Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-08
FRIDAY. April 4, 1862.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Thirty seventh Congressional Session.
Senate.-After our report closed yester
day the bill to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict Of Columbia was debated and amend
ed, the principal amendment appropriating
800 900 for the purpose OF colonizing such
slaves in Haiti, Liberia or some other coun-
try, after which the bill was passed as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Browning. Chandler, Clark,
Collamer, Dixon. Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot,
Foster, Grimes, Harlan, Harris, Howard,
Howe. King. Lane Qnd.) Morrill,, Pomeroy.
Sherman. Sumner, Ten Eyck. Trumbull,
Wade, Wilkinson. Wilmot and Wilson
Nays+Messrs. Bayard. Garlic. Davis.
Henderson. Kennedy. Latham. McDougall,
Nesmith Powell, SALISBURY I;aS Stark. Wiley.
The consideration of District business was
set for today and the Senate adjourned.
SATURDAY. April II. 1862.
HOUSE.-SLAVERY BILL.
House-After our report closed.
The debate on the bill to abolish slavery
in the District of Columbia was continued
until 6 o'clock. when the bill was put on
Its passage and passed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich. Alley. Arnold.
Ashley, Rabbit, Baker, Baxter, Beaman,
blESHdIu, bldlr Oh MISSOURI, bidlf Oh feHu-
syIvania. Blake. Browne Of Rhode Island.
Burlington, Campbell, Chamberlain, Clark.
Colfax. F. A. Conklng, R. ConNing, Co.
vode. Davis, Dawes, Delano, Diven. DUEL,
Dunn, Edgerton, Edwards, Eliot English
Fenton, Fessenden. Fisher, Franchot,
Frank, Gooch, Goodwin, Granger, Haight,
Hale. Hanchett, Harrison, Hickman. Hoop
er, Hutchins. Julian, Kelley. Kellogg Of
Michigan, Killinger, Lansing. Loomis, Love-
JOY. Mcknight, Mcpherson. Mitchell, Moor
head, Morrill, Of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont,
Nixon. Odell. DIN. Patton. Pike. Porter,
Potter. Rice Of Massa chusetts, Rice Of
Maine, Riddle. Rollins Of New Hampshire
Sergeant. Sedgwick. Shanks, Sheffield, Shell
labarger. Sloan, Spaulding, Stevens, STRAIT
ton. Thomas of Massachusetts,, Train.
Trowbridge: Van Horn. Van Valkenburgh.
Wilson and Windom-93
Nays-Messrs Allen. Bailey Of Pennsyl-
vania, Biddle. Blair of Virginia. Brown Of
Virginia, Casey. Crittenden. Delaplaine.
Johnson, Kerrigan. Knapp. Law. Lazier.
Leary. Mallory, May. Menzies. Morris. No
BILE. Norton. Nugen. Pendleton. Perry.
Price. Rollins Of Missouri. Shiel Steele Of
Of Maryland. Vallandigham, Voorhees,,
wadsworth, Ward. White Of Ohio. Wick
life and Wright-39.
The House adjourned to Monday.
WEDNESDAY, April 16, 1862.
THE EMANCIPATION BILL SIGNED.
This forenoon the President returned to
tho House. with his signature appended,
the bill abolishing slavery in the District Of
Columbia. accompanied by tho following
message:
Fellow-citizens of the Senate and House
Of Representatives: Tho act entitled IAN
act for the release Of certain persons held
to service or labor in the District Of Co.
lumbia," has this day been approved and
signed.
have never doubted the constitutional
authority Of Congress to abolish slavery In
this District, and have ever desired to
see the national capital freed from the
institution in some satisfactory way. Hence
there has never been, In my mind, any
question upon the subject, except the one
OF expediency, arising in view Of all the
circumstances. If there be matters within
and without this act which might have
taken q course or shape more satisfactory
to my judgment do not attempt to spec.
ify them I am gratified that the two
principles Of compensation and colonization
are both recognized and practically applied
in the act.
vided that claims may be presented, within
ninety days from the passage OF the ect
'sbut not thereafter" and tiaero q no aay-
ing for minors. femes-covert, insane or
absent parsons presume this q An onas-
sion by mere oyeSSdgh<, anA feoommenA