The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-18

appropriation for Invalid and other pensions and
for the Consular and Diplomatic expenses Of the
government for the year ending lime 3O 1865 Re.
ferred TO the Committee of the Whole on the State
Of the Union, and made the special order for the
ON motion Of Mr.. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania,
the petition of the clerks and civil EN- poyes OF the
government for increase of compen sation was re.
ferIed to the Committee of Ways and Means.
nut, ~ OF Indiana introduced lo1t
tural scrip to States lately in rebellion. Read
three times and passed
Mr.. SOHENOK, of OHIO, offered resolution
citing the published advertisement for the sale OF
colored man at Annapolis on the sth of Decem-
per, convicted by the Circuit Court of Anne Arun-
del county, and sentenced to be sold slave,
and directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire
into the same, and report whether such proceed
ings were not in direct conflict with the Oonstitu
ton of the United Staies and with the. pct to pro-
tect all persons in the United States in Nheir civil
rights, and furnish the means of their vndcation.
Also, TO inquire whether any steps have been taken
by the President TO enforce that law and prevent
such outrages. The committee to have power to
send for persons and papers, and to report what
action is necessary and proper for Congress to take
Mr.. STEVENS, OF Pennsylvania, said he wish
ed to make suggestion, and to see whether the in
quiry should not be enlarged II would be recol-
lected that in the constitutional amendment abolish
ing slavery 1t was declared that slavery should
not exist except for crime, of which the party
should be convicted. Maryland was not the only
State in the south where occasion of that unfortu-
nate exception was taken to sell colored people
INTO slavery. Not many weeks ago two very re-
spectacle persons, gentleman and his wife, had
called upon him and told him that they had just
for them; that the day before they left
negoes were sold into slavery at public auc-
ton, some of them for seven years, and that they
saw teveral others whipped with stripes on the
naked back, at the whipping post, under the dis
eliminating laws of Florida
lie thought this inquiry should he enlarged and
extended TO all the slave States. Maryland al
though close to the free States, seems to be more
lmbued with the old virus of slavery than any of
the southern States that have been conquered, eX-
eept perhaps, Kentucky. think 1t even beats
Kentucky. The slave portions of Maryland, with
one-sixth of the white population, with one hum
dred thousand white people, have an equal power
tion of six hundred and sixty thousand, and she
is carrying on her government in that way. My
Jut gment is that there is no such thing as repub
lioan form of government there, and l hope that
the distiDg gus he and able gentleman from Mary
land Francis Thomas, will, before this Congress
adJourns, move that Congress shall give to Mary
land republican form of government; shall APP
portion her representation according to and on the
basis OF population, and shall modify her laws so
that men shall not be sold into slavery right under
the eye of the capital.
MI.SCHENCK, of Ohio, said he had, in the first
place, drawn the resolution giving it more scope,
and dire citing inquiry into all kindred cases and
Subjects but IL had occurred to him that the judi
ciary Committee might very conveniently make an
investigation of this particular instance, which
seemed to present itself as a sort Of specimen,
without interfering with the performance of it's
other duties If any attempt were made to send
the Judiciary Committee or a select committee with
power to examine witnesses in all parts of the
country, IL might result in having no report for
long time to come. He was however, by
means unfriendly to such general investigation.
sent temper of the Chief Executive of the United
States, they had no right to expect that he would
out the laws of the United States to prevent inc.
qnaIity and oppression He proceeded to narrate
coored agent of Phi9depha m stS
was arrested on charge of vagrancy and con-
demned to the cham gang for term OF twelve
months.
Mr.. LAWRENCE, of Ohio moved to amend the
resolution so as to direct the Judiciary Committee
to report what legislation is necessary TO protect
loyal citizens in the enjoyment of life, liberty and
property in the lately rebellicus States, except
He sent up and had read by the Clerk an extract
from loyal Georgia newspaper of the sth Of De-
Convention held in Macon, Ga the delegates re-
presenting fifty counties reported one hundred and
instance did the civil authorities attempt to
bring he murderers TO justice.
The amendment was agreed to, and the resolu-
ton as amended was adopted.
Mr.. ASHLEY, of Ohio, moved to suspend the
rules to enable him to offer resolution for the ap
pointment of select committee of seven, to ln-
quire whether any acts had been done by any Off
Ger of the government of the United States which,
in the contemplation of the Constitution, high
crimes and misdeDeanors, and whether such acts
were designed or calculated to overthrow, subvert
or corrupt the government OF the United States, or
Mr. F1NCK, of Ohio, called for the yeas and
nays on suspending the rules.
Er. BINGHAM, of Ohio, suggested the modi-
fcation of the resolution to specify the par
tculGr officers referred to by it, AS the resolution
stood it would be notifying the world that there
was grand inquest being held on all officers
OF the United States who were liable to impeach-
ment.
refuse TO suspend the rules-yeas So, nays 49 not
a two thirds vote. So the resolution was not re-
ceiyed.
The following is the vote in detail
Yeas-@essrs Alley, Allison. Ande son, Arnel Ash
barker Bsxier' ss fepjs@in BidTell BiqsS Bi ",
GOulw well6 BrsEdetee, BTomwell Buckland, Bundy,
I'm, Bix bTisgs; EoTie{ EsEasSqF$$l E%5aRSstt,
HsTkins, ,HayesS Aendersen, Holmes, Aotohkiss,
gersoii Julian, Kelley, Kelso, Koonz, Kuy Kendall,
hH of SbO Ly3Sh MarsMtSn Ms
Gnr, morrill,, Moulton, Myers, o'Neil orth, Paine,
FSs5
FRANCIS hemas, Trowhridgs, UPson; Van Aernam,
t1rns n Sf 81 nois @eksr nf% iG Williams VII
son, Mindom-ss., . n. D.- c,.
bell
nison, Dodge, Eldritge, Finck Glossbrenner, Hale,
Vrsns o. Hnbbe Of NeW Yo1E huntSr, JSnoEss
Hs4 kSseR aSaS
vsnis Raymond, Bitter, Rogers. oss shsnkliG, Sit;
81 Sew or gaST Of
Kentucky, Warner, Whaley-49
Mr.. PAINE, of Wisconsin, moved to suspend
the rules to enable him to offer resolution for the
appointment of select committee OF hve, TO ln-
quiTe whether the laws OF Congress provided Tor
the mt and collection of district taxes in
the lately rebellous States and for the seizure and
sale of forfeited and abandoned lands and other
property the rein, have been faithfully executed,
and to re port the result of its investigation, with
the evidence taken, with power TO send for persons
and papers, and TO hold their sessions wherever it
may be most con Yenient for them.
The rules were suspended-104 yeas to 2S nays
and the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. BANKS, of Massachusetts, from the Com
mittee of Foreign Affairs, reported the following
in reply to Mr.. Bingham's resolutlon referred 10
the committee to-day.
Whereas, Wars destructive of commerce, and
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