Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-19
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CONGRESSIONAL.
MAsnIEerox. Feb. Is


HousE-DaviS OF Maryland, made personal
explanation, reading extracts from the speech
of his colleague, MIR. Bowie, containing strong
language against the American party for their
conduct during the Baltimore elections, saving
while looking toward Mr. Davis, you, sir, viii
have day OF reckonimg-I will put you under
my foot-vou shall not live IN hour. Rel Gr.
Davis wished To know whether his colleague APP
piled that language to hin. Bowie replied that
when nc thus spoke he per>Oniied the Ameri-
can party and did not mean to apply them per-
sonally to MIR. Davis, but TO the party which
struck down the Democracy Of Baltimore by
force and blnodShed. He repeated that a day Of
reckoning would certainly come, when there
would be war of the people against such
wrongs. He did not sec how far Davis cOun-
seized such wrongs, but II he dill, he should take
the responsibility.
Davis was satisfied. The House went into
Committee Of the Whole on the Indian apPro-
priation bill. Mr.. Shorter of Alabama spoke
the Kansas question and said that all tue
Southern States were now united ON the GeOr-
gia platform and pledged TO resist, even to the
dissolution of the Union, the refusal Of Congress
to admit Kansas because OF the existence Of
slavery there.
Mr. Aollicotter rose to a personal explanation
in reference TO liatch'S speech yesterday. lie
said MIR. Hatch had seen proper to indulge in
personal remarks prejudiclal TO himself and 9th
rr members, aud had also read certain Obiica-
tions purporting to belong TO the American
party, that Zollicotfer was member Of that
purtyl that those obligations were reasonable
and unconstitutional. In doing so he had ut
tered u talschood with which he now branded
him and took the responsibility. (llatch was
not presently
Mir. Tompkins made speech in opposition to
LcCumptin.
Mr. Clemens argued as to the legality of the
Iccompton Constitution, and contendcG that il
The President had done his duty fcarlesSly and
maniully.
Mr. Burroughs got tie floor. Adjourned.
SENArE.-G Green of Mo, from the Committee
on Territories reported bill for the admission
of Kansas, submitting Congressional report
which was not read.
Douglas and Collamer also submitted minori-
" reports which ordered to be printed
Green gave notice that he should call that mat
ter up again ut an carly day.
The consideration Oi the Army bill was then
resumed. The 4th section Of the original bill
was struck out--yeas "a, nays %. Wilson of
Mass, offered an amendment that the reduction
at the end of . years shall not operate on any
officers i'll commits in nj the date of approval Of
the act. Adopted.
Iverson cOntendcd that the bill reported by
the Military Com. was more accordant with the
views Of the administration than Johnson's.-
Volunteers were always more expensive and
less reliable than regulars.
Hamlin moved that in no case shall the force
created by this act be continued in service over
2 years. Agreed to. 4 desultory discussion
resulted as to the comparative amendments Of
the different substitutes. Senate was thinly at
tended.
.Johson said he didn't justify polygamy, but
merely drew Il comparison showing the iHcon-
SStency of enter taing an agent OF the Turkish
Government which legalizcd polygamy, and at
the same time condemn it in Utah. He also
defended the Tennessee volunteers. Seward
planned his views which lac had expressed on
the bill which had been criticised Ey Brown
Brigham won't fight unless forced to. Adj
iourned.