Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-30
The Emancipation of Slaves Pas
sage of a Bill for that Purpose by


In the House OF Representatives on Wednes
day last, the bill emancipating the slaves of reb
els passed by the vote of yeas 81, nays 81, as
follows:
Year-Messrs Aldrich, Alley, Arnold, Ash
ley, Blbbitt, Baker, Baxter, Beaman, Bingham
Blake, Burlington, Campbell. Chamberlain, Clark
Collar, Frederick a. Conkling Roscoe Ccnk-
ling, Covode, Cutler, Davis, Dawes, Dunn, Edg-
ertOn, Edwards, Eliot, Ely, Fenton, Fisher
Frank, Gooch Goodman ,Gurley, Hale, Hanchet
Hickman, Hooper, Hutchins, Julian, Kelley,
Kellogg of Mich Kelinger, Lansing, Loomis
Lovejoy, Lowe. Mcknight, Mcpherson. Mitchell
MoOrhead, Morrill, of Vermont, Nixon, Olin, Pike
Porter. Potter, Rice of Mass. Rice of Me, Rid
die, Rollins of n H.. Sargeant, Sedgwck
ShaRks, Sheilabarger, Sherman, Spaulding, Ste
vens, Stratton, Train, Trowbridge, Van Horn,
Van Valkenburg, Verree. Wallace, Walton,
Washburne. Wheeler, White of Ind, Wilson,
Window. Worcester.
Nays--MeSSrs Ancona, Biddle, Blair of Va,
Browne of r. l., Brown of Va, Calvert, Gle
ments, Cobb, Corning, Cra1ens, Crittenden, De
lanO, Diven, Dunlap, English, Granger, Grider,
Hall, Harding Harrison, Holman, Horton, john
son, Kellogg of H., Lar, Lazear. Leary, Leh-
man, Mallory, May, MAYNARD, Menzes, Morris
of Ohio, Norton, Odell, Pendeton, Berry, Phelps
of Mo-, Price, Robinson, Rollins of Mo, Shelf
field. Shiel, Steele of N. j., Thomas of Mass,
Thomas of Md, Vallandigham, Woodward,
Ward, Webster, White of Ohio, Wickliffe, Wood,
Woodruff
The BILL as passed. provides for the emancipa-
ton of the slaves of the following classes:
First-Of every person who shall act as an
officer of the rebel army or navy.
Second-Of every persod who shall act as
President, Vice President, member of Congress,
judge OF any court cabinet officer, foreign minis
ter, commissioner, or consul of the so called
Confederate States.
Thrd-Of every person who shall act as Gov
erDOr of Stlte, member of Convention or
Legislature, or judge of any State court of the
so-called Confederate States.
FOurth-Of every person who, having held an
office of honor, trust, or profit in the United
States, shall hereafter hold an office in the So
called Confederate States
Flfth-Of every person who shall hold any
Office or agency under the sO-called Confederate
States, or under any of the States thereof.
But persons in the third and fifth classes must
have accepted their appointments since the date
of the secession ordinance of their State. or have
taken the oath Of allegiance to the Confederate
States.
Sixth-Of every person not within the above
classes, who, after the passage OF the act. being
wlfully and without cOmpulsOn engaged in
armed rebellion. shall not within sixty days lay
down bis arms and return to his allegiance.
The bill also disquali6es said six classes from
holding Office under the United States Govern
ment. The President is authorized to negotiate
for the acquisition by treaty or otherwise, flands
or countries in Mexico, Central America or South
America, or in the Islands in the Gulf of Mexi-
co, or for the tight of settlement upon the lands
of said countries, for all persons liberated under
this act to be removed with their own consent.
For the purpose of paying the expense fthe pur-
chase of lands and the removal, the President
shall use such money a Congress NAV from time
to time direct arising out of the sales OF the
property formerly owned by the rebels, and which
shall have been confscated to the use of the Uni
ted States.
The other sections mainly relate to the machi-
merry by which the provisions of the bill are to be
enforced