Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-14
XxXIXTH CONGRESS,
Resolution in Relation to the Currency.
MORE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
The Admission A OF Colorado,
Amendment of Internal Revenue laws.
IMPORTANT APPROPRIATIONS
Passage Of the Civil Rights Bill.
of Internal Revenue laws.
IMPORTANT APPROPRIATIONS,
Passage of the Civil Rights Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 13

-. PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Mr.. Sumner presented the petition of citizens Of
MASSACHUSETTS asking revision Of the tariff so as
20 protect American industry. Referred to Com
mlttee On Finance.
Alsn petition of authors and editors, asking for
the passage of an international copyright law Re-
lerTed to Committee on Foreign Relations.
. PROTECTION To PUBLIC BUILDINGS &C.
Mr. Anthony offered q resolution requesting the
Committee en- Public Buildings and Grounds, to as
certain what measures should be taken to prevent the
destruction of the bronze doors in the south end of
the Capitol, which was adopted
- UNITED STATES CURRENCY,
Mr.. sherman introduced joint resolution which
was referred to the Committee Finance providing
that the aggregate outstanding United States notes
not bearing interest and including fracfi0naI 80
rency, shall not be diminished below 500 06o 0G0.
that all surplus in tho Treasury exceeding $40 Ol O6
In com and 40CO0O 600 In currency shall be promptly
apphed to the payment of accrung indebtedness
and to the purchase payment of the nterest-bea
ing debt of the United States but the amount of in
eres bearing legal tender notes shall not be dimn
S5OOO0OO per month.
Section 2. This joint resolution shall remain in fo-ce
one year after its passage.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Mt Lane, of Kansas. offered the following, which
Resoi0ed, That the Committee on the Judiciary be
instructed to report on or before Thursday the fol-
ment to the Constitutions:
First Predlcatlng representation in the several
States on males over the age of d
Second APporuoDing direct taxes among the
several States On the actual value Of real and per
sonal estate therein.
Third. Pledging the homer and faith of the Gov
ernment to the redemption Of the loyal national
debt, without in any way scaling or reducing its
value.
Fourth. Prohibiting the General Government or
any State Government from assuming or paying any
portion of the Confederate debt
Fifth. Prohibiting he General Government or any
State Government from paying for any slave prop
erty.
ADMISSION OF COLORADO.
IhS bill to provide for the admission of Colorado
was then taken up.
Mr.. Pomeroy addressed the Senate on the subject.
Mr. Salisbury said there was one thing that would
afford him much pleasure if he could vote for the
admission of Colorado. When the question of negro
suffrage was submitted to the people, it appears that
4,l92 voted against and only 476 lunatics were in
the Union vanly knocking at their doors Where
Is the Union? lie should prefer when the question
Of admission Of Colorado came up, to vote for admit
ting her into Union in fact.
MIR. Grimes opposed the bill.
Mr.. Hendricks said that he would not onpOse the
admission of proposed State, even if she did grant
negro suffrage, hut he could not give his vote to ad-
init two Senators here representing population OF
DgO to have equal voice with the two Senators from
Indiana, representing 100000 people. The Con-
vention had not been gotten up by the people but by
party.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, said the objections of the
Senator from Indiana were precisely similar to those
urged against the admission Of Kansas by Butler of
South Carolina and Mason of Virginia, and which
objections a0y answered by the Senators from
Massachusetts, and the Senator from Maine Mr.
fessenden). The convention which framed the Con-
stltuton OF Kansas was party convention, and the
California had not been admitted under an enabling
act. Florida was not admitted under an enabling
act, but forced in by the slave power to over
balance the admission of Iowa. Colorado has as
large white population within her borders to-day
Mr.. Wade said that although a member Of the
Committee on Territories which had reported this
bill he had been opposed to 1t at the time, and would
have to vote against it.
The debate was continued by MeSsrS. McDOugall.
Trumbul Fessenden and Grimes.
Mr.. Sumner said there had been steady decrease
in the population of Colorado since 1861
Mr.. Ramsey asked for the evidence.
Mr.. Sumner said he had the authority of the Hon.
Henry G. leach president OF the territorial council
Mr. Hendricks said at an election in 1861 O0O
votes had been poiled and in 1865 the important
question Of forming State Constitution little more
than half that number were cast.
Mr.. Sumner said this fact furnished sufficient argu-
ment Thy there should be haste in admitting
But there was another reason to prove that Colorado
had gone backward. His excellent friend from Kan
sas Mr.. Lane) had claimed that there had been no
change IN the laws on account of color hit tha mes
sage Of Governor Cummings proves that up to March
H. 1904 no distinction was made and on that date the
word white vas inserted in the electoral laws
Mr. Grimes said the sum asd substance of all this
was whether the Senate was to create a rotten
borough state in the Rocky Mountains and give it
the same powers here as the great empire Of New
Iork.
Mr.. Ramsey-- What docs the Senator mean bv rot
ten -@mgh in that far of country? does he apply
that term to the simple hearted miners and agricu-
tufal;sts who never heard of such thing?
Mr. Grimes-L mean that one weaithy a-a innuen-
tial man can can carry the whole concern in his
breecheS pocket.
