Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-28
XXx!XTH CONGRESS.
Telegraph 10 the West Indies.
THE IRON CLAD CONTRACTORS.
The Northern Pacific Railroad,
NAsHrNGToN, " April q, 1866.
SENATE

NpHFENSATlON ASKED,
.Hr. Johnson presented q petition from Joshua
Jones. of st. Mary's county, MARYLAND who avers
mat on the eighth day of July 1854 he was in peac
aole possession of a certain tenement on a farm
known as the Land Gates, in said county CARRYING
on legitimate business retailer he was diSnos
sessed by positive orders Of the military TO tha I
~ of his business and also to his heath rom H.
exposure he endured, and that finally his credit
impaired and he failed to meet engagements in cons
sequence: lie thinks the Government should NAL 20
good his loss and he therefore, asks for FIVE
dollars, and makes affidavit of the facts and jes ma
Claims. vi
HOSPITAL STEWARDS
mr.. wilson presented petition from hospital
stewards asking an increase Of pay, which was re-
terred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
nv ~ TELEGRAPH TO WEST INDIES.
Inc Dill 70 encourage and facilitate telsgraphic
west Indies, with the House amendments thereto
was taken up.
Mr. Chandler moved that the Senate concur in the
amendments of the House.
Mr. Conness hoped the amendment would not be
high. % "of0 en''i 0iS 'oo
The discussion was continued by Messrs. Morrill,,
Sprague and Sherman. -
A MIR. Sherman said he hoped the day woHld come
when there would be entire revolution in the tel
egraph system. AS it stood now il was n Iuxnrv
only to be enjoyed by the rich. In his memory, It
nad cost twenty-five cents to send letter from New
ork to Ohio; now it cost but three cents and the
same to California. Teegraphing should be reduced
IN !ne same RATIO. There was less capital invested
ana more monopoly existing In this business than sny
other: This company was to DO allowed to charge
S5 0 Tor To words to be sent by for
only IuO miles lie had objected to the bill in fbe
hrstnStance because it created such amononoIv He
would suggest that the bill lay over and COMMITTEES
OF conference be appointed. The committee to whom
TINS subject OF teiegraphing had been referred was
now engaged IN considering the best means to take
. Mr Morrill, said he did not know when this good
Tune was coming when the Government was to take
possession OF the entire telegraph and railroad sys-
tenn OF he county. The millennium would come
some time, but until it did come was all private en-
terprse TO be stopped?
Mr. Chandler then Withdrew his motion and moved
that the Senate now concur in the amendments of
tne house, ana asked tor committee of conference
Whch was agreed to, the committee of conference on
the part of the Senate to be appointed by the chair
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr. Howard, from the committee on the Pacific
Railroad, asked to be discharged from The frrtber
consideration OF various memorials and petitions in
relation to branches of the Pacific Railroad which
granted.
Mr.. Sherman gave notice that he would call up on
on Monday the PostOfice appropriation bill and on
Tuesday the Army bill,
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT,
Mr. wilson OF Mass. offered the following Conssi-
tutlonal amendment:
= Artlse l. No payment shall ever be made by the
United States, or any State account of the enan-
cpauon of slaves or for any debt incurred in aid of
lnTTrrGction 81 {, against the United States.
IL. Representatives shall be appOrtioned amono
the several States which may be included within
the Union. according to their respective nun
berS, counting the whole number of persons in
each state. But whenever in any State the
elective franchise sha be denied to any Of its
inhabitants being male citizens of the United
N
cause except tor nsurection rebellion against the
United States, the basis of representation in such
otates shai oe reduced IN the proportion which the
number OF male citizens excluded shall bear to the
whole number Of male citizens twenty years
Of age.
III; And whenever any of the States which shall
have been declared to have been in insurrection by
PROCLAMATION Of the President dated April ID 1855
shall ratfy the foregoing articles Senators and Rep
mtted IN the Senate and House of Representatives
Tespectlye!y IN the same manner as if elected from
States Where no rebellion has existed Referred.
