Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-03-02
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WAsnISGToN, 7Feb. %, 1857.
SESATE.-The Senate passed the House bill
prohibiting the importation of obscene prints,
statues, &c., also the House bill establishing
post office delivery at Augusta, Gia Sfhe House
bill making appropriations TO complete military
roads in Oregon, was also passed.
On motion of Mr.. Crittenden, the Senate pro- Z
ceeded to the consideration of Joint resolution
from the House, increasing the pay of Lieut..
Gen Scott
After brief, discussion the subject was post;
poned till Monday.
The deficiency bill was taken mp. The Sem
for books for themembers of the House. Sem
ators, in the course of debate said this was
stupendous fraud on the country,
The Senate passed the Deficiency and House
bills, establishing three additional land districts,
in Nebraska, and three in Kansas
On motion, Wilson's resolution was adopted,
requesting the President to communicate to the
Senate, all correspondence with Geary, relative
to affairs in Kansas. The Senate then took
recess.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appro-
priation bills. An amendment was pronosed by
the Committee on Finance, to create n Mission
to Persia. After some debate tile amendment,
was adopted 25 against 81. iSEt
HousE-The report of the Select Committee,
in the case of Edwards, was taken up with the
resolutions. y:
Mr.. Edwards remarked, hecouId say honest
ly and with clear conscience, he never gave
vote on any bill which was not sanctioned by
his judgment. In his intercourse withthe menI-
bers of this House, lie had universally sought
to be on terms of friendship with them, and if
he had unwillihgly given offence to any one, he
asked his pardon. He could say the hours spent
here, in the association with gentlemen, were
the most agreeable of his life, and he should
carry with him into his retirement the convic-
ton that he never sought to do any one Injury.
He felt in his own heart that he had never in
tended to wrong any member; he had however
become satisfied, from the votes taken on the
cases, that although gentlemen onall sides SYM
pathzed with him in his position, he could ex-
pcct to stand no better fate than others charged
with grave offences. His answer to the Com
mittee having been dsregarded, and the case
standing upon the testimony of Paine, alone,
his own statement of innocence ayailed him no.
thing; nor could he at this time'make such ex-
plantations as would relieve him. from the effect
of Pnine's testimony. lie wished to relieve per-
sona friends from the pressure which has been
made upon them III their own immediate locali-
ties from all embarrassment. i Therefore, he had
determined to resign his seat, having already in
formed the Governor of New York of that fact.
On motion of Mr.. Richie, tile resolutions in
Edwards case were laid on theta table.
Mr.. Kelsey thought the illgdught to spass
nov, but moved THAT it; he referred to. the CONF
,rittcc of the whole on5Ihe State ot the Union.
sIr.Quitman Thought ii was very dangerous
hiI!, aud moved tiat5it be l-id{upop the table,
Mr.. Orr said the committee didnot expect ~
pass tlteihill, and hoped Mr.; Qhi;nap's motion
you'd ne agreed to- The House refused, Yeas
s., Nays SO, to table the bin, AID it was then
PASSED. Yeas IC4 NAYS So. , -
AIR. IL. Marshall moved a reconsideration of
he vote. lleSaid il might MS well b. known
Ia tie American people, tliatwhie Is bill was
,asSilg, that gentlemen hedfnr the first tune,
nd taking lock att standing in groups, the
billn1g!it not to become a law, il so the whole
country uldlaugh at it and to utter scorlr.--
Never before, was snc: measure heard of
wen i'll deSpotic lands. ltabridged liberty of
speech and of the press from advocating or de
!rating any measure before Congress, which
would say, in effect, We will ctourselves into
an immaculate tribunal.
The resolution for the expulsion of Jas. w.
Simonton was thentaken up:
Mr. Kelsey said il lie had succeeded in obtain
ing the floor at early stage in the proceedings
he should have presented his views relative to
those reports somewhat at length. He now
wished simply to remark that the only differ
ence in the select committee had grown out of
a contrary opinion as to the proper reports to
be made to the House. At this late period of
the discussion it would be inexcusable were he
to consume the time of the House, and unless
some friend of Mr. Sinlonton desired to be heard
in his behalf he should content himself with
moving the previous. question:
Mr.. Sage moved an amendment, including Mr..
Triplctt in the expulsion resolution.
Mr.. Houston wished to exclude NIL persons
engaged in the prosecution of claims from the
floor. 1t was but temporary relief to expel one 4
man and let 500 others remain.
The Speaker said no reporter had been nd (
mitted to the floor excepting on condition that
he was not engaged in the prosecution Of claims
and in every instance, with one exception, they
have replied that they were not so engaged
Mr.. JONES' of Tenn, remarked that the door
by right to the floor.
The Speaker replied that the door keeper had
such instructions. IL
Mr.. Jones said if SO the door keeper has not
enforced the rule. s35
H. Marshall remarked that Mr.. Triplett OBJ
tained right to occupy reporters seat on his
Recommendation, but he had not exercised the
privilege.
Mr.. Burnett said as Simonton had been heard
in his defence, Mr.. Triplett should have the
same right. The resolution expelling Simonton
and Triplett from the floor of the House as re-
porters was then adopted.
House then took up the bill reported from the
Select Committee to protect The people against
corrupt and secret influence in the matters Of
legislation. --a
Mr. Quitman, likewise severely criticised and
condemned the provisions of the BILL Congress
could not pass law to prevent any man from
advocating privately or publicly measures be-
fore Congress in any Nay He thought at best
the bill established new class of States and
society, and interdictcd the Intercourse between
n citizen md his representative.