Hale, Harding, Harlan, Harris, Henderson, Howard, Howe, April 8--Mr. SAULSBURY moved to strike out all after the word "Article xiii," and insert the following: SECTION 1. All persons shall have the right peaceably to assemble and worship God according to the dictates of their own consciuce. SEc. 2. The use of the public press shall not be obstructed; but criminal publications made in one State against the lawful institutions of another State shall not be allowed. SEC. 3. The right of citizens to free and lawful speech in public assemblies shall not be denied. Access of citizens to the ballot-box shall not be obstructed either by civil or ailitary power. The military shall always be subordinate to the existing judicial authority over citizens. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall never be suspended in the presence of the judicial authority. SEC. 4. The militia of a State or of the United States shall not be employed to invade the lawful rights of the people of any of the several States; but the United States shall not be hereby deprived of the right and power to defend and protect its property and rights within the limits of any of the States. a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the United States. SEC. 15. All acts of any inhabitant of the United States tending to incite persons held to service or labor to insurrection or acts of domestic violence, or to abscond, are hereby prohibited and declared to be a penal offence, and all the courts of the United States shall be open to suppress and punish such offences at the suit of any citizen of the United States or the suit of any State. SEC. 16. All conspiracies in any State to interfere with lawful rights in any other State or against the United States shall be suppressed; and no State or the people thereof shall withdraw from this Union without the consent of three fourths of all the States, expressed by an amendment proposed and ratified in the manner provided in article five of the Constitution. SEC. 17. Whenever any State wherein involuntary servitude is recognized or allowed shall propose to abolish such servitude, and shall apply for pecuniary assistance therein, the Congress may in its discretion grant such relief, not exceeding one hundred dollars, for each person liberated; but Congress shall not propose such abolishment or relief to any State. Congress may assist free persons of African descent to emigrate and civilize Africa. SEC. 18. Duties on imports may be imposed for revenue, but shall not be excessive or prohibitory in amount. SEC. 19. When all of the several States shall have abolished slavery, then and thereafter slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, shall never be SEC. 5. Persons held to service or labor for life, in any established or tolerated in any of the States or Territories State under the laws thereof, may be taken into any Ter- of the United States, and they shall be forever free. ritory of the United States south of north latitude 36° 30', SEC. 20. The provisions of this article relating to involand the right to such service or labor shall not be impaired untary labor or servitude shall not be altered without the thereby, and the Territorial Legislature thereof shall have consent of all the States maintaining such servitude. the exclusive right to make and shall make all needful Which was rejected, without a division. rules and regulations for the protection of such right, and also for the protection of such persons: but Congress or The joint resolution proposing the amendany Territorial Legislature shall not have power to impairment, as reported from the Committee on the or abolish such right of service in the said Territory while in a territorial condition without the consent of all the States south of said latitude which maintain such service. SEC. 6. Involuntary servitude, except for crime, shall not be permanently established within the district set apart for the seat of government of the United States: but the right of sojourn in such district with persons held to service or labor for life shall not be denied. Sec. 7. When any Territory of the United States south of north latitude 36° 30' shall have a population equal to the ratio of representation for one member of Congress, and the people thereof shall have formed a constitution for a republican form of government, it shall be admitted as a State into the Union, on an equal footing with the other States; and the people may in such constitution either prohibit or sustain the right to involuntary labor or service, and alter or amend the constitution at their will. two, article one, of this Constitution