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SUPPLEMENT TO THE HERALD. instructing the Committee on Foreign Re- Jatfons to report a bill to authorize the appointment of a commission of two medical gentlemen, one from the grmy and one from civil life, to take into consideration tte subject of cholera preventives, disinfectants, &e., ‘and also to attend the European Cholera Congress. ‘THE ALLEGED FRAUDS BY COTTON AGENTS. Mr. Davis, (dem.) of adi moved that the Senate take ‘ep the resolution offered by him some days since for the ‘sppointment of a committee to investigate the charges of fraud against agents of the Cotton Bureau. He wished to 45 a substitute for his resolution @ provision for a stamding committee of five on “abuse of power,” a ma- Joimy of which shall always be com: ‘of opposition Membors, and the duty of which shall be to investigate all eharges of fraud, corruption, &c, Mr. Trvmsoi4, (rep.) of Ill, ea'd that when this enb- eee was up hefore a long communication was read from ‘Milam Burnett, of Cincinnati, General Bray- maa, of Illinola, with cotton frauds while in command at Natebez, He (Mr. Trumbull) had since received a letter General Brayman, which he caused to_be read, re- ing upon Mr. Burnett, alleging that he (Mr. Burnett) under arrest at one time for fraud, &c., and demand- ‘a full investigation. Guimes, (rep.) of Towa, said that in Burnett's let. there were reflections upon General Tuttle, of Lowa. had not had an opportunity to communicate with Tuttle on this subject. He desired, however, to fr. in vindication of Genoral Tuttle, that two years ago eharacter was fair and unblemished in the State of ‘was a citizen; that he was the democratic can- Governor, and received the whole strength of . In vindication of that party Mr. Grimes suid jas dye that he should say here, in their behalf, they would not consent to givo their votes in behalf man who stands charged with the offences in that of Mr. Burnett's, So far as he (Mr, Grimes) knew ved, General Tuttle was an honorable and excel- man; and, although he was not usepared to say ‘was no truth in the allegations against him, he was +s era to say that ‘Mr. Grimes did not believe a word ) of Me., said that he would object @ committee under the resolution charged that the frauds were peste He me seaeavil ero Lech ee move wo e ul =. extending tie titne for withdrawing goods rom pub- ‘Mr. Srragvr moved to postpone the bill named by Mr. Conness until the day after to-morrow. (4 Mr. Connes that would not be done. He hoped @ vote would be taken. ‘Mr. Spaacus said ig heed was Lendl gficres he had ‘gomew | a fever, w! would 8) ibe stiel ea paiones oy sitet ‘Tho bill was postponed till Friday next. FROTHOTION OF OFFICERS FROM CIVIL ARRESTS FOR EXECUTING . _ ORDERS DURING THE Wan. Mr. Wuaox, (rep.) of Mass., offered the following, ‘whioh was adopted :— Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiclary be directed legislation ts to t officors of from arrest and prosecution ‘oy elt suits for acts in the execution ‘of the orders of ir superior officers the rebellion, while, they were, holding commissions ara a ‘nited Btates and subject to the Rules and as nat. 20d thet the Comunines ve leave to report Mir Wissen, in orks, above, said ine gp fucky military officers ‘been prosecut for ng their du orders, and a few days General Terry basta hice rh Wilson) that he felt] '} was about to be prosecuted in Richmohd on a charge. ‘NWO MEANING OF CERTAIN PARTS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE - Law. Mr, Sxerman, ) of Ohio, called up the bill to de- srs hain of rat para te Tara eee ect of June 30, 1864; wi was passed. It ae fetiows:— tn 4 section 120 of the entitled “An act to rniment thereon, and to law in case of such 4. That whenever the rates and amounts contained in twe Mets of returns, es afo shall = be the duty of each game to redvice sch rates aod amoun recett a Maesessr shail determine, end tne lets shed to collectors by asssessors Kha! That the provision he to all returns, lists, assesaments and h ‘by the acta aforesiid in addition to those wentioned. by whoweoever made, returned, assrased Secretary of the Treasury, t# hy thorized Shatcety ra ‘regulations for carrying thie ‘he above back to the House for concurrence in amendments. ‘ERE REPRESENTATION CONSTITUTIONAL AMEN DMENT—@PERCH OF MR. SUMNER. At ene o'clock the pending constitutional amendment @@ the subject of taken u) Desitate to ‘again into thik debate, which now, after of another on another g = i [ Hf i 3 2 i eyeeg i i at ue at HEPA iH i Lm 2 i i il 38 i i t f z Bg I i t | : : ; = ; i MH i | ! ay s? i Fe uh § g i! 3 F Fs ' 5 i a3 7 h 53 # 7 i EB I # 333 i it 3333 ! i j 3 : 34 ! 3 s = i ex fuch frankly, as on other oceaslonn, @ crime against Kanens, or the infamy which torned the whole North into a 58 Hl a « larger scale, the crime against Kansas of the Fugitive Slave bill, A measure, so obnoxious to every argument of feason, justice feeling, #0 perilous to the national , and 80 injurious to the good name of the repub- Must be encountered as we epeonnier a public enemy no language which can adequately depict ite Character. Thinking of it. I am reminded of those words @ Chailam, where he heid up to undying Judgment a ro of the British ministry, which, I think, had al. feady received the sanction of the How the present sttempt the Mouse of Representatives. - Chat FEE tate, nor did be tame his words, but exclaimed: —"I am Aston shed, shocked t hear such principles confessed, them avowed in this House or in this count equally unconstitational, inhuman . | call upon you tw stamp indelibje stigma of publie abhorrence.” Poy sti Ihigher fight, he exclaimed :-—«« am old and weak, and ot present unable to ray vt Jon were too strong to have said have slept this night in my bed, nor ow, without giving this vent of such Hi honor, Such is the character of the present attempt. I exhibit it as Tsee it. Others may not see itso, The British Ministry did not see the measure which Chatham denounced as ho saw and as history now goon it, Of course Senators would ‘20h Py 6 present proposition if they thought isgrace! nor would. the. British Ministry have supported that earlier proposition bad they thought it disgraceful. Un- happily they did not