Mr. CCnness said that the whole system of admit
ting new States had been wrong. They had had tie
clap trap talk about Star being admitted into
the galaxy Of the Union, and the whGlo people had
shouted. The only proper plan was to admit M
State that had not the population renuisite far ~
election of representative in the House ''''
The question then taken whn+ha- tbo LII,
should pc engTossed and passed to a third reading.
upon which Mr. Sumner demanded the yeas ana
nays, and resulted as lGiiows "l''
cAAyeS-heSsrs. Chandler, CragIn. Kirkwood Lane,
Of Indiana, Lane, Of Kansas McDougall Nesmitb'
Norton, P9m91eroy Ramsey. Sherman, Stewart, Trum2
.Nays-Messrs. Bnekalew, Connegs, Cresswell, Da-
VS. Do2llttle, fessenden, Foster Grimes Guthrie,
Harris, Hendricks, Morgan, Morrill, Poland Riddle
53,pErague, Stockton Sumner Van Winkle, Wade and
Mr., Henderson paired off with Mr.. johnson, and
MT. Wiley, paired off with Mr.; Salisbury.
SO the bill was not engrOssed.
MILITARY PEACE ESTABLISHMENT,
On motion Of MIR Wilson. the bill to provide for
and fix the military peace establishment of the
der for tomorrow, at one o'clock.
The Senate then at 4.3O P. NJ. adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THE CIVIL SERVICES.
The Speaker appointed the following as the Select
Committee to consider the subject of the civil SER
vice Of the United States and measures to promote
Messrs: Jeneks. Of Rhode Island; Shelabarger, of
Ohio; Hogan Of Missouri; Baker, Of Illinois, Myers,
Of Pennsy ylvania; Mckee, of Kentucky, and James
NJ. Humphrey, of New York
COMMUJATION MONEY.
On motion of Mr.. Cofforth, the Committee on Mil
iary Affairs was instructed to inquire into the expe-
diency of reporting by bill otherwise relief to such
persons as were charged with and paid communication
money, or put IN substitutes and second time paid
Communication money.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Mr. Phelps, of Mary land, offered the following,
IIesolrcd, That the Committee on WAYS and Means
be requested to inquire into the expediency of so
amenuing the Internal Revenue laws, to remit the
monthly duty upon the average depOsites of savings
banks, and report by bill or otherwise.
MILITARY AND NAVAL ASYLUM.
Mr. Schenck from the Military Committee, re-
ported back bill to amend act to incorporate the
National Military ard Naval Asylum. This bill re-
duces the number OF ooTpOrators named in the orig
nal bill. 1t was passed.
GOODS N BoSD.
Mr.. Morrill,. from the Committee on Ways and
Means reported back the bill to extend the time for
the withdrawal of goods from bonded warehouses;
and recommended concurrence in the Senate am end
ment, which was agreed to.
The amendment extends the time from April l,
1866. The bill now stands as having passed both
Houses,
CIVIL RIGHTS,
Mr.. Wilson, (Rep.,) of Iowa, from the Judiciary
Committee reported back the bill to secure civil
rights to persons in the several States and to furnish
the means of theft vindication with amendments Mr.
". said that the amendments struck out the general
character of civil rights and proceeded to define
those rights.
The bill, as amended, provides that all persons
born IN the United States, and not subject to any
foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed are
hereby declared to be citizens of the United States
gard to any previous condition of slavery nvolun
tary servitude, except as punishment for crime
whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,
shall have the same right to make and enforce
contracts; to sue be parties and give evidence;
to inherit, purchase, lease, sell and convey real
benefit of all laws and proceedings for the Sc
curlty of person and property, and to full and
equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for
the security of person ana property, is enjoyed
by white citizens, and shall be subject to like pun
ishment pains and penalties and to none other any
contrary Notwithstanding. The penal section Of the
bill Is retained providing that any person who shall
deprive any one Of the rights named in this bill shall
be fined one thousand dollars aad imprisoned not less
than year. An additional section is added to the
bill providing for final appeal in any arising
to the Supreme Court of the United States Nothing
contained in this shall be construed as to affect
the laws of State concerning the right of suffrage
| he bill was then passed. Yeas 100; nays 80.
| Mr.. Harrs,.o of Maryland, demanded the yeas and
| nays, and they were taken as follows:
| 1eas-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson,
Ashley of Ohio, Baker, Baldwin, Ben,,r Re
| Beaman, Bidwel Rla;sne, Boutwell,, FBromweIi
Brolaii, Buckland, Hdndy Clarke of KanSao rosh
! gonklingr pook, Cuilum. Darling. Davis" i)owes
+, l,olano, uemlng, Dixon, Donnelly DIiggs Dumont
Eliot, Farnsworth Farquhar, Ferry, GaGneld Grin
| nell, Harding of Illinois, HaIt, Hayes, Highly Hill
| Holmes Hooker, Hubbard of Iowa Hubbard of West
| Virginia, Hpbbard OF Connecticut Hubbel of Ohio
| Hulburd, James Humphrey of New York Ingersoll
| Jenckes, Julian, Kelly, kelso, hetchum Kuykeu.
dali, Lanin, Lawrence Of Penpsyv ania, Lawrence o.
| Ohio, Loan, Longyear, Lynch MarSton, Marvin, Nc
| Clurg. MeRuer Mercur, Miller. Moorehead, Morrill,
| ham, Pike. Plants, Price, Rice of Massachusetts
Sawyer Schenck, Scofed, Shellabarger, Sloan, Spal
| ding Starr Stevens Thayer, Francis Thomas Johr
| i. Thomas TroWbrldge, Upson, Van Aernam, Var