Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-01

would still be triumphant in this Hall. Mr. Stevens
then proceeded to favor the educaton-cvi and re.
lgious-ot the freedmen for four or five years tc
come, and when they became qualified he would
give them suffrage. But Re did not want them t.
vote till they were qualified and then he would
give them representation. He would frankly say
that he did not want their representation until
that time
In few years he would not be here 70 see thoss
the other side of the House draw daggers on him
when he made such speech as he now was making
as was Inc case many ears ago. but treemen would
occupy their places. He opposed Mr.. Schenck's
proposition TO apportion representation amorg male
voters. 1t was he said in respect Objectionable
1t seemed to indicate fear of rivalry with the wo
men as much as the democrats had feared the rivalry
of the negro. While he could not get all he wanted
he would take what could oe carried through the
States and through wO-thrds of both Houses
While be hai respect for the recent opinion of the
President 1t was well known that this amendment
did not go TO him for his signature and it was there
opinion to this House. LGreat Iaughterl
j., MI Smith of Kentucky, called for the reading Of
the Presidents views, to which MIR. Stevens had al
luded. [The Clerk then read the Associated Press
telegram in Mondays papers, giving conversation
Of Senator with the President.l
Mr.. lngersOll, of Illinois, asked Mr.. Stevens ow
he knew those TO be the Presidents views?
Mr.; Stevens sad he was satisfied in his own mind
Vita his authority that those were the views of the
Mr.. Ingersol asked for the authority.
Mr.; Stevens-0l cannot reveal to the gentleman
all OF the secrets between the President and myself
Great laughter.l But the President had nothing to
do with this amendment. The House. il was 1rue
had sent the Other Constitutional Amendmentto to Mr.
Lincoln, who had signed i, and modestIy returned j.
to the House. stating that he did not think that the
Constitution required his signature
But while we sent it, said Mr.. Stevens to Mr. Lin
coin, We should send no constitutional alDendrsDt t
TO Andrew johnson. Ee then alluded 70 M Kay-
moud's speech and declared mat the Snutbcrn atcs
We're belilgerent during the war beyond Doubt lie
gentlemans opinion to the contrary He admired
Mr.. Raymond. who was powerful in assault and cum
nlng In defence, and commanded his smiabiIiy of
temper nut the sOtenlng OF the brain sometimes
taken for tenderness of the heart. He ouoted the
conclusion Of Raymond's speech where he smoke of
the rebel dead lying will our own and being the ma
tlUn'E for eyermoTe Mr.. Stevens said the gentleman
had spoken OF the rebel dead with own dead VIII"
fields of the Instead OF leaving them tu rat in
the dishonored graves unwept and unsung they arc
to be re>urrected TO the front anks nf the nation
and monuments erected to their memory
lie deemed such talk on the part of the gentleman
as SIMPLY ba' bCmy and ii the spirits Of the dead
could burst the ccrements of the tomb and stalk from
their graves wrapped IN their bloody snrouds they
would rebu Ike the gentleman for such basI hemy u-
til his eye-balls were scared.
Mr. Raymond said that he spoke only of the cour
age of the rebel soldiers and did not claim them as
with the loyal dead. ''-
Loud cries of question" Question" came from
all parts Of the Hall. The House then proceeded to
Mr.. Schenck offered his amendment basng appor-
tO--yeas IS, nays 49,
The House then passed. by the requisite tvo-thirds
vote the Constitutional amendment just it came
and given above in full. The yeas were l2O and the
nays 46, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Alley, Allison. Ames Anderson
Ashley, of Ohio, Baker Banks Barker, Baxter, Bea-
man,s Benjamin, Bidwell, Bingham, Blaine, Blow.
Boutwell,, Brandagee, Bromwell, Broomal. Buck!
Cobb, Gonkling, Cook. Cnllum. Darling, Davis, De,
frees, Dawes, Delauo, Deming, Dixon, DonneIIv,
Eekileys Eggeston' Falnswortb, Farquhar, Ferry,
garfield, Grinnell. Grswold. Harding, of Illinois,
Hart, Hoyes, Hill, Holmes. Hooper. Hotchkiss. Hub
bard Of iowa Hubbard Of Vest Virginia Hubbard,
Of New ork hubbard, OF Connecticut. HuhbeIl. Of
Ohio. Hulburd, Jas. Humphrey, of New York In
gers9l. Julian, kassop, Kelley, Kelso, Kechuln.
huyhenaai IL d dL2tln' Lawrence Of Pennsylvania,
rion. McCurg McIndOe, McKee, Mercur Miller
Moorehead Morrill,, Morrill,, Morris, Moulton, My
PIqnto. Pomeroy, Price, Rice Of MassachuscttS kico
Of Maine Rollins, Sawyer. Schenck, Schofeld Shell
59aTsgr 5aTs F2snc FSaa bon e. Ttar Stevens $we
Jr.' OF MARYLAND, pSon, y an Aernam, Van Horn of
New York, Van Horn, Of Missouri, Ward Warner,
Washbmrne, of Illinois Washburne Of Nassachu
setts, Melkcr, Wentworth. Williams, Wilson, Of
Iowa, Wilson, OF Pennsylvania Windoom and Wood
o,Nays-Aessrs. Baldwin. Berger, Boyer, Brooks,
Chanler, Dawson. Denison. Eldridge, Eliot. Finck,
Grder' Hale, Harding, of Kentucky, Harris. of Mary
phreH, OF New ork, Jencks, johnson, Kerr, Latham.
Lc Blonde. Marshall, Mccullough. of Maryland,
SHiback, Nicholson, Noeli, Phelps, of Maryland.
Randall, of Pennsylvania, Randall, of Kentucky
Raymond, Ritter, Rogers, Ross, Rosseau, Shanklin,
SitgreayeS; Smith. Str9q5e. Taber Taylor Thornton
Irlmble, Voorhees, and Wright-i6.
AbSent-MesSrs. AncOna, Ashley, of Nevada, Cul-
yer, briggs, Dumont, Glossbrenner, Henderson Hig-
BY Jones, Loon, MeRuer Newell, Radford and Trow-
bridge-15.
Mr.. ohm L. Thomas. of Maryland, asked and OBJ
tanned leave to print some remarks on the amend
ment Just passed, which he had been unable to de-
liver in the House.
FREEDMEY's BUEEAU BILL.
The Freedmen's Bureau bill was then taken up.
and Mr.. Dawson, of Pennsylvania spoke an hcir
against the principles Of the Republican party
Mr.; Taylor, of New York, opposed the bill at some
length Without action, the House took recess un-
I'll i3O O'Clock, for purpose Of debate on the Presi
dents Message.