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=1862, May 1.= [See No. 61.] Introduced: _Senate Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 439; Cong. Globe, 1894._

=71. Harris's confiscation Bill recommitted. [-- 91.]=

=1862, May 6.= [See No. 67.] Wilson's amendment of Collamer's amendment: _Senate Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 450; Cong. Globe, 1954._----=May 6.= Final vote: _Senate Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 450; Cong Globe, 1954, 1965._

=72. Clark's confiscation Bill. [-- 91.]=

=1862, May 14.= Reported: _Senate Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 476; Cong.

Globe, 2112._----=May 14.= Discussed but not acted upon: _Cong. Globe, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 2163, 2188, 2219, 2842._

=73. Confiscation and emanc.i.p.ation Bill. [-- 91.]=

=1862, May 14.= [See No. 69.] Reported in the House: _House Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 683; Cong. Globe, 2128._ [See No. 75.]

=74. Sumner's Resolution on fugitive slaves.=

=1862, May 22.= Introduced: _Senate Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 520; Cong. Globe, 2275._----=May 23.= Grimes's amendment: _Senate Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 523; Cong. Globe, 2306._----=May 26.= Walton's emanc.i.p.ation bill amendment: _Cong. Globe, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 2362, 2363._

=75. Emanc.i.p.ation Bill.=

=1862, June 4.= [See No. 73.] Recommitted: _House Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 799; Cong. Globe, 2561._ [See No. 76.]

=76. Julian's Bill to repeal the Fugitive Slave Act. [-- 101.]=

=1862, June 9.= Introduced with a resolution: _House Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 826; Cong. Globe, 2623._

=77. Colfax's Resolution demanding trial by jury for fugitives.=

=1862, June 9.= Introduced: _House Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 828; Cong.

Globe, 2624._

=*78. Bill for emanc.i.p.ation of fugitives from disloyal masters. [-- 91.]=

=1862, June 17.= [See No. 75.] Reported in the House: _House Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 874; Cong. Globe, 2764._----=June 18.= Eliot's subst.i.tute: _House Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 282; Cong. Globe, 2793._----=June 18.= Emanc.i.p.ation bill pa.s.sed the House (yeas 82, nays 54): _Cong. Globe, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 2793._----=June 23.= Clark's Senate amendment to Eliot's subst.i.tute: _Cong. Globe, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 2879, 2996._----=June 28.= Trumbull's Amendment: _Cong. Globe, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 2999, 3006._

=**79. Progress of the confiscation Bill. [-- 91.]=

=1862, June 28.= Pa.s.sed the Senate (yeas 28, nays 13): _Senate Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 726._----=July 11.= Report of Conference Committee adopted by the House: _House Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 1045; Cong.

Globe, 3267._----=July 12.= Report of Conference Committee adopted by the Senate: _Senate Journal, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 814; Cong. Globe, 3275._----=July 17.= Approved by the President: _Cong. Globe, 37 Cong. 2 Sess., 3403._

=80. Bills for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act. [---- 101-103.]=

=1863, Feb. 8.= Ten Eyck's report on Wilson's repeal bill: _Cong. Globe, 37 Cong. 3 Sess._----=Dec. 14.= Stevens's repeal bill: _House Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 43; Cong. Globe, 19._----=Dec. 14.= Julian's repeal bill: _House Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 43; Cong. Globe, 20._----=Dec.

14.= Ashley's repeal bill: _House Journal, 38 Cong 1 Sess., 43; Cong.

Globe, 29._----=1864, Feb 8.= Sumner's repeal bill: _Senate Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 133; Cong. Globe, 521._----=Feb. 8.= Spalding's repeal bill: _House Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 235; Cong. Globe, 526._----=Feb.

29.= Sumner's bill reported: _Senate Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 196; Cong. Globe, 864._ [See No. 84]

=81. Saulsbury's subst.i.tute on the validity of personal liberty laws in the States, etc.=

=1864, Apr. 8.= Joint resolution for an amendment to the Const.i.tution: _Senate Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 311; Cong. Globe, 1489._

=82. Discussion of the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law. [-- 101.]=

=1864, Apr. 19.= [See No. 80.] Sherman's amendment: _Senate Journal, 38 Cong 1 Sess., 348; Cong. Globe, 1710, 1714._----=Apr. 19.= Henderson's amendment to Sherman's amendment: _Cong. Globe, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 1710._----=Apr. 19.= Saulsbury's amendment: _Senate Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 348, 621; Cong. Globe, 1715, 3191._----=Apr. 19.= Hale's amendment to Saulsbury's amendment: _Senate Journal, 38 Cong 1 Sess., 358; Cong. Globe, 1782._----=Apr. 21.= Howard's amendment: _Senate Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 358; Cong. Globe, 1782._ [See No. 81.]

=**83. Act repealing the Fugitive Slave Acts. [---- 101-104.]=

=1864, June 6.= [See No. 82.] Hubbard's repeal resolution: _House Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 749._----=June 6.= House subst.i.tute for repeal bill, reported by the Committee on Judiciary: _House Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 755; Cong. Globe, 2774._----=June 13.= Pa.s.sed House (yeas 82, nays 57): _House Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 503; Cong. Globe, 2920._----=June 15.= Referred in the Senate: _Senate Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 561; Cong. Globe, 2963._----=June 23.= Saulsbury's amendment: _Senate Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 621; Cong. Globe, 1864._----=June 23.= Johnson's amendment: _Senate Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 621; Cong.

Globe, 3191._----=June 23.= Pa.s.sed the Senate: _Senate Journal, 38 Cong.

1 Sess., 621; Cong Globe, 3191._----=June 28.= Signed by the President: _House Journal, 38 Cong. 1 Sess., 931; Cong Globe, 3360._

APPENDIX D.

_LIST OF IMPORTANT FUGITIVE SLAVE CASES._

No attempt has been made to present a full list of cases, but only such as had especial influence on the public mind, or such as ill.u.s.trate some special phase of the question.

=1. New Netherlands and Hartford controversy. [-- 11.]=

=1646.= Escapes from both colonies: _Winthrop, History of New England, 383; Moore, Notes on History of Slavery in Ma.s.sachusetts, 28; Doyle, English in America, I. 391._

=2. Escape to Manhattan. [-- 7.]=

=1659.= Four men escaped from New Amsterdam: _New York Colonial Ma.n.u.scripts, XIII. 238; Doc.u.mentary History of N. Y. Colony, II. 556 (Ch.

I. p. 4)._

=3. Escape of white servants to Cape May. [-- 9.]=

=1661.= Virginian white colonists escape: _New York Colonial Ma.n.u.scripts, XIII. 346._