shall not be altered Sec. 8. The present right of representation in section without the consent of all the States maintaining the right to involuntary service or labor south of latitude 36° 30′, but nothing in this Constitution or its amendments shall be construed to deprive any State south of said latitude 360 30 of the right of abolishing involuntary servitude at its will SEC. 9. The regulation and control of the right to labor or service in any of the States south of latitude 360 30 is hereby recognized to be exclusively the right of each state within its own limits; and this Constitution shall not be altered or amended to impair this right of each State without its consent: Provided, This article shall not be construed to absolve the United States from, rendering assistance to suppress insurrections or domestic violence, when called upon by any State, as provided for in section four, article four, of this Constitution. Judiciary, was then passed-yeas 38, nays 6, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Conness, Cowan, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harding, Harlan, Harris, Fessenden, Howard, Howe, Johnson, Lane of Indiana, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill, Nesmith, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Wade, Wilkinson, Willey, Wilson-38. NAYS-Messrs. Davis, Hendricks, McDougall, Powell, Riddle, Saulsbury-6. VOTE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATINES. May 31-This joint resolution coming up, the vote on rejecting the bill was yeas 55, nays Mr. HOLMAN objecting to its second reading, 76, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. James C. Allen, Ancona, Bliss, Brooks, James S. Brown, Chanter, Coroth, Cor, Cravens, Dawson, Denison, Eden, Edgerton, Eldridge, Finck, Ganson, Grider, Hall, Harrington, Herrick, Holman, Philip Johnson, William Johnson, Kalbfleisch, Kernan, King, Knapp, Law, Long, Mallory, Marcy, McAllister, McDowell, James R. Morris, Morrison, Nelson, Noble, Odell, Pendleton, Pruyn, Radford, William H. Randall, Ross, John B. Steele, William G. Steele, Stiles, Sweat, Voorhees, Wadsworth, Ward, Wheeler, Chilton A. White, Joseph W. White, Winfield, Fernando Wood-55. NAYS-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson, John D. Baldwin, Baxter, Beaman, Blaine, Jacob B. Blair, Boyd, SEC. 19. No State shall pass any law in any way interfer-Broomall, Ambrose W. Clark, Cobb, Cole, Creswell, Henry ing with or obstructing the recovery of fugitives from justice, or from labor or service, or any law of Congress made under article four, section two, of this Constitution; and all laws in violation of this section may, on complaint made by any person or State, be declared void by the Supreme Court of the United States. SEC. 11. As a right of comity between the several States south of latitude 36° 30' the right of transit with persons held to involuntary labor or service from one State to another shall not be obstructed, but such persons shall not be brought into the States north of said latitude. SEC. 12. The traffic in slaves with Africa is hereby forever prohibited on pain of death and the forfeiture of all the rights and property of persons engaged therein; and the descendants of Africans shall not be citizens. Winter Davis, Thomas T. Davis, Dawes, Donnelly, Driggs, June 14-Mr. WHEELER offered an amendment, to add this proviso: That this article shall not apply to the States of Kentucky, Suc. 15. Alleged fugitives from labor or service, on request, shall have a trial by jury before being returned. Sc 11. All alleged fugitives charged with crime committed in violation of the laws of a State shall have the right of trial by jury, and if such person claims to be a citizen of another State, shall have a right to appeal or of WHEELER was disagreed to. Also the amend ment of Mr. PENDLETON, that the proposed | lution, which was referred to the Committee on amendments to the Constitution be submitted the Judiciary: to conventions instead of the Legislatures of the States, so that the ratification, if at all, shall be by conventions of three fourths of the States. The joint resolution of the Senate was then rejected yeas 95, nays 66, (two-thirds being necessary,) as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson, Arnold, Baily, J. D. Baldwin, Baxter, Beaman, Blaine, J. B. Blair, Blow, Boutwell, Boyd, Brandegee, Broomall, Ambrose W. Clark, Freeman Clarke, Cobb, Cole, Creswell, Dawes, Deming, Dixon, Donnelly, Driggs, Eckley, Eliot, Farnsworth, Fenton, Frank, Garfield, Gooch, Griswold, Hale, Higby, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Asahel W. Hubbard, John