Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-06
Passage Of the Bill Regulating Pay, &c.

Passage Of the Bill Regulating Pay, &c.
WASHINGTON. June 5, 1865.
| SENATE.
| PENSION FUND.
The Joint resolution amendatory of the resolution
otlS6i the Investment of the naval pension
| fund.- was taken up and read and laid on the table
| , THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
| An amendment making the salaries of the Com
mlSsIoners of the Land office of Indian Affairs. and
Inc commissioners of Pensions 4 900 per annum was
An amendment making the salary of the ChiefClerk
OF the Department of the Interior 81 500 and of the
| In reply to some remarks of Mr.. sherman Mr.
Lane OF indiana said that the efficiency of the De-
partment would be increased by the passage of this
p reducing the mum Of clerks and increasing the
salaries OF those retained who capable and eff
Mr.; Nye read from the Na'ionaI Inte2igeacer. of
May ~, the proceedings Of the Johnson Departmental
Cuo and sad that before voting to increase these
salaries no should Ii e to know whether these men
| who We're arragning Congress as usurpers were to
| have their saleries increased.
/ - . RECONSTRUCTION.
Pending discussion the bill. the morning hour
expired, and the joint resolution from the Committee
| on Reconstruction taken up. on which Mr.. Po-
| land, of ermcnt. entitled to the floor.
Mr.. Poland said that this subject had been so thor
oughly discussed during this session of Congress that
he did not assume to present any new ideas He ar
gued that the existence of the States could not be
destroyed by war, and claimed that the Government
however, be prudent to admit the rebel States with
out guarantee for the future and he was in favor of
saying to them, kindly but firmly, that they could
not be admitted until they adopted these Consttr-
tional amendments. He did not think the amend
ment gave to the blacks what their due but as it
was Intended that by it the States would be induced
to yield them justice, he was willing to vote for it.
After such war as had occurred the present tran
guilty of the country was unparalleled. The obe-
dience to tho laws such they had not expected
and with slavery gone, there nothing to pre-
vent career OF prosperity uneXampled nthe history
OF the country.
should vote for the report Of tho committee as now
amended. 1t was not exactly the plan he had de-
sired; but seemed to approximate nearly to his plan
as was possible to be agreed upon.
Mr.. Howe said he should vote for the amendment
now pending, (Mr. Doolitte's,) regretfuy but not
reluctantly In January last he had submitted a
resolution embodying his views; he had proposed bv
the legislative power of the Government to organize
PROVISIONAL governments for those communities
which had resisted the authority of the Government
lie was now about to part company with his resolu-
ton ana to vote for the joint resolution proposed by
the committee, but must still express his faith in the
merit of his own prop 'sition.
Every State claiming to send representatives here
must have the authority Of Congress to do so must
nave republican form of government and must
have her executive, legislative and judicial officers
pledged TO the support Of the Government. Loyalty
IS not tolerated III the local governments of these
States, outside OF Tennessee and Arkansas. Every
particle of local authority vested in the States has
been placed in the hands of traitors 1t was the
highest duty of Congress to place the governments
IN the hands of the loyal men, and to do which he
claimed that they had the express warrant of the
American citizenship until its privileges were secured
to all its asses these communities have no repre-
sentatiOn here. They want it and ought to have it.
Let them then acGede to these very just and reason
able conditions. There is other alternative None
except perhaps the Presidents policy; What does
that policy mean? 1t means that these peopIe
although not fit to make laws at home are fit to come
here and assist to make laws for the United States
Inc President Is Sohctous about the reserved rights
of the States and how did he regard them BY put
ting in the hands of one man the entire power of a
State.
