Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-30
XxXIxTH CONGRESS.
Compliment to Admiral Farragut
BILL TO PROMOTE MILITARY EDUCATION.
Passage of Soldiers Claim Agents Bill
TRIAL OF JEFF. DAVIS DEMANDED.
Reception of MajOr-GeneraI Sherman.
HIS ADDRESS TO THE HOUSE
The New Basis of Representation.
SPEECH OF MR.. RAYMOND OF NEW YORK
SENATE.

4nE .ttr-R mtsSIgsIPPL
Mr.. Ramsey presented memorial from ,h5 nCar3
OF Trade of st. Paul, asking for the improvement of
the Upper Mississippi river and such commercial
arrangements with the British Provinces as viii Sc
canals to American vessels, and the enlargement of
those canals by the Canadian Government to a capa-
gy sufficient f to pass yesSSIs OF one thousand tons
also that a JOINT commission, representing the Gov
ernments of the States and Provinces shall be author
lied. with view to liberal and satisfactory system
OF reciprocal trade. Referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
a GRANT OF LAND.
Mr.. Wilson, ftom the Committee on Public Land
reported with alernents, tie fee granting Of one
mIon acres OF land for the purposes of education in
the District OF Columbia
The amendments provided for the selection of one
million acres of unOccupied lands. not mineral, sub
among the cities OF Washington Georgetown ana the
county Of Washington, according to their population
as Scertained in census of 1860 The land scrip shall
be issued to be sold by said cities and county, under
the direction of the Secretary of the Interior. All
expenses attending the location of the lands are
be paid by the cities and county respectively so that
the whole proceeds shall be applied for the purposes
specified All monies realized are to be INFESTED in
I. s. scrip, and perpetual fund created the interest
years of without regard to color TO be
educated, and any portion of the fund lost through
any cause IS to ne repaHed by the cities or county
THE UNITED STATES JUDICIARY.
Mr. Harris said on the first day of the session he
had introduced bill to reorganize the judiciary of
the United States; since that time he had cores
popded extensively Vth Northern Judges on the
subject and now asked to introduce a new BIZ on
the subject. Referred to the Committee on the Ju
| dietary.
:, coNrL!MENT TO ADMIRAL FARRAGrT.
Mr. Grimes introduced Joint resolution rendering
the thanks of Congress to Vice Admiral Farragut
and the officers. seamen and marines under his com
mand for their gallant conduct in the action in Mo-
to the Committee Naval Affairs.
!. PROMOTION OF MILITARY EDUCATION.
Mr. Sherman introduced bill to promote military
Military Affairs '-'--''' '--' 0'l''l'' ''' O-
The bill provides that in order to promote knowl-
Gdge OF military service among the young of the
United States that the President may, upon the ap
plicaton OF any established college university,
with capacity sufficient to educate $50 scholars de-
tail an officer of the army to act as President or Su-
perntendent of such Institution provided the mum
Der of officers detailed shall not at time exceed
twenty
Mr.: Iates introduced bill to protect citizens Of
the United States IN the enjoyment of civil and pOliti
cal rights, which was referred to the Committee on
Reconstruction. The bill, after recitng the passage
of the Constitutional Amendment abolishng slavery
declares that no State shall enforce any laws
making distinction on account of race color, and
all ctizens Of the United States shall be protected in
their civil and political rights including the right Of
| suffrage.
Mr.; Wilson introduced bill to increase the num-
Der of cadets in and to raise the standard of admis
| SION to the Military Academy at West Point, which
| was referred to the Committee Military Affairs
| It provides that the President may, in addition to
the present number OF cadets appoint two from each
State Represented in Congress and seventy five more
cadets selected from the sons of officers ana privatos
VINO IN Jle SERVICE VINO snail be appOTtiOneu
the seyera States according to the number of troops
furnished during the rebellion. 1t further provides
that after the lst of july 1867, shall be ad
ton in the EnssR branches and been
physically fit for the military service after proper
| surgical examination
| ANSWER To a RESOLUTION.
! The Chair lald before the Senate communication
from the President in response to Senate resolution
Of the 18TH asking for copies of correspondence with
! Major General Sheridan, touching matters on the
Southeastern frontier and alleged violations of neu
n that Hha Dpar,g1
statement from the Secretary of War, that the pub
ication of the correspondence at present would not
he he consistent with the public interests, and it is,
| On motion Of Mr.. Eumner the bill was ordered to
! be printed, and referred to the Committee on Mill
| tary Affairs.
| SOLDIERS CLAIM AGENT BILL.
On motion OF Mr. Wilson, the bill restricting the
An amendment offered by Mr.. Clark vas adopted,
providing that larger feu than $40 may be charged,
when the accounting officers shall certify that such
| Mr.. Salisbury demanded the yeas and nays on the
passage of the BILL which passed by 33 nays IT,.
THE CHEROKEE NATION.
| Mr.. Pomeroy presented a memorial from the dele
gates Of the Cherokee Nation setting forth the his
tory anG causes OF their connection with the rebel
| lion. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
PROJECTION or CITIZENS.