H. Hubbard, Hulburd, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Julian, Kasson, Kelley, Francis W. Kellogg, Orlando Kellogg, Littlejohn, Loan, Longyear, Marvin, McClurg, McIndoe, Samuel F. Miller, Moorhead, Morrill. Daniel Morris, Amos Myers, Leonard Myers, Norton, Odell, Charles O'Neill, Orth, Patterson, Perham, Pike, Price, Alexander II. Rice, John H. Rice, Edward H. Rollins, Schenck, Scofield, Shannon, Sloan, Smith, Smithers, Spalding, Starr, Stevens, Thayer, Thomas, Tracy, Upson, Van Valkenburgh, Ellihu B. Washburne, Wm. B. Washburn, Webster, Whaley, Wheeler, Williams, Wilder, Wilson, Windom, Woodbridge-95. NAYS-Messrs. James C. Allen, Wm. J. Allen, Ancona, Ashley, Augustus C. Baldwin, Bliss, Brooks, James S. Brown, Chanier, Coffroth, Cox, Cravens, Dawson, Denison, Eden, Edgerton, Eldridge, English, Finck, Ganson, Grider, Harding, Harrington, Herrick, Holman, Hutchins, Philip Johnson, William Johnson, Kalbfleisch, Kernan, King, Law, Lazear, Le Blond, Long, Mallory, Marcy, McAllister, MeDowell, McKinney, Wm. H. Miller, James R. Morris, Morrison, Noble, J. O'Neill, Pendleton, Perry, Pruyn, Radford, S. J. Randall, Robinson, Rogers, James S. Rollins, Ross, Scott, John B. Steele, Wm. G. Steele, Stiles, Strouse, Stuart, Sweat, Wadsworth, Ward, Chilton A. White, Joseph W. White, Fer nando Wood-€6. NOT VOTING-Messrs. William G. Brown, Clay, Henry Winter Davis, Thomas T. Davis, Dumont, Grinnell, Hall, Benjamin G. Harris, Charles M. Harris, Knapp, McBride, Middleton, Nelson, Pomeroy, Wm. II. Randall, Stebbins, Voorhees, Winfield, Benjamin Wood, Yeaman-20. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, &c., That (two thirds of both Houses concurring) the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States which, when ratified by three fourths of said Legislatures, as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, shall be valid, to all intents and purposes, as part of said Constitution, namely: ARTICLE 13. SEC. 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction. SEC. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. 1864, March 28-Mr. STEVENS offered the following joint resolution : the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of following articles be proposed to the several States as amendments to the Constitution of the United States: the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have ARTICLE 1. Slavery and involuntary servitude, except for been duly convicted, is forever prohibited in the United States and all its Territories. the delivery up of persons held to service or labor escapART. 2. So much of article four, section two, as refers to ing into another State is annulled. On a motion to reject the resolution, the yeas were 45, nays 75, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. James C. Allen, William J. Allen, Ancona, Augustus C. Baldwin, Bliss, Brooks, James S. Brown, Chan ler, Clay, Cravens, Dawson, Denison, Eldridge, English, Finck, Ganson, Griler, Hall, Harding, Harrington, Benjamin G. Harris, Herrick, Holman, Philip Johnson, Knapp, Law, Mallory, Marcy, James R. Morris, Morrison, Noble, John O'Neill, Pendleton, Perry, Pruyn, Samuel J. Randall, Rogers, James S. Rollins, Ross, Scott, John B. Steele, William G. Steele, Sweat, Winfield, Yeaman-45. NAYS-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson, Ashley, Baily, John D. Baldwin, Baxter, Beaman, Blaine, Francis P. Blair, jr., Blow, Boutwell, Boyd, Brandegee, Broomall, Ambrose W. Clark, Cobb, Cole, Henry Winter Davis, Thomas T. Same day, Mr. ASHLEY entered a motion to Davis, Deming, Dixon, Driggs, Dumont, Eckley, Eliot, reconsider the above vote. OTHER PROPOSITIONS. IN HOUSE. Frank, Garfield, Grinnell, Hale, Higby, Hooper, Hotchkiss, 1864, February 15-Mr. ARNOLD offered this Pike, Pomeroy, Price, Alexander H. Rice, John H. Rice, resolution: Resolved, That the Constitution should be so amended as to abolish slavery in the United States wherever it now exists, and to prohibit its existence in every part thereof for ever. The House refused to table it-yeas 58, nays 79; and passed it-yeas 78, nays 62, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Anderson, Arnold, Ashley, Baily, John D. Baldwin, Baxter, Beaman, Jacob B. Blair, Blow, Boutwell, Boyd, Brandegee, Broomall, Cobb, Cole, Creswell, Henry Winter Davis, Thomas T. Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Donnelly, Driggs, Dumont, Eckley, Eliot, Farnsworth, Frank, Garfield, Gooch, Grinnell, Higby, Hooper, Asabel W. Hubbard, John II. Hubbard, Hulburd, Jenckes, Julian, Kelley, Francis W. Kellogg, Loan, Longyear, Marvin, McClurg, Samuel F. Miller, Moorhead, Morrill, Daniel Morris, Amos Myers, Leonard Myers, Norton, Charles O'Neill, Orth, Patterson, Perham, Pike, Pomeroy, Price, Alexander H. Rice, John II. Rice, Edward H. Rollins, Schenck, Scofield, Shannon, Smithers, Spalding, Stevens, Thayer, Thomas, Upson, Van Valkenburgh, Ellihu B. Washburne, William B. Washburn, Whaley, Williams, Wilder, Wilson, Windom-78. NAYS-Messrs. James C. Allen, William J. Allen, Ancrma, Augustus C. Baldwin, Bliss, Brooks, James S. Brown, Clay, Coffroth, Cor, Cravens, Dawson, Denison, Eden, Edgerton, Eldridge, Finck, Ganson, Grider, Hall, Harding, Harring ton, Benjamin G. Harris, Herrick, Holman, William Johnson, Orlando Kellogg, Kernan, King, Knapp, Law, Lazear, Long, Mallory, McAllister, McBride, McDowell, McKinney, Wm. H. Miller, James R. Morris, Morrison, Nelson, Noble, Odell, John O'Neill, l'endleton, Perry, Samuel J. Rondall, William II. Randall, Robinson, James S. Rollins, Ross, Scott, John B. Steele, Stiles, Strouse, Stuart, Sweat, Chilton A. White, Joseph W. White, Winfield, Fernando Wood-62. February 15-Mr. WINDOM offered this reso Edward H. Rollins, Schenck, Scofield, Shannon, Smithers, It was then laid over. cle was stricken out. IN SENATE. 1864, Feb. 8-Mr. ANTHONY offered a joint resolution to repeal the joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States, approved March 2, 1861, which was as follows: the Legislatures of the several States as an amendment to Resolved, dc., That the following article be proposed to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three fourths of said Legislatures, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the said Constitution, namely: tution which will authorize or give to Congress the power ART. XIII. No amendment shall be made to the Constiinstitutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor to abolish or interfere within any State with the domestic or service by the laws of said State. May 11-On motion of Mr. TRUMBULL, the Committee on the Judiciary were discharged from its further consideration. OTHER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. A convention held in Alleghany City, Penn., January 27, 1864, adopted the following resolutions: Resolved, First, That we deem it a matter of paramount Importance to the life and prosperity and permanency of our nation that the Constitution be so amended as fully to express the Christian national character. Resolved, Second, That we are encouraged by the success attending the labors of the friends of this movement to persevere in the hope that, with the blessing of God, it will speedily result in the consummation of its great object. Resleed, Third, That the late proclamation of his Excellency the President of the United States, recommending the observance of days of national fasting, humiliation, and prayer, as suggested by the Senate, for the purpose of confessing our national sins, which have provoked the divine displeasure, and of imploring forgiveness through Jesus Christ; and also days of national thanksgiving for the purpose of making grateful acknowledgments of God's mercies; we have pleasing evidence that God is graciously inclining the hearts of those who are in authority over us to recognize His hand in national affairs, and to cherish a sense of our dependence as a nation upon Him. Which was subsequently presented to the President by a committee of the convention, with an address. The President made this reply: GENTLEMEN: The general aspect of your movement I cordially approve. In regard to particulars I must ask time to deliberate, as the work of amending the Constitution should not be done hastily. I will carefully examine your paper in order more fully to comprehend its contents than is possible from merely hearing it read, and will take such action upon it as my responsibility to our Maker and our country demands. Numerously signed petitions were presented to Congress during the late session. 1864, April 11-Mr. CRAVENS offered these resolutions, which went over, under the rule: Resolved, That in the present condition of the country, when the passions of the people are inflamed and their prejudices are excited, it is unwiso and dangerous to attempt to alter or amend the Constitution of the United States; that ample power is contained within its limits as it now exists to protect and defend the national life, and the exertise of power not warranted by its provisions would be to enter the field of revolution, and dangerous to the liberties of the people, tending to the establishment of military despotism and the final overthrow of free government in AmerResolved, That any attempt by Congress to reduce States to the condition of Territories