Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
WANIlNoroN, Feb

SESIHE--Mi Made presented The Credentials
Of Mt. SeWald, Senator Iiom New York, iOr SIX
yeats f:om the Alb Of Mbrch neat, leod and placed
on the Gle Of tile Senate.
MI. Morton presented The credentials 81 David
l., iulee SeRal- tom PloGlla, for Tx sape term,
disposed OF same as The above.
Mt. Wade upon unanimous consent introduced
bill fct the improvement oftbe harbols Of Cone
aul, Atbitbuls, FailPptt, Clerelsnd, Huron, San.
ted TO the committee on commerce.
/ Nj. leneSOi Iowa, bill for tie improvement Of
the hatbOt al Dubuque, tefetfed 10 The committee
on comnetce.
Mt. Douglass bill rom the House establishing q
line Of suhtetSnchn Telegraph, merely EtaninR The
uEtt OI way, tue amendments convulrrd in and
pissed,
hrtter Protection Of lie aud health on bUuid pas.
ssngeI shps, ree0nIlpiIIed TO tue Committee on
committee.
TIE Indian appropriation bill was then tsken
ny, lie Ullt VAE debated 81 considerable length,
Un variOus motions 10 amend, end fCaliy posi-.
paned,
Mt. Rust from tue Post office comm tlee, into
duce'l bill providing HstCm fot tefis'eFne mon.
ley sitlt, Egtebble 10 tie fttomn elGSlIOR uI the
Post unS:st General,
4 nuinJei Of leifitOial Hills wete conSidet.d
sud passed. tnd also bill, II accommodate The
| y. S. CouI. and Post Office al Bsinnre.
Mr, Chase introduced = bill 10 intlepse The 81.
! tlisS II the collectors at Toledo AI& Cleveland
YallouS oihet bll$ wtte consldeied, when finally
I lhe Stnale bang without quorum Adjourned
HOusE.-'l his beiug the day SET apsrt foI The
consideration o! bUsinesS pe.ibinlne TO tie nary.
Nh. BocOck fIplu lit naval committee, ltpOlled
! bill nt6TidlRR fof more sIcisnt discipline III tut
navy, and explained its ptOrislocs -pSsstO.
Finally lhe bill Cteallny LteulenanlS for the
nary Eht mat taken uP, and alleFa long debate
ss 10 is optiaiiotl was pRssei,
The hobte then touk up'tbe lill Apprhhihllne
one million Of dolstS FOL The construction Of seven
additional Sloops Of wal tout Of which ate 10 be
Constructed Of tie Government yards, tnd three
by private contract. The bill gave tise TO ',$hstp
discussion, aud finally without vote, the House
sjjoulned.
W4smSoroS, Febl4.
IiOrSE-Mt. Hunt tepOrled Llll aPPtoRriIiine
sl2S,0oo fct tie purpose uI purchasing site I'll
i The erection u military dtfeMcCS 81 Nht istnina.
ton oil he Gull railway IN Louisiana which was
passed.
M,. Murray from The committee on piiEting IL.
4 pailed resolution Which WIS paSsed Ordering the
printing 81 2,t01 copies OF ltt rtpult VI The Com.
unSslnngr OF nlenlS, lot The VS. Of meiEbetE, and
10000 copies lOl Inc use Of tie commissioner; also
TOT piluiing 9QJ1 copies nf tie mechanical pRit.
4 rtsoiutiUn %As hlSa passed fol lintnS 10000
copies Of the ItppIi II Commodore PeUy'S cape.
LtiUn 10 lhpsai uiE9 Tot printing 1900 copies Of
lie Eutvt!s un tre Pacific eoAs!.
The Speaker announced That tie psH1iae
question was OIL lite adoption 81 the Eeyoluton
to close debate on tie bill authorizing tue cen.
( SuuctlnH oil Eeveu steamer sleeps OF val, il Eve
minutes aei going into committee on tpe subject.
i Ml IlVhlet mOrel 10 lay tile resolution on the
Table.
1 nj DorRck said il The bill was not taken up now
/ it v uId uUt PISS, and l.s would teEafd cuon OF
! tie resolution IS a itSt qBpEliOH, TIE resolution
/ Was lhen iIid on The tsble, yeas los. nays &C.
| The Speaker tleG said tie bill was pending in
comnitlev.
The House then resumed TIE consideration o.
the resolution to iulfl the thpuations ot The 9th
Article Of the treaty Of 1919, betVten tie CnIcd
| SoleS aud Spainy
Afier some debate The bill was Isil on The ia.
bic. Adjoutned.
SExL1L.-A communication was received from
the Secretary Of War, respecting the Indian fektr.
| Indian tpits,
Mt. Weller inortd thai tie SenUie meet, duling
Is. NJ.
Nj. Bell. from com. on N1tAl AGairs, made .
report accompanied by hill poyins S2S0,000 10
the cspters Of the British hIigs Detroit and Gale.
/ jouh during tie wat Of 1879, and asked leave 10
| inltoJuce the bill.
On motion Of ut. Hunter the bill was laid oyer
| ioi The rttSent.
The Teas Railroad hill then came on from Tie
| llouk:, with Oh endmenlI.
MI. Iiusk moved that the Senate dssrfee 10
/ them, end asked tot o committee Of tefeienet.-
Aereel to.
MI. Dawson pressed Till relating 10 the Dis
Ittict Of Columbia Is special bill ossigntd III
O'cleck to-day,
MI GwM said he would iMtOduce, as son as
(! possible, PseiEe Rsiltohd bill,
The ludlan Appropriation bill was ihen taken
up.