Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-10

they had failed to do this They had taken evidence
but had not laid word in printed form before this
House. They had succeeded fully in showing ''how
not TO do IT.. 1t had been admitted that this Com
mlttee had disappointed the people of this country
ana Il the question were put to the people whether
by ten votes to one. He repudated and denounced
the amendment throughout 1t was party measure
Inc gentleman from Ohio, tMr Garfeld,) had said on
Yesterday thet there was suspicion that this in
the interest OF party He repeated, it nothing
Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, said that the De-
mocrate party bad been consistent from the resolu-
tons OF l19o to the Cincinnati platform of 1856 and
IRON the latter time to The present. They had al
ways maintained that Territory could come into
the Union with just such institutions as it chose
Ihey maintained in the question of restoration this
same doctrine. and claimed that men elected from
the late nsurrectionary States should be admitted
into these Halls 1t wss not how these men stood
yesterday but # they were loyal to-day the Democ
racy would admit them. On this platform and in this
view. the President of the United States stood with
the Democracg, and Alexander H. Stephens Vice
one time as conservative Union-0vi man in the
Southtook this same view to-day before the Recon
structon Committee, and acted in that regard with
his Northern Democratic friends.
MIR. Randall, OF Pennsylvania desired to interrupt
the gentleman TO have the Chicago platform read on
which Mr.. Lincoln was nominated, to show the in
consistency of the Republican party.
Mr.. Boutwell, declined to yield. It was enough
for him. he thought. to commend the consistencies
of the Democratic party. He then proceeded to de-
clare that he would yield a portion of his time to
Mr. Raymond if the latter would show wherein tb
Pres dent differed from Alexander H. Stephens and
tne Democratic party on the question of nstruc
ton. He (Alr b was in favor of equality ofsuf-
frage II the South, and believed that in time tho
Republican party would be false to its principles if
1t dld not advocate this political equality. For him
sell he believed that Congress had the right to esab-
sh universal suffrage in the states, and regards
Ienne:ser 1t was not enough that she had sent
Mr. MAYNARD, a loyal man. here for we should
the people Of that State
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, here arose and said that be
should ca inc previous question on this amendment
Mr.. Spauldng, of Ohio, then briefly supported the
amendment in all respects: lie thought it wise on e.
In the course OF MS remarks be deprecated personal
abuse OF the President and said that he thought that
something was due to the high Office Congress coud
differ with the Executive without making it per
sonal contest.
Mr.. Miller. of Pl spoke his thirty minutes in IA
Vor OF every feature of the amendment.
1t seemed to him so reasonable that he could hard
ly believe that the democrats would vote against Il
There was certainty, but this would be the lasf
Union Congress and it vas necessary that guarantees
and send 1T to the Senate, where he hoped there
you'd be no doay in passing it, and sending to the
Mr.. Eliot. of Mass. favored the amendment as it
came from the Committee whole. lie favored
incorporating In the Constitution the civil rights pro-
Mr.. Shellabarger. of Ohio, was not fully satisfied
with the third section, and spoke a few minutes
against it.. lie did not favor the dsfrauchscment of
the masses. At 40 P. NJ. recess was taken.
EVENING SESSION.
IL ouse resumed at the evening session the special
order the consideration Of the Tax bill The seventh
section, relating to the returns to assessors of the
amount of cotton on hand each month, was agreed
to without amendment.
The eighth section, authorizing tho Secretary of
the Treasury to make all regulations to ascertain the
weight of cotton and for the appointment of neces-
sary inspectors and weighers was agreed to without
amendment.
This finished that portion Of the bill relating 10
the tax cotton.
The ninth section relating TO the duties Of asses
sors OF Internal Revcnue was next considered at
length; pending final disposition of this section, the
House adjourned.