is as odious and as revolutionary in its character and tendency as secession itself. Resolved, That it is the duty of the Government to listen to and consider any proposition for reconciliation that may be offered by the insurgents which does not involve the question of separation. ica. Resolved, That the thanks of the nation are due, and are hereby tendered, to the officers, soldiers, and seamen who have so gallantly borne our flag in this hour of peril to our country. March 24-Mr. BLAINE offered this resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee be directed to Inquire into the expediency of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, by striking out the fifth clause of section nine, article one, which forbids the levying of a tax on articles exported from any State. IN SENATE. March 3-Mr. DAVIS presented, for printing, an amendment he proposed to offer to the amendment of the Constitution reported by the Judiciary Committee: First. That no negro or person whose mother or grandmother is or was a negro shall be a citizen of the United States, or be eligible to any civil or military office, or to any place of trust or profit under the United States. Second. That the States of Maine and Massachusetts shall form and constitute ene State of the United States, to be called East New England, and the States of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Vermont shall form and constitute one State of the United States, to be called West New England. Resolutions on Slavery. First Session Thirty-Eighth Congress. 1864, Jan. 18-Mr. HARDING offered this resolation: Resolved, That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend. Mr. STEVENS moved to lay it on the table; which was lost-yeas 73, nays 75, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Ashley, John D. Baldwin, Baxter, Beaman, Jacob B. Blair, Boutwell, Boyd, Brandegee, Broomall, Ambrose W. Clark, Freeman Clarke, Cole, Creswell, Thomas T. Davis, Deming, Dixon, Donnelly, Driggs, Eckley, Eliot, Farnsworth, Frank, Garfield, Gooch, Grinnell, Higby, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Asahel W. Hubbard, Hulburd, Jenckes, Julian, Kelley, Francis W. Kellogg, Or lando Kellogg, Loan, Longyear, Marvin, McBride, McClurg, McIndoe, Samuel F. Miller, Moorhead, Morrill, Daniel Morris, Leonard Myers, Charles O'Neill, l'atterson, Perham, Pike, Pomeroy, Price, John H. Rice, Edward H. Rollins, Schenck, Smithers, Spalding, Stevens, Thayer, Thomas, Upson, Ellihu B. Washburne, William B. Washburn, Whaley. Williams, Wilder, Wilson, Windom, Woodbridge-73. NAYS-Messrs. James C. Allen, William J. Allen, Ancona, Augustus C. Baldwin, Francis P. Blair, jr., Bliss, Brooks, James S. Brown, W. G. Brown, Chanler, Clay, Coffroth, Cox, Cravens, Dawson. Denisom, Eden, Edgerton, Eldridge, Eng lish, Finck, Ganson, Grider, Griswold, Hale, Hall, Harding, Harrington, Benjamin G. Harris, Herrick, Holman, Hutchins. William Johnson. Kernan, King, Knapp. Lazear, Le Blond, Long, Marcy, McAllister, Mc Dowell, Mc Kinney, Middleton, Wm. H. Miller, James R. Morris, Morrison, Amos Myers, Nelson, Noble, John O'Neill, Orth, Pendleton, Wm. H. Randall, Robinson, James S. Rollins, Ross, Scofield, John G. Scott, Smith, John B. Steele, Stiles, Strouse, Stuart, Sweat, Tracy, Voorhees, Wadsworth, Webster, Wheeler, Chil ton A. White, Joseph W. White, Winfield, Fernando Wood, Yeaman-75. It was then referred to the Committee on the Rebellious States-yeas 83, nays 68, as follows: D. Baldwin, Baxter, Beaman, Blaine, Jacob B. Blair, BoutYEAS-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Arnold, Ashley, John well, Boyd, Broomall, Ambrose W. Clark, Freeman Clarke, Clay, Cole, Creswell, Thomas T. Davis, Dawes, Deming, Dixon, Donnelly, Driggs, Eckley, Eliot, Farnsworth, Fenton, Frank, Garfield, Gooch, Grinnell, Higby, Hotchkiss, John H. Hubbard, Hulburd, Jenckes, Julian, Kasson, Kelley, Orlando Kellogg, Loan, Longyear, Lovejoy, Marvin, McBride, McClurg, McIndoe, Samuel F. Miller, Moorhead, Morrill, Daniel Morris, Amos Myers, Leonard Myers, Charles O'Neill, Orth, Patterson, Perham, Pike, Pomeroy, Price, Alexander H. Rice, John H. Rice, Edward H. Rollins, Schenck, Scofield, Shannon, Smithers, Spalding, Stevens, Thayer, Thomas, Upson, Van Valkenburgh, Ellihu B. Washburne, William B. Washburn, Webster, Whaley, Williams, Wilder, Wilson, Windom, Woodbridge-83. NAYS-Messrs. James C. Allen, William J. Allen, Ancona, Augustus C. Baldwin, Francis P. Blair, jr., Brooks, James S. Brown, William G. Brown, John W. Chanler, Cor, Cravens, Dawson, Denison, Eden, Edgerton, Eldridge, English, Finck, Ganson, Grider, Griswold, Hale, Hall, Harding, Harrington, Benjamin G. Harris, Herrick, Holman, Hutchins, William Johnson, Kernan, King, Knapp, Le Blond, Long, Marcy, Me Allister, McDowell, McKinney, Middleton, William H. Miller, James R. Morris, Morrison, Nelson, Noble, John O'Neill, Pendleton, Radford, Samuel J. Randall, Robinson, James S. Rollins, Ross, Scott, Smith, John B. Steele, Stiles, Strouse, Stuart, Sweat, Tracy, Voorhees, Wadsworth, Wheeler, Chillon A. White, Joseph W. White, Winfield, Fernando Wood, Yeaman-63. 