The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-07-16
TIe ConGcation Bill.

Now that Il coniiscation bill has passed
both Houses Of Congress-, and only awaits
the Presidents approval to make it law
it's provisions become Of deep interest As
already stated the bill referred to was the
result of a conference between the two
Houses 1t was first reported to the House
OF representatives on Friday by Mr.. Eliot,
of Mass, when it passed that body by q
vote of 81 to AZ, as follows:
YEAS -Messrs, Aldrich, Alley, Arnold, Ashley,
Babbtt, Baxter, Beaman, Bingham, Blair (Na.),
Blair (Pa.l Blake, Buiinton, Campbell, Casey,
Clark, Cotax Roscoe Conkling, +. A. Conkling,
Covodc, Cutter, Davis, Dawes, Duell Dunn. Ed
wards, Eliot Ely, Fenton, FeSsende, Fisher,
Frank, Gooch, Goodwin Gurey, Hale, Hooper,
Hutchius, Julian, Kelley, Kellogg Mich. , Kel-
logg an y Lansing. Loomis Loveoy, Lowe, Nc
Knight, Mcpherson, Maynard, Mitchell, Morehead,
Morrill, Me. }, Morrill, (ytl, Nixon, Patton, Phelps
(Cal.), Pike, Porter Potter, Rice (Mass.), Rice
(AIe.l, Bddle, Rollings(N H., Sergeant Sedgwick,
Shanks, Shellabarger, Sherman. Stevens Stratton,
Trimbe, TrOwbridge Van Horn. Nerree Wall,
Wallace Walton, Washbwne, Wheeler, White
Ind, Wilson, Window and Worcester.
NAYS Messrs. Allen (0D, Allen Ill.), Ancona,
Bailey, Bddle, Brown r. H., Clements, Cobb, Cox,
Cristield, Crttenden, Dunlap, Foulke, Gremaer,
Grider, Haight, Hall, Harding, Holman, Kerrigau,
Knapp, Law, Laxear Lehman, Mallory, Menzies,
Morris, Nugen, 0dcll, Pendleton, Rollins (Moj
Segar, Shial, Steele N Y Steele On. j.. Stiles,
Thomas Mass. J, Thomas MAJ, Ward, Webster,
Wicklilr and Wood.
The bill went to the Senate on Saturday,
when it passed that body by a vote of27 to
l3, as follows:
YEAS. - Anthony, Chandler, Clark, Doolitde.
Fessendcn, Foot Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harland,
Harris, Howard, King, Lane, of Kansas, Lane, of
uer, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wimot, Wilson,
of Mass, Wright.
NAYs.-Bayard, Browning, Carlisle, Cowan,
Davis, Henderson, Kennedy, McDougall, Powell,
Salisbury, STARK, Wilson of Mo-, and Wiley.
The bill provides that any person who shall
commit the crime of treason against the
United States, and shall be adiudged guilty
thereof, shall suffer death, aud all his slaves,
if he have any, shall be declared and made
free, or he shall be imprisoned for not less
than five years and fined not less than so,
900. and all his estate, real or personal, ex-
Guiding slaves, shall be levied upon any
sale or conveyance to the contrary notwith-
standing. If any person shall hereafter in
cite, set on foot, assist, or engage, in surrec-
ton against the authority of the United
States or the laws thereof, or shall give aid
or comfort to any such existing rebellion or
insurrection, and be convicted thereof, such
person shall be punished by the forfeiting
VI an MS PNiSo liNPNAty " w. hiiiu
whatever, or shall be punished by imprison-
ment ten years, and fined not exceeding
$4,000, and his slaves, if he has any, be
liberated at the discretion of the Court and
such property, excluding slaves, shall be
forfeited to the United States.
Every person guilty of either the offenses
described in this act shall be forever incapa-
BILE and disqualified to hold any Office under
the United States.
This act is not to be construed in any
way to effect or alter the prosecution, con
viction, or punishment of any person guilty
of treason against the United States.
To insure the speedy termination of the
present rebellion, the President is authoriz-
ed to cause the seizure of all property.
real and personal, of all such persons. and
apply and use the proceeds of the same for
the support of the United States.
The President is authorized to issue a
proclamation if after sixty days all persons
in rebellion do not return to their allegiance.
that their property shall be forfeited &c.
All slaves of persons hereafter engaged in
rebellion, or who shall in any way give aid