Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-06-06
THE EMANCIPATION BILL.

On Monday, the Doth, the "bill to free
from seryitude the slaves Of rebels engaged
IN, or a5ottiDg the existing rebellion against
the United States, " which was reported by
the same select committee which reported
the confscation bill, came up in the lIousC
for final action. The character Of the bill is
sufficiently .hown in the title quoted above.
Mr.. Sedgwick Of New York, and Mr. Blair
Of No, proposed amendments, both OF
which were rejected by strong mai1rlties.
Mr.. WAL1os (Vt.) proposed a substitute for
the original bill, providing death for the crime Of
treason on c0lvictIon, and all slaves Of the orim
inal, if any, shall be declared tree, he shall be
imPrisonei for not less than Eve years, ald fined
not less than $4,000 in lieu Of death. Persons
hereafter exciting sidingthe rebellion 20 be pun
ishei by forfeiture Of oil personal property, and
forever disqualified from holding any office under
the Jrited states, sc.
Mu. WALrov's substitute vas reiectci-4J
against l2l
Mr.. MORRILL, (Vt) offered an amendment in
the nature OF a substitute for tho original bill,
pg0vilin; o forever free from seryituIe, the
slaves Of rebels engaged in abettins the existing
rebellion against the government Of tho United
states. Any person declared free, II thereafter
seized or molo-tcl in any way by any person, IN
der claim to such persons service or Labor shall
be forthwith discharged, on tlb.as corpus, by any
court ci the Uaited States and the court or
Judge acting on said writ shall commit Tor trial
for kidnapping the person SO holding the said
feed man and On conviction Of seizing cr hold
Ing the said freed man, knowing him 90 have
been declared free by the court Of the United
states the persons convicted shall be sentenced
20 be confined Ia the penitentiary for not les
thaa one or pore than i've year and any one
swearing falsely IN any preceding under this
act shall be guilty ofpeIjury, and liable, On con-
y.-.i1o, 70 the penalties thereof
MR. M1EEILL's substitute W. T-jcctc!-lj 90
10.
The bil its.if Was Ihen reisctei-yels a,
nays IS The yeas aud nays were as follows
Ysas-Ner7rs. Aldricd. Alley, Arnold Ashley
Btbbitt, Baker, Baxter, Beaman, Liajr lNo-)i
Blair (Pa), Blaze, burlington, Campbell, Cham
berlain, Clark Coliax, IA Coukling, Roscoe Conk-
ling, Cutler Davis, Duell, EdgeTtou, Edwards, Ei-
iot, Ely, Fcutau, Fcs,enlcu, Frank, Gcoch. Good
Wiz, Gur!cy. llaucher;, Hickman, Hooper, u'ch-
ins, Julian. Kelly, Kellogg (Mich.), Lansing,
Looms, L1yeJJy, Mcknight, AicPhers0n, Moore
head. Morrill, (Mc-), Morrill, (Nt), Olin, Patton,
Phelr. (CaI) Pike, Pomercy, Potter, Rice (Ne.),
Riddle, Rollins "a. H), Sergeant. Seigw!ck,
7Aalh-r HA.tn 1AAAAA-+A--f -lAAf~-lrf A-N"NAAe-IH
Van Hun, NauVaikenburgh, Eerree, Wall, Wal
lace, Walton (Nt), Washburue, Wheeler, White
Qnd D. Wilson, Window and " Worceste7.
N4u.-Mes.rs. Allen, Anc0ua, Bailey (Pa-l,
Bidiic, Blair tVa.). Browa tk-L), Brown (Na.),
Calvert, Clement, Cobb C,rninE, Cox, Cravcns,
Crisfeli Critcnien, Delalo, Owen, Dunlap,
Dunn, English, Fisher Granger, Grider, Haighi,
Hale, Harding, Harrison, Holman, Horton, John
son, kellogg fIll), Kcrrisar, KeIlinser, Knapp,
law. Lgzcar, Lcary, Lehman, Mallory, Maynard,
Merzies, Mitchell Nixon, Noble, NOEL, Norton,
Nurent, OIell, Pe1dieton, Perry, Phelps (Mo.),
Porter, Price Rice( MAS }, Richardson, Robinson,
Rollins (Mo.). segar, SLefied Shiel, smith,
steele CN. y, steele (N.J.), s-rauon, Thomas
(Mass.), Thomas (Md), Train, Trim5le, Yallan-
disham, VOORHEES,, Waisworth, Ward, Webster,
Whlley, W.cshfe, Wood and Woodruff
4 reconsideration Of the vote is probable.