Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-02-14
The negro Soldiers Bill.

The bill to authorize the enlistment Of
negroes in the Army and Navy ofthe Uni
ted States, passed the House finally on
Monday of last week, by vote Of SO
yeas to 81 nays. The following is a copy
of the bill
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House nj
Representatives. Of lie Unttei States of
America IN CORgrtSS aSSembbG, That the
President be, and is hereby, authorized to
enroll, arm ,equ,p, ,and receive into the Ian.
and naval service of the United States such
number of volunteers OF African descend
as he may deem useful to suppress the prest
ent rebellion for such term OF service as
he may prescribe, not exceeding i've years.
The said volunteers to be organized ac-
cording to the regulations Of the branch
of service in which they may be enlisted, ,
10 receive the same rallons, clothing, aud
equi pments as other volunteers, aud
monthly pay not to exceed that OF other
volunteers to be oflicered by persons APP
pointed and commissi oned by the Presi-
dent, and 10 he governed by the rules and
articles of war and such other rules aud
regulations as may be prescribed by the
Piosident
Pn0y1DLD, That nothing herein con-
tanned, Or i'll the rules and articles OF war,
shall be construed as to authorize or per-
nit any officer OF African descent to be ap.
pointed TO rank, or to exercise military or
naval authority over white officers, sol
diero, or mon III the military or naval
service OF the United States; nor shall
any grcater pay than ten dollars month
with the usual allowance OF clothing and
rations be allowed or paid to privatcs or
laborcrs oi African descent which are, or
may be, IA the military or naval service
oil the United States:
PROVIDED FURTHER, That the slaves
OF loyal cltDais in the States exempt by
t Presidents S proclamation of January
lst, 1863, shall not be received inlo the
armed service OF the United States, nor
shall there be recruiting offices cpanad in
either Of the States oil Delaware, Mary
land, West Virginia, Kentucky, 1cnae-
see, or Missouri, without the consent OF
the Governor oi said State having been
first obtaincd.
The vote on the passage of the bill was
az follows
YEAs-Messrs Aldrich, Alley, Arnold
Ashley, Ddbbitt, Baxter, Bcaman, Blng
h'm, 5 s Blair, Bake, Wln. G.. Btown
Buiiintou, Campbell. Casey, ChamberIin,
Clark, Coliax, Il. A. Conkling, Roscoe
Conkling Conway, Cutter, Davis, Dawes,
Dunn, Edgerton Edwards, E5t, Ely.
Fenlon, 5. q. Fesoeulen, T. \ Fessend,n
Fisher, Frank, Gooch, Gurey, Hooper
Hatchins, Julian, Kelley, r. w. Kellogg
Lansing, Loomis, Lovcjny, Low, Mclndoe
Mexican, licNight, Mcpherson, Marston
Mitchall, j. 5. Moril, Nixon, Noel, Gin |
Timothy q. Phelps, Pike, Ponroy Porler
ohn ii. Rice, Biddie, Edward ii. Rol-
Inns, Sargent, Sedgaick, Shanks, Sheffield !
ShcIlabarger, Sherman, Sloan, Spaulding
Stephens Train, 1rimble, Trowbridge |
Van Horn, Walker, Wall, Wallace, Wash
ourne, Wheecr, Albert S. White, Wilson,
Wintom aDc Worcestcr-63.
NAYs-Mcssrs. William Allen, WIN j
Allen, Ancona, Baily, Bidde, Jacob 3.
Blair, Clements, Cox, Cravens, Crisfrld.
JrItenden, DeIup!aine, Granger, order,
Il nc, Hail, tlardiug, Hlrrison, H,Imlu,
Horton, Joauson, William ke,los., K>r
gan Law, lazear, Laary, Ma lory Ma
Maynard. Mcnzies, Morris, Noble, Norton.
Odcll PendI1ton, Price, Robin,on, Jas 5
30 lions, sSh'el, Stiles, Banjamin T. Tbom.
Is, Francis Thomas, Na!land,gham, Vib~
b rd, Wad>worth, Webster, Whalay.
Jhiiion a. White, Wicklffe, Wood Wood