The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-09-22

/ States alone to provide any regulations therein
which humanity and true policy may require"
Strike out the fourth and fifth clauses, and
in lieu thereof insert, THAT Congress have
authority to restrain the citizens of the United
| States from carrying on the African trade, for
the purpose of supplying foreigners with slaves,
and of providing, by proper regulations for the
humane treatment during their passage OF
slaves imported by the said citizens. into the
States admitting such importation"
Strike out the seventh clause.-Pdges l472
10 l474, fneiusipe.
ANNALS OF SECOND CONGRESS.
MONDAY FEBRUARY 4, 1898.
The Nouse resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole House on the bill sent from the
Senate, entitled an Act respecting fngitiyes
from justice, and persons escaping from the
service of their masters and, after some time
spent therein, the chairman reported that the
Committee had had the same bill under con-
sderation, and made an amendment thereto !;
which was twice read, and agreed to by the
House.
Ordered, That the said bill, with the amend
ment, do lie on the table-Page $50.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5.
The House proceeded to consider the bill
sent from the Senate, entitled AN act respect
ing fugitives from Justice, and persons escaping
from the service of their masters" which lay
ON the table; whereupon, the said bill, togeth-
or with the amendment agreed to yesterday
was read the the third time; and, on the ques-
ton that the same do pass it was resolved in
the affirm atlye-yeas 49, nays 7, as follows:
YEAS Fisher Ames, John Baptist Ashe,
Abraham Baldwin Robert Bsrnwell, Egbert
Benson, Elias Boudinot, Shearjashub Bourne,
Benjamin Bourne Abraham Clarke Jonathan
Dayton, William Fndley, Thomas Fitzsmmons,
Elbridge Gerry, Nicholas Gilman, Benjamin
Goodhue, James Gordon, Christopher Greenup.
Andrew Gregg, Samuel Griffin, William Barry
Grove, Thomas Hartley, James HiIlhouse, VIM
Hindman, Daniel Huger, Israel Jacobs, Philip
Key Aaron Kitchell, Amasa Learned, Richard
Bland Lee, George Leonard, Nathaniel Macon,
Andrew Moore, Frederick Augustus Mullen
burg, William Vans Murray, Alexander d.
Orr, John Page Cornelius c. Schoonmaker,
Theodore Sedgwick, Peter Sylvester, Israel
Smith William Smith, John Steele, Thomas
Sumpter, Thomas Tudor Tucker, jeremiah
Wadsworth, Alexander White, Hugh William
son, and Francis Willis-4s
NAYs-Samuel Livermore, John Francis Mer-
GER Nathaniel Niles, Josiah Parker Jonathan
Sturges George Thatcher, and Thomas Tired
well-7-Page SOL.
An act respecting fugitiyes from justice, and
persons escaping from the service of their mas
tiers.
SEC. 3. And be 1t also enacted, That when q
person held to labor in any of the United States,
or in either of the Territories on the Northwest
or South of the river Ohio, under the laws
thereof, shall escape into any other of the said
States or Territory the person to whom such
labor or service may be due, his agent or attor-
ney, is hereby empowered to seize OF arrest such
fugitive from labor and to take him or her be-
fore any judge OF the Circuit OF District Courts
OF the United States residing or being within
the State, or before any magistrate of a county,
city, or town corporate, wherein such seizure
or arrest shall be made, and upon proof to the
satisfaction OF such judge or magistrate, either
by oral testimony or affidavit taken before and
certified by magistrate of any such State or
Territory, that the person so seized or arrested
DOTH under the laws of the State or Territory
from which he or she fled, owe seyice or labor
to the person claiming him or her, it shall be
the duty of such Judge or magistrate to give
certificate thereof to such claimant his agent,
or attorney, which shall be sufficient warrant
for removing the said fugitive from labor to the
State or Territory from which he or she fled.
SEC. 1. And he 1t further enacted That any
person who shall knowingly and willingly OBJ
struct or hinder such claimant, his agent, or at
torney in so seiaing or arresting such fugitive
from labor, or shall rescue such fugitive from
such claimant his agent or attorney, when so
arrested pursuant to the authority herein given
or declared; or shall harbor OF conceal such
person after notice that he or she was fugi-
tive from labor, as aforesaid shall, for either
OF the said offences, forfeit and pay the sum of
five hundred dollars Which penalty NAV be
recovered by and Sor the benefit of such claim
ant, by action Of debt in any court proper to
try the same saving moreover to the person
claiming such labor or service his right of ac-
ton for or on account of the said injuries, or
either of them.
Approved, Feb. 10, l793.--Pages l4l4, 14l5.
TO BE CONTINUED.