Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-15
Message frona the President.
An International Council on the Subject of the Cholera
POST FICE AFFAIRS.
The Michigan Contested Election Case
SENATE.


Mr. Sumner said he did not think this was proper
tune for the consideration of such matters. Referred
| to the Committee on Reconstruction.
Also petitions. praying the passage of Constitu-
mon2I A,m;te9ndment, prohibiting any State from
| making distinction on account of color Re-
| terred to the Committee on Reconstruction.
Nr. Cnandler presented similar petitions. Refer
| red TO the Committee on Reconstruction.
| METROPOLITAN FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COM
| On motion of Mr.. Wiley the bill to incorporate
| the Metropolitan Fire and Marine Insurance Com
paay Of the District of Columbia, taken up and
| passed.
THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The regular order of the day. being the Joint
luton liking the basis of representation, then
The Chair stated that the amendment offered to the
resolution BY the Senator from MASSACHUSETTS, (ar.
| Sumner was in order. although at the time it was
| offered the CHAIR entertained different opinion.
SPEECH OF MR. HEND gRsoN.
Mr. Henderson continued his argument of yester-
day. lie would inquire of the people who were clam
orlng at the delay in admitting the Southern Repre-
sentaireS, whether if hey were admitted military
Pers that Gen. Grant had suppressed the Richmond
EIoniner. How long was this thing to go on What
was the use recognizing these States if the military
rule was still to be supreme, and all acts passed by
the State Legislatures subject to the approval
or disapproval of the military commanders.
lie then proceeded to argue against basng repre-
sentation on voters and read from the speech of Mr.
Blaine in the House, TO show that under such rule
such States as California and Illinois would have an
increased representation, while Massachusetts and
other States would lose. He said if they forced the
South to grant negro suffrage the North. to preserve
right Of franchise to women RepTesentaton Should
| be based upon population How many minors had
borne alot our a or the bloody fields of batte and
though thew cannot vote yTnnld If NOT he wrong ~
depriye them of renreSentoton bere9 Hoye not Tho
women OF Maine and Massachusetts an interest in this
Government. He coutended that the negroes also
had an interest in the Iovernmcnt Tbev oyyeS fo
the negro debt of crotitude for his asSistance in
puttng down tbe rehaIiion and Il tb;s roS"ii,t;
was passed if would gye tber % uccesn ss tSe
to impose unjust and unequal burdens or him.
MI Fessenden said the Senate would remember
Thufh had SsNrh
than TINS resolution, but did not think it could at
present be accomplished.
MI henderson, am glad to hear the Senator say
So, When the amendment abolshing slavery
under copsderaton it was fea ed that it could not
be carried out but it had never been resisted The
right must prevail The resolution of the committee
amounted to Just this 1t the State legislatures
the power to make the negro pay the entire expenses
OF the State government, in consideration of those
states giving up portion of their representation
1t acknowledged the right of those States to exclude
the African from all participation in government
lie wished the Senator from Maine CMr. FesSenden)
would come out from this Committee and place him
self right on the record. lie knew what great heart
the Senator had, and what great stake he had in
the matter.
Mr.. Fessenden-I hope the Senator will not mis-
aPprehend my position. have no wish to separate
myself from the Committee
Mr. Henderson, contend that iustice will NOT he
done until the negro has tho right of suffrage There
Senators and six Representatives i'm Congress
to-day. representing an aggregate population many
thousands less than the negro population of Vir-
ginia alone Is this right? Do not your tax laws; do
not your excise laws reach these negroes This pro-
posed amendment gives the mower In the Son tbern
States to disfranchise fhe NEGROES for ona Ill
never agree to it. He would ask of the Committee
whether this amendment proposed enfranchise the
negro? If so. it did not do it. After elabOra ting at
Sumner and gave his views in opposition to it, He
was in favor of doing by Constitutional enactment
what the Senator proposed to do by law of Con-
gress.
