Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-12-05
CONGRESSIONAL.


SESATE-The President laid before the Sen
ate the annual report of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Mr.. Rusk presented the resolutions of the
Legislature of Texas in favor of the repeal of
the recent act of Congress relative to the public
debt of the late Republic of Texas.
On motion of Mr.. Rusll q resolution was
adopted requiring the Secretary the Treasury
to inform the Senate what amount the claims
against the late Republic of Texas, provided by
an act of Congress passed Feb. %, 1866, and
which has not yet been presented for payment.
Mr. Bayard announced in an appropriate and
feeling manner the death of his late colleague
Mr.. Clayton.
Messrs. Crittenden, Cass and Seward several
ly spoke in terms of eulogy of the deceased, al
luding to his eminent public services. and as
one of the remaining few who for the last quar-
ter of a century have controlled the legislation
of the country.
The usual resolutions of respect were adopted
Adjourned.
HousE-The question pending was on Crows
motion, to consider the vote by which the House
refused Whitfield to be sworn as delegate from
Kansas, and to lay that motion on the table
Campbell, of Ohio, made an unsuccessful mo-
ton to go into a committee of the Whole State
of the Union.
Mr. Cobb, of Ca, failed to obtain unanimous
consent to draw for the choice of seats.
The friends of Whitfield made various mo-
tons, negatively decided by yea aud nay, and
votes with view of postponing the action on
Whitfield's case, till next week. These pro-
ceedings were interrupted by the reception of
message from the Senate, announcing the death
of Mr. Clayton.
Mr. Cullen pronounced q pancgyric on the
death of Mr.. Glayto and submitted resolutions
which have been adopted, in honor to the mem
DRY of the deceased, and topay the customary
respect Adjourned.
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SESATE,-The Senate resumed considera-
ton of the motion to print an extra num-
Der of copies the Presidents Message and the
accompanying documents, whereupon an AMI
mated debate ensued, in the course of which
Mr. Wade was particularly severe on the Presi-
dent. Q
Mr.. Fitzpatrick deprecated this discussion as
out of place. No people he insisted were more
devoted to the Union than the South, and he
charged the Republican Senators with advoca-
ting doctrine which, if consummated, would
lead to disruption of the government.
Mr.. Wade blamed the President for opening
the slavery agitation and slandering and abusing
those who voted for Fremont This came with
an ill grace from manwho upheld the outrages
in Kansas. Democracy did not dare to re-nom-
mate Pierce, owing to his completely with those
disturbances. '.i,4s iiia6fs &
Mr.. Butler denied that the South had ever
made sectional issues, and essayed to show that
Southern States are.in ahighly prosperous con-
dition, notwithstanding the oft repeated asser-
tons of blight of slavery.
Mr.. Rusk, while expressing his desire to up
hold the Constitution because it supported him
in his rights, said tue Union would be no longer
desirable when it should be perverted to the
injury of the South.
Mr.. Fessenden defended the Republican party,
expressing its object, not sectionalism, but OPP
position to the extension of slavery into the Ter
ritory now free. Without concluding the sub
ject the Senate adjourned over till Monday
HousR-The House resumed consideration of
the admission of Whitfield His friends, as
heretofore, made various motions with view to
postpone any action upon the case.
The speaker announced the standing commit
tees nearly the same as those of the first ses-
SION The only change in the principal COM
mittees are, Oliver of Missouri, on Elections,
instead of Savage; Howard on Ways and Means,
instead of Billinghurst; Fuller fMaine) on Com.
merce, instead of Mcqueen; Garrett and McQuee
on Revolutionary claims instead of Smith Wa "
and Fuller (Maine); Allen, Instead of Bell, ON
Agricultural; Sherman and Cadwailader, on
Foreign affairs, instead Of Bagly and Matteson;
son; Hodges, on Roads and Canals, instead of
Hughston; sMattesoni appointed chairman of
committee on District of Columbia, Vice Meach-
am, deceased NJ
The question on Whitfield's admission as del
egate from Kansas was resumed.
Mr. Campbell, of Ohio proposed further con-
sideration and the subject to be postponed until
Tuesday, when it shall be finally acted on, no
motion thereafter relative to it to be in order.
Mr.: Granger wished to offer resolution, APP
pointing Daniel Waldo as Chaplain.
Mr.. Phelps suggested that the members FORTH
with proceed to draw for choice of seats, to
which all of the above severally objected to.
Mr.. Grow and his friends while insisting ON
proceeding with whitfield's case, the yeas and
nays were frequently taken. sTf
On a motion made to adjourn, call of the I
House, etc, was made, their design being to
staye off the action thereon
Humphrey Marshall claimed his constitutional
right 10 have the Presidents annual message
read, but the Speaker oyerruled his demand, ON
inc ground that Whitfield's case had the priori-
Mr.. Marshall appealed to the Speakers decis.
ION, pending which the House adjourned.
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