Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-07

@ho Condition Of the South.
LITTLE MORE TESTIMONY.
sp& &#tAggHHSGToH, gH juno 6, 1865.
Mr.. johnson submitted the cradsrtio1. ,r IL,
Wilkinson Call, us Senator elect from EInTiIs l ht
py the Legislature of that State to m the unaynireH
laid on the table. "'10
~, ,.,, THE INFERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Inc bill to TeOraani2e the clerical force az Tho r.
terror Department was taken up. "
Mr. COnress regretted that the PROCEEDINGS Of IL .
Jonnson Departmentai Club had been brought 10 the
Vada. ~ - ~
Tie bill was then Passed.
RECoNsTRUCTIOE
me JOINT resolution from the Committee on Recon
Struetlon was then taken un. the question being on
tGe amendment Of Mr.. Doolttie on which M
h9wc @t Wisconsin. was entitled to the floor
MT Howe said that when the Senate adjourned
e5efuaG. nc was eude3vCring to prove that not only
rad the President asserted the power of the General
had even suspended the operations Of Stgfe Gov
irnments formed under his own orders He (Mrs II
mad alluded to the case Of the Probate J1dpn nf M
bile county Ala. Ia New Orleans MSyor b.I b"sr
e!CCtGd by tho name of Monroe, who had hrrp for
hidden to assume the office by order Of Gancraj o. ~
ny acting under direction Of the President 9;bns
me eiectI9n oijuGgcs had been set aside in Alabama
ana OF Mayor ana Aldermen in New Orleans end
htIc. nc ilu not WISH to be understand
4Mll'og OF t3ese things. He did not consider Judge
HemineS or Magor Monroe az fit to exercise the tu-
yes OF the cihces to which they had been elected
ut tney were rs much bt as the people who elected
them we're tit to elect. He merely cited these eases
20 20 s2"P mat the President did not regard those
states rs states like Wisconsin and Ohio
ny: H., aiiudirg to his colleague, (Nr DonlittIeJ
sad he mad been informed that Mr.. D. had defended
SaTeTT as ? divine institution.
MIR. D9"httlc said tho statement was false For
L"oh9-hEc years he had spoken Of slavery rs Il
wrong and crime. " "
aSai. ka ho,l
zgE Oh aeno ana it had been repeatedly asserted in
EIr uoottle said in 1859 he had s,,,,ro~+os r,:.
ana MS colleague had supported Scott both of whom
T5g"d on the same platform regarded siaverv In
;o5; "nGR ne Democratic party betrayed Its pledge
throw. i0A 40 " 'ei-
Mr., Howe said his colleague had not withdrawn
irom the Democratic party until 1856 two years after
Mr.; Doeiitlie said his colleague would romeln5er
mat ne went on tho bench as Judge of he First
Judicial Nlrcut of Wisconsin in 1881 and rrmaInr5
on It until S56 During this time he did not Of course
| take any part in politics.
Inc discussion as to the judiciaI cCIIrSe Of MIR
D90iittle was further considered.
| Mr.; Howe remarked that bis colleague had now
R iSit ,he Union party as he had formerly left the
Mr. Doo!itlle said ke had not left the Union party
. Inc CfaiT, i&lr. POmTOyl suggested that the sub
JGct uoder debate was the JOINT resolution to amend
Mr., JohnsOn-I was about to ask. Mr. President.
what question was before the Senate?
IHc. move s2!u he did not wish to wander from the
subject, but felt compelled to aiude to the matter
The amendment Of Gr. DDOIittle was thpn jis-
| agreed TO by yeas I. nays 3l-Messrs Coyan DAYS
go%Y,tttie: % Guthrie Hendricks johnson and Riddle,
| Mr.. DoolitLe then offered an amendment similar
70 me one JUST passed on with the exception of in
SeEih& male citizens IN place Of male electors.
amendment, but felt himself bound TO abide nv tn
! decision Of his party friends.
