Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-18

RAYMOND. Rice. !of Mass Rollins. Smith, Stevens
| and Woodbrdge-32
| On motion. George W. Chillicott, member elect
from Colorado was allowed the privilege of the oor
! Of the House.
! The, mornine hour having expired the regular or
Ier House 5 No: to regulate negro suiir IN the
| DISfFlet NT W4 Gt Colum9i@ :, WIS taken up. ''
Ii -son, OF Iowa, said that he should call vote
t9-morrow afternoon at half-past three o'clock on
the pending motion to recOmmt the bill to the Com
mttee on the Judiciary, and that he would now ac-
G?Pt ] tne amendment OF Mr. Hale, Of New York. (pro-
| II Mr., Darling, of New York briefly addressed the
house IN opposition to universal suffrage in this Dis
! knew himself there was no unjust or unmanIv nre-
Judce which warped his Judgment or controlled his
aco9n 5 on any matter Of legislation affecting the col
equality OF rights before the law with the dominant
race; lie believed in their right to life to liberty
and the pursuit OF happiness, and yet ne believed
before they conferred upon them the political right
| OF suffrage as contemplated by the pending bill
.ney , sno4d seek to elevate their social condition
and hit them up from the depths of degradation and
Ignorance IN which manF nf them were left by the
reeedlng waves of inc rebellion. There we're objec-
tt9ns 10 conierrng uPon tho colored men of this Dis
trlct the right of unqualified suffrage. The great
preponderance which they numerically possess would
inevitably lead to mischievous results without proper
education. Make education qualification, and not
property, and they would vote ntegently
lie would not DISREGARD entirely the voice of this
District, many Of whom were strong loyat men
There was commission for the municipal govern
ment cf this city and in order to give an opp5rtun
ty OF maturing bill for that purpose, he moved
of April next.
Mr.. Hale, of New Yorl-, addressed the House
an hOur IN support OF his amendment to the bill In
layor OF qualified suffrage. HC Thought that those
coiored men who can read those who pay taxes and
all VINO have been in the military service of the
country should have the right to vote He eIab0-
rated his views on each one of these propositions
and IN alluding to the property qualification said
Chat ne proposed by II tn extend net to restrict Su-
irage W lllc IN favor OF all thpSp hn nj,
favor clause TO prohibit those men in this District
who lett here and Joined the rebellion from voting on
their return. he would not advocate such resrjc.
ton through cut the South in the work Of reconstruc
ton.
But the people who had Joined the rebellion were
Traitors auu pafricides, Ior they had not the
himsy preteIt of State rights for their course, lie
denied that this was exclusively white mans gov
ernment. 1t was founded in behalf of man. without
regard to race color.
Mr.. Thayer, of Pa, next addressed the House for
nm no9r IN lay@r OF the extension Of suffrage 10 the
colored race. This bill came he said, clearly within
the scope OF the Constitution lfit became law it
would be great loot print in the advancing steps of
civilization, or would be unwse and pernicious
experiment. me question to be solved, was it con-
slStent with Justice, and was it demanded by the
people Of the United States This was not question
which alone concerned the seven thousand voters of
Washington, but it involved the honor. good faith
and justice OF twenty-five States. MIR. 7. advocated
general suffrage, and approved the pending bill.
MIR. Van Horn, of New York, favored unqualified
suffrage, and IN the opening OF his remarks alluded
to the defenders and apoogists of slavery in this
(Mr. Chanler) being in the latter category He
warmly advocated the pending BILL and denied that
9, majority of this House were opposed to the
President.
Without action on the bill it was laid over until
tomorrow, Mr. Clarke, of Kansas, having obtained
the floor.
NATION NAVY YARD.
MI P.,cips. Of Maryland, on leave offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was agreed to.
. ReSOtred, That the Superintendent of the United
States Coast Survey be directed to furnish for the in
formation of this House, statement of the advan-
tages if that the PatuXent river in the State Of
Maryland possesses for the establishment of Ma
tonal Navy Yard stating the depth Of water in which
proper harbor can be reached with description of
such harbor, its size and sorndngs whether or not
obsrctet by ice IN winter. its facilities for defence
IN time of war, and such other facts in connection
herewith rs may be relevant.
Mr.. Grder, Of KY, offered long series of resolu-
tons, declaring that the Federal GoverDmert pos
sesed the right 10 suppress Instruction and repe in
TaSIcn, That all of the States still in the Union
and were entitled to immediate representation in
Congress- and that it unjust to insert here an
amendment to the Constitution etfecting those States
while they were unrepresented which were duly re-
ferred to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction,
Mr.. Lawrence. of Ohio, from the Invalid Pension
Committee reported bill increasing the pensions of
soldiers of tic war of 1872
number OF unimpOrtant reports were made from
committees, when the House, at / P. NJ adjourned