New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-13
sxxyIIITn CONGRESS. .Fir., Session.
SENATE WASHINGTON, May H. 1864.
FORMULATING RAILROAD M0N0PoLIES.

| Mr. WILSON, from the Military Committee,
| ,.norted the following without amendment: f..
t,B1ycls The Constitution Of the United states co.vr
n Congress In express terms the power to regulate en-
-, ong the several States TO estabshpo roads ana ''
r'e a Hi every railroad in the United States whose
o.d il operated by steam. It's successor and As'ls' DC
e,,ions boats biiee., and ferries ali feissi' proper
mails passengers troops and Government .uIpu.s on
wsy from State to any other and to receive
ISPoRMATIoN AS TO GENERAL OFFICERS.
/ On motion OF Mr.. WILSON il was resolved thst wv
| Secretary of War be directed TO furnish tne oenh'
th list of all gepera officers Of the regular or vol
tntcer forces in commission ~ the DeSInni ~ =;
nresent war appointed since, VIII inc ots,S -.
S1hieh thew were born and from when tbey were up
pointed designating those also whose hoDnnttiGaS,
| have been Withdrawn from the Senate thoso Nh i
have expired by Constitutional limitation Iot
been confirmed by the Senate those docihe' loSlE neu
Sroned DISCHARGED dismissed mustered Out Oi ser
| nee. and those who have died in the service.
CHARTER OF wAsHIsGToN CITY.
Mr. HARLAN called up the bill TO alter and amend the
Charter Of the City of Washington ana preserve tne
male citizen TO vote without regard 20 color: The
handling question was on an amendment 81 MT. COWah
insert tho word white" qualification for voters.
| Mr. MORRILL, moved substitute for tie amendment
h1t all citizens If the Unied States. who have been
nhabaits of this District for year, and resident
IN the locality where they propose to vote having
taxable estate who can read ana Wrltc shah DC qua'i
ihcd az electors.
Mr. HAIR who reported the bill, would vote Tor
the amendment however much he opposed it, as he was
convinced IL would fail unless the word white was
Inserted in the other chamber
Mr. MORRILL, advocated the principles Of his substi.
cute. .
Mr. TEN EYcK said the effect of this measure would
h. ike the in the House yesterday paTcelng out
Rebel lands which were even now being stained with
fbs best blood Of the country. We had better wait
until we had achieved conquest before legslated
on such matters. An these measures drove of from
MS many who were inclined 10 rally TO standard
frl. finn pf tha
simply extend the right of franchise TO coored persons
bat restricted it in certain cases from the whites ms
not. in his opinion, the time to STRIP he white man
Of any privileges though he may not be able to read or
write much less Of his iualienabe night OF lranchse
five passed the bill every relative Of the nobie.hearIed
soldier who was today Offering lhmsei upon HIS cyuh
trys altar would receive the vote Of the Senate with
howl of Indignation Ii would freeze the patriotism IN
the veins Of soldiers, and cause them to stand US
dumb statues.
soldier who is fighting the battles Of his country. the
right OF suffrage unwilling 10 take 1t away from
those who enjoy II; and he therefore, opposed both
tie subs tiute and the amendment Aftor quoting the
law Of New-Yo;k relating TO cOored suffrage, which
prcscrbes qualification of $3.50. lie argued that such
clause this as a qualification IN this BILL would be
start In the right direction.
Mr. COwAN showed that many Of the States bad stat
utes against negro suffrage and il would be dangerous
% attempt il here at this time.
Mr.. LANE kansas would vote FOR the proposition
without the property publication as he considered that
giving the suffrage to tie property and not TO the man.
He
learn our institutions bestow free suffrage upon them
Mr. WILEY argued against the proposition on the
ground that the right TO vote was purely conventional
and that il rested solely with communities to bestOw
The privileges Of the franchise He said the inhabitants
Of Washington were opposed to tins measure nearly
unanimously. He depicted the evils which would flow
fton bestowing the high privilege upon the masses of
uneducatcd slaves, especially in Washington, where
te population, according 70 the present ratio OF In
crease would in five years be onehaf colored. The
massage of the measure would only be injurious 10
III so
country and especially the Border States. He said
this as one who had enancpaied slaves by the sweat of
bis own brow. 1t was Idle 10 suppose mat we eQuiG
confer the high privileges Of civilization by scratch OF
the pen or by acts Of Congress upon degraded and
Nv SrySER said Slavery died hard, both in this
chamber and on the battlefield. We have been com
ued before to listen vindcatiOn Of the slave code
and the slayehunter this floor and to-day the eXcu
yoeated by the Senator from West Virginia, who was
himself introduced into this chamber BY the influence OF
Freedom He rises here to-day 10 yindicate Slavery
IN one Of its meanest productions; ,,c,
M WILEY denied that he had defended Slavery. 4
When the Senator had liberated as many slaves as he
had he could afford 10 call him friend OF the slave
and not before. When the Senator gets his other D
through allow negroes 10 testify IN courts OF lusuce
be could bring half dozen witnesses 90 testify that ne
was a better friend Of Freedom and Emancipation than
the Senator from Massachusetts,. ,,
Nj SUMNER said the gentleman had the oCpus preu'
dice arising out of his former connection win slavery
stl in him. The head Of the beast lad been cut OF.
but the Senator still chung 70 the thi'
Mr. COwAS denied the right Of the Senator nom
Massachusetts, 10 denOlnce those who denied outrage
10 negroes as advocating Slavery The assumption was
idle aud only betokened ignorance and weakness
What an idea it was that West Virginia should put
herself AT the will Of the Senator in order 10 be IN the
line Of promotion He thought the Senator should nave
been called 10 order for his remarks lie was certainly
out OF order among gentlemen. ,..,
MI CoWAS proceeded at length 10 argue against the
bill and 10 maintain his amendment to II mentioning
that Illinois had not only refused negro Suffrage Du Oy
fstf f,.str f1flad
gether New York and Pennsy lvanis were alike unan'
imous against the measure .,, ,r,.a.
Without action, the Senate on motion OF MI iooN'
vent into Executive session.
The doors were reopened and the Senate, on motion
Of Mr LANE (Kansas) adjourned 70 Monday;
YEAs-Messrs Buckaleg Garlic Chandler Conness DAVIS
Crimes Henderson, Howard johnson, Lane Ilnd); Lane
(Kansas) Nesnith Powell Ramsay, Richardson sAusoury
Sprsgue, Wade, WikiDson-ls nj, r.,,.,,
AlYs-Messrs Anthony, Clarke, Cowen Dxon DoohtLie,
Pooe Foster Harlan Harris Morgan, Morrill,, SUMNER len
Eyek, TtumbuD, Wiley, aud Nllson-lo