Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-08-04
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE Law.

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We give below the vote on the proposition,
in each branch Of Congress- to repeal the Flu
gitiye Slave Law
In the Senate, July 81, Mr.. SUMNER asked
leave to bring in bill for the repeal Of the
Fugitive Slave Law; which was debated at
some length.
aThe question being taken, by yeas and
nays, upon granting leave to introduce the bill,
resuited-yeas 10, nays 35-as follows:
aYEAs-Messrs. Chase, Dodge of Wiscon-
SIN Fessendep, Foot Gillette, Rockwell, Sew
ard, Sumner, Wade, and Walker-10.
aNAYs - Messrs. Adams Atchison, Bell,
Benjamin, Bright Brodhead, Brown, Butler,
Cass, Clay, Cooper, Dawson, Evans, Fitzpat-
rick, Geyer, Gwin, Johnson, Jones Of Iowa,
Jones of Tennessee Mallory, Mason, Morton,
Norris, Pearce, Petit, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian,
Slidell, Stuart, Thompson Of Kentucky, Thorn
son of New Jersey, Toombs, Toucey, and Well
ler-35.
aSo the Senate refused to grant leave to in
troduce the bill"
In the House, on the Friday preceding, the
following proceedings took place. We copy
from the Globe.
"Mr. ELIOT, Of Massachusetts,. ask the
unanimous consent of the House to introduce
bill of the following title:
can act to repeal an act entitled An act TO
amend, and supplementary to, an act entitled
an act respecting fugitives from justice and
persons escaping from the service of their mas
tere,' approved September 10, 1850.
"Mr. BRIDGES. object.
"Mr. ELIOT. | move to suspend the rule,
to enable me to introduce the bill aud call
for the yeas and nays upon my motion.
Alr. SOLLERS wish to ask the gen.
tleman from Massachusetts, q question. Do
understand that the bill proposes an altera-
ton Of the Fugitive Slave Lawi
aMr. PHILLIPS. Ii repeats IT,
aMr ELIOT IL certainly does propose to
repeal the Fugitive Slave Law Of 1850.
1.-THE bill, which was read for information,
is as follows:
"Be it enacted, &C., That an act entitled An
act to amend, and supplementary TO- an act
entitled an act respecting fugitives from JUS
tice, and persons escaping from the service Of
their masters approved September Is, 1850,
be, and tho same is hereby, repealed.
The question was taken, md thore were
yeas as, nays 100, as follows:
"YEAs Messrs Ball, Bennett, Benson,
Campbell, Carpenter, Corwin, Croker, Thos.
Davis, De Witt Dick, Dickinson, Eastman, Ed
Dands, Thomas d Eliot Evorhars, Gliding,
Goodrich, Aaron Harlan, Howe, d. T. Jones,
Knox, Matteson, Mayan, Morgan, Norton,
Parker, Pennington, Pringle David Richie,
Russell, Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Simmons, Gerrit
ham, Wade, Valley, f. B. Washburnc, Israel
Washburn, Wells, and T. Wentworth-45
"NAYs--Messrs. Aiken, Jas G. Allen, Will
lis Allen, Ashc, David J. Bailey, Barry, Benton,
Bocock, Royce, Breckinridgc Bridges, Brooks,
Caruthere, Chamberlain, Chastain, Chrisman.
Churchwell, Clark, CGngman. Cobb Cook,
Cox Craige, Curtis, John G. Davis, Dawson,
Disney Dowdell, Drum, Dunbar, Eddy Edgsr-
ton, Edmupdson, John NJ Elliott Ellison, EGG
lsb, Farley, Faulkner, Florence Fuller Gocdc,
Greenwood, Grow, Sampson w. Harris Wiley
p. Harrie Harrison, Haven, Hendricks, Hem,
Hubbard, Hill, Houston, HINT Johnson, George
w. Jones' Roland Jones, Ksits Kerr, Kidwell
Kittredge, Kurtz, Lamb Latham, Letcher,
Lindley, McMulieD, McNair, Moo aeen, Macy
Maurice, Maxwell, John q. Miller, Smith Mil
Ter, Millson, Morrison, Murray, Nichols, Noble,
Olds Andrew Oliver, Orr, Peckham, Phelps,
Phillips, Pratt Preston, Puryear, Reese, Riddle,
Robbins, Rogcrg, Rofin, Seward, Shannon,
Shaw, Shower, skeleton, Samuel A. Smith, w.
r. Smith, George w Smyth, Sollers, Frederick
r. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Alexander n
Stephens, Hessor l.. Stevens, Strattop, Straub,
David Stuart, John J Taylor, John L. Taylor,
Nathaniel @. Taylor, Vail, Vansant, Wal
bridge, Walker, Wheeler, Witte Daniel B.
Wright Hendrick B. Wright, and ZolIicoffer--
100.
SO, two thirds not voting in the affirmative,
the rules were not SUSPENDED.
Mr.. GREEN stated that IL be had boon
within the bar when his name was called, no
should have voted no
aMr. McMUbLEN desired 70 make short
statement before be voted
Objection was made
L. We notice the death o. Rev. Thomas
+. Hammer, agent for the American Sunday
School Union.