Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-08
THE BILL FINALLY PASSED,

'tINAIE.
- PETITIONS.
Mr.. Wilson presented the petition Of Jas. T. MeTL
NeiIy; OF MISSISSIPPI, asking pcnsatiOp for dam
ages done by the Union army, Referred to Com nit
tee on Claims.
Mr.. Morgan presented the petition of late ollioer,
0l the Union army but now engaged in fh o cplfiTa
uon OF cot on protesting against the proposed tax OF
cottoh Referred to Committee on Finance.
On motion OF Mr.; Henderson, the bill to grau
lands to the State of Kansas to aid in The cons7rc
ton of the Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad anc
its extension to Red River was taken UP.
RECONSTRUCTION
, PENDING discussion the morning hour eyrirad and
the Joint resO luton from the ConIInittee an Recon
Sii SSoIiiGvton was taken up the question being the
Tor the second section:
REPRESENTATIVES shall be apportioned among the
several states according to their respective
counting the whole number of persons in eae, Sfsfe
excluding Indians not taxed. But Whenever the
5lght 10 vote at any election held under fhp Coast;
tutl"n and laws of the United States or Of anv Srst
- - qehIed to any Of the male inhabitarts of sneb
t4te nelns y years OF age and citizens of the Uni
tea states or 10 any way abridged except for partc
p&tion u rebellion other crime. the basis oF rem
reScnt2on therein shall be reduced in the propor-
non whiGh the number OF such male citizens shall
bear to the whole number of male citizens u
OF age in su h State. I
Nh, Davis of Kentucky, being entitled to the floor,
Sid thht they mad been Informed by member of the
dom,t%it party that they were now entering on the
been so blckw ird in business This was true md
vas owing to the majority alone. In real practical
;iTsSittlon 'hey were very far behind hand but in
iiiegiimate, mlschevouS legislation ii must h con ~
leSSed ;hey had made considerabig pr1SreSs TIL
Efforts had 8 been for the elevation of ti,o
TO aH Impossible status " - N''N
The policy If the President and +to ,,o., ,
ny the majority of Congress was tbe, cnntstd b
tca G ne en- maintained that the policy OF the Exec
Wfe "as the right one and that it was but conrin-
uaJlon of that OF his predecessor ~ "N' y 004''l-
nc ioIher excellent occupant of the PresiGen
wishes 49, reig oIen gwen up his own views their
L @ 1ccutlve was now assailed with such bitter IN
Iof the sole reason that he refused to give nm
aU Lheir 6eaest his own sacred convictions Of right
ana 9uty Nj ID. said that the party arrornroS7 ~
lIseI tae supreme control of the Government and
parted from the President because he won ~ ~ 81 ~
plant tool in their hands lie read from III nOe pe
Oh MT. Howard in support of bis assertion an aIsn
an extract from the Chicago Tribune til at the resi
dent only represented the Republican p1riv tLat
"hen i ne was not true to it, he became swindier
1t was nov, claimed that the majority of Congre,s
constituted the government. The time was NOT ione
since "hen the Executiye was the Government and
usncs 10 diIer with the President were denonncc,i
a&salllng the Government. lie did not rec0anze sTy
such principle. Neither the President nor Congress
executive and judicial ~ \ H-o-"hag TeeisstiVs
Without coming to a vote on the amendment of
ldr. Williams, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Hubbard. of Iowa. introduced bill to secure
homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain
and to encourage the growth of timber on the same
Referred.
NAVY YARDS,
Inc House then took up as the unfinished business
ss and Ine pi 10 70 4Honoze navy yard site
MT Myers of Ps sddrnS.ed ~ ho u H5: er r,
in favor of League Island, alluding to its natural
& al dGpoG @ ior iron.ciad:. HerGpelled the
was sand bank contending that it could without
"a Jo ~. "o oots tteA IhCo u soma ana hrm
yard.
mir. Ihayer, of Pennsylvania, followed in = similar
Sraln. lie spuTned the imput4tion that Philadel-
phia had any selfish purposesin having initiated this
measure,
!, MI Raymond. Of New York, said he thought that
he Goyerninent should have the best site that could
re ootalneG, and ne saw no valid reason why Mr..
brahdasee SUBSTITUTE providing for the commits
slSit " SelgfS IS d sue sh%piu NOT oG adopted
a. WI. L9 bond OF UnlO' sGld ne would like to ask
QUESTION. IL Q inferred IRON his re-
there ask how he was L @ni @ ab nc %9u
Hi SA ~" Ho was soihs 10 vote on the original
NJ Rovr,ord so;d bo Al 80. ,1.
,i ,t l4iIa tb ;aaa T III" E9t know Wlcn 70 ad-
@ trloo ,nVIS, ~ tme nnsenu oi me gentleman infer
TrCUor-an5 ''Viie'' VIII "hlch Inc question was
FiUtoTl1oSI, NJ u pIar7 r1;.I l4.l
about # The ihterence a p s mS No ingenuity
NJ 0uC.eI1on p nau Eenepdiiy d ~ spoken ana voted
1ey i'4i" "SAeu 'he seuIIelhan 10 explain what
nv iLoduV I ,. >, -,
nj Lc bOAd FGilIleu mat the gentleman from n.
sIra anS II sd od r. t f ioNen against mea-
fberefora atnraI 70 f tT' IT, ~ was
piil unueP GoLslperaon as ne mad spoken against 1t.
% anehe%t9 e. IaGghteri; .g Inc gentleman had spoken
fItinnoI omnndnot @ % tne Iato pghalng C9nst
Tnfed for # "NAen'' anu 'nel' IuFheo around and
MI Ravmo,,J s,5d h. --o., - a.: .. .
tn fhn III ~, AAtIeH
haze 6Tavrn Is; FrenaS SL MS aLiGhus lhat they
;,,, .;I ~ S nnc1 eAtste9 ohy IN thelr
, "a iu ne proceeaeu 10 qelend ms vote
b ba jno S s t amendment by saying that
ti ' T " IL ny b1e conuuct OF the gen
% uensn m IRON onl2 LMr. lie Blond and his friends,
wi tba staea aHe PottSaL 1ends he (Mr r. opposed
On lC OCCASION 70 lorce the house to vote on the
gGgsTn 70 Inc Inc Gentlemen on the other side were
Mr. Te RIonG Ct aiJ 20 eS'I la 1aono re- action.
man could reconcile and harmon2e his speeobes and
Mr. Raymond said he woud take caTa Of hot 1
he hoped the gentleman from Ohio tNr VI IL HIN anT