Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-04
XxxIXTH CONGRESS. |
Commercial and Postal Intercourse. |
THE NEW JERSEY RAILROAD MONOPOLY. |
Interesting Debate in tue Senate.
MARYLAND AFFAIRS VENTILATED.
Ihe Army Reorganization Bill
THE ADHESION OF COLORADO.
THE ADMISSION OF COLORADO.
SENATE.
WAsHINGT0S, May 8. 1866.


WAsHNGroS. May 8. 1866.
PETITIONS.
The Chair laid before the Senate petition nut !
merOusly signed by dressnakers, asking q reduction
oI the tax on their business referred to the Com
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee of Conference
or the disagreeng votes of the two Houses on the
oll to iaGiiltate and encourage teegraPhc commu-
ncatIon between the United States and tho West In
dies @ made report; which was agreed TO, and tho
bill now goes to the President.
WET vlRGINIh.
On motion OF Mr.. Van Winkle, the bill to rem
bprse the State of West Virginia for monies expend
Ell for tae United States in enrolling, eQuppipg and
paving military forces to aid in suppressng the re-
beLlion, was taken up.
1t provides for the appointment Of commissioner
by the President who shall ascertain the amOuntex
pended since June 20 1861, for the purposes stated,
the direct tax due by the State TO the United States
10 be deducted from the amount The sum appro-
priated by the bill is 1886 5i88. The illwas amend
ed and passed.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE.
On motion Of Mr.. Sumner, the bill to facilitate
commercial, postal and military communication be-
tween the several States, was taken up.
Mr.. Howard thought when he first read this bill
that its provisions plainly within the scope of
the Constitutional powers o. Congress that gentle
man. however ingenious, would be able 10 charge it
with being unconstitutional. But like many other
bills which hag been under discussion here 1t had
been assaiied with great earnestneSs. The honorable
Senator from Maryland (Mr Johnson) had, il the
most dep ecatoTy terms asserted that the Constitu
ton to be tampeEed with in this way by every
succeeding Congress, would soon have no COnst-
tuition at all He tMr Il regretted tha. fhev cnuId
not have the concurrence of the honorable Senator
| from Maryland; his opinion at all times. and
justly So held to be Of great weight and entitled to
much consideration. Though listening to the honor
able Senator's eloquent remarks, he had, however,
! not been convinced by what h9 had heard. In his
| opinion the bill was ono that demanded by the
| rot been passed before.
| Mr.. Poland offered resolution TO recall from the
House the Postohee appropriation bill, and i'll reply
to query from Mr.. Sumner to his reason replied
that it was for the purpose of moving reconsdera-
ton Of the amendment touching removals from Office
| The resolution was then agreed to.
Mr.. Howe tn t0ok the floor on tho pending ques-
| tioa. The enactment OF t0e state of New Jersey
lies in the way OF our making this. Well, sir who
regulates commerce between the cities of New York
| 0nd Philadelphia? The State of New jersey or the
United States? New Jersey says it shall 90 one way
| and having said so, We are told that tho United
States cannot say to tho contrary He conteaded chat
the power of the State to regulate commerce must
if exercised, bo subordinate to the power Of tho Uni
| ted States
So far from this bill destroying 4 monopoly. it
would create one. Instead OF having monopoly in
stretching from Boston to New Orleans, as it would
be 20 the interest Of the larger roads to consolidate
He was not speaking in the interest of any railroad,
but in the interest of the State which he represented
(Maryand) and he believed the passage of this bill
would operate most inuriously on ber commerce and
interests. In his State, how was the case? It ap-
pears from the last report of the Comptrolie-, that
the State of Maryland has invested in internal i'm
provements the sum OF $35 s Si4, ,0O0 Of which $27-
only $544, 1922 from her internal Improvement in
vestments The policy of the State of Maryland had
1
vited commerce from the other States. If this bill
was TO pass, the enormous amount invested by the
State il these improvements would be lost TO her.
| Mr. Sherman did not wish to interrupt the Senator
from Maryland, but thought that there was just
ground for complaint against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad for their UNJUST discrimination In regard 10
| transferring baggage.
Mr. Creswell was not speaking of the Baltimore
| and Ohio Railroad, but Of the State OF Maryland
| MIR. Sherman-On tniS subject the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and the State of Maryland were about
| the same thing. The Senator had alluded to the
liberal policy persued by the State Of Maryland
which induced him (Mr S. 20 allude to the transfer
the people Of the West wanted railroad from Pitts
burg and Cleveland to the national capital. If such
road had been in existence during the war il w0nlC
have saved the Government several millions Of dol
lars. The policy of the Baltimore and Ohio rOal
was; however, to rerd the construction Of any more
Mr.. Cressweu asked if be alluded to the Pittsburs
and COnnelsvle road.
| Mr.. Sherman replied in the affirmative.
Mr. Creswell said the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
and the State of Maryland had made all efforts t,
!. | build this road.
