Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-02-25
The Bill to Arm the Negroes, with the Vote of
the House on its Passage.

Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Re
pressntatires ofAe United States of America IN
Congress assembled, That the President be,
and is hereby authorized to enroll, arm, equip,
and receive into the land and naval service of
the United States such number of volunteers
of African descent as he may deem useful to
suppress the present rebellion, for such term
of service as he may prescribe, not exceeding
five years. The said volunteers to be organ
lied according to the regulations of the branch
of service in which they may be enlisted, to
receive the same ratons, clothing, and equip
ments as other volunteers, and monthly pay
not to exceed that of other volunteers; to be
offoered by persons appointed and commits
stoned by the President, and to be governed
by the rules and articles of war and such 9TH
er rules and regulations as may be prescribed
by the President:
Provided, That nothing herein contained
or in the rules and articles of war, shall be so
construed as to authorize or permit any officer
Of African descent to be appointed to rank, or
to exercise military or naval authority over
white officers, soldiers, or men, in the militia
ry or naval service of the United States; nor
shall any greater pay than ten dollars per
month, with the usual allowance of clothing
and rations, be allowed or paid to privaues or
laborers Of African descent, which are or may
be in the military or naval service of the Uni
ted States.
Provided further, That the slaves Of loyal
citizens in the States exempt by the Presi-
dents proclamation of January l, 1863, shall
not be received into the armed service Of the
United States; nor shall there be recruiting
Offices opened in either of the States of Della
ware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee, or Missouri, without the consent
of the Governors of said States having been
first obtained.
The bill was passed--yeas SO, nays 81; as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Alley, Arnold,
Ashley, Babbitt, Baxter, Beaman, Bingham,
Blair, (Pa) Blake, Brown, Pa.) Burlington,
Campbell CASEY, Chamberlain, Clarke, Col
fax, F. A Conkling, Roscoe Conkling, Con
way, Cutler, Davis, Dawes, Dunn, Edgerton,
Edwards, Eliot, Ely, Fenton, S. c. Fessanden,
T. A. D. Fessenden, FISHER, Frank, Gooch,
Gurley, Hooper, Hutchins, Julian, Kellogg,
(AIlch.) Lansing, LOOMS, LoYejoy, Low, Nc
IndOe, McCeon, Mcknight, Mcpherson, Mar
ston, Mitchell Morril CVt) Nixon NoELL, 0Hn,
Phelps (Cal), Pike, POmeroy, Porter, Rice,
(Me3, Riddle, Rollins On. HI Sergeant,
Shanks, Sheffield, SheIabarger,
Sloan, Spaulding, Stevens, Train,
Trowbridge, Van Horn, Walker,
Wall, Wallace, Washburne, Wheeler, White
Qnd), Wilson, Winslow, and Worcester-83.
NArs-Messrs. Allen (Ohio), AHen O),
4ncona Bailey, Biau7s BLAIR VAL CLEMENTS,
Cobb, Coz, Crarens, CRIsF1ELD, CRIrrENDEN,
De5aplain Granger, GETDER, Hale, HALL,
HANSON, Holman [In], Hor-
ton, johnson, Kellogg HILL Ksrrigan,
La,O, Lazear, LEARY, MALLORY, 1lay, May
NARY, MENzIEs, Norris, Noble, Norton, Odelj,
Pendleton, PRICE, Robinson, ROLLINS, Mo-
Shell, Stiles, Thomas [Mass.l, Thomas MIDI /
Kalandigban, Ti65ard, WADswoRrH, WEE
srER, WHAIEY, White [Ohiol WIcKLIFFE,
Wood, Woodbury., WRIGHT, YEAMN-54
Republicans in Roman, Democrats in RaIic
Union in SMALL CAPS.