Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-22
xxxIXTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 1865.
SENATE.

SENATE.
joint resolution extending the time for the com
pletion of the Burlington and Missouri River kall-
road was passed. 49,, ,
ing the President instead of the secretary OF the In
terror to appoint pension agents anu name 'he pou
Mr. Lane, Of Kansas, was opposed to the bill. He
believed that there necessity Tor passing II,
because the national banks would dStlonte pension
bring in a substitute with this provision Inc Dill
was read three times, and passed without amend
ment. 49,, -.
On motion of Mr. Fessenden, the House bill making
appropriations for invalid and other pensions Tor TIC
year ending June 1867 was taken up and passed.
Mr. Stewart asked leave to call up the bill Tor Tie
admission of Colorado.
had an amendment to offer.
Mr. Trumbul called up the bill to enlarge the pow
ers of the Freedmens Bureau.
Mr.. COwan moved to amend by restrlctingthe 0per-
alton of the bureau the States lately in rebellion.
Mr. TrumbuIl said this would have the effect OF eX
Guiding Kentucky. Missouri. Delaware and Mary
land, whore there weremany emanclpated slaves who
needed the protection of the bureau.
Mr. Guthrie said there was, no reason why Ken
lucky should be included in the bill. Kentucky did
not want the relief proposed. The freedmen were Il
part OF her population and would be taken of
such. He believed the States themselves could take
care of their freedmen much better than the freed
mems bureau. The bill before the Senate was pro
vidng for q la2zarOni throughout the Southern
States. and kentucky, wants no such thing within
her borders. The bill before the Senate could not
be intended d matter of economy. If economy
was the object of it, il could better have been accom-
plished by the immediate admission of the Southern
States. lie did not understand what gentlemen
m can't when they said the war was not over. There
had been no hostile forces in the, field for nine
months. In May last, the President issued an
amnesty proclamation, looking to peace and union.
This had teel, looked upon too leniept to the
south but he wa sorry that the President had not
gone farther.
As it was, there were about thirty-fve thousand
exceptions the procamat ion and among these II
the misfortunes of the would S4 ed. The
South has lost thousand millions OF dollars WORTH
ofpropery by the war; and he thought they desecEed
it the consequence of lcgying war; TINS mos
punishment enough In conclusion, he said 1t was
not in the bond Of Union that Congress should sent
officers of the Freedmens Bureau to regulaa the re-
Iatons between citizens and freedmen in kentuch3
He was sorry this spirit manifested towards the
Southern people in Congress. for he believed the peo-
pie were sincere IN their professions of willingness
and anxiety to return to the Union.
Mr.. Pomeroy was g aa 10 hear from Mir. Guthrie
an admission that the Constitutional amendment rem
dered null and void all slave codes and laws relating
to slavery.
Mr. Guthrie said that was his opinion, and that o!
n very able lawyer of Lexington. from whom he had
received letter on the subject.
Mr.. Pomer0y continued his remarks. stating that
he w2ud do nothing to the southern States for re
venge but only for security in the future. Pendins
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