1864, February 29-Mr. MORRISON offered the following resolution; hich was laid over under the rule: Resolved, That slavery legally exists in some of the States of the Union by virtue of the Constitution and laws of such States, and that neither the Government of the United have they any legal duty to perform in relation thereto exStates nor the people, as such, are responsible therefor, nor cept such as is enjoined by section two, article four, of the Federal Constitution, in these words: "No person held to service or labor in one State, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall in consequence of any law or regu lation therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due." Bureau of Freedmen's Affairs. 1864, March 1-The House passed a bill to establish a Bureau of Freedmen's Affairs-yeas 69, nays 67, as follows: Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Hale, Harlan, Harris, Howe, Lane of Indiana, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill, Ramsey, YEAS-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson, Arnold, John D. Baldwin, Baxter, Beaman, Blow, Boutwell, Boyd, Brandegee, Ambrose W. Clark, Cobb, Cole, Creswell, Dawes, Dixon, Donnelly, Driggs, Dumont, Eckley, Eliot, Farns worth, Fenton, Frank, Garfield, Grinnell, Higby, Hooper, That all white persons in the States not in revolt shall be Hotchkiss, Asahel W. Hubbard, John H. Hubbard, Jenckes, protected, in their constitutional rights, and that no such Julian, Kasson, Kelley, Francis W. Kellogg, Orlando Kel-person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, with logg, Longyear, Lovejoy, Marvin, McClurg, McIndoe, Sam- out due process of law; nor shall any such person be held uel F. Miller, Moorhead, Morrill, Daniel Morris, Amos Myers, to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless Norton, Charles O'Neill, Perham, Pike, Pomeroy, Price, on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury except in Alexander H. Rice, John H. Rice, Schenck, Shannon, Sloan, cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia Smithers, Stevens, Thayer, Van Valkenburgh, William B. when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor Washburn, Wilder, Wilson, Windom, Woodbridge-69. shall any such person, except as aforesaid, be tried for any NAYS-Messrs. Ancona, Baily, Augustus C. Baldwin, Fran- crime or offence whatever by court-martial or military comcis P. Blair, jr., Jacob B. Blair, Brooks, James S. Brown, mission. William G. Brown, Chanler, Clay, Coffroth, Cox, Dawson, Denison, Eden, Eldridge, Finck, Ganson, Grider, Griswold, Hale, Hall, Harding, Harrington, Harris, Herrick, Holman, Hutchins, Kalbfleisch, Kernan, King, Knapp, Law, Long, Mallory, McAllister, McBride, McDowell, McKinney, Middleton, William H. Miller, Morrison, Nelson, Noble, Pendleton, Radford, Samuel J. Randall, Rogers, Ross, Scott, Stebbins, John B. Steele, William G. Steele, Stiles, Strouse, Stuart, Sweat, Thomas, Tracy, Voorhees, Wadsworth, Webster, Whaley, Chilton A. White, Joseph W. White, Williams, Winfield-67. Was rejected-yeas 8, nays 29, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Buckalew, Carlile, Davis, Hendricks, Pow ell, Richardson, Riddle, Saulsbury-8. NAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Clark, Conness, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, Harris, Hicks, Howe, Johnson, Lane of Indiana, Morgan, Morrill, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Wade, Willey, Wilson-29. June 28-The bill passed-yeas 21, nays 9, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Chandler, Clark, Conness, Doolittle, Foot, Foster, Harlan, Howe, Lane of Indiana, Morgan, Morrill, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sprague, Sumner, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson-21. NAYS-Messrs. Buckalew, Carlile, Cowan, Davis, Hen During the pendency of the bill in the Senate as in Committee of the Whole, Mr. WILLEY offered this as a new section: [The bill created in the War Department a Bureau of Freedmen's Affairs, with a Commissioner, (at a compensation of $4,000 per annum,) to whom shall be referred the adjustment and determination of all questions concerning