The bill OF Mr.: Irumbul to protect all persons in
tie enjoyment of their civil and political rights then
| came up in the regular order of business.
Mr.. Irum69il offered an amendment to be inserted
can descent born in the United States hereby de-
| clared to be citizens
Mr.. TrumbulI said he regarded this as the mostm-
| nortant bill which had been under consideration
since the adoption of the amendment abolshing
slavery; This was to give practical effect to that
declaration. Mr.. T. then spoke at length in support
Of the bill. Of what avail was the words Of the
Declaration Of Independence, that all men were
created free and equal, to the millions of men of Af
rcan descent, who were held for generations in the
most abject and cruel bondage the world has ever
ing slavery be- If the late slayehodng States by op-
pressive and tyranncal legislation, shall still be al
lowed to deny to those of African descent the great
essen tlals OF freedom?
In Mississippi free negroes are not permitted to
enter the State under penalty of being sold into
slavery for life and those living in the State must
have pass to travel from one county to another,
and free negroes for exercising the functions of
minister of the Gospel can be punished with thirty
nine laSheS All such acts inconsistent with the
freedom of the cOlored race, and null and void
slavery is abolished. The object of this bill is to
protect colored persons against such similar dis
elimination against their civil and political rights
The first section of the bill which declares all per-
sons Of African descent born in the United States
be citizens &c., Is the basis of the whole bill He
conended that Congress had the right to enact the
pill regarding it as nothing more than amplitica-
ton OF the constitutional provisions aboShing
slavery.
Liberty and slavery are opposite terms, and it is
difficult to define either with exactness. Natural or
abstracted liberty cannot exist in civil government
nor is such thing known in any government alb
ciey gives up some of his natural rights so the most
2ect slave permitted to enjoy certain portion Of
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total mlsapprehension of q system of government
and of its interests and obligations This and the
treedmens bill were the dangerous ever intro
duced into Congress, and the day the President of
the United States affiXes his signature them he will
have gwen his appreciation to measures more de-
Strucye and subversiye of the liberties of his fel
low citizens tnan any which have passed since
the foundation of the government.
Mr. 5; then entered into an analysis of Govern
ment as framed after the of Independence and
the relation OF the States to each other and to the
General Government. lie said that though they
ed
son in adhering to the king against them unitediy
but separately, and in the treaty acknowledging
their independence, each was acknowledged by name
to be independent. The style United States"
adopted by them was proper to describe confeder
alton OF Independent States but not to describe
consolidated nation lie continued at some length,
and ably maintained his position, protesting against
the right OF Congress to enact the proposed law as it
dlVesed the States OF their inherent political power
would force negro suffrage upon them, and assume
control over the property Of the people.
lie then alluded to the evils we had already expe-
rienced under consolidated form of government
and claimed that the dominant party had inaugura-
ted revolution and dissolved the Union hy the denial
OF representation, and the enactment of unconstitu
tiOnal laws which would Justify resistance in every
State affected by such legislation. He concluded by
expressing the opinion that it rested with the people
to avoid such consequences by ralyng the preser
yaon of their rights IN the peaceful forms provided
by law.
On motion Of Mr.. Sumner, the Senate went into
executive session, and at its conclusion adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
-, COURSE OF THE PRESIDENT COMMENDED.
Nlblack, came up in regular order and read
Resolred, That the conduct of his Excellency An
drew Johnson, President of the United States in de-
clinlng to accept carriage and horses rendered to
him since his accession to office by some OF his friends
in New York. was, under the circumstances which
surrounded him. eminently prudent commendabe
and patriotic afiording II did, valuable example
10 others similarly situated, and meets the uuqua
fed appreciation of this House.
BE 1t further resolUed That it is the sense of this
House that the pract ce, So common Of persons
ceptng presents of value from their suborinates in
Cfice, more or less dcpendentupon them for appoint
ment promotion. or other official favors is demora-
iZug IN its tendencies, destructive of public conf
dence, and ought to be prohibited
Mr.. Farnsworth, Of ILL.,, moved to lay them on the
table. Not agreed to. Yeas Is, nays 10 They were
then passed without division.
TRIAL OF JEFF. DAVIS.
MIR. Juilan OF indiana, offered a resolution as fol-
lows
ReSoioed That it is the deliberate Judgment of tbi
House. that the speedy trial of Jefferson Davis for
the crime of treason, and his prompt execution when
found guilty, Is imperatively demanded bv the peo
pie of the United States in order that may he
adequately branded and traitors made Infamous and
a repetition of their crime be rendered impOssibe
Mr.. Schenck suggested that the words either hv
military civil tribunal, he inserted in be resolu
ton after the word trial" (The modification was
accepted).
Nj. Harris of Maryland, moved to strike ont the
word deliberate The Speaker said that it was not
in Order pending the demand for the previous ques-
ton.
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, suggested that the words
or other crimes be inserted after the word treas
on" The modification was accented
MIR. Brooks, OF n. Z, INQUIRED what other crimes