Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

! ranking privilege.
| Mr. Wilson, Of Mass, introduced bill for
the purpose of providing for repayment to the
State OF Massachusetts balance, due to her for
money expended for the U. s. during the war
of 1872
Mr.. Seward, Of n. Y, called up the case of
the Indiana Senator'S. He described the ques>
ton as one founded on principle of transcend
ant importance. The State of Indiana is now
lunrepresented and miSrepresented in the Senate
of the u. S. He denied that the decision of the
Senate is absolute and irreyersible. He could
not conceive how Senators can maintain that
decision of the Senate is an irrevochble judg-
ment, and he took issue with those who so
maintain. The Senate's action is legislative
and not judicial, and hence it is not inal, but
is subject to reconsideration.
MIR. Seward then proceeded to demonstrate
that the Senate is bound to give the Indiana
case n consideration, and that State has just
right to be heard by those men whom she has
chosen to represent her; for she has entrusted
her case neither to himself (Mr Ssward) nor to
the Senator from Illinois, (Mr. Trumbull,) but
only on them.
Mr.. Bright, of Ind, said that he had wished
to make reply, but his friends had advised
him to leave the case of himself aud colleague
in their hands. He would seek another occa-
sion to reply.
A good deal of incidental discussion arose as
to whether the vote to lay the matter on the
table should be equivalent TO u final decision of
the case. At length the vote was taken on the
mere motion that the subject do lay on the ia.
BILE, which was carried by vote of 80 yeas to 81
nays, the full Republican vote.
The Private Calendar was postponed till to-
morrow.
Mr.. Benjamin, of La, then spoke in fovOr of
the purchase of Cuba.
HousE-Mr. Serng of N " rising TO ques-
ton OF privilege, read an extract from the
Washington Correspondence of the New York
Times, in which it is stated that the paint pur-
chased for the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was used
in painting his (Mr. Sering9 farm house, ae'
cording to the evidence elected before the COM
mittee appointed to investigate the alleged
frauds in the Navy and Navy Yards. He char
acterized the article as coarse and base SLAM
der, perpetrated and set on foot by still baser
correspondent, and he called on the chairman of
sthe committee to state officially whether such
evidence had been adduced.
Mr.. Sherman of Ohio, distinctly stated that
no testimony whatever had been submitted TO
the committee regarding the gentleman from
New York. The committee had carefully avoid
ed giving any information to newspaper cores
pondents. If it be the pleasure of the House,
theteStimony will be submitted in the early part
of next week.
The House resumed the consideration OF the
Senate bill for the admission of Oregon into the
Union.
Mr.. Clark of No., said that the regulations
of alien suffrage and exclusion of free negroes
der all circumstances she ought to be admitted
without regard to population.
Mr.. Zollicotfer of Tenn, opposed the admis-
sion of Oregon because of insutficiency of pop
ulation and its alien suffrage law.
Mr.. Comins OF Mass, was ready to vote for
the admission of Kansas with free Republican
Constitution, and was also ready to vote for the
admission of Oregon with such Constitution
as her people may adopt.
Mr.. Dawes Of Mass, objections to the admis-
sion of Oregon, lie in the Constitution ITSELF.
He could not agree with his colleague:
Mr.. Comins-That is Republican in its con-
dtions. 1t was palpably violation of the fed
erul constitution under that provision which
guarantees the citizens of each State all the
privileges and immunities of citizens in the sew
eral States, andiits organs have right to drive
lror, her borders free coored people, and all 9TH
er States have right TO drive them into broad
OCEAN. Not only is it proposed to exclude them
from Oregon, but to prevent them from suing
in courts, from holding property and IRON eating
The bread Of life.
Mr.. Thayer nf Mass, moved to extend such
a " Welcome to Oregon into the coniederacy of
States. MS become our history and magnanitnity.
at the last session only six Republican Sena-
tors voted against the bill, and lie never heard
that they attempted to read the other ten out
of the party. Ii the people OF Oregon had done
wrong, he would refer to the New England Phi
erims who were also fanatical on some subjects,
yet become right.
: Mr.. Case, Of Ind, had made up his mind to
vote for the bill as the best thing that can be
done. He was resident of Ohio. The first
vote he gave was for Joshua r. Giddings, when
it was unpopular to be called an anti slavery
man. This was the best constitution Oregon
could get so long as its under the influence of a
rotten administration, which was curse and
disgrace to the country.
Mr.. Bingham of Ohio, said his opposition to
the bill rested on the great principles which APP
ply to all territories irrespective OF latitude aud
the political sentiment Of the people. The
Constitution of Oregon contained a proposition
to transfer the sovereignty OF the people OF the
United States to the hands of aliens, and under
the Federal law citizens only can he punished
for treason.
ton to offer substitute for the amendment of
his colleague, Mr.. DAVIS, who proposed to repeal
restrictive clause in the Compromise bill rela-
tive 10 Kansas. Mr.. English's substitute pro-
yides that hereafter no territory shall be adj
n,itted into the Union as State unless It is
previously ascertained by census that it has
sufficient population for one representative in
Congress; this fact being ascertOined steps shall
be- taken for the formation Of Constitution
and the State shall be admitted Nth or without