Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Wade moved to take up the bill for
the admission Of Western Virginia.
Agreed to-yeas %, nays IL
The question was on Mr.. Summers
amendment to strike out the provision free
ing children who are born after the 4th Of
July, 1868, and insert that there shall be
neither slavery or involuntary servitude,
except for the punishment Of crime, where
of the party shall be duly convicted The
amendment was rejected by yeas II, nays
"a.
Yeas-Chandler, Clarke, Grimes, King,
Lane, of Kansas, Pomeroy, Sumner, Trum-
bull, Wilkinson, Wilmob and Wilson, of
of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Wiley moved an amendment as a
substitute for the latter portion Of the bill,
providing that the State of Western Yir-
ginia shall be admitted on the fundamen-
tai condition that all slaves born within
the limits of said State, after the 4th of July
1868, shall be free, and that the second sec
tion Of article II of the constitution Of the
said State shall not be construed to author
ize the passage Of any law by which any
citizen of any State Of this Union shall be
excluded from any privileges or immuni-
ties to which said citizen is entitled by the
constitution of the United States, provided
that the Convention to be reeonYened shall
declare the consent of said State to such
fundamental condition, and transmit the
same to the President Of the United States,
who shall make proclamation Of it, and
said State shall be admitted so days after
such proclamation.
Mr.. Wade offered an amendment TO Mr..
Willey's amendment, that all slaves within
the limits of said State who shall at the
time aforesaid, the 4th Of July, 1868, be
under 2l years Of age, shall be free on ar
riving at that age
After discussion the amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. Carlisle offered an amendment that
the ordinance declaring the assent Of the
State to the conditions Of the proposed con-
! ititution be submitted to a vote, and be
ratified by the people of the State Mr..
Carlisle spoke at considerable length in
favor of the amendment He urged the
necessity of referring the constitution to
the people of the State as many Of them
! had not been represented in the State Con-
vention.
Mr.. Wade expressed himself utterly sur
| prised at the remarks Of the Senator from
| Virginia (Carlisle). He (Carlisle) was
talking against time, and shaking conf
dence in the Convention that framed the
Constitution. he, (Csrlisle) while pretend
ing to be a friend of this measure, was act
ing in a manner to defeat it.
Wiley withdrew his first amendment,
Offering as q substitute a bill from the
House substantially the same, with pro-
vision for vote of ratification by the peo-
pie. ora .IG
Mr. Lane offered an amendment that al
the slaves in the State at the time sfOre-
said, under ten years Of age, be free when
twenty-one, and all under tWenty-one and
over ten be free when twenty-five
Adopted.
Carlisle moved to strike ont all eondi-
tions Of admission. Rejected.
Willey's amendment was then adopted.
/ The question then reeurred en- the post
ponement Of the bill till December. -
/ TrumbulIs motion was rejected; and The
4 bill passed-2S against II. -
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