think so, But I trust you will be warned by their example. With the eloquence of Chat- ham another person from his place in the House of Lords denounced the slave system, which at that time had the sanction of both Houses of Parliament. I refer to Brougham. He did not hesitate to exclaim, “Prodigious, portentous injustice; and then, continuing, he ex- claimed again, “the gross, the foul, the outregeons, the incredible injustice of which we are daily and hourly ity toward the whole of the ill-fated African race.” jut how small was the injustice which aroused his exe- cration compared with that which you are now asked to perpetuate in constitutional’ law. The “crime which he arraigned was against eight hundred thousand persons in distant islands, to whom the peo- ple of Great Britain were bound by no gratitude and who were to them only fellow men. The crime which I now arraign is agaiust foar millions of persona, constituting a considerable portion of the people of the United States, to whom we are bound by'ties of gratitude and who are to us fellow citizens. From the moment { heard this proposition first read at the desk, I have been unable to think of it without pain, The reflection that it might find a place in the constitution, or even that it might be sanctioned by Congress, is intolerable, and this becomes more so when [call to mind the circumstances by which we are all surrounded, and the exiges of the hour. Lord Bacon tells us that the highest function which man can be called to perform on earth, {8 that of fonnders of states, or as he expresses it ‘‘Conditores impe- ri.” Such is the duty now before us. We are to help in this great work by a fundamental provision, whieh shail fix the basis of our political system for an indefinite fu- ture. There are none among the great lawgivers: of history who have had a sublimer task. But this duty is enhanced when we consider that it is the consequence and sequel of unparalicled war. Ata mo- ment of such @ duty would be commanding; but it is now reinforced by exceptional considerations arising from the exceptional condition of affairs. For four years rebellion in the largest proportions known to authentic history raged among us, threatening to rend this repub- Me xa preeies janes Gaon core. echt ines more an were - tombe; families rere Alloa with mourning in the terrible struggle. Whilo the country was biecding at every pore, and the scales of battle hung doubtful, assistance came from an unexpected quarter. Intermixed with the false men who warred on the republic were more than three million Lev shut out from rights of all kinds and compell to do the bidding of mastera. The alaves became our benefactors; they were kind to our captive soldiers, sheltering them, feeding them, supplying their wants, and tnus there was in the very heart of the rebellion a filial throb for Calg aed At last arms were put into the hands Sisstes cereal and two pet mee ytd roetnetaialives ofan ‘unmustered host, leaped for ward in defence of the national cause. The republic was saved; the rebellion was at anend. Meanwhile the good Prosident, who at that time guided our affairs, put his immortal proclamation declaring that these slaves are, and henceforward shall be, free. this declaration, he pro ecutive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such ‘Thus was the rere aa pledged to th benefactors; first, © o ese ae a ae that should be 4 ut fs 5 g mi8e the face of the civillaed ‘world. And this. promise was taken up and adopted by the people of the United States, when by @ constitutional amendment they ex- to maintain freedom by ropriate 1 torent the i paturall Shaaqed by the dieagpesranee of, ; and called to promtises: gations by & new compromise of human righ! and so far as it can to place the compromise in the ge 4 the he poteseang td er estab political power, violating the dishonor. ing the name of the and imperilling the peace. Others have dwelt on the inadequacy of this Proposition even for {ts avowed purposes. Con+ ceived in a desire to do indirectly what ought to to be done directly, and thus * fedirection ind diree- tion ont,’’ it must naturally the conditions of such a device, Falstaff tells us that ‘wit be @ jackanapes when 'tis uw an ill employ; ill empley ever equalled of this attempt? Looking at this compromise in ite most, aspect, it reminds me, if you will pardou the of that leg of ‘mutton served for dinner on the roed from London to Oxford, Which Dt. Johnson, with characteristic energy, described ae ‘bad aa bad could be, fli fed, ill killed, ill kept and {i dressed.” So this 1 the ‘ing of an eminent who 8 that it cannot be called an amendment, rathor a detriment, to the constitution—is as bad as can bb, and even for ite avowed it ie uncertain, lowe, cracked and rick- ety. Regarding itase tion trom to meet the nfiparatlet HES OF te prewemt ts better than the maseipular abortion sent into the world by the parturient mountain. But %¢ ts only when we look at the froma it that this compromise is muecipular, ing it in every other aspect, it is infinite, inastnch as it makes the constitution a weil- spring of insu mi, and once more Hifte the siuices of blood destined to run’ until tt comes to the Adopt it, and you will put millions of you horse's bridle. fellow citizens under the ban will hand them over to will declare that they ‘excommunication ; @ new ana'hema maranatha have no political rights white meu are bound to respect; thus repeating in a new has blackened the name of form that abomination whic! il H ively ties the hands © republican gov. guarantee clanse it will be government; eighth! ere i ny rhe "hand hee y, it positively tier the of Congress in completing tad consummnnting the aboli- Hon of slavery In pursuance of fhe second claure of the constitational amendment, so thet it cannot for this purpose interfere with the dental of the lective franchise on account of color; ninthly, how it installs recent rebels ia permanent power over loyal ertizens,; and, tentbly, how it shows forth in unmistakable character af @ compromise of homan te—the mowt immoral, indecent and utterly abameful ay nour history. All thiv you have seen with pain and sorrow, Itrnet. Who that is moved to sympathy for his follow man ean listen to the story