persons of African descent, and per-dricks, McDougall, Powell, Riddle, Willey-9. sons who are or shall become free by virtue of any proclamation, law, or military order issued during the present rebellion, or by virtue of any State act of Emancipation, or who shall be That whenever the said Commissioner cannot find abanotherwise entitled to their freedom. The Com-doned real estate on which to employ all of the freedmen missioner is authorized to make all needful rules and regulations for the general superintendence, direction, and management of all such persons, and to appoint a chief and other clerks. All military and civil officers charged with the execution of any law or order liberating slaves, are required to make returns of their proceed-ation in this behalf. ings to the Commissioner, who is authorized to establish regulations for the treatment and disposition of all freedmen, that their rights and those of the Government may be duly determined and maintained. Assistant Commissioners of Freedmen are to be appointed in the rebellious States when brought under military authority, (each with an annual salary of $2,500,) with power to permit freedmen to cultivate lands in those districts which have been, or may be, abandoned by their former owners, and all real estate within such districts to which the United States shall have acquired title and not previously appropriated to other uses, to adjust wages, receive returns, &c.] who may come under his care and control by virtue of, this act, it shall be his duty, so far as may be practical, to provide for them homes and employment with humane and suitable persons at fair and just compensation for their services; and that in order the more effectually to accomrespondence with the Governors and the various municipal plish this purpose the said Commissioner shall open a corauthorities of the different States requesting their co oper IN SENATE. 1864, April 12-Mr. SUMNER reported from the Committee on Slavery and Freedmen a bill to establish a Bureau of Freedmen, which was read and passed to a second reading. May 25-Mr. SUMNER reported back the House bill with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. June 8-It was considered in the Senate. June 15-Mr. CARLILE moved to postpone the bill until the first Monday of December next; which was rejected—yeas 13, nays 23, as fol lows: Which was agreed to-yeas 19, nays 15, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Clark, Davis, Doolittle, dricks, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill, Fowell, Sumner, which was rejected-yeas 14, nays 14, as fol- YEAS-Messrs. Buckalew, Chandler, Clark, Conness, Hendricks, Morgan, Morrill, Pomeroy, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson-14. NAYS-Messrs. Brown, Davis, Foot, Grimes, Harlan, Harris, Hicks, Johnson, Lane of Indiana, Powell, Ramsey, Saulsbury, Van Winkle, Willey-14. The last clause, "and that," &c., was afterwards stricken out as unnecessary, the Commissioner having full discretion over the subjectmatter, and being accessible to all persons interested. June 30-The bill as amended by the Senate, was referred to the Select Committee in the House, who recommended a non-concurence in the Senate amendments; when the bill was postponed to December 20th next. tled the proposition to repeal the joint resoluThe postponement of the bill leaves unsettion amendatory of the confiscation act. Each YEAS-Messrs. Buckalew, Carlile, Davis, Grimes, Hen-House passed a repealing section, but neither dricks, Hicks, Johnson, Powell, Richardson, Riddle, Saulsbury, Van Winkle, Willey-13. passed the other's. (See p. 203.) LEGISLATION, ORDERS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND PROPOSITIONS RELATIVE TO THE WAR AND TO "PEACE." The Enrollment Acts. ACT OF MARCH 3, 1863.-p. 115. Third Session, Thirty-Seventh Congress. The bill passed the Senate without a call of the yeas and nays. IN HOUSE. February 25-Mr. Cox moved to insert the word "white" so as to limit the enrolment to "white" able-bodied males. Mr. LOVEJOY called the yeas and nays, but they were not ordered. And the amendment was disagreed to--yeas 53, nays 85. YEAS-Messrs. Aldrich, Arnold, Ashley, Babbitt, Baily, Baker, Baxter, Biddle, Bingham, Jacob B. Blair, William G. Brown, Buflinton, Calvert, Campbell, Casey, Chamberlain, Clark, Frederick A. Conkling, Crisfield, Cutler, Delano, Dunn, Edgerton, Edwards, Ely, English, Fenton, Samuel C. Fessenden, Thomas A. D. Fessenden, Fisher, Fianders, Frank, Gooch, Goodwin, Gurley, Hahn, Harrison, Hickman, Hooper, Horton, Kelley, Killinger, Lansing, Lazear, Leary, Lehman, Loomis, Lovejoy, Low, McIndoe, McKean, McKnight, Marston, Maynard, Moorhead, Anson