Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-14
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. February l3, 1S6

dIsons as senator elect from the State of Alabama
ne ssiu tnat ne dld not expect at the present time
that MT Parsons would be invited to come forward
ana be sworn in, and therefore requested that thC
Credentials be laid upon the table.
- PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Mr.. sherman presented 4 petition of citizens Of
Onlo asking that as slavery has been abolished rep
Tesentauon on account Of slavery be also abolished
Referred to Committee of Fifteen.
J, Mr.. Wade presented q memorial from colored sol
ders OF Mississippi, asking the right of Suffrage Re-
ferred to Joint Commtte of Fifteen
- Mr.. salisbury would enquire Of the Senator from
Ohlo where he got the term coored, applied to the
Mr.. Howe presented the petition of State banks OF
Wisconsin, asking the exemption of the notes of
State banks from taxation.
THE MILITARY BILL.
Mr.. W Wilson, from the Military Committee reported
back with amendments, the bill TO increase and Il
ne military peace establishment of the United States
The material alterations in the bill are as follows:
1t provides that the military peace establishment al
the nted States shall hereafter consist of fifty regi-
ments @ infantry y OF cavalry, of artillery, and
the protesssors and corps of cadets of the United
states Military ut Academy, and such other forces as
There are to be eight colored regiments of infant
ry instead of ten. The provision in relation to the
veteran reserve corps is struck out.
The President is authorised to appoint a superin-
tendent for the national cemeteries with the rank
and pay of an ordnance Sergeant.
- AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
Mr.. Eessenden, from the Joint Committee on Re-
construction reported the following resolution to be
proposed as an amendment to the Constitution:
That Congress shall have power to make all laws
necessary and proper to secure the citizens of each
State the privileges and mmunites of citizens of the
several States, and to all persons of the several
States equal protection in life, liberty and property
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. ~
On motion of Mr.. Brown it was
ResolUcd That the Committee on Commerce be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of making
provision by eglslationto protect the lives of pas
to the explosion Of cupola boilers.
GOODS IN PUBLIC STORES AND BONDED WAREHOUSES;
Mr. Morgan called up the resol luton to extend the
time for the withdrawal of goods from public stores
and bonded warehouses, the question being on the
motion to reconsider.
Mr.. iSprague spoke at length in support of home
manufactures. lie said 1t would be the happiest day
OF his life when the policy of New England prevailed
There was room for a thousand New EngIands in
this country If the money that was now sent beyond
our borders was retained at home He objected
strongly to the bill.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Tending discussion the regular order of the dav
being the joint resolution to fix the basis of repre-
sentat0n, was taken up, when Mr.. Henderson, OF
Missouri, was entitled to the floor.
Mr.. Sumner offered an amendment to insert the
words at the close of the original proposition land
they shall be exempt from taxation of ali kinds
OF the right OF suffrage on account of color
Mr.. Henderson spoke at length in favor of his
amendment proylding for universal suffrage. lie
alluded to the Presidents speech to the Virginia
delegation, in which he had spoken of the radical
party as the great danger of the country. He had
consistently supported the Executive and he desired
sible moment and last winter had advocated the ad
mission of Arkansas and Louisiana. lie approved Of
IuS pOIlCy vi Ill 10 reOrGanlZe
those States: The rebels strongly opposed these
efforts, and did not in the least participate in them
Union men alone moved in the matter. He CON
tended against the right of the President to grant
pardOns except upon the conditions imposed by Con.
gresS in the act of July. 1852 The President in his
proclamation recognizing the State of North Caro-
lina had also transcended his power in defining the
qualifications to be required of voters
Mr.. Henderson advocated giving the loyal minori-
ties of the States lately in rebellion the power tc
form the governments and said that it had beer
stated and he did not deny it. that the disfranchisec
OF his State were the majority 1t was the duty @
Congress to protect the minority, and exclude tht
dlslOyal majority from committing further wrong
In answer to question from Mr.. Wilson, he said
that Mr.. Baldwin, the spokesman of the Virginia
delegation, was the man who had recently nominated
General Lee for governor. In reply to a question
from Mr. Sumner as to what the President meant
by certain language which he used on Saturday, Mr.
Henderson replied that his impression was that the
President meant that the radicals (Mr. Sumner and
his friends were trying to break up the Union and
he intended to stop them. Laughter
lie argued that the powers of the President in re-
gard to the reconstruction Of the rebel States were
they should do W hat was right and which recon.
mended itself to their consciences regardless of the
President or any one else.