without tndig- nation? Who that hee not lost the power of reason can fail to eee the erret wrong? And now the question coenre, what will be done to thie? T answer, reject at once the pending proposition; show it so faver: give it ho quarter; let the country ee that you are impatient of tts presence, Het there are other propositions in the form of substitutes. For any one of these Loan vote. They may differ in efficiency, bat there ts nothing in them immoral of shameful. There is, first, the proposition to found representation on voters instead of populatic and, secondly, the proposition to secure equality in po Itical righte by constitational amendment or by act of Congress. Relerring to the proporition to found repre. sentation upon voters, Mr, Sumner sai’! --The proportion to found representation on voters tnatess of population Introduced by me during tue last Congrers Almont at t » time I 10x Of reso lutions declaring not only the duty of United States to guarant the rebel States on the ba mdence, #0 tha: founded om the equality of all persons while propomng to found rep: 1 at the mame time aavort pow Congress, under the constitution, to secure eqnalit political rights. The proposition with regard to \ot was much discussed during the recess of Congress consent of at the beginning of the present session it ecemed to find favor; bat at Inst statuntion wore adduced tending to rhow that jt would transfer power from Eastern States to West- ern States in proportion to the excess of females over males in the latter, Ra en een en NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAROH 8, 1866. terrible war weged against us in the name of State rights; that ét does not recognize an oligarchy, aristocracy, caste and monopoly founded on color; that it does not embody the wretched pretension of a white man’s government; that does not assuine what is falso in constitutional law; that color can be @ qualification for a voter; that it does not positively tie the hands of Congress In fixing the meaning of a republican government, so that under the Kuarantee glause it will be constrained to recognize an oligarehy, aristocracy, caste and monopoly, together with the tyranny of taxation without representation as not inconsistent with such a government; that it does not positively tie the hands of ress in completing and con- Sumating the abolition of slavery in pursuance of the sec- ‘ond chwuse of the constitutional amendment; tbat it docs not install recent rebels in permanent power over loyal citizens; that it does not show forth in unmistakable character a8 a compromise of human rights the most immoral, indecent and utterly shameful of any in our history, All these things, so offensive to the eonscionce and the reason, this proposition does not do; in all these respects it is, at least, blameless, On the other hand, without inflicting «ny stigma upon the constitu- tution or epee the republic; without abandoning any principle; without making any concession to the States; without tying the hands of Congress, and without any compromise of human rights, it dovs rearrange the basis of entation 86 as to aecom- plish all that is proposed, even by the most sangaine Supporters of tho other proposition; and it does this elfetually, without the opportanity for evasion which 14 afforded by the other proposition, alleged irregu- larity in its operation, owing to the excess of f a over males in certain States, may make you hesitate to adopt it, But better take representation founded on voters, even with any such alle; inequality, than doa VOUS Wrong; better even wrong yourselves: than wrong others. Representation founded on voters seems to be commended by authority and principle, Ita adoption now would, at least, give symmetery to our na, tional system and make the representative more pre- cisely the embodied nce of his constituents, while at the same tifme it would tend to enlarge the suffrage and to,harmonize sectional pretensions with the national wiil when exerted for human rights, If representation were founded on voters the States would care little if Congress should annul ins ity in the elective franchise on account of color, But there are other propositions which, to my mind, are more satisfactory, because they reach the special necessities of the hour and provide the only effectual romedy. Speaking in the name of na- tional justice and for the national safety, they cannot be put. aside with indifference; nor is it wise to say that any measure of juatice is not practical. I refer, of course, to the proposition s in different forms to secure that great guarantee—equality in political rights—by constitutional amendment or b; act of Congress, or by both, A constitutional amend- ment which shall place equality of political rights under the safeguard of a poceal text may be su uous; bat itis not unconstitutional or immoral. It will be supple- mentary to provisions already in the constitation, and will be in the nature of a declaratory statute, remeving all doubts and cavils; it will be like an additional force in mechanics, or like @ reinforcement in the eld. It will be reduplication in a new form, On such an occa. sion, where such a cause is in issue, I welcome every alliance, and such T) the proposition of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Henderson). The other pro- position, which looks to the direct —_ action of Congress, under the existing constitution and its amendments, is obviously the simplest and most practical, masmoch as it deals with the exi- geney prompt, frankly and according to the necessities of the hour. - It does not undertake to act by indirection, nor does it postpone t an indefinite future what cannot be postponed without detriment to the republic. Re- fusing to procrastinate, it saves all; such a proposition is commended by every argument of reason, hamanity and jotism. To say that it is not constitutional is to nay the constitut itself is not constitutional, for it is derived from very heart of the constitution, and is filled with its best life blood. Some. thing has been said of the form in which the Weg meen has There ts the bill of Senator from Minois (Mr. Yates), which he has maintained iuga speech of singular gerry ed gee that has not wo been