P. Morrill, Nixon, Olin, Patton, Timothy G. Phelps, Pike, Pomeroy, Mr. WICKLIFFE, of Kentucky, moved to add Alexander H. Rice, John II. Rice, Sargent, Sedgwick, Segar, the following to the thirteenth section: Provided, That the men thus called into the service shall be by the Governor of the State organized into companies and regiments, and officers to command them shall be appointed and commissioned by authority of the State according to the provisions of the constitution and laws thereof, and in obedience to the Constitution of the United States. Which was negatived-yeas 55, nays 104. The YEAS were: YEAS-Messrs. William Allen, William J. Allen, Ancona, Baily, Biddle, Clements, Conway, Corning, Cox, Cravens, Crittenden, English, Fisher, Fouke, Granger, Grider, Hale, Hall, Harding, Holman, Johnson, Kerrigan, Killinger, Knapp, Law, Lazear, Mallory, May, Menzies, Mor is, Noble, Norton, Nugen, Pendleton, Perry, Price, Robinson, James & Rollins, Shiel, Smith, John B. Steele, William G. Steele, Stiles, Vallandigham, Voorhees, Wadsworth, Ward, Webster, Whaley, Chilton A. White, Wickliffe, Wood, Woodruff, Wright, Yeaman-55. THE $300 COMMUTATION CLAUSE. * Mr. HOLMAN moved to strike out the thirteenth section, which provides for a commutation, not exceeding $300, where parties are drafted; which was disagreed to--yeas 67, nays 87, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. William Allen, William J. Allen, Alley, Ancom, Beaman, Samuel S. Blair, Blake, Clements, Colfax, Roscoe Conkling, Conway, Corning, Cox, Cravens, Davis, Dawes, Delaplaine, Diven, Eliot, Fouke, Franchot, Granger, Hall, Holman, Hutchins, Johnson, Julian, Francis W. Kellogg, William Kellogg, Kerrigan, Knapp, Law, McPherson, Pending the engineer bill in Senate, March 2-Mr. TRUMBULL offered a section repealing the commutation clause; which was rejected-yeas 10, nays 25, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Grimes, Harlan, Howe, Lane of Indiana, Porcell, Saulsbury, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wilkinson, Wilson of Missouri-10. NATS-Messrs. Arnold, Chandler, Clark, Coilamer, Cowan, Davis, Dixon, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Harris, Henderson, Hicks, Howard, Kennedy, King, Lane of Kansas, Morrill, Nesmith, Pomeroy, Sherman, Sumner, Turpie, Willey, Wilson of Massachusetts-25. Sheffield, Shellabarger, Sloan, Smith, Spaulding, Stratton, Benjamin F. Thomas, Francis Thomas, Train, Trimble, Trowbridge, Van Horn, Verree, Walker, Wallace, Walton, Webster, Wheeler, Woodruff, Wright-87. Mr. HOLMAN moved a substitute, the leading features of which are embodied in these sections: That such militia of the several States shall be enrolled under the authority of the respective States, and when any number thereof shall be called out by the President of the United States as authorized by law, the same shall be organized into companies and regiments by the Governor of such State, subject to the regulations established by the President of the United States in pursuance with existing law, and the company, field, and staff officers of the forces so organized shall be commissioned by such Governor as now provided by law for commissioning officers for the volunteer forces: Provided, That such militia shall not be called out for a period of more than one year: And provided further, That the President of the United States in calling out the militia shall apportion the number from number of volunteers or militia already furnished by the each State according to population, having regard to the States respectively. That the pay of the privates in the regular army and volunteers and militia in the service of the United States shall be $15 per month, from and after the 1st day of March, 1863, until otherwise provided by law. Which was negatived-yeas 44, nays 108. The YEAS were: YEAS-Messrs. William Allen, Ancona, Biddle, Conway, Corning, Cox, Cravens, Crittenden, Delaplaine, English, Fouke, Granger, Hall, Harding, Holman, Johnson, Kerrigan, Killinger, Knapp, Law, Mallory, May, Menzies, Morris, Noble, Norton, Nugen, Pendleton, Price, James S. Rollins, Shiel, Smith, John B. Steele, William G. Steele, Stiles, Voorhees, Wadsworth, Ward, Whaley, Chilton A. White, Wood, Woodruff, Wright, Yeaman-44. The bill then passed-yeas 115, nays 49, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Aldrich, Alley, Arnold, Ashley, Babbitt, Baily, Baker, Baxter, Beaman, Bingham, Jacob B. Blair, Samuel S. Blair, Blake, William G. Brown, Buffinton, Calvert, Campbell, Casey, Chamberlain, Clark, Colfax, Frederick A. 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