Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, March l.
Both Houses were in session until after mid
night.
SENATE on meeting this morning went into
executive session until noon, when the doors
were opened.
Mr.. Shields presented the credentials of Mr..
Douglas, reelected from Illinois for six years
from the 18th ofMarch.
Mr.. Yulee, from the committee on post Office
and post roads, appended to this bIil clause
similar to that on the post routes bill, raising
the rates of postage to five cents and abol;shiug
the ranking privilege, which was agreed to,
yeas %, nays 2S.
Mr.. Wilson said that the postofIice advertise
ment appeared in over 200 newspapers, which
he considered was a mere matter of patronage,
and therefore he moved that for the future, the
advertising shall be confined to two Of the lar
gest circulated papers in each State and Terri
tory, and two in Washingtou-agreed TO.
Messrs Rice, Of Mimi, Broderick, of Cal,
Polk, of Mo, Bsyard, of Del, and others took
part in the debate. 1t came out in the discus
sion that the overland conveyance costs from
thirty-fve to sixty dollars for each letter in the
mail.
The Senate was occupied in the consideration
Of various amendments until late hour.
IIoUsr.-Mr. George Taylor, of New York,
from Committee appointed to investigate the
accounts Of the Sup't Of Public Printing, made
report. They say that the books are so neg
i
TO arrive at any definite knowledge of the
business done in the Office. The accounts in
some instances appear balanced when such Is
not the case and considerable sums have been
collected ON the same under the direction of the
present superintendent
From facts found the Committee feel con-
strained to submit the following resolutions for
the consideration of the House:
Res0lred, That A. d. Seaman, late Sup't of
Public Printing has been guilty ofimprOpcr and
illegal practices in the discharge of his ocfTiial
duty, and in violation of the provisions of the
act approved on the 2Sth day of August, 1852,
creating the Office Of the Sup't, and defining the
duties thereof.
Resolred, That the testimony in this case be
certified to by the Clerk Of the House Of Rep
resentatives, and sent to the District Attorney
for the District Of Columbia.
HoUsE- festerdGy's ProeeediaQS.-On mo-
ton the House took up and passed the Senate
bill authorizing the enrolment, licensing and
rcgi -tering of vessels owned by the Buffalo d
Lake Huron Central r. r. Co.
| The House proceeded TO act on amendments
reported from the Committee OF the Whole
Union to the Miscellaneous Appropriation bill.
! Aper some debate the Committee rose. when
on motion OF Mr.. Jones, of Tenn, the bill was
tabled by IL majority.
| The House passed the bill making apProPria-
tons to fulfil the stipuaions Of the treaty with
the YanctiOn and Tonawando Indians.
! The bill providing for the care aud prcscrva-
ton of The Washington Aqueduct, and for the
distribution Of water t. the cities Of Washing
| ton and Georgetown, was also passed.
The Senate amendments TO the Army appTo-
priation bill were considered in Committee OF
| tho Whole. The amendment oppTopriating
! 1927 900, the balance on the Massachusetts
account in the war Of 1912, was debated and
iua!ly agreed to.