answered, and, Ido not , cannot be answered, By this bill it is provided that ali citizens in po bcpeted ‘erm bs a rary net Se exerc! L vil and political rights, including the right of sui ~This ie founded on the consideration that by the Lion of slavery the slave became ai once a citizen, subject only to such dis bilities as are common to other citixens; an that by the pecond clause of the amendment, Congress is empowered to enforce the abolition of slavery by appropriate legisiauon, On this foundation the Senator places his bill, assuming that to complete the abolition of slavery all re- sirictions, penalties or depriyatigns of right resulting from slavery in any State ‘errilory must be trade to cease. The proposition which I have bad the honor of presenting is a joint resolution, whieh, after declaring the duty of Cy og guarantes a republican form of go ernment tn where the governments have ispsed, and also the duty to complete the abolition of slavery by the removal of all relics of this wrong, proceeds to pro- vide that there shall be no cl'garcliy, aristocracy, caste or monopoly, nor any den " |, elvil or political, on acount of Color oF race, reons shall be equal before the law, whether ja the court room or at the val- Not doubting the power of Congress to carry lot box. out this principle erywhore within the juris diction of the United States, I content myself for the present by~ amserting * only in the lapsed lately in rebellion, where th to guarantod a republican government and the aboinion of extent | now urge as mformal and } machinery or penalty stand it as it has be ve because they ‘io is the objection, if f soade. Tanswer it. Each art of Congress prohibiting the * on account of color, In this respect each is at least a Congressional interpretation ov the constitation, and it is by no means clear that it could not be enforced in the courts, The bili which has already passed the House of Representatives striking out the word “white” M the electoral laws of the District of Columbia 's without machinery or penaity, but it \s dt least a Congressional deciaration, to be followed, of course, by other veridation with proper ma chinery aud penalty; ie is the ce character of the poppeaiion ented by the Pe or from Ii} \nole and by myself. course the objections to these propositions, if valid at all, must be equally vald inst the bill for enfranchisement in the Distriet of bia and against every other Congressional deciara tion without machinery or penalty. It Jection of form, which I put aside and advance at once to the substance. The question is too vast and the times are too #erious for a special demurrer. It must be tried on its merits, This question is as to the power of Con to omtablish y of political rights, at least in She rebel States. I Congress has this beneficent power, Se eee ee Sa eee on an Be chinery and penalty, or without machinery and peualty. Bat to God's it, for the eal jag from pe Coart decisions to prove that by the abulition of slavery the biacke of the country became citizens, he said Therefore 1 do not hesitate to may that when the saver ‘our Country became citizens they took their place 1 component part of the people, en and under Ube protection of thean jen: that ali just governments on the consent of the governed, and, secondly. taxation without representation is tyranny; and of Congress to guaranioe, a ratio an od. It Is not decent to calla State republican where more than a fg | of ite people, constituting the larger part of the body politic, i# permanontly dirfran chined. Nor is it decent to call « State repabli- can where any considerable portion ite are constituting an essential a te ¥ politic is permanently diafranehi Even if in ella ee such a State could have been treated as repub- ican it will not do to treat it so now. It lacks the vital elementa of and must be a biicaa government, fscoontingly... Ido sot dwell of this point, for i neers absurd to call it in question. Clearly it is your daty to enforce the guarantee of a republican govern- ment. By the oaths you have taken to support the eon stitution you must take care that in all the States where the governments have laperd this guarantee shail be Tn the performance of tha duty you may proceed either by anf enabling act establishing tn ad- vance the conditions on which these Stater shail be re stored (0 their practical relations with tbe Union, of by an act directly annulling all copstitations and laws of any sorh States inconsistent with @ republican govern ment. The power is in Congress, It hax boon recog nized in formal terms by the Supreme Court, and you are the final Jodge of the means you shall em To wy that you have not this power is to abdicate in a great exigency the very means of salvation; it \s to fling away ie very face of the enemy; Ht ie wo itution at a moment when ite fall | © A for the brow of wrong. Clearly | ahave the power, upon your heeds wi the fearful if you fail to exer *% In Me 8 Sar, the freedman mur You ean do it, but only in o parchment will not do it whieh comes from the then be protected. Do They are like those Divi er! y Give & bin t of citizenehip eto follow » promises whieh, when pre Understood and applied wll anewer every came dittewity or distrers, and, as in the Pilgrim's Progre will open any lock in Doubtiny Cantle. Have faith. D cultion dinppear before the earnost man. To the boat mya who sald it was jmpousible to brave the storm that out, “I Know not whether it be porsibie; bet I know thet it must be attempted,” and the deliverer reached bie destination. The sate courage is needed now. The a tempt at loast must be made, and who con aay it will fe On its side will be Providence, the prayers of good men, nature ae Manifold attributes and the awacead ing, William Tell, full of patriotic purpose, cried | Precious words of the early English writer who, de- soribing the good sea captain, tells us that he courts the image of God nevertheless. His tmage cut In ebony, as if done in ivory. But the good statesman must be hike the good sea captain; his ship is the state, which he Keeps safe on its crack; he, too, must see the image of God in all his fellow men, and in the discharge bis responsible duties must set his face forever against any recognition of