Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-14
CONGREssIoNAL.
WAsHIXoroN, Feb. /;

DOaTu. Referred.
Mr.. Sumner presented resolution from the
Massachusetts, Legislature, complaining Of the
iuncOnStitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law
and calling on the President TO take e!Iectual
measures to protect the sovereign people against
outragcs in Kansas. Tabled and ordered to be
printed.
On motion of Mr.. Sumner, the Com. on Post
Offices was instructed to consider thercxpcdien-
cy Of providing for the convenience and security
of transmitting abroad small sums of money;
that orders drafts be issued from the Post OF
flee Department on all foreign post offices, with
which it is in correspondence, so as to consti-
tute complete system of international post Of
flee orders.
On motion of Mr. Sumner the Com. on Com
s.merce were directed to consider the expediency
of abolishing the hospital money exacted from
the Seanen of the commercial marine and boat
men on the western waters in order that they
may enjoy the hospital privileges without any
tax.
The Senate discussed the resolution calling
for the record of the Naval Retiring Board
! Adjourned
HouSE.-Mr. Harlan nominated Joseph j.
Coombs, of Ohio, as candidate for the office Of
Printer.
The ballot was taken, resulting as follows
Follett 80, WendelET3, Dcfrccs Il, Farnham s,
Sargent s, Coombs 9, j. W. Webb ., scattering
9; necessary to choice 81.
Mr.. Stanton made All Intellectual effort to have
the printing of the House, until December next,
executed under the superintendent OF Print
ing Committee.
Mr. Waslburn, of Me-, offered resolution for
the election Of Chaplain
| Mr.. Dowdel proposed, as substitute, that
all the ministers in Washington be invited alter
natey to perform the duties of chaplain.
Mr.. Jones, of Tenn, opposed the motion, and
thinking it burlesqle on rcltsioa, having sGch
Il hunt after chaplain.
| Mr.. Washburn's resolution was adopted.
The following stnding committees were an
nounced:
Com. on Eyections-Washburn of Maine, Ste
phens, Watson. Spinner, Oliver Of Missouri,
Hickman, Colfax, Smith OF Ala, ard Bingham.
Waysand Means Campbell of Ohio, Howard
Cobb, Jones of Tenn, who was afterwards eX-
cused at his own request, Davis of Nd, Sage
Phelps, Campbell OF Pa, and Dewitt
| Claims-G iddings, Leitchcr, Bishop, Jones
of Pa, Dunn, Knowlton, Taylor, Gilbert and
Marshall of Ill
Commerce.--Washburn, of H., Wade, Mill
son, Mcqueen, Tyson, Kenneth, FELTON, and Co.
Minis.
Public Lands-Bennett of n York, Harlan,
Cobb of Ala Indy, Cullon, Walbridge, Bren-
ton, Maxwell, Pennington.
Post Office.-NIace, Norton, Flager, Barclay,
Day, Powell, Walker, Wood, Herbert.
Districtof Columbia-NIeachan, DOdd, Goode,
Cumback, Dick, Harris, Bennett Of Miss, Trait
ton and Bell.
Judiciary-Simmons, Humphrey Marshall,
Barbour, Caskie, Galloway, Harris OF Ala, Lake,
Wakeman and Tappan.
| Revolutionary Claims.-Ritchie, Murray,
Smith of Va, Clawson, Cragin, Emric.
Public observation-disclosures ovodc, Kelly,
Mott, Pearce, Vail, Elliott, Waldron and Branch.
Private Land 'Claims-Porter, Horton OF o.,
Thorington, Ethcridge, Bowie, Sandidge, Her
bert, Robinson and Horton of n Y
Manuiacturers-Clark, Knight, Crawford,
Bliss, Durtee, Edward, Dowdell, Campbell Of
! Ky, and RiCaud,,
| observation-disclosures, Ready, Grow, Bell,
Campbell of Ohio, Morgan, Sabine, Cullen and
NfAlullen.
Indian AfIairs-Pringle, Orr, Billinghurst,
Greenwood, Leitcher, Hall Of Mass, Todd, Ca
rothers and Herbert
Military AfEairs-Quitman, Allison, sapp,
Faulkner. Williams, Stanton, Denver, Bufins
ton and Washburn Of Wis.
! kiIitary-kunkel, Whitney, Harrison, HauG-
man, Foster, Parker, Watkins, Wright, of Miss,
| Hall of Miss.
Naval Atfairs-Benson, straneher BOcOek,
Haven, WinsIow, Seward, Davies, Mass; Boyce
| Wildwood.
Foreign-Pcnnington, Bayley, Clingtnau, Al
ken, Fuller ofPa., Matteson, Sherman, Burlin=
game, Thurston.
Richardson, Houston, Granger, Zollicotfcr, Mer-
Irill, Perry,
Revolutionary Pensions.-Broon, Albright,
Edmundson, Miller of n. Y, Miller of Indiana,
| Craigp, Knapp, Woodruff, HaIIiowa
Invalid PensionS.-0iiver Of n Y, Pike, Flo
renee, Savage, Welch, Talbot, Dickson, Lump
kin, Robbins.
Roads and Canalz.-Knox, Hughston, Kee-
far, Scott, Peck, Moore, Barksd:tle, Bradshaw.
Rust.
Patents.-Norgan, chatFee, Smith of Tenn,
Paine, Emrick.
Public Buildings and GrOunds.-Ball, Todd,
Puryear, keitt, Roberts.
ReyiSal of Unfinished Business-Sabn, " ar
ner, hnowIton. Clark vi n. Y.
Accounts,-rhurst0n, Cadwalladcr, Nichols,
Burlington Carlisle.
hIiesge-Sneed, Brooks, Kelsey, Evans and
Woodworth.
Joint Com. on LibraFy-Aiken, Tyson and
Petit
Enrolled Bills-Pike and Davidson.
Expenditures State Department. Brooks,
Expenditures Navy observation-disclosures OF
H., Wheeler, Washburn of Wis, Underwood
and Wright.
Expenditures P. o. Department-Pettit, Cox,
Williams, Burnett, Reade
| Expenditures Public Buildings-NcAIullen,
McCarty, Stewart, Swope and Trippe.
Expenditures Treasury Department--WaI-
dron, Wells, A. Marshall, Kidwell and Claw
son.
Expenditures War epartment-Craigin,
Yolk, Jewett, Rivers and Covode.
Engraving; Kelsey, Demerell, and Wright Of
Tenn.
Printing.-Nichols, Crsgin, and Flagler
Adjourned
/ COTTON MILLS BURNT.
BRIsroL, r. l., Feb. 13.-The Pokanoket steam