Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-19

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. &.
SINATE.-The only business of interest dur
ing the morning hour was report made by MIR.
Polk, of Mo-, from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, to pay Mr. Squires, late charge de
affairs to Guatemala, 81, 5U0 as compensation
for extra services. The bill provoked much
discussion, both for and against it, No decision
was arrived at
Mr.. Hunter, of Va, endeavored to have the
Consular Appropriations taken up, but the
motion was defeated.
The Private Calendar was then taken up by
a vote Of % yeas to 81 nays.
After a few private bills, an important mes
sage was received from the President, asking to
confer on him power to use the army and navy
to protect the transit route. Partially debated
by Mason, Clingman, Benjamin, Douglas and
Davis, more or less in favor of it, and Seward
and Fessenden thoroughly against It, Without
action the Senate add.
HousR-Thc House went into Committee on
the Army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Stanton's (of Ohio amendment, to strike
out the appropriation for recruiting, on whic he
proposed to test the sense of the members as to
whether they were in favor of reduction OF
the army, was considered.
During the debate Mr.. Lovejoy, Of ILL.,, said
that he wanted to butt the army between the
horns so as to have merely skeleton hanging
up for the study of practical anatomy; he was
credibly informed and believed that the army
was used to get up Indian wars and establish
garrisOns to advance the price Of town lots;
some months ago there was great cry against
the Mormons and it was urged that they should
be extinguished, merely because they preferred
white cOncublnes to black. [Laughter.l He
was proceeding to reply TO Mr.. Lowry remarks
Of yesterday, about nominality, when he was
called to order by Mr.. Phelps, of Mo-, for rrcl-
evency. Mr.. Loyjoy said, that the point of or
der always comes from the vast deep when the
hnrpooh touches the blubber.
Mr.. Phelps, joining in the laughter, said that
he had only insisted on the observance of the
rules. -
Mr.. Stanton's amendment was rejected-aycs
So, noes not counted
Mr.. Comins, of Mass, said that he did not
desire our army 10 be like the militia Of Missis
sippi, which, according to an editor Of that
Slate, had an abundance of officers, but arms
or privates. Laughter:
Mr.. Davis, of Miss, replied that the people
of his State were able to defend themselves
without arms against northern or foreign inva-
derS with arms.
Mr.. Comns said that he did not intend to re
fleet on the people of Mississippi.
Mr.. Washburne, OF ILL.,, moved an amendment
protecting the military reservations from tres
pass and stated that the Rock Island reservation
was being stripped of its timber and deSpoiled
of its value and that the War Department was
making no adequate effort to protect it. After
some debate the amendment was rejected.
Mr. Faulkner offered an amendment, cutting
off the brevet pay; he said that there existed
throughout the country strong impression
that the brevet rank is demoralizing and leads
to subscrvicncy and favorttism.
Mr.. Bonham, of S. g., trusted that this step
would not be taken. 1t would cut down the
pay of the General commanding, Lieut.. General
Scott, who had fairly won every honor that had
been bestowed on hiuI.
Tue amendment was rejected-yeas 40, nays
so. The other amendments were acted OH and
the committee rose.
Mr. Niohol! asked leave to offer the following:
WHEREAS, in the correspondence of the N. Y.
Daily Times of the 9th of Feb, signed rs"
aud also in other papers, it is charged that
member of the Committee on Accounts, madea
bargain to receive money as consideration for
passing certain claims thereof AID that subse-
quently the said member demanded money for
his services.
WHEREAS, 1t is further alleged that a member
of the said Committee compelled claimants to
agree to give portion Of the appropriation in
the bills passed before the Committee in cOnsid-
Grafton for their allow ance; therefore,
ResOlEed. That committee of be aPPoint-
ed to investigate the said charges ind report be-
fore the close of the present session.
The resolution was unanimously adopted
The House the adjourned.