IRON CLADS.
The special order being the bill to reimburse the
contractors of certain iron clads for losses incurred
IN fulfilling their contracts was taken up the oues-
tion being on the amendment of Mir. Hende ersep fo
POSTPONE the further consideration of the bill until
the first Monday in December next.
Mr. Hendricks entered into an explanation of fhe
merits OF the BILL and argued against any postpone
ment
Mr.. Clark followed in opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Clark. "
The discussion was further continued by Messrs.
Clark, Nye McDougal and Riddle.
The question was then taken on the motion to post-
pone III December next, which was disagreed to by
vote of 25 to IL.
Mr.. Henderson moved to recomnit the bill with
amendments to the Committee on Naval Affairs
Mr.. Wiley moved to amend by referring the bill
to the Committee on Claims, which was disagreed TO-
The question was then taken on the motion to re-
commit and decided 10 the negative.
The bill was then passed and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
This being Friday the House spent some time in
the consideration of private bills after which on
motion of Mr.. kaSson, of Iowa, resolution was
this House all of the provisions and amendments
made to the constitutions of the Southern States
the war relating to the freedmen.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont gave notice that he vyould
not call up the tax bill until week from Monday
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Inc House then resumed, as the unfinished busi-
ness yesterday the bill to amend an act TO construct
the Northern Pacific Railroad,
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, offered substitute
for the peIdns bill which he said would remove manT
OF The objections heretofore urged AGAINST the bill
- Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, then briefly addressed the
House in support OF the bill as introduced by Mr.
Stevens, though he was opposed to the original
Mr.. Rogers, of n. j., followed in support of the
measure and said he repeled the charges of venaty
which had been raised because members supported
the bill He declared that if there was any lobby in
tins bill It was against its passage. He looked upon
the bull as OF the greatest national Importance It
would bind us together as the greatest nation in in
MIR. briggs, of Michigan, looked upon this as a
great national work and was earnestly in favor of
the passage of the pending bill
MIR. Grlnneli, OF Iowa, intended to vote for this bill
as military and commercial necessity. 1t would
open magnificent country.
Mr.. Wright, of N. j.. said he was opposed to this
Dill. The devil took our Saviour into high noun
tam and exhibited to him great ndgrant-a great
deal larger than this Pacific Railroad grant-but the
saviour knew that it did notbelong tho devil and
therefore declined it. Congress had no right he
contended, in the absence fhe representation from
the South, to give away these lands, much less to
pledge the public credit.
Mr.. Broomal of Pa, made an earnest sneacb
against the bill. i'N'1
Mr.. Harding, of ILL.,. also addressed the House
against the bill.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, said that the buffoonery and
vulgar denunciation which had been heard in this
House on this Dill was of place in the council of
the nation. The minds of some men were incapable
OF grasping anything beyond tho bounds of single
county IN PENNSYLVANIA He regarded this measure
as OF the most vital importance to the nation. It
would open country which be had found on due
nYesugatlon, would make eleven States as large as
the State of Pennsy lFania and eight of the eleven
contained more arabic land and mineral wealth than
his own State The friends of freedom should favor
this bill and the development of that great expanse
OF territory into States he cOntended would forever
prevent rebellion from whatever source it might
come. Mr.. s. discussed at length the geographical
and physcal'cOnditiOn of the country, and assumed
that no climatic objections could be raised against
the building of this road
MIR. Price, of Iowa, arose and demanded the pre-
vlous question. Pending the secOndinC of il
Mr. Spaldng. of Ohio moved to lay the bill and all
Of the pending amendments on the table; which was
agreed to-yeas 76 nays Sc. motion to reconsider
the vote and to lay that motion on the table was
agreed to. ''
Mr. Washburne. from the Committee on Commerce,
reported bill relating to immigration the cholera
etc., to be considered on Monday. Adjourned
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