Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-27
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I. 8. CONGRESSIONAL,

CONGRESSIONAL.
x ~ w .isHINHroS, Feb. 90.
senate The bill providing that the laws r. l.
alive to pilots on Steamboats, and especially the
act OF 1852, shall not be so construed as to effect
annul, or impair the force of State laws reeula-
ting pilotage in ports, harbors, or over bars Mt
mouths of rivers, where such waters arc within
The territorial Jurisdiction of such State, was
takenup and passed.
bill to authorize the Secretary of the Trca
sury to permit the owner of any vessel TO alter
the name of the same on presentation of s,lff.
cientreasons, was passed.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of
the Central American question.
Mr.. Bell of Tenn, said the subject deserves
the serious attention, not only of every member
of the Senate, but every citizen who desires to
see the peace OF the country maintained, and at
the same time the national honor protected, al
though not sufficiently informed to speak with
much detniteness on the British enlistment
question, his Opiaion was ayersc to supposing,
that any serious controversy was likely to grow
out of that subject. To take any other view was
to suppose that common sense aud reason had
taken their departure from those who had the
management of affairs of both lands. He how
ever; would be found on the side of his country.
right or wrong, in the event of war. Taking a
view of the Clayton Bulwcr treaty somewhat
different from that of other Senators, lie saw in
the language o. the treaty that it was not e2-
pected that the British would Withdraw abso-
lutely and unqua!iticdly from the Mosquito pro-
tectorate. The British werenot required to A.
o,,a., roco -, t;,s :'ne
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oyni,;or tere -, any
He would NOT tIc;, tbat o.
might now be disposed to avail herself Of that
forbearancc on our part to defend entirely the
main object of the treaty, but he did not think
it expedient at present for this Government to-
take any step which might bringgon conflict,
not with England alone, but her Allies. inclu-
ding the whole of Western Europe. When Mr..
Bell had concluded the Senate adorned. @
HorsE.2Thc following is A special committee
apDointed hy the Chair in relation to a railroad
between the Atlantic and psc;ic.ZDcnver of
California. Woodwork of I'll Houston of ALI
Mott of Ohio Wells of Wis Kidv-elI of Vo
.Ieyvett of Kv Mc(lurdv of N v Evans az
Texas Resfe Of \ q. Wood Of Ne 7 ;nIlpv NJ
Mo and Kunkelof PA
Mr. Meocham was cvcnsed from serv;no bo
was not willing 10 consent to follow an institu-
tion diyerting from the law of tic reimbursement
and which is not maxine n nroner on
the country.
Mr.. Campbell of o.. from com. on Wavs and
Means reportef a hill 10 snnnly, rieficienc;ss in
appropriations for the s,lpport of thc Military
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on graduay and slowly the work of re ~
for milfarT efficiency both offensive md llefen-
siye and in nnrsps1ce If this DoIicT tho ast;-
mates of the War Department from year to
year, have been limited to the execution of such
work only ne accorded with tho oril;nor,
of onr ATsens1S and rnor;;,cs aud with hnt :.
very small force Of oncratiyes in its e,nTior.
mcnt 0''''''' 49, u ~'''''sN' 80 Ply
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res b,sS on theses sonditons IN view
at tSs earliast n,actiiai ,,or;, The NIL
Star sftic;sncy r.t+ar the pr,penont am
munitions we have it a6HndantIv As reon 'i.:
vigorous means should nov, be adopted; that we
should increase the capacity for productions
and r force IN employment at our armories and
arsenals; that We should prepare more rapidly
armament and ammunition for our Qualifications;
that we Should increase our supplies OF mpro-