Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-14

Hlolaek, NOEL, Patterson Pomeroy Randall of KY,
Kaymond, lin his seat. Rollins. StilIwel Strousc,
| van Horn OF Mo-, Washburne of Ind. and Whaley.
=, ~ Salaries OF JUDGES.
MI. wilson, of Iowa. from the Committee on the
ud1cary reported bill to regulate the salaries of
the Judges of the Supreme Court of the District of
| Columbia. Ordered to be printed and recommitted
Mr. Lawrence, OF Ohio. from the same Committee
Tep99ated 9 "a oll pr?hlbitng any payment from being
mdue Hr emanGlpated slaves. The amendments
| were ordered to be printed and laid over.
hi; f T. oO0h lTGn t the same Committee, reported
| the writ OF ho6eas corpus. Laid over.
Mr: Lain, OF y ew York, from the Committee on
Prlntng, reported IN favor of printing 25O00 copies
OF each of the reports and evidence of the Commit
tee tee on Reconstruction; which was agreed to-yeas
Mr., Jenckes. of Rhode Island, offered resolution
which was referred to the Committee on Printing
for printing 5000 copies of the Rolls of Honor now
being published by the Adjutant Generals Office of
soldiers inferred in cemeteries of the United States
Mt baldwin, from the Committee on the District
OF columbia, reported bill to establish reform
school for boys in the District of Columbia Ordered
to be printed and Tecommtted.
Mr.. Sloan, (Rep) Of Wisconsin, introduced bill to
incorporate the METROPOLITAN Gas Company in the
District of Columbia, Referred to the Committee
APPROPRIATIONS.
The House then went into Committee of the Whole
and took up, as the unfinished business of yesterday
the bill making appropriations for the construction
preservation and repairs Of forts and other works of
defence for the year ending June 80 1857 This bill
makes an appropriation OF from $50 900 to $780, 900 for
each fortificati9n in the United States except Fort
McHenry and Fort Carroll, for which none is made
An appropriation of $500O0 for the repairs of Fort
Washington, on the Potomac, and $4,000 for Fort
reSS Monroe were agreed to. The bill was passed.
THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
The House then took up, as in Committee Of the
VINO whole E. joint Joint resolution reported by Mr. Banks,
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to provide
for the expenses attending the exhibition of the pro-
ducts OF the industry of the United States at the
exposition at Paris, IN 1857.
Mr. Banks, of Mass, urged the passage of the res
oluton He said that every nation of the earth had
made an appropriation for this object It was ne
Government SlOul ia in
ms, Or else the individual citizen would have no
rights or privileges IN the grand exhibition which
would cover spot OF thrtySiX acres in the south of
Paris. The accep ance Of the invitation of the En-
peroT Of france by this Government made it incum-
bent 10 make an appropriation.
Thirty thousand square feet had been set aside for
this country In the exhibition room. which eighth
oii @ Ce st oi ntlos ALREADY assigned places NearIy
every State IN the Union had applied for portion OF
the SPACE allotted to exhibit It's industry lie de-
ciared that the exhibition would be the grandest and
most systematic Of any ever held in the world and
IT would give the American nation prestige en-
J0yed ty no other. In the ten casscations We could
exhibit all of our material wealth as well as the de-
Velopment OF the political and social characteristics
and other elements of the civilization of our people
Mr. B continued at length in an earnest and effect
I've strain to speak for an hour, of the results of in
yehtlon III our army and navy which would be ex
| hblted at this exhibition. He understood that
our naval authorities would invite all OF the bate
ries OF Europe to nre upon our s snt and unrestng
lron-cads, ii they would give but asngle shot at
| one of their vessels in return. [ApplauScl
The Committee rose and reported that they recon-
| mend the passage of the Fertilization hi and had
come to no conclusion on the joint resolution rea-
ting to the Paris Exposition Without action by the
| House on these bills,
THANKS TO GEN. HANCOCK.
| Mr.. Phelps, of Md, then offered the following
joint resolution, which referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs:
ResoiOed, That in addition to the thanks hereto
| fore voted to Major General Joseph Hooker Major
| General George &, Meade, and Major General
Oliver o; Howard, and TO the officers and SOL
diers of the Army of the Potomac, for the skill and
endurance which first covered Washington and Bal
| timOre from the meditated blow of the Advancing
and powerful army of rebels led by General Robert
E. Lee and also for the skill and heroic valor which
at Gettysburg repused, defeated and drove beyond
the Rappahannock the vetern army of the rebellion
by joint resolution approved Jan. 49, 1854 the sraIi
tude Of the country is likewise due and the thanks
of Congress hereby rendered to Major General
Winfield S. Hancock, for his gallant mertnrious and
conspicuous share in the great and decisive victory
at Gettysburg.
| The House then dispensed with night session,
| and adjourned until tomorrow.