The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-05-23
House Contiscntion mn.

WASHINGTON, May IL
The first bill reported by Mr. Eliot OIL
Massachusetts,, lrom the Special Com
mittcc, provides that all the estate, prom
crty and money, credit and effects OF the
person or persons hereinafter named, are
declared forfeited to the Government 81
the United States, aud are declared Laws.
iul subjects Of seizure aud prize aud cap
turc wherever found, for the indemnity uf
the United States against the expenses 7
supprrssing the present rebellion: that
is to say-iirst, OF any person hereafter
acting as an officer in the army or navy
ct the rebels, now or hereafter in urms|
against the Government Of the United
States.
2d. Any person hereafter acting a.
President, Vice President, Member of
Congress, Judge of any Court, Cabinet
Officer, Foreign Minister, Commissioner
or Consul Of the so-callcd Confederate
States.
3D. Any person acting os Governor
of State, Member of Convention or Log
| islaturo or Judge of any Court OF the 80.
/ called Confederate States.
! ith. Any person who, having held an
oilicc Of honor, trust or prciit in the Uni
/ ted states, shall hereafter hold an office
in the so-callcd Coulc drratc States.
bth. Any person hereafter holding
any office or agency under the 50 call d
| ConlcdcraCy, or under any Of the ycrul
States sad Conf, derlcy. or laws there
OF, whether such office or agency b. Ma
tional, State or municipal in IL name or
character.
9Th. Ii any person who holding prop
crty ia any loyal State or Territory uithe
United States, or in the District of Co.
lumbin, shall hereafter assist and give aid
and comfort to ruol rebellion, the said
estate property, money, stocks, credits
and effects of these persons are declared
law iul subjects Uicaptur0 whenever found
and the Pr, sidcnt OF the United States
shall cause the snmc 10 he sciz d TO the
end that they may be cuuf.cutcd and
condemned TO the usa OF tho United
States, aud all sales transfers or convey.
unces shall be null aud void; and it shuil
be sufficient bar to any suit brought by
such person lor the possession aud iur
the use fsuch property or any OF il, to
nlIrgr and prove b, IL one Of the persons
described in this ,clion.
The second section provides that ifaty
person within uuy State or Territory ol
the United States, ether those already
, specified, shall not, within six,y Gavs at.
ter public warning md proclamation by
the President OF the Unit, d States, cruar
10 aid aud cuuntcnancc aud ubet such r,
bCllion, aud return TO their allegiance,
their property in like munncr sholl be
forfeited Tor the use oftho United States.
All sales, transfers or coLvcyaucrs OF
such property after the expiration of the
said sixty days, from the date OF the warn
ing, shall be null aud void.
The third section provides that to Sc
cure the possession, condemnation and
sale of such property, situate or being in
any State or district, or ttrritury of the
United States, proceedings in rem shall
Oc instituted IA ,ha name of the Init, II
States, in any District Court, or Terrific
rial Court, or in the District Court for
the District Of Columbia, in Ghich the
+ property may be found, or into which the
same, ii movable, may iirst be brought
which proceedings shull conform, Us ncas-
ly as mty be, to the proceedings in prize
cases, or to cases of forfeiture arising un-
der the revenue laws, and TO the proper
/, ty so seized and condemned, whctherrcal
/ or personal, shall be sold under the de.
cree Of the Cour, having cognizumcc OF
, the case, aud the proceeds deposited in
= the Trentury Of the United Statcs iol
their use and benefit.
= The remainder @. the srctijus provides
the n,c, ssary machinery for carrying The
act into effect.
The second bill Of the Select Comm {.
tco Is us follows:
, ltnGy person or persons within the
United States shall, after the passage Of
this act, wilmly engage in armed r,bol-
lion against the Government of the Uni
ted States, or shall willuliy aid or abci
such rebellion, or adhere 10 those crgag-
cd in such rebellion, giving them aid
comfort Every such person shall there
. by forfeit all claim to the service or lab,r
of any persons commonly known as
slaves. and all such slaves ure hereby de-
clorcd free and for ever discharged IRON
scrvitudc.
Anything in tho lnws of the United
States, or Of any State, to the contrary
Notwithstanding, and whenever thereai-
ter any person claiming the labor on ser
vice of any such slave, shall seek to on-
force his claim, it shall be sufficient de-
fcnsc thereto that the claimant was en-.
/, gagged in said rebellion, or aided or ubc,-
ted the same controry to the provisions
Of This act,
! Whenever any person claiming 10 be
; entitled TO the service or labor ofany 9TH
or person, and shall seek to enforce u,h
claim, he shall, in the first instance, snl
before any order shall be made for the
surrender of the person whose service o.
labor is claimed, establish not only his
j claim to such service or labor, LHt also
that such claimant has not, in any way,
aided, assisted ol countenanccd the re-
bclion existing against the Government
Of the United States.
The EAPiuilaClgIl IiCcDnHCi.-