Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL

CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsASGroN, Feb 60.
Horsr-Mr Qui;man, II Mississippi. from
the Committee on Military Adairs has reported
= bill authorizing the organization Of regiment
Of mounted Volunteers lor ihe defence Of the
frontiers Of Texas. II also authorizes the Pres.
idrnt to call oui As emergencies may rrquire,
four additional regiments Of Volunteers lie
thought his bill more IN accordance with pub.
lie sentiment than any yet presented COnsil.
Grafton was postponed I'LL Wednesday
Tie Matteson expulsion resolutions were then
taken up
Nr. Harris, Of Ill.,, expressed his firm belief
the House bad power, and It was It's duty In
pass the resolution aud TO DO IL at once Al
the facts were in form, aud the dispositions the
members were probably familiar with
Mr. kcltt said that On n former occasion lie
had moved as an act Of justice for postpone.
mrut having been informed that Mrs Maiteson
was sick. Since then he had learned that the
statement was fabricated. Some accounts say
that she is sick, while Others state that she Is
enjoying better health than ever lercAd let
ter from the family physician, saying that Mrs
NJ had scarce seen well day IN SIX months
past, and during the last few weeks she has sui.
tered more than usual
Mr. Seward, OF Ca, had voted for expulsion
Of MatteSon because he thought il lust: but he
defend lis constitutional rights The House
during the last Congress had exhausted its pow.
er over the subject lie asked where is the law
or the clause Of the Constitution prohibiting
the people from electng the nan they choose
Stanton and Taylor, OF La, spoke, the for.
mer In iuyor Of and the latter against Mattcsun
Mr. Taylor, Of La, believed Matlesun guilty
Of conduct disgracelul to an American citizen,
but cOntCndcd that the Constitution gave no
power to expel member excepting for dsor.
derby conduct lie anticipated no good results
from deciding this case in the absence Of such
rules.
Mr. Giddinss said the people Of the Con-
gresSional District had right to be represented
on the floor Of the House MattcSon'S absence
shows conclasiyey that lie ought not to be here.
Neither sickness Of a wife, the death Of faith.
or, nor the illness Of friends should detain
member from his post. Herejoiced the work Of
publication was TO be commenced by the Re.
publican party, and invoked the House to eS.
tablish prccedent by All immediate decision.
Mr. Hughes was opposed to hasty action and
therefore moved a reference Of the the resolu.
SVl ~ HlN JuulClaIl NOulUllNcC-
Mr Smith Of Va, commended that il was the
right and duty OF the House 10 cxpc u member
for improper conduct, but it should be CONTROL.
ed by good and sufficient reasons. The discus.
sion was continued by several members, at con.
siderable length, MeSSrs, Jones, Curtis and liar.
ris participating.
Harris said the country demanded his expuI.
sion. Morrell asked whether Nalleson's con.
l,.l 4
were any petitions for ii. Harris said he had
batch Of letters papers, notes, &c, but didn't
know or care about petition. The House was
acting independently Of Matteson's constitu.
ents. Grow spoke in succession, when Sherman
Of Ohio, moved to lay oil the table Rejected
-Gl to l22. TWAS referred to Select Com
miltee by gS tos7.
SENATE.-Nr, Mason Of Va, presented res.
oluiOn asking for information as to the cond
ton of the Navy for many years past, and also
relative 10 the capture Of vessels aud prize mon
ey during the war Of 1872.
Mr.. Crittenden, Of KY, presented a letter
from Mr. Shields, and moved that he take his
seat as Senator from Minnesota. The letter ar.
CUES that Minnesota is now Sovereign State
aud one Of tie members OF the United States.
discussion enAUrd.
Mr.. Criuendcn argued upon a question Of
privilege that Shields right 10 seat was good
as his own and urged thcimportance Of imne.
date action. tI
Mr. johnson, Of Ark, moved to table-lOst,
&c to %.
Mr. TOombs said the whole question was, is
Minnesota State: and submitted a resolution
referring the whole question as to Shields, to
the Judiciary Committee, with instructions to
inquire whether Minnesota is State of the
Union. q
Under the Constitution, the army bill propo.
kition pending, was, on the substitute Of Mr..
johnson, Of Tenn, for employment Of 1000
volunteers This was amended by reducing the
number to 1900. The bill was discussed at
length, and the subject rejected, 90 to 20. Mr..
Hunter proposed a substitute.
There was an amicable personal explanation
between MesSrS Bell and johnson. Bell re
marked that he didn't say he would disregard
the instructions Of the tennessee Legislature;
but he would not obey them-nor did he say he
would vote for the admission of Kansas under &.
the LecomptOn Constitution. lie was inclined
to go against il, but would await new deyel.
opements.
Mr.. Seward interposed, sustaining Mr.. Bells
assertions, as to tile pledge TO vote for lie.
compton. Adjourned till Monday.
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