Mr.. Y ates enquired whether Congress having abol-
shed slavery full freedom be conferred upon the
freedman. and not confer on him all his rights natural
sttution of the Ijnited States CongrsSs c1tIG, n
make citizen. the ncone made the Constit,'tion
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NJ HandorsonDo tho woman of Tlli,oi. ,-o,o9
NJ Nj S I i1e women OF 1LllnolS vote
VIZ I Ji' Io t Is @ aI"iys ~ Ine way,
this talk about women.
anxious to ACCOMPLISH the same ends as the Senator or
ana we 9h as To 5nf ana
an inevitable seouence Of the neeroS freedom Wonid
be the privilege to vote, They ali expected il and
would have accepted it as a condition of com
ing back, if it had been submitted to them. This
question will have to be made before the country
issue IF this policy had been odonfed Won wonI5
have day Ioyal State Goyernments here appIyinp
for admission Mr. a. then read from an acconnt Of
an interview had by him with the President and said
he was not so certain, as is SO persistentIy alleged
that it would wrong the President fthey were to con-
FER upon the the right of surage but if it did
he did not know why they should be at all concerned
about it,
REMARKS OF Mr.. CLARK.
Mr.. Clark followed at length, and protested against
the theory that this is a white mans government
lie did not assent to the doctrine that suffrage
fcrred upon the negro would be privilege; it a
right which he derived from his manhood He would
sooner have the vote of the loyal black man who
perilled his lie to the country, without proba-
ton, than the vote of the diSloyal white man who
ton II they needed thousand soldiers in the South
now, they would cal on the BLACK men, and the bal
lot should follow the bayonet The negro IS q man,
and yet he Is deprived OF the rights OF man: Why.
IN MISSISSIPPI they have dlsaTmed the loyal blacks
and are arhlng thG rebel militia;
NJ. w a1e-Ihe fresldenL ild tnat. $500
nlr. eldrh-l WIS not taking ABOUT VINO dl0 II,
only condemn tne wrong OF the act. y, ,r-,
az tile ot MT olaFh IearhS NJ " IL
Las ootalRea tae noor' Wnen, on motion OF MT Hen
ariehs' 'ne oehate tnen auJourheu'
HoTTSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AN INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE
CHOLERA.
The Speaker laid before the House message from
the Presldept oI the Sn1[ea states, TRANSMITTING
conference between the french Minister and Secre-
be held at Constantinople on the subject of the
cholera. The correspondence opens with letter ad
dressed by the French Minister to Secretary Seward
IN November last at the request OF the rench Mn
ster OF otatel proposing the council lndlcated. Ihe
letter states that such conference would have for
its object the seeking out the prnordIal causes of
choerato determine its principal points of depar-
tureo study its character and progress, and that in
fact it would propose such practical means for cir
cumscribing and extingushing its origin. Secretary
Seward replies, approving of some such step. Sur
geon General Barnes to whom it was referred also
hopes that Congress will take some action in hemat
| ter A letter from the sublime Porte with the gen
eral endorsement OF such conference to be COM
posed of delegates from all quarters of the globe is
in the correspondence 1t was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed
| MEMORIAL FROM ALABAMA.
| Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, presented me-
mortal signed byD. c. Humphreys and Others of Ala
bama, asking that that State shall not be placed in
the hands of these who were prominent in placing
| Alabama IN antagonism to the Government.
| PENSION TO WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF TRANSFERS.
MIR. Miller, OF Pa, introduced bill to give the
widows and children OF company %agoners and
teamsters IN the late war pension Relerred.
TAA on SPIRITS.
| MI Stevens OF fa' asked, Ott Ialled 10 OBTAIN
leave. 70 oner res9uion declaring as tne Judgment
0I me nouSe tat tne INTERNAL TAX Oh usted spirits
4 shSpla ny pe Teqaceu. ,-.5
MI. MllIer' OF fennsylVaha' asked, put lalled 70
OBTAIN leaVe' 70 introduce 9lutloh 10 prlnt 9Uyo
eAI COPIES VI Ine agricultural repoEIs Vi 1000 1904
| anu 1000.
NJ, Gill, TAX ON TOBACCO. -,
MI ocnenck, OF ONO, onered Tesolutlon' which
was agreed 10, lnstructlng the committee on Ways
a anu Neans 10 INQUIRE INTO the eApedlency OF SO
aienuing tne internal revenue law as 70 graduate
and nd oba ~ ro xdue OF
eis"i' u oIne[ aItcies nauuiactufeu from TOBACCO.
Mr. A1Iov for frost4fttGG t DhiAaaNRNpc MN d.