Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-20
WASHINGTON. April 10.

friends had afterwards told him was ont of The bound
OF decorum and that 1t was due to himself and to th
Senate that he should make Acknowledgement q
the wrong he had done. After such advice now asl
to proclaim my sorrow and express my profound re
the remarks that dropped from me on that occasion
1t Is due to myself ana also due to my colleague from
California CAr ConneSS), to ask his pardon. Tha
Gay the sun went down on my wrath, but the mex
day before ne high in the eastern horizon peni
tence did come, and these are Denitential remarks
RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. Anthony from the Committee on Printing, re
5000 copies of the euIoges delivered on the late
ator Foot, and also the funeral sermon of the Rev
Dr. Suurerland, which was passed.
- Mr.. Sherman offered a resolution requesting tht
President to communicate to the Senate any off cia
reports or information which he may have in his pos
adopted
Mr.. Wilson moved to take up tue motion TO recon.
slider the vote by which the Territory of Colorado
was denied admission.
Mr.: Sumner hoped the motion would not be taker
up. 1here were great many Senators absent This
was not proper day to take up such motion. The
streets are now alive with happy people celebra-
ting the anniversary Of their rights and he protested
against insulting the intelligence of the age by re-
CG%sm!iitns a Gominnniy Wnieh comes here with !,
Consntutlon IN violation Of the fundamental priuci
pies Of the Declaration of Independence
Mr.. Wilson said his colleague (Mr. summer had
been one OF the foremost to press the passage Of the
enabling act to authorize Colorado to enter the Union
on the proclamation of the President, and in that
act there was no provision against any distinction
Y,
not fair after inviting these people to form constr
tuinn to refuse them admission because it did no;
conform to views
Mr.. Grimes alluded to the statements of Professor
Whitney and Mr.. Bold. whicfshai been read by Mr.
Wilson in the course Of his remarks and said that
he did not know that their opinions should have any
weight with the Senate. as they were both persona M
interested. In regard to the enabling net II reospl
to be binding on Congress on the refusal or neglect
OF the people for whom it was intended to take nd
vantage of 1t. The Senator from Massachusetts Mr.
Wilson, had expressed his willingness to vote TO ad
NIT State which pcrpetually excludes colored peo-
PIE from az paruclpaIon IN the rights of citizen
ship lie (Alr g. could not be guilty Of such incon-
slstency as TO vote for the admission Of Territory
under such circumstances and then insist upon Nir.
ginia and other Southern States conferrnc uuiversg
suffrage. Again, as 10 the question of population
If the statements of Tom, Dick and Harry were to
be taken, he would give an account which he had
from gentleman Just from Montana that 5000 of the
people OF Colorado had emgrated to Utah Territory
this winter.
Mr.. Sumner-I heard the same thing
Mr. Hrimes-I am not willing Mr.. President tc
give my vote for the admission of two Senators here
representing limited population, TO have equal
voice with the representatives of New York Penn.
syivania and Ohio.
Mr.. Sumner rose to address the Senate but had not
projected to any length when the morning hour eX
pred, and the chair announced that the special
order the bill t. amend the relating to the habeas
corpus. was before the Senate.
Mr.. POmeTOy moved to POSTPONE the speci3I Orde
and proceed with the subject under discussion.
Considerable discussion here enSued.
Mr.. Irum mbul said that the enemies of this bill were
doing all they could to keep this bill from coming he
fore the Senate, ard were unwilling that il shou!d
have fair hearing. They were pursuing a course
which they had no right to pursue.
Mr.. Grimes said the Senator from Illinois (Nr
IfulnbulIl bad gotten into the habit of assuming a
dicator'al and superior air, and assuming TO hector
the senate and direct what 1t shOulG do. lie would
tell that Senator that ne, for one was heartily tired
OF such assumptions, and he would be glad if hc
would discontinue them. So far as the remark thsi
the enemies of this hi were acting unfairly apDied
to him, II untrue.
Mr.. Sumner said ne. too. had his ground of com
plalut against the Senator from Cn,,
ator had stated that ne MIR s. had said what he di,
not say, and had thereupon proceeded TO accuse hin
Mr.. Trumbull said he regretted very much havin.
fallen under the censure o. the Senator from Iowa
II had no wsn TO hector any one, and should he e
sire so to do he would take lessons from the Senate
from Iowa He diScalmed any intention of reflect
ing upon the motives of either the Senator from
Iowa or the Senator from Massachusetts.
Mr.. y ateS said that he was in favor of taLiav M
the resolution to-day, for the very reason stated b
the Senator from Massachusetts, (iIr. Summer, tina
so many happy people were low on the streets an
1t was an oppOrtunc moment to add another star I,
our glorious constellation.
some further discussion enSued, when the motto,
was taken up, and. by common consent, the furthe
consideration of the subject was postponed unti
Tuesday next.
The bill to amsnd the act relating to the habea
corpus, was then taken up. the question being on tn
amendment OF Mr.. Edmouds
On motion of Mr.. Conness, the Senate then adjd.
house OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
UNITED STATES COURTS
Mr.. Morris, of New York, from the Committee on
the judiciary reported bill to fix the time Tor hodn
the terms Of United States Courts lor the Easter
District Of New J ork which was passed,
Mr.. Boyer of Pennsylvania, offered Il resolution
(Which was referred to the Committee on Printing
for printing fifty thousand extra copies of the test
mOny Of Alexander II. Stephens before the Commit
BREAKwATER FOR IRov-cLAns.
