, 1862-01-13

m1ttee on the Slavery Question.
The Military Committee OF the uouee tf
whom were referred all the petitions and reso
lutlons in relation to tile emancipation of t,e
Slaves OF rebels, on Thursday induced 1he;,
| chdr1nan, Mr. Blair, Of Missouri, to report .
TILL. Ihc Committee is composed Of Blair
Bufinton, Of Massachusetts: Olin. of Now
York: Wright, Of Pennsylvania; Richardson.
OF Illinois; Mckee; Dunn, Of Indiaua; VIM.
Alien, OF Ohio; Marston, Of New Hampshire.
anu Jackson. The two latter have not attend.
cd the meetings Of the Committee. It is nm
derstood that the Committee aerec rs to tbe
principles Of this bill, but not fully On details.
lhc leading features Of the bill are these ~
condensed by the Washington dispatch to tho
n. 7. Times Of tue 10Th:
Fi1st-The apportionment Of the Sation,,
fay among the rebel States.
tNeont-Ihe charge Of each rebel States
portion pro rata on the lots and lands Of eli.
zens OF said States, according 10 the valuation
thereof under the last census,
IM'I-Ihc Proclamation of the President
on thu I'D Of February next, to iii citizens nf
ne rebel States, to pay the taxes charged on
fvu'ta-The lands Of al1 who Eil TO paT. af.
yer s1xfy days, shall be liable to be seized. ;nd
the ut!e tnere1f 1' vest in the United States.
f:JM-Ihe President to appoint three Com
nlissioners for each rcbe1 State, to take char@e
OF lands whose tile is thus vested in Govern
nlcit and lease or sell the same as the Prcsi.
dent may direct; but persons claiming to br
t1sal, %to e1ai a'a1 in to years furnish proof
ment title to their lands.
Stdh-Ihese Commissioners to receive a
salary Of 5000 each, and to have tw3 cIcrks
each, At salary Of 81 600. They shall enter
upon duty whenever any county or district Of
lhe rebel States Is reduced to Federal authority
by the commanding General.
seseath-Pcrsonal property of citizens in
rebel States to be taken after juno next. in
default OF their payment Of the National In-
come lax Loyal owners to have time for re-
Eyhth-Ihc proceeds of leases or sales Of
Treasury. .AoAAt
Ninth-The slaves Of rebel masters taken
by our army, or brought into our lines. or
t1l fom1nS n voluntarily, shall be protected, aud
lne f1gnls Of rebel masters divested by q SUM
mary examination of Commissioners, and Ger
t1ticatcs Of freedom issued.
.1fnM-lhesc emnncipated persons shall be
hlrcd to employers leasing Government lands.
OF employed BY Government in public works,
or 1ndentured to as1iculturists for term Of
nVc years of all over twenty-one, and until
twenty-five years Of age Of all under twenty
one, fescrylng easoDable wages for their se:,-
vicc, which wages shall 80 to Government. 10
be held in trust for said persons, and to be
used i'll deporting them to new homes-the
employers to feed, clotlle and lodge them
properly.
Ehzeafh.-1f any State shall cmaucipatc it's
Slaves, they shall be taken charge of by the
Cnited States and treated in the same manner
as slaves taken from rebels. Any free negroes
Wishing to emig1ate shall bc deported bT Gov
eTnncnt and provided for Us slayes cmancipa-
ted under this bill.
7t'c!t'h-The proceeds Of the sales Of the
lands and other property Of rebels, and the
Wages Of apprenticcd and hirrd persons, shall
create national fund, one-third to pay the
cost Of providing new homes for emancipated
persons and transporting them thereto; one
third TO pay the Federal tax imposed on the
rebel States, and one-third to pay loyal owners
OF cmancipated slayes, and the losses of loYaI
persons by reason Of the rebellion.
1h'rtecnfh-The President Shall acquire in
Mexico, South America, Central America. or
islands in the Gulf Of Mexico, lands, or the
right Of settlement on lands, to which e,uauci-
patcd slaves shall be transported, single per
SONS receiving forty acres Of land, and n1arried
persons eighty acres.
Ihc bill contains twenty three sections, but
lhe foregoing is the substance Of the Fhole, It
is well ascertained that the President will an
proyc no measure Of emancipation not en-
b1acing colonization