Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-11

providing amendments to the Constitnl
ton, as follows LIST, neither slavery
nor involuntary servitude, except rs
punishment for crime shall exist within
the United States or any place subiect
to their jurisdiction. %, Congress shall
have power to enforce this article by An
propriate legislation,
Mr. Trumbull, from the Judic,arr
Committee, reported adversely to NJ
proposed amendment of the Constitn
ton by Mr. Sumner, making all mon
free before the law, so that no man can
hold another a slave,
Mr., Clark introduced a bill ratifyb,
and reaiiirming the Presidents Proc1s
nation of Jan, LIST, 1868, and giving h
the force of statute, Referred n
Slavery and Freedom Committee.
Mr.. Brown submitted an amendmen,
to the Enlistment Bill, confirming eman.
cipation proclamation, abolishing slave
ry throughout the country and subject.
ing colored men TO enrolment and draft
Mr.. Summers resolution relative Ia
the ejectment of negroes from the cars
in Washington was adopted, yeas 80
nays 10.
Resolution establishing COMMITTEE
on Manufactures was adopted after long
debate.
Mr., Cowan moved to strike out Mem
bers of Congress. Carried. Yeas %
nays Ia.
The bill provides that no member Of
the Senate or House, nor any Head o.
Departments receive compensation d.
rectly or indirectly for services in apy
proceeding, contract, claim, charge, aceu
sation, arrest, or other matter in which
the United States is interested AM
such person offending shall be fined tn
thousand dollars and imprisoned two
years, and be forever incapacitated from
holding any Office under the Govern.
ment.
The bin equalizing the pay of soldieH
was taken up.
The question being on striking on,
the section giving colored men same a,
white, Mr.. Sumner argued in favor Of
the bill, and Mr. Fessenden opposed The
retrospective character of the bill.
HOUSE.
The House proceeded TO the consid.
Grafton of the bill to establish bureau
of freedman's affairs.
Mr.. Elliott, of Mass, explained the
bill, saying its passage was demanded
no less by the considerations of high
justice than by its effect ON the pecuni, .
airy interests of the Government.
No action was had on the bill
Mr.. Davis, of Maryland, moved to lay
them on the table, pending which The
House went into Committee of the Whoa
on the state of the Union on the enroll
ment bill.
The enrolment bill was discussed foi
the remainder of the session
The Committee were for al long time
engaged in the section eXempting mem.
bers of religious denominations who are
conscientiously opposed to bearing arms
from service in the field, but assigning
them TO look after freedmen
During the debate Mr.. Deming, Of
Conn, said there were five hundred
thousand non-resistants in the country
and If they were exempted from the
draft there would be revival among
the non-resisting sects, and their ranks
at least would be recruited.
Mr.. James C. Allen, of Illinois, moved
to amend by striking out the reference
to religious denominations, and making
the section apply to all persons consci,
entiously opposed to bearing arms
Mr.. Aliens motion was disagreed TO-
Mr.. Allen then moved to strike out
the section.
This was decided in the negative by
one majority .,t.,,g .a,
The section therefore substantially
stands as in the original bill.
MIR. Ganson offered as an amendment
that the privileges of the writ of habeas
corpus shall not be suspended in the
cases of alleged minors who may be en-
listed
This amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Stevens offered an amendment
that colored persons be enrolled, and, Il
slaves be drafted, the master shall re-
ceiye $500, and the drafted man shall be
free.
An animated debate ensued, partici.
pated in by Messrs. Clay and MALLORY
against, and Boutwell, Morris, Farms
worth, Davis, and Sniythers in favor Of
the amendment.
The Committee rose without voting.
Adjourned.