Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-25
ENFNENF|N II NUIEGRESSo
Condition Of the National Banks
INVESTIGATION TO BE INSTITUTED.
What Interest is Paid and who Gets It.
THE RECONSTRUCTION DEBATE.
Speech Of Senator Stewart.
PASSAGE OF THE QUARANTINE BILL
What Interest is Paid and who Gets 1t.
THE RECONSTRUCTION DEBATE.
Speech of Senator Stewart
PASSAGE OF THE QUARANTINE BILL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May "a, IS

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May "a, 1866.
CONDITION OF NATIONAL BANKS
Mr. Wilson introduced resolution instructing the
Committee on Finance to inquire into the condition
of the National Banks of the city of Washington and
report, first, what amount of Government bonds has
been on deposit in these other banks in the last
twelve months second, by whom, and under what al1-
thoriy, these deposits made; third what amount
OF, and what rate OF interest has been paid and to
| whom.
| Mr.. johnson suggested to the Senator from Mas
sachusets to include all the National Banks in the
resolution.
Mr.. Wilson said several millions had been deposit
el IN these banks, and reports had been flying about
tnat interest had been allowed TO certain disbursng
officers on their deposits. He was in favor of thesu-
treasury system and thought the Government should
| keep its own money,
Mr.. Wilson then modified his resolution making it
applicable to all the National BauEs and providing
l0r the appointment of a special committee to make
| the inquiry. The resolution was then passed.
TRIAL OF JEFF. DAVIS.
Mr.: sumner presented the petition of an officer of
taken to procure the trial of jeff Davis by military
commission Referred to Committee on Military At
| fairs.
MILITARY CADETS.
ono On m0tlGn Of Nh Wilson the Joint resolution re-
Academy at West Point, was taken up.
Mr.. Anthony offered an amendment that in all ap-
polntmen OF cadets after the present year the per
son authorized to nominate shall nominate not less
than five candidates. all of whom shall be residents
OF the congressional district from which they are
nominated, of the District of Columbia if nOmi-
mated from District, from whom one shall be select
ell who possess the best competitive examinations as
may be presented by the War Department. this pro
VISION not TO relate to the appointments made by the
President.
The amendment was agreed to-
Mr.. GeSml'h offered an amendment that heraa ftar
the superintendent Of the academy shall be selected
from any CORPS of the army.
Mr.. NeSmith said that the superintendent couId
now only be selected from the engineer corps and it
was the opinion of many of the first officers of the
that this should not be the case as it certainly
had deteteriOus effect.
The amendment was disagreed TO- and the Joint
resolution was then laid over by the expiration OF the
The age prescribed for cadets is from % except
IN the case OF those who have served hOnOrably in
tue army, VINO may enter up to "a years. All those
VINO served IN any capacity in the military or naval
service OF the rebellion are precluded from entering
WITHDRAWING A PETITION.
Mr.. Trumbull asked leave to withdraw from the
IeS OF the Senate petition presented by him some
days since from citizens of Augusta county, Va to
he effect that the lives Of loyal persons in that
vicinity had been in constant danger since the With
drawa OF United States troops, and asking that they
Mr.. 7. said he had this morning received letter
from stanton informing him that the names of the
signers OF this petition had been procured through
some source for the purpose Of giving the rebels an
opportunity to persecute them. Alexander II. Stew
art ana Joseph Seegar were described being at the
head OF this thing. number of those who had signed
the petition had been so frightened and intimidGted
that they had published cards in the rebel paDers
making retracton, and others were being threatened
WITH prosecution Tor forgery. 1t was desired now 10
withdraw the petition that the signers may be ex
cnptcd from further persecution.
MIR. Howard said that it had been stated that these
signatures We're torgeries, but each of them was
attached an affidavit proving its genuineness.
Mr.. Wilson said that Mr.. Seegar had come to him
and asked for the names of the petitioners and not
supposing that any harm would come from granting
the request, he had directed his clerk to give Mr.
6eegar a copy OF the petition
Mr.. Sumner said it was right to protect all loyal
citizens but it was something which had never been
Senate.
The motion to withdraw then agreed to.
RECONSTRUCTION.
The joint resolution from the COMMITTEES on Re-
construction then taken up, the question being
on the amendment OF Mr.. Wade.
Mr. Stewart, OF Nevada, then took the floor. Mr.