Mr. gowan said he was opposed to the amendment
that it was unjust for the states which had no
population, 10 attempt for their own interest solely
! to TX negro suffrage upon the States which had
Mr. liSon-Ihey are allowed to vote in Massa.
| Mr.. Cowan-Ies, if they can read the Constitu-
Mr.. Wison--The same as white man.
vi. C"Wan-Lhe same IS white man. No man
man then has unqualified suffrage in Massachusetts
Bat you 90 not want this in the South you aIe not
stsea mat the literary negroes only shall vote, but
| Mr.. WiLson-We expect more loyal men.
| - MIR. Cowan-LoyaL? What do you mean by loyal
10 10 you mean those who vote with you? (to Air. Viii
SON VINO nodded MS head aiirmativeiy). You near
with that stick ore disloyal. Loyalty means obedi-
ence to tho Constitution and laws vet MANY of thos
| "nO Prate SO wisely about it never read commeu-
| tlry on the Constitution in all their lives.
| 4he amendment OF Mr.. D0ottle was the Gisagreed
| TO by yeas I, nays 81.
MIR. Williams moved to substitute the following for
| Representatives shall be apportioned among tho
several states according TO their respective numbers
| excluding Indians not taxed. But whenever thc
right to vote at any election held under the Consti-
tuition and laws Of the United States or of any State
snail be denied to any portion of the male inhabiant
or such state being citizens Of the United States
twenty years OF age, in any way abridged ex.
cept Tor participation IN the rebellion or other crime
Inc oasis OF representation shall be reduced in the
proportion which the number of such male citizen.
| shall bear to the whole number of male citizens
| twenty-onc years OF age in such State
MI Hendricks moved to adjourn which was de.
| cided in the negative by IS to TO-
Mr.. hendricks said he thought it but Just that al
TINS late hour an adjournment should take place. in
order that Senators should have an opportunity 10
| examine this amendment.
Mr. Johnson moved to print the amendment
Mr. henderson renewed the motion to adjourn,
which was decided in the negative.
After some further discussion the motion to adjourn
was renew cd by Mr.. Stewart ana agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SECURITY OF PUBLIC MONEY.
MIR. Hooper, of Mass, from the Committee on
Banks and Currency, reported bill to regulate and
secure the safe keeping of public money entrusted to
dlsburSipg officers of the United States 1t provides
that any banker or broker, not authorized de-
posItor, who shall knowingly receive deposits from
discussing officers shall use, transfer appropriate
or apply public money, shall upon conviction be
deemed guilty of embeZzemcnt of public money and
shall be punished accordingly. 1t further prohibits
dlsbursng officers from deposting in any place but
the United States Treasury without the consent Of
the Secretary Of the Treasury
The bill passed.
Mr.. De!ano of Ohio, offered resolution instruct
ing the Committee Banks and Currency to inquire
INTO the propriety and necessity of so amending the
charged by the banks shall be uniform and to infc5
upon such banks penalty for failing to comply with
legal rate oiinterest; which was agreed to.
-. NAVY YARDS.
The House then took up, according to previous or
der bill authorizing the eecreJary Of the Navy to
accept League Island, in the Delaware river rs 3
site for navy yard, which, after debate, was laid
| aside.
MORE TESTIMONY,
| MIR. Con king, New \ ork from the Joint Com
m;tee Reconstruction, reported additional testi-
mony relating to louisiana Texas and Indian Ter
ritUry, which laid gOn the table and ordered
| DO printed. The evidence reported is that OF f. J.
! Mackey, native of Charleston, s. c., who served
during the war captain Of engineers in the Con-
| tederate service and for considerable period as
chief engineer of the Trans Mississippi Department
lie testlfes that be found public sentiment in
Iexas since the surrender Of General Price in May.
1860, bitterly antagouistc the United States Gov
eminent. HE people considered that good aith to
that Government meant bad faith to the community.
lie cites case in which eighteen or twenty North
ern farmers, who had come into Texas in 1851 had
been executed by mob because they had declared
that should the United States armies enter Texas
they would sell their crops to those armies. This
was considered very mild transaction
4 tha al.