: MIR. johnson explained that it was the action G
| the Pennsylvania Legislature in annulng the char
ter that had prevented the construction Of this road
and nOtany disposition the part ct the Baltimore
| and Ohio who mad been and were still exerting al
their energies 10 open The most direct
to the West He spoke ofthe great Services Rendered
the Government by the road, and the remark Sec
retaTy Stanton that it had saved the Capital. It hae
brought 10000 o. Sherman's army to the relief Q
| Washington in few days,
Mr.. Sherman said that complaints prevailed through
. | the whole West in regard 10 the railway TEN o
| Maryi2ni. Dle great cause OF compliant as th
fact that no man, woman or child could pass -ougl
| 20 the Vest WITH the facilities as in cities 0
checked from Washington over more than one route
| You could not get it checked to Harrisburg l
could be checked from Baltimore, but you had to hir
hack to go from one depot to the other, aud wert
put under other expenses. Another thing the Statt
of Maryland, or the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 70
they leagued together,7 indeed it was said tha
| the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad controlled the leg
iBation Of Maryland had prevented the construction
| OF the railroad to IIagerstown.
| Mr. floor IV In mr.
to lay the table, with the motion to reconsider
the PQstoice appropriation bill, which had been re
: Mr.. Creswell resumed and read from the speech o
. Mr.. Garrett, President of the Baltimore and 0hi
Railroad, at the last annual meeting in regard to tn
| road from the Point Of Rocks to Washington, b.
, which the National Capital would be brought neare
: | to the West.
Mr. Sherman again asked about the railroad from
s ! HageTstOwn to Point of Rocks.
Mr.. Creswe did not know of any hostility in tn
0 legislation of Maryland towards such road, but d
know that road was in process Of construction tina
would accomplish the speedieI route which the Sen
| ator desired One other complaint that in regard
the baggage? He (Nir c. would use his personal in
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to change that, an,
n | obviae the annoyance to which the Senator iron
# Ohio was subjected
s Mr.. Sherman-There are thousands of e5timabl
men and women subject to il.
= Mr.. Cresswell-Very we'll, will turn my influence
in that direction for the benefit Of the human
y Maryland had invested thirty-siX millions of he
hard money in these improvements; shehad assist
n ance from the Government and did any, bu
thought she had rlgur 10 ask that the States OF tn
"a West should not now discriminate against her ate
. partakng largely of the fruits of her energy
a enterprise. He Qlr. g. was willing to give ever.
r. of the public lands for railroads in the ney
a States Many millions had been invested By Mary
n land and other States in these improvements; ther
e was no prospect that the General Government will
invest much. and he firmly believed that if it
Stiles ii would be the destruction Of those import
a ant interests Thousands of private individuals ha,
invested in railway securities relying for tho safe
Of their investments on tho pledged faith of tn
oil hp pypdh hyy+ +ba
o | of the bill.
e Jir;, Morrill, obtained the floor but gave way t
y Mr.. Sherman, who moved to take up the motion t,
reconsider the vote by which the Postofice Appro
st priation bill was passed;
r On motion of Mr.. Sherman the bill was then mad
a the special order for Monday at o'clock.
a On motion ofhr. Grimes the Senate then adjourned
S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
: THE ARMY BILL.
n On motion of MIR. Wr. Wright. of n. j., the Hous
n reconsidered the vote rejecting the army bill wthou
=, division and then motion 1t was recommltted :
n the Committee on Military Affairs.
> Pending which, Mr.. Ross. of H.. moved that tn
Committee be instructed to report bill providin
1t for an army not exceed thiryfye thousand men
= which was not agreed to.
CONGRATULATIONS.
ans asked leave to offer a resolution ten
"tuiat,ops of Congress to His Impe
| NJ Co. "r Of Russia. on his recen
dering the congta. of Russia,
rial Majesty, the EmpeIv-
| escape from assassination, by d.
| patton, and also to the twenty mllnV..
seris recently emanCipated by the Gar.
| Mr.. Ross, of ILL.,, objected.
| Mr.. Stevens-Mr. Speaker withdraw the resolu-
tion until there shall not be found one man who IS in
favor of assassination to obstruct it.
| IMPORTATION WANTED.
On motion of Mr.. Julian, of lnd.r resolution was
adopted calling on the secretary of the Treasury for
any information in mis- possession of any discrimlna
tion made by the so-called Government OF MaXimll-
lian against American commerce.
| COMMUNICATION PROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR
| The Speaker laid before the House cOmmunlca-
ton from the Secretary of War. relating to the
murder OF certain soldiers of the st North Carolina
Union cavalry. The communication encloses the
evidence and report of the judge Advocate General
| On the subject. Ordered to be laid on the table.
| THE TERRITORIES.
| According to previous order the House proceeded
to devote the remainder of the morning hour TO the
| consideration of the Territorial business.
| Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio from the Committee on Tern
tories, reported the following bills which We're con-
| sdered and passed: An act amend act TO or
ganze the Territory of Montana; joint resolution to
| provide for the sinking of arteSian wells on the
| wagon roads in Nevada and Arizona.
| COLORADO.
| The morning hour having expired, the Ii ouse pro
| ceeded to business on the Speakers table. The first
business Senate bill for the admission of Colorado
Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, said the Committee on Terri
tories had agreed to report this bill and asked thai
| soIne day might be fixed for its consideration OBJ
| lection being made, Mr.. Ashley demanded the previ
| Gus question on the passage of the bill.
| Mr.. Rice of Maine, wanted to amend the bill o a
| to strike out the word white" from the prOpcse,
State Constitution of Colorado.
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