Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-15

Mr.. Rogers. of New Jersey-Why don't you in
clude all on this side of the House in your resolu-
ton? ton? That seems to be your policy Cries Of or
Mr.: schenek. Of Ohio. demanded the previous
question;
demand and allow debate. Mr. S-hencll declined,
and the previous question was ordercdyeas 50, nays
-. Another scene Of confusion ensued. Members
appealed to Mr. Schenck to allow Mr. Chanler to be
neaTd The former essayed to sreak, but there were
loUo cr!es OF order aud objection from the Demo-
-, The Speaker called the House to order, ard said
that 10 debate vas IN order unless By unanimous
Mr., Schanot rose and said ne was willing tdat Mr.
JJhanIer should be beard. All objection was with
Mr.. Chanlor proceeded thereupon 10 address tho
House, What laid behind the object Of the member
from Ohio (hr. Schenck), in Offering this resolution
he did not know, and rs to his (}fr. Cs) object he
Mr. g. was alone cognizant and for the gentleman
!Mr Hchenc.J 70 assume that he (Mr g. intended to
insIlt this House in the resolution ne had offered
was 10 put the insult on the gentleman himself If
that gentleman felt thesng of the resolution LET him
suffer. What be did mean be need not reveal for
the words OF the resolution so plain and so sim
pie, that any honest man would not fail FOR one mo-
ment to construe it. If he (Mr g. meant to insult
this House it was presumption far beyond his merit
y hen the veto came it fell like n thunderbolt, and
the Executive w5S threatened with Impeachment, and
sp the oherside. He did not however.
lhrGst nimSef forward to defend the President; but
he would ailude TO the billingsgae and hateful anath
enas OF every kind, which were being constantly
hurled upon the minority this hoor day after day.
by tho majority. He cared nothing for their paper
pellets and calumDious resolutions
Mr. SpaldiDg of Ohio to inquire of Mr.: Chanler
II ne meant 20 uiallgn any members of this House by
his resolution?
Mr.. Chanler-Not at all sir, not at all. ItappIied
10 no one man or set OF men any organization. Of
course it was rot personal. 1t was political gem
era!lty; and nothing but the malignity of tho dis
p0Siti9p OF the member from Chic could have con-
cslyei il. lie thanked the gentleman from Ohio
(Ar. SnaidingJ for asking the question.
Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts, asked Mr.. ChanIe-
in good faith whom he meant BY the words in his rst
resoiut G2, of few malignant and Inischievous
men: anst whose wicked and revolutionary
ac,$ me YeE0 Po|eT was directed.
. Mr.. Chaner said he meant every wicked and ma
hCiouS man. lGreat Laughter.
44r. Dawes said be asked the gentleman now di-
recc he did not mean those who voted for the acts
which the President vetoed?
Mr.. Ghanler-No more nor no less. TIE resolution
E political generality.
Mr.. Dawes-But TO whom does 1t apply?
VT. thanieT sald 1t appliedstO all who supported
uhconsnt&Qonal measures, and perhaps included the
gentleman from Massachusetts. lMr. Dawes. Are his
wltherI unwrung? [LGughter.I >
Mr. Dawes rose to reply, but Mr. Chanler declined
70 Yield. Mr. Chanler then went on to say that he
nghJ not he the superior of Mr.. Schenck but under
S,oa ne was ms equal though he was not proud of
that. lie cared nothing for the malignapcy of the
meihocr from OHIO, nor for the entire republican
party on thS t9or. If he had the power he would
huli me republican party into that hell nclosed by
GORDON OF 6ay0netS, which the gentleman from Penn
SyiV&nla, lhlF; StcTens) was so anxious to consgn
hunGreiaof thousands of our fellow citizens. Pro-
ce&d with your vote, / am ready for it.
The vote was then taken and the resolution Of cen
sure was ad0pted-yeaS u, nays 90. The nays were
nnne t"cnty-iNc Democrats and five Republicans.
Inc Republicans IN the negative were Mcssrs. Oar
ing and Davis, OF n Y: LaAin of n. Y; Van Horn,
OF ~ y, and Washburne, Of Illinois; otherwise the
vote was strictly party one. A large number of
members were absent from the hall.
tfo the speaker here announced as the Select Com
Gutte9 on the Memphis riots:-Messrs. Elihu B.
Mashhurne of H. George 5. Boutwell,, of Mass, and
EIaucis Z. lie Blond, of Ohio, (democrat.)
COINAGE or FIVE CENT PIECES.
On motion OF HlT. hasson, Of Iowa, the IIo sa took
4R and concurred in Senate amendments to House
Dl providing Tor the coinage of five cent pieces So
tne blil has passed both Houses
STOCKS N RANKS.
On motion OF MT. Blaine, of Maine resolution
vas adopted, instTueting the Committee on Ways and
heans to iaqure into the eXpedency lin view Of the
recent decision OF the Supreme Court of taking All
tax on OF stock IN national banks.
- THE TAX BILL.
Inc House took up and briefly considered the eth
secl0n OF the tax bill relating to the duties of asses
$orS, DUt without coming to any conclusion on any
important amendment or the section laid it aside
until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield the Committee on Ways
ana Means were directed 10 see if any further iegs-
ation IS necessary to secure the collection of direct
taxes IN the iusUrrectionary States
, Inc Speaker laid before the House letter from
a2e 2esreiaTy i OF War transmitting the number of
ment.
And then, at $50 P. M, the House adjourned.