inequality in human rights. Other things you may do, but this you must not do. Mr. Doolittle sald that when our fathers placed the clause in the constitution by which they determined that repre- sentatives should be apportioned among the se Staves which may be ineluded within the Union according to their respective numbers—which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, includ ing those bound to service for aterm of years, and & cluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other per- sons—they expected that ina vory brief period of timo all persons im the United States would be free. In this they were most grievously disappointed only continued, but, by its fostering c slaves was increased beyond all expectation. And now that the day of erme, by an act of force, of revolution, of civil war—now that slavery had goue down in blood’ stricken down by the hands of those who were its pro- fossed friends—for they opened this civil war which brought slavery to its end—now the questi whether this dieturbance of the basis of rep by an act of war, by the crime of the Sout quires an amendment to the — constitoti The apprehension which lies at the bottom and w! Jeads Many persons to seek for an amendiment is su meaialy thia:—They gay the South is guilty of this crime of bringing on the civil war. The slaves have béon set free as a consequence of the war, And shall the South reap a beneiit from its own wrong doing? Shall the South go into a rebellion against the government in consequence of which her slave population is set free and the basis of her representation increased? Shall she reap advantage of hor own crime? That is the question. Now, Mr. President, bofore I go any farthor I desire to call attention to some facts which, I think, will show that this apprehension of an increase of the basis of representation will prove without foundation. The destruction of the population, both white and black, within these States during the civil war has beep most enormous, Of the white population there were in those States, according to the census of 1860, 1,600,000 males'of twenty years of age and ‘over; ‘un doubtedly one-third of that whole white population persons over twenty years of age have perished. As to the black population we have not the apecifie facts upon which we can make a positive and emphatic calen- lation; but we have facts stated tous apon the very highest authority—estimates made by gentlemen who have had the means of knowing—if it is powsible for any human being to know—that the actual destruction of the black population since 1860 has been at least twenty-five percent of the whole population. High officers of our army state this. and give as their opimon, without any oo) that at least twenty-five per cent—one mil Hon out of the four—have perished already Governor Aiken, of South Carolina, who waa recently in Washing ton, made a statement upon this aubject, and his opinion 48 entitled to the highest consideration. It is known by all that he was one of the largest siaveholders in the State of South Carolina, if not the largest. He has lived in that section of country during the whole of this civil war, and his moans of knowing are very ox tended, He states most unequivocally that more than @ million of the blacks have perished, or more than twenty-five per ceut. The Hon, Randall Hont, of the city of New Orleans—and | refer to him because lL is a Union man and has been, as | understand, du: the whole of this tronble—who has lived there his life, states alao that heyond question twenty-fv: cent of them huve perished. Mr, Doolittle ha: shown, a8 he thought, that th resentation of South would not be increased, argued in favor of repre- sentation accofding to the number of voters, ‘TWR HILL TO ADMIT COLORADO. Mr. Morris, (rep.) of Me., rose to address the Senate, bat, on motion of Mr. Jowsson, (dem.) of Md., further joration of the rubject wax postponed till to morrow at one o'clock. a be ' Mr. Ramsay, (rep.) of Minn., moved that the Senate take up the bili for the adinission of Colorade. Mr. Scsvxn—I hope it will not be proceeded with | now, Mr. Rameay—1 hope we shall at leat give it one read Ing 61 present, and thos preeeed from time to time till we get through with it, Senators are here waiting for ection bape kind, It im due to them w give it one feast Mr. CLarK, (rep.) of N. H., did not suppose the bill could be considered in full to-night. The Senate ought to set an early day for ite consideration Mr. Rawasy-—This is the earliest powible day the Senate can consider tt, and I hope will consider it now. Mr, Wusow said the constitatvonal amendment was now pond'ng, and would be better to dispose of that first. The Colorato bill was not likely to pass without discussion. Therefore he hoped the Senate would go into executive seasion. Mr. TReMReLt, spoke in favor of taking up the Colorado bill. The Senate could proceed as far as possible with it this evertng, and so, from time to time, until passed, He would express no ‘opinion at this time as to whether Colorado ad formed her State constitution in aceorda habling act, which eptitleg her to ad iii--io7 ig Kem the bill would mot be taken up t He Prepare! an amendment which he in toner to it; but ho had not brought it with bin 4 He had received several letters fr he desired to read when the bili wa up; but he a nett to.do.so now. ihe bik was taken up, read a © the special order tor Monday next, at one o'clock. ¢ consideration of private bilix the Senate, at ck PM, adjourned. da ond tiaie, ane made ok HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wastixatow, March 7, 1866, COURT OF CLAIR On motion of Mr. Witaos, (rep ) of Towa, the Senate bill in relation to the Court of Clatms was taken from the Speaker's table, read twice and referred to the Judiciary Committee, THR PREEDMEN's HURFAC | ! ' | i] | My. Busor, (rep.) of Masa, by unanimous consent in troduced a bill to continue in force and to amend the Freedmen's Bureaa bill, which was read twice and re ferred to the Judiciary Commit RAUMNURSRMANT OF PENNAYLNAMIA, Mr, Stevens, (rep.) of Pa, from the Committee on Ap- propriations, reported a bill to reimbume the State of Penn. sylvania for money* advanced the government for war Parposen, which was read twice