Mr.. Lynch. OF Maine, offered resolution providing
tor commission TO select site for fresh watel
basin for the iron-cIads which was referred to The
Committee on Nava! Affairs He also introduced .
6i to provide for military Agriculture
Colleges established under the act of July = 1862
which was referred to the Military Contaittee.
Personal ESPLAE. .TGON.
Mr. Whalev, OF West Virginia, rising to a personal
e4panatGn, sent to the Clerks desk a letter TO be
read from Mr.. BoyntOn OF the Cincinnati Gazette dis
ay9wing the authorshp OF paragraph in that jour
alluded to few days ago, and which intimaed thai
Mr.. W. was an ignorant man. After the letter mad
simple Justice &c the uH@oHe correspondent.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. Stevens, from the Committee on Appropria-
tons reported bill making appropriations Tor the
deficiency in the public printing Tor the year ending
J4ne So 1866. Referred to the Committee of tas
Whole.
INCREAsE OF SALARIES
The House then took up. as the unfinished business
OF the morning hour OF yesterday the bill to increase
the salary Of the Commissioner of Pensions from
S5{'oUH To- S4'O0 per annum, and the salary of the
Chief Clerk Of the Pension Bureau from s. 800 Ia
$1,000 The previous vote rejecting Sac bil having
been reconSdered, the measure was taen passed,
Alr. Van Horn, of \. Y, iraTn the Committee On
Roads and Canals reported bill for the copstruc-
ton OF ship canal around the Falls of Niagara and
ordered It's immediate consideration. He then ad
dressed the House in support of the bill setting forth
the necessity OF such canal for the great CONNER
clal interests OF New Ork anI Tao entire West
Mr. Moulton. Of Ill, looked upon the subject as Of
Tltal interest to the people of his State If this
canal were not constructed the West would have -
seek an outlet through Canada.
Mr.. Spaldiug, &c 4sio SAID this measure was Ella
o9ratey discussed in the Thirty:eighth Congress- and
His own city-Clevoland, 0hjo,-saIt Iast year one
hundred and twelve millions Of dollars to the East
Pending vote, the bill was postponed until next
Tuesday
Mr.. Smith, of Ky, from the Committee on Militia,
reported bill to provide for the national defense
and to establish uniform militia taIOu shout the
United States crleroG 10 printed and recommit-
ted. At this stage the recession of colored people
passed by the CAPITOL ana SO many members abseneG
themselves from the hail. that there was no quorum
present thereUpOn-
Mr.. Ancona, of Pa. sa;d ,Lat as the other side
seemed ddsirOus of attending the negro celebration
he moved that the House do now adjourn During
the division enough members came into the hall
and the House refused to adjourn.
Ine consideration Of the bill to establish and reoor-
ganize the army of the United States was taken up
and discussed section by section, The House pro-
gEessed far as the fourteenth section of the bill
ThOse sections thus lar agreed to-day are in effect
as follow:-That the appointments to he made from
among volunteers shall he distributed as far as rrac-
ticahe among the States, in proportion to the mum
bor OF troops furnished during the war that each reg
men OF infantry shall have one colonel Oneieuenant
colonel, one major, one adjutant ono .a.,neni1l
quartermaster, one regiment, soMmissary ten cap
talns, ten trSt estenantS, ten second lieutenants
quacIermaster's sergeant, one commissary SER
geant, one hospital steward, two principal Cscians
and ten companies; and each company shall have one
captain, one asst lieutenant, second lieutenant
one rst sergeant four sergeans, eight cOrpOras Two
arthceIs, two musicians, wagOne- anu nifty pri-
Yates: that the adJutants, auarternasters and
mlssarles o. infantry regiments shall be mounted
each national cemetery shall have superintendent:
that all eplistaepts in the army herne shall be
for three years. that th-r" snail be one lieutenant
seAeral A7a Nor generals and ten brigadier gen
LAS.
Pending a vote on the thirteenth section, RELATING
to the Adiutant Generals Department, the bill wa.
laid aside till tomorrow.
Mr.. Ingersol of H.. introduced bill to authorize
the levying of a special tax to improve the wash
ington Canal; also, bill to incorporate the Wash
1ngton Canal Company; Referred.
Several bills were then reported, ordered to hf
printed, and recommitted.
Mr.. DeanO, of Ohio, asked but failed TO obtain
leave to offer resolution calling the Preside n
for any additional Information in his possession re-
lating to the Southern States. Adjourned.
LUMBERMEN IN A FIx-Ths Calais Advertiser says
that the ahrogatiOn of the Reciprocity Treaty seem
TO have placed some Of the large lumber manufactu
rers on both idesEof the ST. Cro river, IN rather
awkward fix. Some of those who own mills on TIM
British side being largely interested in lands on th
side cannot manufacture their logs, when cut, with
out taking them that side and subjecing them K
duty; and by bringing them back to this in tn,
other hand. of the lumber manufacturers on hi
side timber lands and mills on the British side