Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-21
A BILL Tc' TAX MONEY I'M HAND.
A to the Habeas Act.
WASHINGTON, March %.
SENATE.

OENAIE.
MEN MORALS PRESENTED
Mr. Morrill, scented the memorial of the Mayor
ana Common Council of Georgetown asking that
some action be take to remove the distractions in
tne harbor Reterr ed to the Committee on the Dis
l trlct of Columbia.
! \, BELIEF OF DESTITUTE CoLORED PEOPLE
mr Morrlll, from tn Committee on the District of
Columbia reported Joint resolution appropriating
S2OU Tor the relief Of the destitute colOred people
OF the District to be expended under the direction of
the Commissioners of tn Freedmen s Bureau,
Mr.; Morrill, said that large number of colored
people were now congregated in the vicinity of ash
gfGn in state of poverty and destitution. and lit
orally breeding disease and death. The committee
had inquired into their condition. and had come to
Ine conclusion that this appropriation necessary
not only for the sake of humanity but as a sanitary
precaution; He sent to the Secretary's desk and
asked for the reading of the report of the Superin-
| tendent of Metropolitan Police in which a fearful
picture is drawn of the distress and degradation now
Prsvaillng prey among the colored population, partcu-
perlntendent expresses the opinion that on the ap-
nrosch OF warm weather. destructive epidemics are
Mr.. Salisbury offered an amendment appropriating
az NE sum for the relief of the destitute white people
| tion of the Mayor of Washington WI
= MIR. Morrill, said no appeal had been made to the
District and he thought the Senator was paying
very poor compliment to them to ask for such an ap-
propraton. The poverty and helplessness of these
poor coiored people was well known. He would
suggest to the Senator To withdraw his amendment
Mr., Salisbury said he had no doubt that there
were hundreds and thousands of poor colored people
| in the District, but he never walked Pennsylvania
avenue that he was not solicited by poor little white
girls and boys fol. aims. There were thousands of
whites in the District to-day who were Just as help
less as the blacks We were told when slavery was
abolished in this District that it was to be converted
into Paradise, and a very graphic picture of that
paradise has Iust been drawn by the Senator from
Maine lMr. MorriD.
Mr.. Wiley suggested to the Senator from Della
ware that 1T would meet his views to strike out the
word colored so as to leave the appropriation to be
divided amongst all destitute people. In his opinion
fifty thousand dollars was too much He therefore
suggested to the Senator from Delaware to withdraw
Mr.. Salisbury declined to Withdraw his amend
ment. If the money was to be expended under the
direction Of the Mayor of Washington he would have
no objection; but every one knew that if the Com
missioner OF otthe'treedmens Bureau had the disposal
OF It. that none but negroes would recr any portion
of it,
The question was then taken on the amendment
| upon which Mr.. salisbury demanded the yeas and
nays and was disagreed vote Of32 to g. Messrs
| DAVIS, Riddle and salisbury in the affirmative
Mr.. Wiley moved to amend by striking out the
word colored from the resolution which was agreed
MIR. Davis offered an amendment as an additional
econ that the corporate authorities of this District
pc authorised to ind proper employment for all able
bodied coored and white persons and that IS 600 be
| appropriated for such purpose.
Mr.. Grimes moved to amend by striking out the
words colored and black" which was agreed to-
Mr.. Nesmith moved to amend by inserting at the
| end ofthe amendment excluding members of Con-
| gresS, which was disagreed to-
| The question then taken on the amendment os
amended, which was disagreed to by vote of 80 to 5
MesSrs. Anthony, DAVIS, Kirkwood Guthrie and
:, Mr., salisbury moved to amend by striking out
treedmens Bureau, and insert Mayor of Washing
| ton; which was disagreed to-.
The joint resolution was then passed by a vote of
| 80 to 5. WV -
THE TAX ON sEGARs
Mr.: Howe presented resolutions by the Legislature
| OF Wisconsin, asking for the modification of the
| tax on segars. Referred to Committee on Finance
| and ordered to be printed '- AD''ii'0
| THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr. Fessenden, the bill making ap-
proprLtionS for the naval service for the year ending
| June3U, 1867, taken up.
| Mr. Anthony, offered an amendment that the Sec
officers, of whom Admiral Porter shall be one to eX
anime and netermine upon proper locality for the
| be expended until report is made,
| Mr.. GrImes opposed the amendment The Acade-
| my was located now just where it ought to be- and
regard for either Annapolis Maryland. All that
| was needed was to make the grounds little more
spacious, %hlch could easily be done. The object of
| this amendment was nothing more nor less than to
| get the Academy at Newport.
