Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-29

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WASHINGTON. May %.
SENATE.
MEDICAL STATISTICS.
The Chair laid before the Senate communication
tion of the Senate calling for the medical statistics
OF the war; stating that is impossible to present the
Sta lstcs IN proper form before the end of the
| Laid on the table.
Mr. Sumner presented the petition of Jas. Taylor,
OF Baltimore, asking Congress to take into consider
aCl0n the suherlngs of 10000 journeymen segar-
makers OF the country, and asking increase of the
ad9ty on imported segars Referred to Committee on
Also, petition of segar makers of Massachusetts.
asking the levying Of a tax leaf tobacco Re-
terred to Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Grimes presented the petition of the officers
ana seamen of the Mississippi fotilla asking addi-
Affairs.
NATIONAL BANKS.
The Chair announced the following as composing
me SPECIAL committee to inquire into tho condition
OF the National Banks, NJ Messrs Wilson. Henderson,
van Wlokle. johnson and Buckalew.
POSTAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE
On motion of Mr. Howard. the act to facilitate
| postal, commercial and military communication
among the several States taken up the question
being on the amendment of Mr.. Cresweli that Con
greSs may at any time repeal or amend this act.
| agreed to 49,
Mr.. Morrill, took the floor and replied to the argu-
ment OF Mr. Howard, that under the right to regu-
| this bill. ''N' N''0A " pA''
Mr.. Morrill, giving way
On motion Of Mr.. Van Winkle the Senate insisted
on its amendment to the Pension bill and acceded
to the request of the House for Committee of Con-
ference, which was laid over.
Mr.. Wade submitted the following:
hhereds, The necessity of the nation requires that
the seat Of Government should be accessible to
the great interests Of the Eastern and particularly
| the " estern portion of the ssme-and,
| Whereds, The State of Maryland did, by an act
approved March, 1865 grant to the Baltimore and
| railroad COMPANY m rail
road from said railroad at the Point of Rocks to the
line OF the District of Columbia, with the purpose
fore.
Reso7pea, That the Committee of the District of
Columbia be instructed to inquire into the fact
whether said railroad company intend to carry out
! the pr visions Of their said charter.
On motion of Mr.. Grimes, the Senate went into
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MESSAGE FROM THE PRECEDENT.
message was received from the President, trans
mtting all of the reports received by the Freedmens
| Bureau on the condition of the freedmen Ill the
South. The documents are very yoluminous and
says he has received no report from Generals Fuller
ton and Steadman,, though he has seen one in the
public prints, which he transmits
| General Scott sends letter from Charleston, in
which he says Generals Steadman and Fullerton
| find no fault with his management of the freedmen
| on the Sea Island cotton lands of South Carolina
| He charges that Messrs. Spratt, Conner and Bon
ham, of South Carolina, endeavorng TO break UP
the Bureau on grounds of political prejudice. Laid
/ on the table.
This being Monday the States we're called for bills
| and resolutions on leave.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, offered resolution
.nstrueting the Committee on Invalid Pensions to
hng the pensions caused by casualties in the late
| war. Agreed to.
Mr.. Schenck, of Ohio offered resolution instruct
| ing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire
into the eXpediency of repeating the law creating
breyet rank and to report bill to designate meri-
| Mr.. Grider OF kentucky, offered n resolution de-
GGarlng that as loyal men have been elected from
taking the usual oath of Office; and that all other
States in this Union have the right to he represent
ed on this floor. Referred to the Committee Re-
MIR, stillweI. of Indiana offered resolution in
structng the Committee on Invalid Pensions to re-
\ port bill extending the provisions of the Pension
Law so as to include provost marshas, their depu-
ties, and enrolling officers. who have been disabled
Mr.; Julian, OF Indiana, offered Q reso,Ition i IL
into the expediency of reporting bill to establish
corps composed ofvouneerS to be contributed by
States, in proportion to their population in lieu of
| standing army; which was agreed TO.
Mr.. Bromwell, of Illinois, offered resolution call
ing the President for all information in his possess
sion relative to the amount of cotton in bales in the
hands of the military at the time of the cessation of
hostilies, the value thereof, the amount which be-
l9nged to the so-caled confederacy how it has been
| disposed Of etc.; which was agreed to.
Mr.. Window, of Minnesota, offered preamble
| and resolution reciting that tho Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroad Company have proved entirely in
competent or unwilling to provide the proper facili-
ties for the travelling public, who have endured the
| Inconvenience long enough therefore.
ReSOlUed, That the Select Committee on the Postal
| and Military Railway between New York and Wash
ington have leave to report at any time.