Stewart said that the only safe course was to do ri
The Presidents plan of reconstruction did not real
iZe the fond hopes of the American peoDle tfour
decreed ny the UecIaT4uon Of independence 1t also
failed TO furnish any security against the sway of
the rebels the State Governments 1t was certainly
better than no plan, and he would be slow condemn
It unless ne could improve It, General amnesty and
impartial suffrage were the only remedies that were
endorsed By justice and humanity. Tho merits of
this plan were then discussed at great length by Mr.
s.. who pursued the same line of argument as that
adopted by him on former occasions.
He wanted no more blood, more cOnfscatiOn,
but was willing to wipe out the past the condition
Of the South granting universal suffrage. He con-
tended that to dsiranchise any body of peopIe
would lead to a cruel despotism, and that harmony
and peace could never and should never exist in the
States of Maryland, Missouri and Tennessee, while
people,
Mr.. johnson moved to strike out the third section
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for the second and third sections which was ordered
to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Howard, the further considera-
ton of the subject postponed until tomorrow.
On motion OF Mr.. Ramsey, the Senate went into
executive session. and at its conclusion adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
QUARANTINE.
Mr.. Eliot, from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported back House bill, with recommendation of
concurrence in the Senate amendments, to prevent
the introduction of cholera into the United States;
which were cOncurred in, and the resolution only
awaits the signature Of the President to become
law.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcULrURg.
Mr.. Bidwe, of Cal, from the Committee on Agri-
to them to inquire into the expedency of removing
the Department of Agriculture to some Western
State. Laid on the table.
The House then resumed, as the unfinished busi-
ness of the morning hour of yesterday, the bill to
continue in force for three, years, and to amend
relief OF freedmen and refugees.
Mr.. Stevens, of Penna moved to amend the 9Th
section that it will read as follows: That when
ever the former of land occupied under Gen
eral Sherman's order dated Savannah, January Is,
1865 shall apply for restoration of said lands the
Commissioner shall refuse to surrender the same.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas 79, nays 46.
Mr. Brandagee, Of Conn, saw no necessity for the
passage of this bill at this time.
Il c thought We could act much more intelligently
at the next session, when the reports made by the
special Commission sent by the President and the
Committee sent by Congress should be presented
the condition of the Rureau. He therefore moved
to postpone this kilI till next December. Not
agreed to--yeas 81, nays 81.
The morning hour here expired, and the bill went
over until Tuesday.
The House then proceeded to consider as in Com
mittee Of the Whole the tax bill.
The stamp tax on photographs, daguerreotypes,
ambrotypes, or other sun pictures. stricken out
and tax OF i've per cent al raEore0a was substitu-
ted in its place.
The stamp tax on packages of ground Coffee pep
per- cloves ginger spice. mustard prepared for sale,
&c. was stricken out.
The free list was amended as to restore to taxa
on lamps and lanterns, the glass and metals of which
have paid the tax assessed thereon. The following
articles added the free list and declared free
from taxation:-Mneral Goals and peat; umbrellas
and paras0ls and the frames for the same bags made
of paper; cordage and rigging rock. ground and cal
cined gypsum; window glass Of all kinds; cement
pipes and tiles; machinery used in the manufacture
o. syrup from sorghum; grain cradles; hand-rakesi
cotton gins.
Pending the disposition of the free list section. the
bill was laid aside.
EQUALIZATION OF BouNTIEs.
Mr.. Schenck. of Ohio. from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported back the bill to equaize the
bounteS of soldiers, sailors and marines, and gave
notice that he should ask the House to consider it
On motion of Mr. Stevens the session for this even
ing was dispensed with, and the House adjourned
until tomorrow.
The CoTToS CRoP.-We have from time to time OBJ
served calculations of the prospective cotton crop
and at very high figure; AS often our judgment
yet mindful of the chances that must be taken,
coupled with the now existing transition state of
labor, our expectations, have from the first, been
qualified. And now, new drawback is repored
from many portions of the growing sections of
the country; many of the seed planted were old and
as consequence there has been failure in securing
good stand. Whilst the seed possessed sufficient of
the necessary oils and send the plants to
the surface, they did not have sufficient supply TO
perfect them, therefore, the plants have died out.
To such extent is this the in the cotton grow
ing sections along the Mississippi that many of the
planters plowing up and planting in corn and
other cereals. We have been of the impression, that
the planting of cotton in our section, has been
greatly at the expense of the provision crop. This
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