The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-22

| Elections
| election of members of the next Congress.
The Speaker overruled the point OF order II
was competent for the House or I
| to inquire into.
should interpose any objection TO the fullest In
yestiqation OF the subject, but ne thought ~ was
matter for the next House, ana not 1or Ihls.
The Speaker remarked that that was ques-
! tion for the House itself to determine.
Mr. WARD IN: !. was PIoceeolng So say say o enos
! of prominent Union men in Maryland, when
! Mr.. FINCK rose and objected to debate.
Mr.. WARD IN. y moved to suspend the rules,
| that he might offer the resolution.
The rules were susp ended-yeas, lOS; nays, 31-
and the resolution came before the House for
MIR. WARDN.Y.) asked for the adoption of the
resolution stating that prom ent Union men of
Maryland deemed it the only remedy for the
wrongs inflicted on them. They believed That
the Executive of Maryland, in imitation of
higher example had been guilty of apostasy to
his party and TO the principles on which he had
been elected, in handing them over bound hand nd
the State Constitution on account of their
having been engaged in rebellion against the
MIR. DAWES (Mass) suggested, first, that the
investigation contemplated opened too wide q
field of inquiry, and that the Committee on
Elections could not prosecute that inquiry fully,
owing to the amount of other work which IL
had to perform and secondly, that 1t would be
labor lost as the same investigation would
have to be made by the Committee on Elec-
tions of the next Congress. lie thought the re
solution should simply be referred to the COM
MIR. WARD IN, Y said there was suggestion
in the preamble that the President of the
Unitd States had interfered without a demand
for his interference being made by the Governor
of Maryland and he thought that that subject
at Il, ,ast should be examined by some commit
tee. He had a delicacy for asking for select
committee because he knew the reluctance
which the House felt to appointing so many Sc
leCt committees, especially so late in the ses-
sion. He should have asked the reference of
the matter to the judiciary Committee, but
| that he knew that committee was burdened
! with important matters, and had more business
| than it could attend to during the session,
lie had offered the resolution at the sug-
! gestion of the prominent men OF Maryland,
| who found themselves now, by the treachery OF
! the Executive of that state, AIDED, as they
| claimed by the President Of the United States,
! handed over to the power of these men, who
! had been warning against the government
! They had gone to the Legislature of Maryland
! and asked for an investigation, but it was re-
! fused to them. The courts of Maryland, toO
| had been selling freedmen into slavery, in de-
| fance of the Civil Rights bill. The Union men
| of that State found the President against them,
| the Governor of Maryland against them, and
| the majority of the people of Maryland, who
had been Rebels, and were now restored to
therefore, was in Congress, and he asked that
in Difference TO them the resolution should be
Mr. PHELPS (dd) asked Mr.. Ward whether
any memorial from these prominent Union
men of Maryland, to whom he had alluded, had
been presented to Congress. lie declared that
he had seen no such memorial, and he under
took to deny that this movement was sane
toned by any considerable number of promi-
nent Union men in Maryland,
Mr.. WARD stated that he had seen no such
petition in regular form, but he had applica-
lions from numerous Union men in Maryland,
and one of these prominent Union men was
the gentleman who claimed that he MIR
Phelps) was elected to his seat by Rebel votes
in defiance OF the Constitution and laws of Ma
ryland.
respectable portion of the Union men of Mary
land asked Tor this action. The only parties
who asked for it were the defeated candidates
for public office. AS to the selling of negroes
by order of the courts of justice, he stated that
the House Of Delegates of Maryland had re-
Gently. by very large vote, passed a bill to re-
peal the laws permitting such sales of colored
persons, and 1t was quite certain that the bill
would pass the Senate.
MIR. WARD sent up to the Clerks desk and
had read an article from the Baltimore ADtert-
can in support ofhis proposition, &C., as to the
question whether prominent Union men in
Maryland asked for this action. He informed
persons was the Hon. John l.. Thomas, his col
league, and another was Mr.. Stewart, who is to
contest the gentleman QMr. PhelpsD seat next
He had letters from numerous parties in
Maryland urging the investigation. 1t was the
only remedy that they had. This thing was
part or the grand conspiracy IN Whicn the Fre-
sident and Governor Swami and the Rebels
and COpperheads of the North were engaged TO
restore these Rebels 10 power, ana 10 lnslsG on
the recognition of the Rebel State govern
ments. The Supreme Court had taken It's posi-
tion: the President had taken his; the Rebels of
the South and the Copperheads of the North
had taken theirs, and the only remedy left TO
the loyal people OF the country-to the down
trodden and oppressed Unionists of the South,
whether in Maryland. Georgia. or elseWhere-
was in Congress.
After some further discussion the resolution
was adopted. Yeas lO3; nays, 30.
MI HUBBARD IN. " introduced a bill to
amend the act to extend section four of the
Army Appropriation bill of 1866. Referred to
the Commit tee Military Affairs.
Mr.. INGERsoLL Qu) introduced bill prOvid-
ing Tor the repaving of a portion of Pennsylva-
mia avenue. Referred to the Committee for the
District OF Columbia.
Mr.. NoELL (Mo.) introduced a bill to amend
the Negro Suffrage bill for the District of Co
iumbia by abolishing all Acknowledgement on
account of sex. He moved its reference to q
select committee, alleging that the District Com
mittee was not a friend of the proposition.
The House, however, referred IL to the Com
mtttee for the District.
Mr. UPsoN CIich) introduced bill to provide
! for supplying the State Library of each State
with one copy of each volume of reports of de-
| nualy published. Referred to the Committee
! on Printing.
Tize the pre,e ,emption and sale of town property
| in Great Salt Lake City, Utah. Referred To the
Committee on Public Lands.
| Mr.. FERRY (M1ch.) introduced bill to amend
| the act further to prevent smuggling. Referred
| tothe Committee on Commerce.
| Mr.. WILSON (Iowa). introduced a bill to fix and
| establish the fees and charges of agents and at
torneys for collecting claims for pay, bounties
and pensions. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
! Mr. COBB CWis.), introduced Joint resolusion
proposing an amendment to the Constitution.
Referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
| Also, bill TO provide for the distribution OF
the reward offered by the President for the cap
ture of Jefferson Davis. Referred TO the Com
mittee on Claims
an act OF the California Legislature, and TO
grant the right to cut timber from lands wiJhin
the county of Alpine, in California. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. DENNY Washington Territory introduced
q bill to indemnify citizens of Washington Ter
ritory and Oregon. for property destroyed by
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