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The Daily Dispatch: may 29, 1862., [Electronic resource], Federal Congress.Senate (search)
s (chairman of the District Committee) said that as the gentleman from Massachusetts evidently desired the investigation of what was a constitutional question, it was not proper to direct the resolution to the District Committee. He himself was not a lawyer, and there were others on the District Committee who were not. He suggested that the resolution be directed to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Sumner accepted the suggestion, and the resolution, as thus amended, was then passed. Mr. Wilmot, of Pa. introduced a bill requiring an oath of allegiance in certain cases and for other purposes. [This bill requires all persons claiming fugitive slaves to take the oath of allegiance, and swear to their past loyalty; and on conviction of false swearing shall be punished with imprisonment not less than five years, and fined not less than five hundred dollars. It also allows blacks to testify in their own behalf]. It was referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. The co