and referred to the Com mittee of the Whole, and made the special order for next Wednesday | | | REMRCRNOONT OF MIROU RL On motion of Mr. Loss, (rep.) of Mo, the Senate bill to reimburse (the State of Missouri for moneys expended for the United States in enrolling aud provisionipg the militia fomes to in the suppression of the rebellion, was taken from the Speaker's table and referred to the Com mittee ob Appropriations. DISTRICT OF COLTMHIA Mr. Frasers Tree nent, offered @ resol Trae (dem. ) of Md., by unanimone con m, which war read twiee and adopted, instructing the Committee for the District of Columbia to inquige into the expediency of providing for the coortrection of an aqueduct actors the basin at the mouth of Kock creek to pare the water from the Chess je and Uhio canal inte the Washimten canal, and Etoegs it to the Eastern branch, near the Navy Yard, so that cargows from loaded boats ty Obio canal may with fuctlity b: of the Washi min iebivg governmen The business of the Committee for the [istrict of lumbia, which was interrupted yeeterday by the exp nd the bill & Vire lovor as conaidered the Chenapeake and tanks thon of the morning hour, was taken up, amend the aet to Incorporate the Movt ance Company of the District of Columb and Mr. Iscrnnont, (rep) of Til, from the District of Co lumbia Committee, reported a joing resolution appropri ating $2.00, wo be placed m the hands of Colonel Ben ton, commandant of the Washington Arseual, andto be distributed by him among the sufferers by the inte ex plomion at that arsenal, according to the equity and n comitien of the general cases, and directing the mid commandant to to Congress the detatis of the dis. trbation, with the vouchars thereof, The joint resolution received ite several readings and | war parard Mr. Ingeren., from the same committer back the House bill to incor t Company of the Disirict of Mr. Commuane, (rep.) of N. Y., opposed the bill beenuse this waa spectal legislation, ‘Ii the object of Congress was to enable the remidents of Washington to supply themaselven with ice cheap, the proper way was t leave reported reat Valls lee ra 2 the busivess open to competition just as the bus Veg lables, groceries om ything else was on the contrary, Cor wired to in { mpac'a! legintat “ ne thie war an excotien , ~ 6 title of the bi bonged t rend “a tall to rule th | totherwice be lad from that boxinens to Ute perros | ( n oamed. wa yroed to this whole i t aune it a 1 wmpany to weil and be ask fore im the be aus cimply hg capiiad ln organize & company for tovplying the citis V. abit ce. He bad beard a great deal said of the exter bet he knew nothing of them. Prices re wot in exces of prices in New York Mr 6 11. (rep.) of lows, asked what he thought of ase renta here Mr. Leamnme + replied that house rents were higher in New York, reaching from four Wo ma thoumed dovlan s oar , Mr Gremwett remarked that much bosses were not to be bed here. Mr Isorrmts admitted, bet inewted thet fer tbe same lames ot houses rente were wo higher here than che Mr, Oravem, yep | of Pa, enggened thet i the gente pers mm Colorado | of | man from Illinois had been well treated it aceounted for his course; but others bad not fared quite so well. Mr. Inarrsour stated that he was treated like a gentle. man everywhere, (Laughter. ) Mr, CoxkLine (solemnly)—Will the gentleman allow me one very quiet remark ¥ Mr, IxGxnsont (more solemnly)—No, sir. Mr, Coxktixe moved that the bill be laid on the table and ealied for the yeas and nays Tho yeas and nays wore ord sulted yeas 69, nays 58, So table, The bill which was passed over yesterday concerning the Fire Department of Washington City was taken up, considered and passed, TESTIMONY REFORE TINE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTER, Mr. Wasiinvnse, (rep.) of HL, from the Reconstruction Committee, reported to the House the testimony taken by that comm tie in relation to the States of Louisiana, Texas and Florida, which was ordered to be printed, THE RULOGY ON HENRY WINTRR DAVIS The morning hour having exptred, a ™, (rep.) of W. Va, from the Committee on rted a resolution, which was adopted, to yples of the address of the Speaker an f Senator Cres#woll on the life and ch Y. Davis, delivered in the House on the and taken, and re- bill was laid om the addreas and eulogy be printed in the Globe. Weer VIRGINIA, x On motion of Mr, Lariax the Senate amendment to the Joint resolution giving the consent of Congress to the transfer of the counties of Berkiey and Jefferson to the State of West Virginia, was taken from the Speaker's table and concurred fn. TRNVIOHIER, Mr. Brvamas, (rep.) of Ohio, moved that five thousand copies of the joint resolution to admit Tonnosses, with the testimony and accoinpanying documents reported from the Reconstruction Committee, be ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Printing. REORGANIZATION OF THK ANY, Mr. Scrrexex, (rep.) of Ohio, reported from the Com- mittee on Military Affairs a bill to reorganize and extab- lish the army of the United States, which was read twice, recommitted and ordered to be printed, PROTRCTION OF ALL PRRMONY IN THKIR CIVIL RIGHTS, Mr. Latnam asked and obtained leave to have printed a bill, which he desired to offer as a substitute for the Sen- ate bill, to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, THR MILITARY ACADEMY RILL—MR. RAYMOND'S VOTE NOT RECORDED, Mr. Ravaonn, (rep.) of N. Y., stated that he had voted esterday against the amendment offered by Mr. Schenck, in reference to cadets at the Military Academy, but his vote Was not recorded. INVALID PRNAIONY Mr. Pranam, (rep.) of Me, fr the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a’ bill supplementary to the several acts relating to pensions, which was read twice and recommitted. PRINTING AND ADVERTIAING YOR INTARION DEPARTMENT. ‘The SPEAKER presented the report from the Secretary of the Interior in reference to the cost of printing and advertising in 1865, The Breaxen also p islature of New M ral reolutions of the on to a State govern building; asking Territory, in rol not probate ju and to a pent appropriately referred KVENOE TAX ON DISTILUG #TRITR y presented reports of United States : organic wet tion to the teatiary, which w INTRENAL the bill regaiatu