Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-05-31
The Votes ON tho House COnfiscaIIOn
and Emancipation Bills.

In0Be WHO uAVo paiu huy ubteuLon " bns
recent proceedings of Congress, are aware thai
two important bills reported by select com
mittee, came before the House of Representa-
tiyes for final action, on Monday, May 26 -
The one was ConfscatioD, and the other ar
Emancipation bill. The former was passed by
a majority Of fourteen and not twenty as re
ported by telegraph, the latter was defeated
BY majority Of only four.
The Coufscation bill is enLitled-"A bill to
confscGte the property of rebels for the pay
ment Of the expenses Of the present Rebellion,
and other purposes" II forfeils to the Gov
eminent of the United States call the estate,
moneys, stocks, credits and effects" Of the fol-
lowing classes described in the first section Of
the bill. We copy from the bill itself:
70 First; OF any person hereafter acting as an
officer of the army or navy of the rebels in
arms against the Government of the United
States.
Second: OF any person hereafter acting as
President, Vice. President. Member Of Congress,
Judge Of any Court, Cabinet Officer, Foreign
Ministef, Commissioner, or Consul of the So
called Confederate States Of America.
Third: OF any person acting ae Governor of
a State, member Of Convention or Legisla-
ture, or Judges of any Court of the 30 called
Confederate States of America.
Fourth: Of any person whs having held an Of
aoe of honor, trust, or profit in the United
States, shall hereafter hold an office in the So
called Confederate States.
Fitk; OF any person hereafter holding any
Office or agency under the Government of the
so-called Confederate States of America. or
under any of the several States of the said Con-
federscy, or the lave thereof, whether euch
Office or agency be National, State, or muni-
cipal In it's name or character.
Provided, The persons thirdly and ffshly |
above described, shall have accepted their cleo
tion or appointments to Office since the date Of
the pretended ordinance of Secession Of such |
State, or shall have taken the oath OF allegiance
to the so-called Confederate States.
Sixth: OF any persons who, owning property
in any loyal State or Territory Of the United
States, or in the District of Columbia, shall
hereafter assist and give aid and comfort to
such rebellion.
On the passage of this bill, the vote stood
eighty-tWo yeas to sixty eight nays, as fol-
lows:
YEAs--Messrs. Aldricb, Alley, Arnold, Ash
ley, Babbitt, Baker, Baxter, Beaman, Blair Of
Missouri, Blair of Pennsylvania, Blake, Brown
Of Virginia, Buttinton, Campbell, ChAmberlin,
Clark, Colfax, Frederick A. Conkling, Roscoe
ConkIiDg, Cutler, Davis, Duell, Dunn, Edger-
ton, Edwards, Eliot, Ely, Fenton, FesseDden,
Frank, Gooch, Goodwin, Gurley, Hickman,
Hooper, Hutchins, Julian, Kelley, Kellogg Of
Michigan, Kellogg of Illinois, 'Killinger, Ian
sing, Loomis, L0Vejoy, Mcknight, Mcpherson,
Mitchell, Moorhead, Morrill, of Maine, Morrill,
Of Vermont, Noel, 0lin, Patton, Pike, Pome-
roy, Porter, Potter, Rice of Maine, Riddle,
Rollins of New Hampshire, Sergeant, Sedg-
wick, Shanks, Sloan, Spaulding, Stevens, STRAIT
ton, Trimble, Trowbridge, Van Horn, Van
Valkenburgb, Verree, Wall, Wallace, Walton
of Vermont, Washburne, Wheeler, Whalley,
White Of Indiana, Wilson, Window and Wor-
cester.
NAYs--Messrs. Allen, Ancona, Baily of Penn
sylvanis, Biddle, Blair Of Virginia, Browne of
Rhode Island, Calvert, Clements, Cobb, Corn
iuR, Cor, Cravens, Crisfeld, Crittenden, Dawes,
DeIauo, DelapIaiD, Diven, Dunlap, English,
Fisher, Granger, Grider, Haight, Hall, Hard
ing, Harrison, Holman, Horton, johnson, Ker-
rigan, Knapp, Law, LazeaF, Lesry, Lehman,
Mallory, Maynard, MeDzies, Nixon, Noble,
Norton, Nugent, 0dell, Pike, Pendleton, Perry,
Phelps of Missouri, Rice Of Massachusetts,,
Richardson, Robbins, Rollins of Missouri, Sc
gar, Sheffield, Shieb Smith, Steele OF New
York, Steele Of New Jersey, Thomas Of Mas
sachusetts, Thomas Of Maryland, Train, Val
landigham, Voorhees,, Wadsworth, Ward, Web
ster, WicklifFe, Wood and Woodruff.
As the emancipation bill is short, and may be
considered as still pending in the HOuas,we give
q entire: o 300 arlu
A BILL to free from setvitude the slaves of
Rebels engaged in or abettiDg the existing |
Rebellion against the Government Of the |
United States.
Be Il enacted 6y the Senate and House of Rep.
Of the United States of America IN |
CoEeTeas Assembled, That II any person within
any State or Territory Of the United States
shall, after the passage Of this act, Wifully en-
gage in armed rebellion against the Govern.
ment Of the United States, or shall Wilfully aid |
Or abet such rebellion, or adhere to those en-
Raged In such rebellion, giving them aid and |
comfort, every such person shall thereby forfeit
al claim to the service or labor Of any persons
commonly known as slaves; and all such slaves
,re hereby declared free and forever discharged
rom such servitude, anything In the laWs Of
he Uaited States or Of any State to the contra.
" notwithstanding. And whenever thereafter
NY person slaiming the labor or service of any
'uch slave shall seek to enforce bis claim, II
hall be q sufficient defense thereto that the
,laImant was engaged In the said rebellion, or |
'ided or abelied the same, contrary 70 the pro-
'Isions OF this act. 80
srol2 AAd &C. q further snacisd, That II any !
erson claiming 10 be entitled TO the service or
'1r on my 0s5F P5Fs5a 5sifss % %sssS s. s. enforce
lnh rlalIsk ha ahalf in the frat noe and