Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-31
SENATE.

Of the militia
Section directs that an Adjutant General of Mi
tia shall be appointed for every State, who shall
distribute orders, attend reviews, torwGrd blank
forms of returns returns required and receive re-
turns of militia throughout the State. report condi-
ton of arms equipments, &c, and make annual re-
turns on the first OF November TO Adiutant General
of the L. :. Militia.
Section provides that the militia, when called out
shall have the same pay. Tations. &C. officers and
soldiers of similar grade in the regular ar"y.
oe ani 1f Ds Of m of
acting volunteer regiment for each congressional dis
trict
rolled for six years, or during duration Of war. .
Section II provides that the volunteer militia shall
be an infantry fUrce.
Section ii provides that The officers shall be ap-
pointed by the Governors Of States and in the Dis
tric Of Columbia by the President, and shall be
lected from those who have passed satisfactory ex
The concluding section AUTHORIZES the President to
call the whole or any part of the militia into active
service during insurrecton, rebellion or foreign
Referred to Committee on Military Affairs.
EXCESs OF INCOME TAX.
MIR. Riddle presented a memorial from farmers of
Delaware asking r. turn OF excess Of income tax paid
by them in 1864. Referred to the Committee on FL
nance.
EQUALIZATION OF BOUNTIEs.
MIR. Grimes presented the memorial and joint reso-
luhons OF the General Assembly of iowa, asking Of
Congress the passage Of laws eguaizing bounties.
Mr. Norton presented the megorial and joint reso-
luJiOns of the Legislature of Minnesota in favor of
the same object. Referred to the Committee on Mil
ltary AttaiTs.
UNIVERSAL sUFFRAGE.
Mr.. Howard presented memorial from the Ger
passage Of laws in accordance with the Declaration
OF lnGe pendenGe including tGe grantng OF unlvcr-
sal suffrage. Referred to tie Joint Committee of
Fifteen.
FRENCH sPOLEATIoN CLAIMS.
Mr.. sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tiOnS, to which referred the bill providing for the
payment OF French spoiiation claims to American
clizeIS pfor 10 IoVL' reported win recommenua-
hon that II pass.
EXPENSES OF CoAMITTEE or FIFTEEN.
House conrurring that $4,000, much thereof as
necessary, be appropriated to pay the expenses Of
the joint committee appointed to inquire into the
condition Of the late feDeElious States
REQUEST TO THE PRESIDENT.
On motion of Mr.. Doolitle, itwas resolved that the
President be requested TO communicate to the SEN
o' ,e % nTt o cfd ~ WIZ te PuPc lnterelS
condlton OF the States IN his Department.
Mr.. Irunbull, from the COMMITTEE on the Judi
GARY IN the case Of the contested election Of John P
protest Of the Legislature of that State aga his
holding the seat made report, with resolution de-
clarlng that Mr. Stockton duly elected. and is
entitled to the seat for six years. from 4th March,
lo62. Ordered to be printed
The Chair laid before the Senate communication
from the President Of the United States in response
TO resolution Of the Senate. enclosing a report Of
the acting SecTet"rr Q, state, giving an account of
ncgOtIauons with the meXcan Republic in 1861, for
transit of American troops over Mexic'n soil.
POST OFFICE TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT..
On motion of Mr.. Brown, it was resolved that the
strdGted to enquire into the eXpedency Of authorizing
the Post Office Department TO construct and operate
teleer2ph hnes along the puncipal mail routes or
suc III iheln rs II may deem necessary or to contract
with such lines may be already established if that
shall be deemed more advisable for the use ard con
rol OF such lines and, IN connection with its postal
business, to establish offices at such points may be
determined upor open at all hours to the public and
the press Tor sale ana speedy TRANSMISSION OF des
mum rates The committee to report by bill or other
Wise.
SALE OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
The bill for the sale of hostage stamps on credit
Was then taken up, and after some remarks by Mr.
Nye IN opPosltlon, was Itd over.
FRnrEclioN OF CITIZENS.
Inc phi l" protect all persons III their civil rights
was taken up:
MT. an NinHIt IN lew REMARKS, opposed the
amendment offered yesterday by Mr.. Trumbull, and
quoted from u fOrl"r speech made b. him. lie ar
guel agalhst the tracncaOlty oil placing negroes on
ogecuonS To the amendmeht.
hlT. Irumbull Withdrew his amendment and sub
The tinted States aqG not subject to any foreign
power are merely ucc!are" 70 oe ctzenS OF tue United
0IeS aI ~ IaouI GR:nncloM .a 81 race OF color =
Mr. Lane, OF Kansas, offered an amendment IN
eiHIlnG Indians IN the rroyislons OF the section,
Mr. GIthrie ASKED Ar. ifunDulI II he intended to
natHranze al the Indians.
Mr. If9Mghl Salu ne l,ad Always regarded the In
u@ ~ iorelsheEs' anu ueait WIN them py treaties
not oy laws go
MI CoEan SPOKE IN opposition to the blll. SAID
thaI dnuer IL Chlhalnen and Hottentots might he
maue clSzehs QI 'ht nlteu otates ne sald lnat 1t
TIE neone of certain stss ere dt
here and this bill related almost exclusively to those
States. All republican governments Shnuld rest uDOn
the consent of governed and IL but right and
decent that we should wait until those who were to
be so much affected were represented in these halls
Mr.. Howard replied to the remarks of Mr. COwan,
and strongly advocated the passage of the bill.
Mr.. johnson said that under the Supreme Court
decision in the case CT Dred Scott person of Afr
descent whether born free or not is not within
the meaning of the Constitution of the United States
acitizen. Whatever objections are made to that de
The great objection was that the case was not before
the Court as one OF adjudication. One of the ques
tions that arose was whether Scott was citizen of
the United States within the meaning of the third
article OF the Constitution.
He then gave brief resume OF the legal points of
the case and said thar probably large majority of
majority OF the lawyers, were of the opinion that the
court should not have gone further than to reverse
would rid the coIored race Of their present anomalous
position, and fix their status permanently If the
supreme Court decision Is final that object can only
be safely and surely obtained by an amendment to
the Constitution and with view to its accomplish
vision as would be free from all objections, and it
was doubtful whether it could he done.
After lengthy argument on the subject he con-
cluded by EXPRESSING his Willingness to aid in the
enactment of any law to meet the requirements of
the case, in accordance with the duties and oblga-
tioqs devo!ved upon them.
Mr.; Davis obtained the iloor. when, on motion Of
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