Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-04-15
Passage of the Bill for the Emancipation
of Slaves In the District of Columbia.

The bill for the emancipation Of the slaves II
the District Of Columbia passed the House u
Representatives, on Friday last. We give uelo"
the roceedngs on its fual passage, together
with tue vote
Mir. Cradlebaugh offered au amendment SO ns
to make the bill app to the emancipati ~ .
white slaves ia the territories. The amendment
was rejected.
MIR. Wright, of Pennsylvania, offered pro
yso, requiring the President to issue proclh-
nation Tor u special election. the majority OF th'
legal votes being requiied to affirm and iatiiy
this act. 1t was rejected.
Mr. Aldrich, Of Michigan, offered an nd
ment, which was received with laughter, that
the act shall not take effect until after the tar
mination Of the reciprocity treaty with Gteni
Britain.
Mr. Wadsworth, of Kentucky, unsuccessfully
sought to amend the second section arguing that
Conriess cannot discriminate between the loyal
and disloyal men in making compensation for the
slaves.
Mr.. Harding, OF kentucky, moved to strike
| out the provision that the entire sum appraised
and apportoned shall not exceed in an hggre-
yate au amount equal 10 three hundred dollars
for each person shown to have been 10 held ty
lawful claim. MIR, Hardings amendment was
rejected.
MIR. Wicklffe offered an amendment to strike
out a clause against excluding witnesses Oh nc
count of color, saying that this was contrary 10
the law of the District. MIR. Wickliiles amend
ment was rejected. -
Mr. Wickltfe offered Il substitute for the bill
providing III substance, that no person not now
in the District OF Columbia, or who may here
after be born therein, shall be held as slave -
Persons ccming TO reside temporarily may bring
their servants With them Those now held Us
slaves shall remain as such until emancpated by
their respective owners, compensation to he paid
them hei eOr, the bill to receive the approval oil
The Legal voters. MIR. Wickliffe's substitute was
rejected-yeas 80, nays "a
Mr.. Menzies, of Kentucky, offered slbsti-
tute, that children born of slaves on and after
the lst of May be free, and at eighteen assert
their freedom. Disagreed to.
The committee rose, and the bill was reported
to the House precisely as it came from th'
/ Senate,
Mr. Stevens moved the previous question
which was seconded
Mr.. Wickltfe uusnccessfully appealed to Mr.
! Stevens 10 let the yeas and nays be taken on hi
! substitute.
The bill was then passed-yeas 90, nays 80.
Iels--Messrs. Aldrich, Alley, Arnold, Ashley
b Babbitt, Baker, Baxter, Beaman, Bingham, Ba
: of Missouri, Blair of Pennsylvania, Blake
Chamberlain, CLARK, Colfax, f. A. Conkling
Roscoe Conkng, Covode, Davis, Dawes, Delanu
4 Diven. Duell, Dunn, Edgerton, Edwards Eliot
English, Fenton, Fessenden, Fisher. Franchot
a Frank, Gooche, Goodwin, Granger, liaight
A Hale, Hanchett, Harrison, Hickman, Hooper
: Hutchins, Julian, Kelley, Kellogg of Michigan
= Ktnger lansing Loomis, LoVeioy, Mcknight
3 MCPHERSON, Mitchell, MOorehead, Morrill, O
. Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Nixon, 0de, OUu
a Patton, Pike, Porter, Potter, Rice of Massachu
\ setls, Rice of Maine, Riddle, Rollins of Me-
- Hampshire, Sergeant, sedgwck, Shanks, Shei
If field shellabareer Sloan, Spaulding, Stevens
o straton, Thomas of Massachusetts, Train
i Trowbrdge, Van Horn, Van Vakenhurg, Yer
4 rec, Wallace, Walton of Vermont, Washhurn,
d Wheeler White of Indiana, Wilson and Mindon
d Nays-AIessrs. Allen, Bailey of Pennsylyaui,
It Bidle Blair of Virginia, Brown of virginil
a Casey Crittendep. Delaplaine, Dunlap Gride
: Hall, Harding Holman, Johnson, Knapp, La,
d Lalear, Mallory, May, Menzies, Morris, Nobl
lie Norton. Nugen, Pendlelon, Perry, Price, Rolli'
M of Missouri, Shel Steele of New York, Stee
of New Jersey, Thomas OF Maryland, valla
le dgham, Voorhees,, Wadsworth, Ward White
ls Ohio, Wckltfe and Wright