Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-15
NUMBER 23O.
AAAVu CONGRESS..FIRET 81 SSlON.
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r, Dt A6HIk0TON, July "a.
SsSArE.-Mr. Grimes called up the re soinsiou
i1snder'sg the thanks Of Congress TO Capt. A. n,
ro.t, Or his gallant services 10 the Wsst Paesed.
Mr. Lane. Of kansa., offsrcd resolution s.kipe
me Secretary OF War 10 conmunica.e 10 the
oenase any Information no may hare as 70 the
reason ior arrcs, Of Lieut. Col. r. K. Aptho.
ny, OF Kansas. Laid over.
'i. ade moved to take mp the bill. for the ad-
25, nays H.
The question was on Mr.. Summers amendmsa.
10 strike out the provision freeing ch,Iarcn Nm
are oorn after the 4th Of Jaiy. 1854. and ipss,t
1uat .tere snail be neither slavery or iryolontArv
Acept Tor the Punishment of crime
"nereo' me party shall be duly convicted. The
aheadn ,ent wasiejccte1 YEAH, nav.sI
"F "iie' moved an amends Ment as IN suhs,i.
tute Tor tho latter portion Of the bin n,or;t;n.
that the state Of Western Virginia shall r. "a.
mitted en- The Fundamental condition ih., ~
slaves ooro within the Limits Of said state after
he An of July, 1868. shall be Free and that the
I'd section Of article OF tho said State shal not
be Construed 10 authorize the passage ot any law
| by which any citizen OF any State CT this Union
| shall be excluded from any privileges or mmani-
ties to which said citizen is entitrd by the Con
stitution Of the L. > provided that the conyen-
tion 70 bc convened shall declare the consent or
! said state to said fnniamsna al conditions, and
transmit tho same 10 the President Of the u. s..
who shall make proclamation Of it, and said State
| shall be admitted in sixty days after such pro.
| Mr. Wade offered an amendment that all slaves
wi'nin the limits OF said state who shall at tho
time aforesa d, duly 4th, 1863, be under 81 years
oi age, shall DC free oa arriv ng at thai age AZ
| Ter discussiOn tao amendment vas adopted.
hr. Iariise offered an amendment that the or
dinaEce declaring TIE assrn. of the State to tho
conditions OF tho proposed Constitution, be sub
| mltt.d TO vote and be ratified by the people Of
! the State.
MIR. Carlisle spoke at considerable length in IA
vor Of the amen meat. lie urged The necessity
OF referring the Constitution 70 the people of tho
state, many Ut tb EN- had not bocn represented
in The state Convention.
Mr.. Wade expressed himself utterly surrrised
| at tue fcma' Ks si tho Senator from Virginia Mr.
Carlisle was talking against time and shaking
| confidence in the Convention that fr uu.d the
| Constitution. He, (Cadis!c, )whie pretending to
be friend Of this sure, was acting in u man.
/ ncr t. defeat it.
| Mr.. " iley withdrew his amendment, Offering as
substitute bid from tho House substantially tho
same, with provision ior vote of rat cation by
| the petpe.
! Dir. Lane offered an anne ndment that all slaves
in the state at the time aforesaid under 10 years
oi age, DO free whca 81 and all under II and over
10, be traa when 70 Adopted.
Mr.: Carlisle moved to strike out all conditions
Of adm ispion. Rejected.
MIR. WHEY = amend nent was tn On adopted. Tho
question then recurred the pos poncmcut OF the
b'll tiil december.
Mr. IIumbulIa motion was elected.