Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-10


with Mr.. Sherman that Mr.. Davis might
with propriety be entrusted with The con
| duct OF such an investigation. While he
(Fessendanl had charge Of these cotton
| agencies ne had heard a great many aceu.
sations against men, but they were uu-
founded. Finally he adopted rule to com
pei all charges to be reduced to writing. and
after that he heard no more complaints.
He could find no man wiling to take the
responsibility Of making charges against
those agents. He believed the present Sc
eretary of the Treasury to be competent
| and faithful in the discharge Of his duties.
He repealed the charge that Mr. McCul-
loch had refused to do Justice 70 any man.
Mr.. McDOUGALL offered an amendment
| to Davis resolution SO as to make it include
an investigation into all charges against
Government officers at New Orleans, in the
Mississippi Department.
Mr.. Nc Dougall, in the course Of his re-
marks, stated that he knew Of a man who
had been rejected BY the Senate for Captain
and Quartermaster, who was nothing But q
common gambler in California, and not
worth $1,000. After his rejection by. the
Senate he went down to New Orleans, where
his brother was IN command. He engaged
in operations there. IN short time died,
and By his viii, which was now in the Sur
rogate's Court in New York, it was clear he
had made $4,000 600. He supposed the
Senate knew whom he reant; the name Of
Benz. F. Butler was familiar to ALL
Mr.. CoNNESS moved to lay Mr.. Davis
resolution on the table, which was mega
tived.
Mr.. DAVIS knew Of several who had gone
into the army very poor and had become
rich on very moderate salaries. He con-
fes5ed that he had his prejudiceson this sub
4. 4 a.
ton with the conviction that there vas a
great deal of swindling done. He would
not ask to be put upon the committee. An
he would ask was fair committee and a
fair investigation. Such a committee and
such an investigation would bring millions
Of dollars to the Treasury.
Pending this discussion the morning hour
expired, and the joint resolution TO amend
the Constitution Of the United States was
taken up.
Mr.. JOHNSON took the foor. He would
address himself first to the consideration Of
the resolution, in order 10 ascertain its ex-
act meaning secondly, to the necessity
which causes such an amendment, and
thirdly to its effect upon the condition Of
the country in this as upon every other
case upon which human judgment is 10 be
exercised. 1t is very important that we
should very distinctly understand what
measure is under consideration. It is the
second section Of the first article Of the
Constitution made, in which representa-
tion and taxation are to be escerta med. It
makes both depend upon the same fact and
representation to be apportioned according
to the numbers and taxation to be sppor-
toned in the same way. As the resolution was
first reported from the Committee It stood in
that way upon reeomnitment The pro-
vision which it originally contained in rela-
tiOn to direct taxation was annulled and
now stands as proposition to amend the
Constitution SO as to affect alone the I'd sec
ton Of the lst article of the Censtitution as
it rel ates the mode il which the lumber Of
representatives is to be aseertained. The
Senate will remember that the representa-
tion was based upon numbers with two ex-
eeptions. The first exception was Indians
not taxed the other was that portion Of
the people in the Southern States which
was hold in slavery was not to be taken
into the account to its entire extent but
only to the extent Of three-fifths of the
whole. That as the Constitution now stands
and slavery no longer exists, the Southern
States would be entitled to representatives
for the whole number of people. The effect
Of the proposed amendment, with the sx-
eeptiOn of the proyiso, is to make no change
il the corresponding requirements Of the
except that it oInits the pro-
vision that three-ffths only Of . certain
class shall be counted.
AT the conclusion of -Afrs-Jolrnssn'E r.
marks the Senate adjourned. E+A