provinces. Mr. Ketrny, (7 ¢ with the British North Americau | Pp iof Va. addressed the committee in opposition te ihe + He salt he would bev been watie fed yeatorday wil the amendment suggested by the gentiomen from Maryland (Mr. Francie T day thas would noi vatisty hinn The bil! Jeoted. It wax tite in principle and tn detat diminikh the revenuom of the country by wurpendineg Inany ranches «! industry: nt ho condoned ive lions be had become doubtful of ity osigin, ax whether it was British or American. Many of ita features constrained lim to think It was of foreign, and hot American origin, Referring t the pinth section, anthorizing the President to pale OF Phopend the provisions uf the act wh thonght proper, he re minded the House that we were still living undet demo ratic republican {netitutions, and not under a dictator hip. Such power might be exercised by the Emperor of Russia, bat no such power had ever b would be confided to the Prosident of the t e Rocens, (dem.) of N.J., asked the gentleman t yield Mr. Kyuney—Frense me; 1 have no time for rid tosaes, 1 will attend to them when my distinguished friend haa the floor, Mr. Ke the provisions of the bill were many of the leading interests of this country apd t stimalate the development of the resources of th British provinces, Reciprocity treaty, be ead. result of a conep! f Gate ho grain growers und pray oe % of West and North, and mike them a winfeos tor holding oligarchy of the South wpport of thie view he had extracts read from a work printed tn Goorgia years since, entitled “Cotton # King ths DAN had all the views of the Reolyrocity boiid propose the following as a sutwiitate, —Birike out all after the enactin and insert Majanty'® poseen and rates of du articles importod fr ey arked why wo law on like couraged the rebela to go into the @ Morriil’s) own distriet, rob its bank» and murder rons = The Canadians wes our mort dangerous en 5 becanse they were our nearest neighbors He did not fad, even in the Christan ende of morals, that it wan laid’ down ax an Injunction that we suonld injure Ourselves to benefit there who would have disseminated persons am: as who would have burned our cities and towns, and who did all that the devili*h malice of Southern madmen could muggert to injure ux He would treat the ¢ diane ae ail others—as friends tn peace, enemion in war He would legislato for them on precaely the same terms ax he would for all the rest of mankind. This bill might be entitled “A bill to destroy the fiaherier, the salt mann factures and the lumber trade of the United Maken, and © prevent the working of any bitumisous coal beds cart of the summit of the Alleghany Mouytaina and withm «the limite of the I'nited #tater," for it would ruin all thom great branches of industry, Meferring to the statement mate by Mr Morrill yosterany a» to the equality between exports and imports of bitutwivons coal tn our trade with Canada, Mr. Keliey denied that we imported Wituminons coal there, we pent only anthracite coal there, which Canada must have, ax she had none of her own, The Pennsylvania | coal fields were a Ged given monopely, a with the | cotton Belds of the Routh. They asked no protection | ula | for them, So far an ¢ constitutional to impor 1 ty of onl ute por won val? Mr Monnas, (rep) of Vt an anewer? coal why pot Does the goutleman desire I confess J am not clear that it ln at all, I belt ne Wucreaned t ation of the de on it drope oat. T think tt wood that it ie HOt possible to y ous coal, do they not we it in pone of inaking gas? Mr. Ketory anewered Chat son com) might have ne ballagt, but there wa Canada for the rai of + syivan'a of Virginia i Vennsyivania interests, wanted, Tennessee, Mix The people of the Pritt ntrymen. When I | povertehed them 4 shores, when the destinies with o when Providence my ment It gure 08 a cone | a continent, and © ” Mr. Der tt addrow 8 opprat | ton to the btl!, 7 t t releting miter. i 4 , " | Canad’an larnber wa «. He was oppemed & an ’ onto ae reset . ‘ os ‘ cE 1 ie and plank, f a 1 ee. w ( O, mid b eed apen | . It wae 7 " ‘ , tore im it (he are f treaty w Hee with { Before t sdjourned, he practical oper tong enn conid have bus ’ Co | | be would have the ill recommitied, with ientrveti@®e te | ornlt a) that to tm heipronny wraty, ond Oeend then ip *aty oF ginety days Congres cow | and that ‘nov tne general tariff But if thta ot were to Le ave notice that he would offer various amend ments to it Mr. Puke, (rop.) of Md., also spoke againat the bil! ‘on the sa neral grounds as were taken yesterday by his colleage (Mr. Francis Thomas), He declared his con- currence in the ameudment suggested by his colleague, to strike out of bill all that im= posed a duty abject to be Mr, Hoaay, ( of Mo., mf He thought it time to inquire whett running protection tnto the ground, anos of the people had not a rig tection for their {aterests. manding increased dutty others on coal, others on | © to guard tho interesia of the con money had been made hy th within the last few yeary than ever before, Mr. Waarey, (rep.) of W. Va., referred the gentleman for a refutation of that assertion to the stat Yesierday by the eloquent gentleman from Maryland (Mr, Francis Thomas), Mr. Hoca replied that he wi American Congre 1 no local interest, but looked to the int ferels, He dd not propose to do anything which would tend to raise up a reat moneyed aristocracy in the country that woyld crowd down the mages of the people aftor fighting four years to put down another arilocracy tn another portion of the country. What protection, he asked, war given to the poor men who dug the coal?’ These men had bem compelled to rise en masse to eecure fair wages for their labor. Mr. Srnovwy, (dem,) of Pa,, desired to correct the gen. tleman, He represented thé mont extensive coal flelds in Ponnaylvania; hiv county, aylkill, bad slipped to ppert of the bill, Ney were not 4 whether the to some litte n here were de- a Representative in the tide water in 1865 between four and five millions of tone of coal, All these stories about miners’ strikes were gross exaggerations, There was no more liberal class of employers in the world than the coal employers of Pena- vivanis.. A majority of the works were carried on, not by companies, but by individuals, The wages of work men at the mines reached five dotlars per day, The ob- Jeotion he bad to the bill wax that it Imposed too Hight rate of duty on Canad an coal. For his part he would legislate twice for the American people rather than ones for a foreign people, Mr, Hoaax—So would L Did you ever know a work. ing man in the coal tields of I yivania get rich ab digging coal? Mr, Srrocee—Thousands of them. Mr. Hoan declared he wan glad to hear it Mr. Graswoup, (rep.) of New York, stated that there was no clase of ra in the country who have paid sued exorbitant wages as coal operatives. They earned from fve to ten and fifteen dollars per day. Mr. Hodax—Good for them! I am giad of it; bat T should rather that they would take it then the proprie. ‘of the coal mines, Proceeding to discuss the ques of wool, he was interrupted by Mr. Gummer, who asked why it should not be pro. teoted by a duty of ton cents per pound, when the hemp raised in ntloman’s district was protected by « duty of forty dollars a ton? ir. Hooas replied that protection did not benefit the @ they could have no competition question of iron, in iron dealer in ntof the high market. ent, raying that y from England and Wales Hogan mid New York, the bat from Sw Mr. Gi n and Norway woLn, (rep) of N.Y, stated that a report tolesioners in references to distiiled epirite | would be made in «few days from the Hoard whieh bag Asa KoUFCe OL Hational revenue, and on the Influence of | been ineostigating the iudurtrial Interests of the 6 duplications of taxes om Au Justry, which were | which we at in the capital Interests in relerred to tle Committe 1 Me | 108 there had been only an aw REGULATION OF TRADR WITH THE Wi be promt of two and If per cont for the lant twenty Tho Howse then went inte Commuitioe of the Whole, | yeare Mr. Raymond sot chair, and reeumed consideration of | Mr. Honey thought that report would be a great eart- and he should Hike to eee it, He knew that these wore hugged oat on manufactarwr; that they to tell thew were going absolutely to ruin; thet they Uailt splendid palaces and extensive factories, a wo induce people to suppose they were getting rich, and that they were at last eom- to admit that they had pot made @ red. ighter) Facts, however, were stubborn things: ‘These man alactorers had been growing rieh—had been fattening on the life blood of the people—wiite the tuasses of the poople were not protected In their inter. vote He warned the House of the danger of carrying tals thing too far Mr Momurts sald that he perceived by the temper of the House that (he present bill was likely to be amemded, posribly lot, He bat boon an earnest and an early ad- votate of the termination Of the Kectproctty treaty; but he perce hat the House had advanced very much toyond bis Rentiments, He bad desired (he termination of this most anreciprocal of reciprocity trealtes that the wit of man ever devised, hoping thai we might he able to obtain all that was obtainable @oder i, and yet obtain # very considerabl of revenue from on: with Canada, It pees however, that the Howse was wot th he jud ed that take no wtton He p ded evinet the bill, Coal {ntoresta, hat the the Howse was deposed | eit at all, or to kill the bill or to to dieouns the ea partiolarly ty * per tot uptoy of coal companion, wd (Mer. Thorman) under the operations of the mnployed remty Ubree « . a al had failed tnitied that Chat might be, a some men Tt was the lot of all Tle warned gentl wy oan fn to obtra y remarks on t that bad been al 1 with an ability and ine genuity reminding him of ancient times tn the House, and demonstrating that upon ruljects which interest oor ran race there in me much ability here ax of if be had not voted last year with others for an abrogation af the Reciprocity treaty and if be did pot eee now from the tandeneies and rympath be Houee that the moment ¥. mid that be would not commision on the Dill parsed from the banda of the Comubites of the Whole it would receive | death blow Ile did not believe there wonld have been thiety votes obtained tm thin Hoos last year for the abrogation of the Heevpronty treaty with Canada but om the explicit understand that some surt ef reciprocity im trade would be forth mestablisved, either through the treaty making power or thro gh the legislative power of the government He had voted for ite abrogation under ah qh senae of duty The people of the United Miates were grownd down by their internal revenue taxation, and he had not felt of Nberty to tei the Meciprocity treaty stamd without at tiherty to make some sort of bargain with people of Canada that, whatever eur internal revenee duties might be, the mame should be levied either by them, or by us on our imports from therm. It wae @n- ob that Understanting that be had voted fur the mol the treaty, Buthe pow raw in the addi Lena! Came of thome whe represented the lumber inter rts and the coal and other intereris of this country, that Advantage war to be taken of the present oppurlants q regain were we lo lave reciprecity w. boring provinces. On the comtrary, we were lo : lgh Gatien an could be inposed open Chole progacte— higher, if ae than these now levied unm der Ue general tarit bul. If that were to be no, he never should eo regret any vote that he gave in bie life as be woold pegret bis vote of last winter Wo abro ate the treat He hat g-ven it with the undersianding that (i #bowid He epoue of the people of the hon by Kindred amd by ee Ge and be aie on this Boor in opled by repreepiatve aed » Canada, New Drunewick, Nowa Arovis, Prince Raward i 'and all the other American de penteneion of ¢ Mr Fratonn, of House 4:4 not ¥ new went. jet that be believed it 4i@; bat it wee = (hat Congres: bad the power in ite own he Wrenty by legwlaton It wae on thas Congrem Me the geography torp op the meine A that be had know het hd tee ved sod where the renewed ce: tat pared t Unesetia coal Cot pauion wan | pes from the tne of the people =o, a to pay from ¢ to ecm ’ (oak An We the prot of the compentes, he fom (hee inat Chree Or four youre ephaniets te Y whe bad Mlerewts in each Companion renebved at bi twenty per cemt om thelr cophtal m im ” thes thowes thei oe eit wens of a wey ow imported from Cenete -— 4 w eo enact | KF — J 16 ane i te levied © er