Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-03
PASSAGE IN THE HOUSE OF THE
BILL TO RAISE VOLUNTEERS OF
AFRICAN DESCENT.

The debate in the House ON the bill intro
duced by Mr. Stevens, TO raise volunteers o.
African descent, passed last evening, Mr.
Stevens accepting Mr. Cpsey's amendment
embraced in the last paragraph of the bill
which Is as follows
Be L c1,acted By The Senate AID Rouse Of Rep,
r'SsntdtiVes Of the Unitsi States Of 4JHcricd in
Congress dsssmbiod, That tho President be, and
be lie hereby, authorized 10 enroll, arm, equip,
aud receive into tie land aud naval service OF
the United States such number of volunteers Of
African descent as he may deem useful to sup
press the present rebellion, for such term OF
service az he may prescribe, not exceeding five
years. Tho said volunteers TO be organized
according TO the regulations Of the branch of
service In which they be enlisted, TO receive
the same ratlons, clothing, and equipments as
other volunteers, aud monthly pay not to OK
coed that of other volunteers; to DO Differed by
PERSONS appointed and commissioned by the
President, and to be governed by the rules and
articles of war and such other rules and regu-
lations as may DO prescribed by the President:
ProVided, That nothing herein contained, or IN
the rules and articles Of war, shall DO so con-
strued as to authorize or permit any officer of
African descent TO be appointed to rank, or TO
exercise military or naval authority over white
ofncers, soldiers, or men, In tho military Or ma
val 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 pald-tO privatos Or labOrers of
African descent, which are or may be In the
military or naval service of tie United States;
Provided further, That the slaves Of loyal Clti-
zens In the Statos exempt by the Presidents
proclamation Of January 1, 1868, shall not be
received into the armed service Of the United
TAFT fharN no nfFl
opened in either Of the States Of Delaware, Ms.
ryland, Western Virginia, Kentucky, Tcnncs.
sec, or Missouri, without the consent of the
Governors OF said states having been fret Oh.
tanned.
The bill was passed-yeas SO, nays 81; as
follows:
YEAS-Nessrs. Aldrioh, H., Alley, r., Arnold
4, Ashley, r., Rabbit, R., BaNter, r., BaamAR r.
Bingham, X Blair, pa y r., Blake, r.. Brown, 4.
Blu tinton. R., Campbell, r., Casey, T., Chamber
+. Conklins, H., Conway, r., Cutler, R., Davis, X.
Dawes, r., Dunn, R., EdgertOn, R., Edwards, r.
Eliot, r., Ely, R, Fenton, r., 7. A. D. FessGnden
Y, S, {, Fessenden, r., Fisher, r., Frank, X.
Gooch, R., Gurlsy. r., Hooper, r., Hutchins. r.
Ju iau, r., Kelley, r., Kellogg, tNich) r., Lansing
D. 8.k LOOMS RI L9yelGy' g. Low, R., McTndCs, r.
ton, r., Mitchell, r.. morrill,, lvt) r., Nixon, R.
NOEL, R., olin, R., Phelps, r., Pike, r., Fomeroy
N, H L., Sergeant, r., Sedgwick, r., Shanks, r.
shctneld, o., shollabarger, X, sherman, r sloan
R, Spaulding, r., stevens, r., Train, R., Trimble
R., Trowbridge r., Van Horn, r., Wall, r., walk
er, r., Wallace, R., wAshburne, r., Wheeler, D.
White, tInd.) r., Wilson, r., Window, r., worces
ter, r.
NAYS-Allen, Ohio, D., Allen, Ill, D, Ancons
D., Bai'y, D, Bddie, b., Blair, Va, t., Clements
D, Cobb, D., Cox, b, CrNyens, D., Crisaeld, L,
Crittenden, u, Delaplaine, D., Granger, r., Order
y, Hale, T., Hall, D., Harding, D., Harrison, I,
Holman, D., Horton, H., Johnson, D., kellogg, III
r, kerrigan, D., Law, D, Lazear, D. Leary, I
MMo oly y" Nay Nay, D. Maynard o. MepIiesi Z
dleton, D., Price, D., Robinson, D., Rollins, Mo
u, shiel, u, stiles, D., Thomas, Mass, L., Ihoma'
Nd, u. NHllandighsm, D., Nibbard, D., wadl
worth, D., Webster Z, whaIey, D., white, Ohio
p, wicklife, D. Wood, D., Woodruff, n, Wright
D., Nesman, d.
The House then adjourned.