slave or
slaves with the intent to assist him, her, or them,
10 escape from the service OF such owner or pos
sessor, such person or persons shall be liable TO in
dictment IN the criminal court of the District OF
Columbia; and upon conviction by verdict, con-
tession, or otherwise, shall be imprisoned in the
penitentary for any time not exceeding hive years
SEC 2. dtsd be a. further enacted, That III case
any slave or slaves SO induced, persuaded, or en-
ticed TO run away, or assisted in running away, or
harbored with the intent to assist him, her, them
IN running away or escaping from service, shall
actually run away and escape from theservice Of
the lawful owner owners, any person convicted
as aforesaid of such enticng, persuading, assist
ing, or harborlng, shall also be sentenced by the
said court TO pay TO the owner or owners OF said
slave slaves the value of the sane to be assessed
and determined by the said court TO be recovered
by execution, AZ in cases of other Judgments
SEC. 3. lind he a. further enacted, That each of the
corporations of the cities of ashugton and George
town, and the levy court OF Washington county,
respectively, shall be and they hereby invested
with the power, by police regulations not incon-
siscnt with the Constitution and laws of the United
States, to prohibit the coming of free negroes to
side within their respective jutisdictiona limits
and to remove thereirom such as may come within
those limits contrary to such prohibition, and to
regulate the behavior OF those now residing who
may be permitted hereafter to reside therein, and
to enforce such removal, compliance with such
regulations, by fine not exceeding $500, and i'm
prisonlnent at labor not exceeding six months,
either, at their discretion.
MIR. BALDWIN moved 10 amend the bill, by
| adding thereto additional section, the fol-
lowing:
And be ii further enacted That the seventh
ton of the act entitled "An act additional TO and
amendatory of an act entitled 'An act concerning
the District of Columbia" approved May 3, 1912,
be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
Mr.. BALDWIN explained his amendment. BY
the 18th section Of the act of 1872 the people Of Ma
ryland permitted to introduce their slaves in
this city for hire, &c. No other State allowed
this privilege. He desired that Maryland should
| stand on the same footing with other States.
Mr.. PRATT said that he was willing that the
other slave States should stand on the same footing
in this respect with Maryland, He thought the ac-
ton of the amendment, if adopted, would be very
limited.
MIR. HALE supported the amendment at some
length
Mr. DICKINSON moved the bill be postponed
till tomorrow, with view to take up the Def
cheney bill.
And the motion was agreed to-aycs 81, noes not
counted.
Mr.. HAMLlN moved that the Senate proceed to
the consideration of Executive business.
Mr.. DICKINSON said that it was important that
| the appropriation bills should be got through with
at once. He knew how important it was to act
upon the Executive nominations, but if they should
| fall through, the President could commission the
officers again. II the appropriation bilis were to
pass at all, it was necessary that they be taken up
at once.
MIR. HA MLIN said that the Executive business
was great, and required action. There were a
vast number of appointments of that class, which,
If not acted on. the President could not fill by com
| missioning the officer. He had repeatedly called
| the attention of the Senate to the importance Of
this matter He would call for the yeas and nays on
his motion He desired to do his whole duty, and
If there should be necessity for extra session
of the Senate, the responsibility of it should not rest
at his door.
MIR. DICKINSON said that, if we were to choose
between the failure of the appropriation bills and
the confirmation of Executive nominations he pre-
erred the latter should fail. He right in say
ing that If the nominations should not be acted up
| on, the President could commission the appointees.
OF the kind arose under the last auninistra-
ton, and the opinion of the Attorney General was,
that the President had such power; and the power
was exercised. There was power TO pass the
appropriation bills but Congress. The Government
would be brought to a stand-stll if they should not
| be acted on. The money was wanted to pay the
public officers, who, with all their patriotism would
not hold office unless they were paid.
Mr.. RUSk said he would vote against going into
executive session, with hope that the bill from
the House establishing post routes would be taken
up. On that bill there would be no debate, nor
could there be any opposition for he had put in the
| bill every post route that any member had sug
| gested or asked.
The question then taken on the motion TO go
into executive session, and il agreed to-yeas
| 81, nays l9-as follows:
| YEAS.--Messrs. Atchison, Baldwin, Bell, Ben
ton, Berrien, Butler, Chase Clarke, Davis of Mas
sachusetts, Davis OF Mississippi Dawson, Dayton n,
! Dodge Of Wisconsin, Ewing, Fremont Greene,
| Gwin, Hale, Hamlin, Morton, Norris, Phelps,
Pratt, Seward, Smith, Soue, Spruance, Sturgeon,
1 Wales, Walker, Winthrop, and Yuee-3i.
! NAlS.--NIessrs. Badger, Cass, Clay, Cooper,
Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Downs Foote,
/ Houston, Hunter, Jones, Mason, Rusk, Sebastian,
Shields, Turncy, Underwood, and Whitcomb-lg.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of Executive business and at four o'clock the doors
| were opened,
And the Senate adjourned.