The Speaker said this resolution required unani-
| nous consent on this day.
Mr.. Phelps, Of Md, objected.
the Secretary of War for statement, showing the
amount of funds received by the Freedmen's Bureau
since its organization to April, 1866 from what sources
derived, the value Of subsistence stores used the
amount of quartermaS!ers stores hand the amount
of transportation for freedmen refugees and officers
the quantity of land occupied by the socalled Gov
| eminent farms the number of buildings used the
rent paid the value OF personal property seized and
| used, ETC.; which was agreed to-
Mr. Williams, of Penna., offered lengthy resolu-
| ton and preamble requesting the President to in
form the House whether any of the civil military
| employees of the Government, within the State of
Georgia. or other re bel State have countenanced
or assisted IN rendering honors to any traitors living
| or dead.
The resolution calling for Executive information
lies over one day under the rule.
| Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, offered resolution, which
agreed to, calling the Secretary of the Treas
ury for the amount of gold disposed of by him, at
| what rates. to whom commissions were paid, etc.
| ADMISSION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES.
| Mr. Stevens, OF Penna., introduced a bill to regu-
late the admission of the late rebeliOus States into
the Union winch was read twice BY its title and was
| of the Union; The bill is as follows:
| Whereas, The eleven States, which lately formed
| the government called the Confederate States Of
America" have forfeited all their rights under the
Constitution, and be renstated in the same only
through the action Of Congress. Therefore.
Be It enacted by the Senate and House Of Represen-
atpes Of the United States of America Congress as
Sembted That the eleven States lately in rebellion
may form valid State Governments in the following
| manner:
Section 2. The State Governments now existing de
facto, though illegally formed, in the midst of
tlal law, and IN many Instances the Constitutions
were adopted under duress and not submitted to the
ratification of the people, and therefore not to be
| treated as free Republics yet they are hereby ac-
| knOwedged valid governments for municipal pur-
poses until the shall be duly altered and their
legislators and executive officers shall be recog-
| nized as SUCH
Sec. s. Whenever the Legislatures of said States
shall enact that.conventons shall be called to form
4 legitimate State Governments by the formation and
| adoption Of State Constitutions the Governor or
chief executive officer shall direct elections to be
held on day certain, to choose delegates to con-
yention who shall meet at the time fixed by the Legs
lature and form State Constitution which shall be
submitted to vote of the people, and if ratified by
majority of the legal voters, shall be declared the
1 Constitution of the State.
Sec 4. The persons who shall be entitled to vote at
both said elections shall be follows; All male cti-
above the Of twenty-one years who have re-
sided one year IN said State, or ten days within the
election district.
| Sec 5. The word Citizen" as used in this act.
shall be construed to mean all persons Except In
dians not taxed born in the United States. or duly
years shall be competent to be elected as DELEGATE
| to said convention.
Sec 6. All persons who held Office either civil or
military, under the government called the 'Confed-
crate States of America" OF who swore allegiance to
said government, are hereby declared to have for
1eteQ tnelr ctlZensnlp and to have renounced their
allegiance to the United States and shall not be en-
titled to exercise the elective franchise until five
years after they shall have filed their intention or
desire to be renvested with the right of citizenship
and shall swear allegiance to the United States and
renounce allegiance to all other governments pre-
tend ded governments the said application to be filed
and oath taken in the same courts that author
1 lied by law to naturalize foreigners.
| Sec. Z. No constitution shall be presented to or
/ acted on by Congress which denies to any citizen
any rights privileges or immunities which grant
ed to any other citizen in the State. All laws shall
be impartial without regard to language, for
| mer condition. If the provisions of this section
should ever be altered, repealed expunged in any
way abrogated, this act shall become void and said
State lose its right to be represented in Congress.
Sec s. Whenever the foregoing conditions shall be
complied WITH the citizens of said State may present
be approved by Congress- said State shall be declared
entitled to the rights privileges and immunites and
be subject to all the obligations and liabilities of a
| State within the Union.
| No Senator or Representative shall be admitted
into either House of Congress, until Congress shall
| have declared the State entitled thereto.
THE TAX BILL.
| The House then proceeded to consider, in Commit
tee of the Whole, the tax bill. After the adoption
of some unimportant amendments, the Committee
rose and reported the bill to the House. and recon
| mended that the amendments be concurred in and
| the bill passed.
| Gus question was demanded and sustained on the
amendments and the bill. Separate votes were then
taken on some of the amendments of the Committee
| of the Whole with the following result
1 Page 10. The following proviso of the section
l stricken out, IN Committee of the WhnIa