Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-04
cONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHINGfoN, Feb.

HorsR-Mr. Williamson was brought in in
custody of the Sergeant at Arms, and a reSolu-
ton was passed requiring him TO answer to-
morrow. After questions as to his readiness to
answer, he was renanded IN custody until then.
Clancy Jones, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported the army appropriation
bill.
Mr. Savage frcm the Committee on Invalid
Pensions reported bill granting pensions.
Mr. Hale commended that as 6 question of
privilege, the Senate was bound TO consider aud
dispose of it, for if questions of this kind could
be postponed by action of the Senate, what nd
vuntapes had such a question over every Otherg
A report was offered by the Committee on
declaring it inexpedirnt 10 grant
of Ohio, whose seat was contested by
further time to take supplement
tnry testimony. After debate, with no ques-
ton, the House adjourned.
SENATs-AIr. Davis introduced bill for the
relief of the soldiers of the army stationed at
Fort Kearney, in Nebraska Territory, previous
to March LIST, '53.
House bills passed to alter the time of holding
the u. S. Courts in South Carolina, and for the
of invalid and other pensions.
Unfinished business from yesterday waA re-
sumed.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment to his mo-
ton to refer the Kansas messages TO the Com
mittee on Territories, similar TO that offered by
Mr.. Harris yesterday III the House.
Mr.. Bocock, from the Committee on Naval
affairs, reported from the majority, censuiing
Com. Panlding for arrcsting Walker and his
followers on Nicaraguan Territory.
Mr.. Seward remarked that he had his own
views on the subject, but would express then
at another time
The reports were referred TO the committee
of the whole on the state of the Union
SENArR.-Mr Trumbull desired Ia call up the
question of privilege, namely the report of the
Committee ON Judiciary on contested seats be-
tween McsSIs. Bright and Fitzhugh. Mr. Bay
far more important. and that 1t ought first be
settled as it involved considerations which
might affect the stability of the Union.
Mr. Trun,bull replied, that he was of the
opinion the reason assigned by Mr.. Bayard was
the best reason in the world for settling the
question US TO the right of these gentlemen TO
the seats they now occupy. If tine Kansas
question be SO important as that Senator repre-
sents it, the first thing is todeterininc who has
the right to settle this question, and it 80
much the more necessary that it should be set
tied by Senate properly constiented his
election had been pending for nearly n
year, and imorder TO have an understanding
when it should be disposed of, he would move
to make it the special order for tomorrow.
Mr. Bayard replied, and was followed by Mr..
Brown, who gave notice that he should object
to making it the subject of special order to the
exclusion of all other business.
Mr.. Trumbnll withdrew his motion, but would
review it tomorrow.
The Presidents Kansas Message was taken up.
Mr.. Wilson attacked the Presidents position,
that his history was stupendous and
gigantic misrepresentation of the affairs of Kan
sas That the President was not in the cOun-
try when the Nebraska bill was passed, and he
was nominated for the reason that he could
prove an alibi. He denied the statement that
there had been party in the territory setting
defiance to the Constitution of the U. s., or the
laws of the land.
There had been no such party or set of men
here. He (Goy. Walker) went thither with
tue object of dividing Free-State men and uni
ling Free-State Democrats with Pro-Savery men,
so MS to make it a Pro Slavery Democratic State.
That was his mission aud no man could have
abored more faithfully or more efficiently to
accomplish that end.
He denounced the Lecompton Constitution,
saying that he would rather have the Constitu-
lion with slavery than without, because with
slavery it might be abolished, and without Sla-
very it would be impossible. 1t was perver-
sion of fact and truth for the President or any
body else to charge that the people of Kansas,
by voting for an alteration of atlaiTs under the
Lecompton Constitution, intended in any way
10 give their sanction 10 it. They want the ballot
box ON the 4th of january to blot ont forever
against it by an overwhelming majority of or
. to l. They meant to overthrow Calhoun and
his corrupt miniOns in the Territory who have
violated justice and stained their names by fraud,
Dutrages and murder. The only way to do that
was to elect tnen pledged against that Constiiu-
lion and who would come here as they have to
ask Congress and The country to reject It as
fraud OH the people Of Kansas; and yet this act
fair and above board is proclaimed TO ti,c coun-
Try and the world, by the President, who mis-
represents and misstatcs. We have enough of
his petty quibbling in Congress without cN-
Decting it at the other end of the Avenue.
Mr.. Brown concurred cordially with the mes
sage of the President. Seldom had he read a
document of the same length from which he
found so little to dissent. There could be but
Two opinions relative to that paper, those enter
ained by national men of all parties on the
1ne II e. md those entertained byssCctional NJ n
mn the other. He never expected the Senator
rom Massachusetts would cpncnr i'll the argu-
ncnts and conclusions Of a national President,
whether he might be Democrat, American, or
Wing. Nothing but sectional ltepublicanism
would meet the appreciation OF that Senator,
who had mistaken in surprising that speeches.
like old wine, would improve with nge. For his
own uart he loved old friends, aud old wine in
a moderate degree, CLaughter) and admired old
age, hut he abhoTred an old speech delivered
from year to year through, whole Senatorial
term Instead of proceeding with his remarks
he would yield the floor if the question could
~, q no toEan On tho reference of tine tnPScape