In the paragraph authorizing the Provisional Gov
ernOrS to order an election for convention to re-
wise tho Constitution, he not only ignores Governor
the State. Governor Holden, of North Carolina was
doubtful about the right of certain parties To- vote
and wrote to the Secretary of State to inquire He
did not examine the laws of North Carolina but he
should be allowed to vote in North Carolina. And
this is the plan which is SO saeredly and religousy
the Provisional Governments was then criticised at
some length. Mr. II. read from the orders of Sscre-
tary Seward to the Provisional Governors of North
Carolina and Mississippi. to retain their positions
after the State Organizations had been framed
lie did not object to this, it was all well enough, but
if such antics attempted in Wisconsin he thought
he (Air. ! should have something to say about it,
On motion of Mr.. Howard the Senate went into ex-
eeutlve session, and at Its conclusion, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MINERAL LANDS.
Public Lands reported bill to provide for the sur
ing valuable minerals 1t was ordered to be printed
and rec0mmitted.
MI Stevens, OF Ia, called up Senate bill to
the use to the New York and Montana Iron Manu-
featuring Company certain public lands not in
market
Mr. Holmes, of New York. explained the bill, saw
ing that 1t was proposed to give this company tho
use of the wood certain unsurveyed lands SO that
they could run their iron works. The company pro-
posed to manufacture iron for the Pacific Railroad
and guaranteed fifteen hundred tons of iron per an
num- The reason, he said, the company applied to
Congress that timber could not be cut under the
preemptIon laws, nor on unsurveyed lands. The bill
was passed.
Mr.: Garfield, OF Ohio, from the Select Committee
on Educat;on reported bill to establish National
Bureau of Education in the city of Washington and
to provide Commissioner for the same at $1,000 per
year 9,
general system Of education throughout the States
to gather statistics, a.
Mr.. Donnelly, of Minnesota. took the floor and
read speech on the civilization which followed uni
vesal education, and contrasted the system of edu-
cation in the late saveholding States with that of
the Northern States. According to the last census
the three great political divisions of our country
spent the following sums in general education The
late rebel States S546O0O the Border States $3.50 06O
the Northern States IS 0O0O0O lie was in favor Of
the establishment of Educational Bureau here to
give education mouth.piece and to be rallying
point.
Mr.. Rogers. of New Jersey, opposed the bill He
had hoped that the time had ceased for tho erection
OF another Federal bureau in Washington, especial
ly at time when our national finances were so
The morning hour expired. and the bill went over
PAY OF ARMY OFFICERS.
The House resumed the bill to fix the pay of the
Mr.. Davis; Of New YSrk, addressed the House
against the bill
Mr.. Rogers, of New Jersey. also opposed the bill,
and defended the regular army from the assault
which this bill proposed to make on it.
Mr. kosSeau, OF Kentucky. said he regarded the
remark that the volunteer army of this country
would have been mob without the regular army
officers. as slander, uttered in partizan spirit for
The West Point officers were mere handful of
men in this war-a drop in the bucket. He was the
friend of West Point but at the same time he could
not allow this SANDER the volunteers to pass
noticed.
Mr. Rogers-Are you West Pointer?
Mr.. RoSseau-I am not, SIR
Mr. RoRers-That is the reason it touches you.
Mr. RosSeau said he never West Point but if
he West Pointer, he should repel all the more
the aspersions cast on the volunteers. But he was
volunteer, and of them he denied the state
ment of the gentleman from New York.
Mr. Schenck, of Ohio, resumed the floor and de-
clined to yield to Mr.. Rogers who amid the cries of
order, and the blows OF the Speakers hammer. de-
clared that MIR. Rosseau had misrepresented him.
Mr. Schenck concluded the debate on the bill; and
it then passed. Yeas s.; nays 40
This bill fixes the salaries as follows: general $2
general $500, colonel $500 lieut.. colonel $500
major $3.50, captain $1,000. first lieutenant 81 500
second lieutenant 81 600 combinations for fuel and
forage only are allOwedI
Mr.. Spauding, of Ohio, from committee of con-
ference on the disagreeng votes of the two Houses
on the Military Academy appropriation, made a re-
port; which was concurred in, and the bill passed
was agreed to- allowing all adverse claimants to
withdraw their papers from the Committee
At 4 P. M. the House adjourned.
STATE NEWS.
The CROPs.-The crop prospects in Worcester are
very qnPromising. Wheat and oats everywhere look