The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-08-24
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LA-.I

We give below the vote on the proposition
in each branch Of Congrca, 20 repeal tie e..
gitive Slave Law.
In the Senate, July 81, Mr.. SUHNu a.S,l
leave to bring in bill for the repeal Of .s
Fugitive Slave Law; which was d.Iat,l 3.
some length.
"The question being taken, By yeas anil
nays, upon granting leave 20 introduce the 3D.
resulted-yeas 10, nays 35-as follows:
HEAs-Messrs. Chase, DODGE Of N.,a.
sin, Fessenden, Foot Gillette, Rockwell Sew.
ard Sumner Wade, and Waiker--l0
"NAYs- MessrF. Adams, AtCAis0u Bel
Benz Bright, Brodhcad Brown, Batter
Cass, Clay, Cooper, Dawson, Evaas F,zs..
rick, Geyer, Cwin, Johnson, Jones OF I,vl
Jones Of Tennessee, Mallory, Mason, Mat-
Norris, Pearce, Petit, Pratt, Rusk, Seb.sa4a
SHdell, Stuart, Thompson eff Kentucky, TaIa.
son Of Now Jersey, Tooubs, Touccy, oad WI
ler-35.
$50 the Senata refused to grant leave {. ~
troduce the bill"
In the House, on the Friday preco ling, tI
following proceedings took place. We cou
from the Globe.
{" Mr. ELIOT, of Massachusetts,. Iaka
unanimous consent Of the House to intIoduc,
bill of the following tide:
An act to repeal al act entitled An agtt
amend, aud supplementary to, an act onu,lo.
an act respecting fugitiyes f.CuI ia Zee. al.
persons escaping from the service OF Ii .is la.
tors approved September Is 1890.
'Mr. BRIDGES. Object.
Mr. ELIOT | move T. suspend the rN
to enable me to introduce the hll; and c.,
for the yeas and nays upCn my motion.
Mr.. SELLERS. | wish 60 ask the gal.
tleman from Massachusetts Question. DO
understand that the bill proposes TN alter8.
ton of the Fugitive Slave Law
"Mr. PHILLIPS. 1t repeats it.
"Mr. ELIOT. lt certainly docs propose t.
repeal tho Fugitive Slave Law Of 1850.
The bill, which was read fr information
Is as follows:
"Be IL enacted, &c, That an act entitled hB
act to amend, and supplementary t., as a..
entitled an act respecting fugitiycs from u.s.
tice, and persons escaping from the -gr,ra Of
their masters approved September $ $500
be, and the same is hereby, repealed
"The qucstiorlIges taken, and there TcEs-
yeas As nays 100, as folloTs:
YEAS - Messrs. Bail, Bennett Benson
Campbell, Carpenter, Corwin, Croker, lh,
Davis, De Witt, Dick, Dickinson E-s.mau Ed
mands, Thomas d. Eliot, Eyarhars, GiiIn--
Goodrich, Aaron Harlan Howe y. T Jaus
Knox, Matteson, MaYall, Morgan, N9r,or
Parker, Pennington, PriDglc, David Ntcm'
Russell, Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Simmons Gerf1
Smith, Andrew Stuart, Thurston, Trout III
ham, Wade, Valley, +. b. WGshburce Israel
Washburn, Wells and T. Weutwor,h-4j
"NAYs-Messrs. Aiken, Jas {. AuCn. WI.
liz Allen, Ashe, David J. Bailey, Rarry Bea5a
Bocock, Boyce Breckenridge, Bridge Brooks
Caruthers, Chamberlain, Chastaiu, ta-i m.E
Churchwell Clark, Clngnan. CaHh C9-
Cox, Craige, Curtis, John G. Davis b8S
Disney, Dowdell, Drum, Ddnbar, Ed .tr'r
ton, Edmundscn, John NJ Elliott FI.sg.. = -
lish, Farley, Faulkner. Florence. Fa'ior. q
Greenwood, Grow, Sampson W. Ham. W -
p. Harris Harrison, Haven, Hendricks. fen'
Hubbard, Hill, Houston, Hunt, johnson, George
w. Jones, Roland Jones, Keitt, Kerr h'is-a
Kittredga, kurtz, Lamb, Latham. Le.gi-.
Lindley, MoMul.en, McNair, III, Once. My
Maurice, Maxwell. John q. Miller, Snill Nt
ler, Millson Morrison, Murray, Nichols. Na''
Olds, Andrew Oliver, Orr, Peckham rhars
Phillips, Pratt, Preston, Puryosr. Reese. R,lie
Robbins, Roger, Rufia, Seward, >'ara.r
Shaw, Shower, Shelton, Samuel A. Smith.
r. Smith, George w. Smyth Sellers, F:.teH
2. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Alexander
Stephens, HestOr L. Stevens, Stra.ton, St,aa-
David Stuart, John J. Taylor, John l.. ray.t
Nathaniel g. Taylor, Vail, Yans-ut Wa.
bridge Walker, Wheeler, White, Daniel D.
Wright Hendrick b. Wright, ard Zgilicoir-
100.
$50, two-thirds not voting in the affirmative
the rules were not suspended
"Mr. GREEN stated that if be had been
within the bar when his name was c-llci he
should have voted no.
"Mr. McMULLEN desired to make shot
statement before he voted
Objection was made"