Mr.: Fessenden thought Annapolis was a proper
| location. P-'''1
| The question was then taken on the amendment.
and decided in the negative, by q vote of 80 to s.
stn' mesS1S' y, Ahhtnony, howe, Sprague, Sumner and
o. Mr.; d5; Grimes offered an amendment appropriating
| agreed to- ~
| Mr.. Grimes offered an amendment, as an additional
section abolishing the office of assistant in the Bu-
| reau of Ordnance, which was agreed to-
a. Mr. Grimes offered an amendment appropriating
I ANt
| adeny, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Grimes said an amendment had been agreed 10
on Friday approprlating $500 for the repair of the
| chapel at the Naval Academy, and now offered as
substitute an amen ment appropriating 81 600 for the
REPAIRS OF the chapel and placing memorial tablets
Iheren, commemorative of such naval officers as have
| was agreed to.
| Mr.. Sprague offered an amendment that the car
pets, &c. provided for in this bill shall be of Amer-
can manufacture, which was agreed to-
| Mr.. GrlmeS offered an amendment that hereafter
L grade Of +bo
atcs IN the navy shall be filled which was agreed to-
The hlI having been read three times, was passed
EXAMINING OFFICERS.
| Mr. Chandler called up the bill to amend the act
relating to officers employed in the examination of
imported merchandise at the port of New York The
bill as amended gives the chief appraiser salary
of $40d0pet annu aud Ehe fssiStGnt appraiser So 900
per annum A number of amendment Is were adopted
after which the bill was passed. i - @ = -:
aILITART ACADEMY.
MIR. Fessenden. from the Committee Finance,
reported the bill making appropriations for the sup
port of the military academy, with amendments:
striking out the proviso prohibiting the payment of
money in violation of the oath of office prescribed
9y the act ct. OF 1862 ana 20 cac;s "@ted ice
apbf9pratlnp Tor the library is increased to $1,000
anu loF reaars OF officers quarters Is Increased to
made for rehoorng the buildings 5000 for Quarters
for subaern officers, and 81 600 for fuel for warming
the mess nall, and shoemakers and tailOrs' shops
= COLLECTION DISTRICT.
On motion of Mr.. Chandler. the bill to establish
collection district at Port Huron in the State Of
n
| Puget Sound, was taken up and passed.
MARINE HOSPITALS. "
On motion OF Mr.. Chandler, the House bill to au-
theriZe the sale of Marine Hospitals and Revenue
Cutters was taken up. number of amendments
offered by Mr. Fessenden were concurred in, and The
bill passed. .'.' y 80
CHANGE OF NAME.
Mr.: Chandler called up the Joint resolution to
name of George NJ. Barnard, which was passed
TELEGRAPHIG
Mr. Chandler called up the bill to grant aid to the
International Telegraph Compauy facilitate tee-
graph communieation between the United States and
the W est Indies, with certain amendments.
| The amendments have heretofore been published
Mr.; Sherman opposed the bill as creating a mo-
nG%Rolyci %o c,o,a,o- .o;, 49,,
Importance, and he could not think that any Senator
would oppose it.
! Mr.. Sherman said commerce should be free. and
yet + was proposed to organize by law a monopoly
for tour years Before that time he had no doubt
twenty lines would be IN operation to San Francisco
whole Geographic system Of this country is controlled
by giant monopoly, which charges what it pleases.
and runs on all opposition.
Mr.. Sherman sympathzed with the Senator in his
dislike to monopolies but he had to know that
other telegraph companies in process of organi
| zatiOn which would break down their monopoly So
far as the gentlemen who controlled this Company
were concerned, he willing to give them the or
dnary privileges, would agree that their wires should
come In free of duty, but it light to fetter
competition by granting such exclusive privileges to
one company.
Another thing was TO be- taken inJo consideration
Florida was or soon would be State in the Union.
ent condition Tor fourteen years, and it grave
question whether the Government had the right to
grant such privileges in that State. =
Mr.. Doottle suggested that the objections to the
bill might be obyiated by giving Congress the power
to regula the bills and thus saying the Company
# you take advantage of your monopoly and charge
the public exorbitant rates. we will he colnDelled to
interfere ana reduce the prices to reasonable
Considerable further discussion ensued, partici-
others, -'7--' F-Fe''S'' G4
Mr.. Sherman moved TO strike out the word sole"
in the fourth line of the first section upon which the
yeas and nays were demanded and resulted as fol-
| lows:
| Ayes-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, BuekoIoE ro,..-
den, roster, Grlmes Henderson Howe No-t SSSen- SS
man, Sprague, Turnbul and Van WinkleNT39' 0ner-
/ Nays-Messrs. Urandler, Conness Cragin. Cress
| well, Doolittle, Guthrie Harris, nirKwood Morgan
| Morrill,, Romeroy, Ramsey, Stewart, Sumner Wade
! Wiley and Wilson-17. " "N''
So the amendment was not agreed to-
Amendments offered by Messrs. Grimes and Sum
ner were agreed to, @H N'
Alter the vote was announced Mr. Conness by
unanimous consent changed his vote from the mega
| Mr. Fessenden moved to adjourn, which was disa-
! greed to. "1 was uA'"
| fif. Sherman moved to amend by giving Congress
the power TO prescribe the rates at which messages
| shall be sent. ID TT --0N''eN
| The bill was then postponed until tomorrow, at
one O'CLOCK, and the Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.