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rom 5 to 40 years, and fine of $1000 to $10,000 (Chandler's amendment: _Ibid._, p. 228). 5. Forfeiture of all property, and imprisonment (Pitkin: _Ibid._, p. 188). 6. Death (Smilie: _Ibid._, pp. 189-90; bill reported to House, Dec. 19: _Ibid._, p. 190; Senate bill as reported to House, Jan. 28). [34] Smilie: _Annals of Cong._, 9 Cong. 2 sess. pp. 189-90. [35] Tallmadge: _Ibid._, p. 233; Olin: _Ibid._, p. 237. [36] Ely: _Ibid._, p. 237. [37] Smilie: _Ibid._, p. 236. Cf. Sloan: _Ibid._, p. 232. [38] Hastings: _Ibid._, p. 228. [39] Dwight: _Ibid._, p. 241; Ely: _Ibid._, p. 232. [40] Mosely: _Ibid._, pp. 234-5. [41] Tallmadge: _Ibid._, pp. 232, 234. Cf. Dwight: _Ibid._, p. 241. [42] Varnum: _Ibid._, p. 243. [43] Elmer: _Annals of Cong._, 9 Cong. 2 sess. p. 235. [44] _Ibid._, p. 240. [45] Holland: _Ibid._, p. 240. [46] Early: _Ibid._, pp. 238-9; Holland: _Ibid._, p. 239. [47] _Ibid._, p. 233. Cf. Lloyd: _Ibid._, p. 237; Ely: _Ibid._, p. 232; Early: _Ibid._, pp. 238-9. [48] _Ibid._, p. 484. [49] This was the provision of the Senate bill as reported to the House. It was over the House amendment to this that the Houses disagreed. Cf. _Ibid._, p. 484. [50] Cf. _Annals of Cong._, 9 Cong. 2 sess. pp. 527-8. [51] _Ibid._, p. 528. [52] _Ibid._, p. 626. [53] _Ibid._ [54] _Ibid._ [55] _Ibid._, pp. 636-8; _House Journal_ (repr. 1826), 9 Cong. 2 sess. V. 616, and House Bill No. 219; _Ibid._, 10 Cong. 1 sess. VI. 27, 50; _Annals of Cong._, 10 Cong. 1 sess. pp. 854-5, 961. [56] On account of the meagre records it is difficult to follow the course of this bill. I have pieced together information from various sources, and trust that this account is approximately correct. [57] Cf. _Senate Journal_ (repr. 1821), 9 Cong. 2 sess. IV., Senate Bill No. 41. [58] _Annals of Cong._, 9 Cong. 1 sess. p. 438. Cf. above, Sec. 53. [59] This amendment of the Committee of the Whole was adopted by a vote of 63 to 53. The New England States stood 3 to 2 for the death penalty; the Middle States were evenly divided, 3 and 3; and the South stood 5 to 0 against it, with Kentucky evenly divided. Cf. _House Journal_ (repr. 1826), 9 Cong. 2 sess. V. 504. [60] _Ibid._, V. 514-5. [61] The substitution of the Senate bill was a victory for
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