Secretary Seward had telegraphed to the Georgia
State that pro4e R4 m QRd g5d IN
war against the Constitution If these States are
they what right had the President to act in such
a manner? Was not Georgia sovereign State
When Congress attempts to do anything like this the
cry is at raised that they are Jacobins He re-
ferred to the action Of General Thomas in interfering
WIN religious worship, ana arreStlng an Episcopal
President The latter had not interfered with his
despotic orders, and therefore the act became his
and he was responsible for them. Why could moi
Congress do this
He then read an order of General Thomas directed
to certain attorneys of Nashville directing them Ia
discontinue suit which they had brought or be i'm
prsoned and tried by courtmartial and the clerk Of
the court was notified not to issue any attachment in
the case. All this happened in the Presidents own
State of Tennessee and he had not interfered. He
thought all this controversy ridiculous. These States
would go, he (Mr. H. had begged them to come bach
and they. would not. Now they, want to come back
and be just as they were, and because he was mo-
willing for that he was styled jacobin, &c. With
out concluding his remarks, Mr.. Henderson gave
way, when, on motion of Mr.. DOOlittle the Senate
went into Executive session, at the conclusion o.
which 1t adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Mr.. Whaley, Of w Va, offered a preamble and re.
soluio to the effect that the House reaffrm the
traditional policy of the Government with regard tC
the establishment of monarchy in Mexico, and thai
it should be resisted by the United States and to that
end that the Government invite in an alliance all Of
the Republics on the Continent Referred to Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs
REPRESENTATIVES, FROM ARKANSAS.
- The House then took up the resolution of Mr.. G.
Clay Smith, heretofore considered, to admit to the
privileges of the floor James NJ. Johnson, Represent
ative elect from Arkansas.
Mr.. Smith, of Ky. hoped that this resolution would
be adopted. Col. johnson was a loyal man. and had
served three years in the army of the Union. was
an applicant for seat here last Congress- and the
sentative. He trusted the House would extend this
courtesy the as it had been extended to others
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, said that he objected to the
resolution, statiGg that the gentleman to whom il
was proposed 10 extend this courtesy was claimant
for seat from State. 1t was mOnstrous doctrine
to admit representatives here from these defunct
States He bad been unfortunate in introducing a
resolution here for the admission of certain gentle
men, who turned out to be from Tennessee. 1t had
established bad precedent for resolutions like the
one under consideration.
Mr.. Smith replied that he had not agreed, and
would agree to the doctrine of the gentleman
that these late insurgent States were defunct He
repelled with contempt and indignation the state.
ment constantly made here that the only loyal per
sons in the South were black men. There were Loyal
white men in the South who were also entitled to q
hearing here.
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa. said that he should vote for
the resolution. He thought that men who came here
from the South who had fought on the side of the
government should be admitted to the courtesy o
the floor He recognized the declaration of the Bal
timOre Convention with regard to Tennessee.
Mr.. Stevens. of Penn, moved to lay the resolution
the table, which was agreed to-yeas IS, nays TO-
as follows MeSsTs IS Alley, Allison, Ames Ashley OF
Bidwcll. Bingham, Boutwell,. Bromwell, Broomal
Clark ofOho. Clarke of Kan; ,Conkling Cook, Denim
Garfield GrinnelI, Hart. Henderson. Highly. Holmes
Hotchkiss Hubbard of Iowa, Hubbard of New York
Hubbard of Connecticut, Hulburd, Jenckes, Kelley
McClurg. MeIndoe. Mckee. Moorhead, Morrill,. Nor
ris MopIton, Myers, 0,Neill. Paine Perham, Plants
field, Sloan, Spalding Stevens, Trowbridge, UpsoD,
Van Aernam, Van Horn of New York. Ward War
ner Wasburne of Illinois, Washburne of Mass, Wei
ker, Wentworth, Williams. Wilson of Iowa, Wilson
of Penn, and Woodbrdge-7S.
gee. Brooks, Cqllom, Darling; Davis, Dawes, ,Daw-
son, ,Defrees. Eckley, Eldridge Farquhar, Ferry
Hale, Harding, of Ky; Harding, of H.; Harris
Hayes, Hill, Hubbel. of 0hiO james Humphrey, Of
n. Y; James NJ. Humphrey. of N. Y; Ingersoll
Johnson Kasson. Kerr, OF Ky; Kendall, Latin, La
than; LAWRENCE, Of Pal LIE Blond, Marshall Mars
Nicholson, NOEL, Phelps, Pike, Radford, Randall
of Ky; Rogers, Rollins. Ross, Rosseau, Shanklin
ShelIabarger. sitgreaves, Smith, Stillwe. Strouse
Taylor, Thayer, John L. Thomas. ir.. Thornton
Trimbe, Van Horn, of Mo-, and Whaley-7O
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, from the Joint Committee
on Reconstruction, reported the following constitu
tional amendm ent t:-ResoLUed. etc.-Two thirds O.
ment to the Constitution be submitted to the Legis
atres of the several States for ratification and tha
when ratified by three tourhs of said States shall b.
part of the Constitution =
Article-Ths Congress shall have power to makt
all laws which shall be necessary and proper to Sc
cure to the citizens of each State all privileges anC
mmunities of the citizens of the several States anC
to all persons in the several States equal protection
in the rights of life, liberty and property.
Mr.. Bingham desired that the Constitutions
Amendment be made a special order for mex
Monday.
| Mr. Brooks of New York, said that it might be a
well voted on now. 1t would do no good to debat
| it, for the result would be the same in the end.
| Several objections were made to making it spe
cial order, and
! Mr. Bingham then said he would ask that it nigh
be referred to the Committee again.
Mr. Brooks asked what the effect of recommittini
would be? He desired to know the object-th
| country should know it