Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-22
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Il .5o'T- = WAsHIS0roS, Feb. 81.
SENATE.-The Military Committee reported
adversely on the application Of Messrs James
and Mills to purchase their patent safety fuse.
= MIR. Foote attempted to bring up the Cuba
bill, as several gentlemen on the opposite side
DESTROYS ofexpressing their views upon it. His
motion was lost
The debate on the exchanges vas continued
by the same Senators that participated in the
debate on Saturday, principally Simmons and
rrumbull on the Que side, and Teombs on the
other. e., str s.l5sl.s ..sit.l,.-E-
Eventually Mr.. Simmons amendment to limit
the rate of exchange was striker out, and the
bill was passed.
Mr. King demanded the yeas and nays. which
resulted in the following vote: yeas 25, nays %.
On motion Of Mr.. Slidell, the bill foi the ac-,
QUESTION of Cuba was taken up.
Mr. Mason offered an important amendment,
by way of a substitute, to the effect that Con-
gress approves of the policy of the message Of
the President, respecting the propriety and ulti-
mate necessity Of acquiring Cnba; that without
any committal as to the future measures, should
circumstances render such acquisition q necessi-
ty, at present Congress confines herself to
declaration that the United States is prepared
TO receive the Island and whenever Spain will
transfer it for a fair equivalent, and that the
govt can never be neutral under any policy
which would sever Cuba from Spain in favor
Of foreign powers.
Mr.. ColIamer had the floor and denied that an
expansion of territory is necessity Of national
growth. = = = .raftf -IEs-
Mr.. Mellory commenced speech in favor of
acquisition, but after he had proceeded for some
time gave way for motion to adjourn
HoUsE.-Mr. Covode, Of Pa, from Committee
to investigate the accounts of Mr. Seaman, late
superintendent Of Public Printing, stated that
Harry Connolly of Philadelphia, who came here
as a witness but refusing to remain lett for
home yeaterday afternoons; he offered resolu-
ton which was adopted directing the Speaker
to issue his warrant to the Sergeant-at-ATms
to take the body OF Connolly wherever found
and bring him before the bar of the House to
answer for contempt of its authority.
The Speaker stated the question 10 be on the
motion of Mr.. Phillips Of Pa, made last Monday
to suspend the rules in order to enable him to
introduce bill providing for the payment of
outstanding treasury notes authOriSing loan of
twenIy-one millions for six years at an interest
not exceeding per centum and regulating and
fixing the duties on Imports, and for other
purposes. Est
The question was then taken on suspending
the rules, which was decided in the negative
yeas 100, nays Ola two-thirds vote being
necessary.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the Post Office appropriation bill.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 2l.-The Overland mail of the
2Sth has arrived. sGb-r 1
A fight between party OF volunteers under
Capt. Me,sick, and a large body Of Indians, &C.
CURED in Humboldt county; 90 Indians were
killed and number taken prisoners.
The Los Angles Vingard says that there is
reason to believe that party of 10 men, be-
longing to the Stockton and Albuquerque Mail
Co., were massacred on the Colorado by the
Nayajoe Indians.
Captain johnson, passenger from Fort Bel
KNAPP, en- route for Washington, robbed
he stepped from the train at Pacific II. II. Depot
of one thousand dollars in money aud several
hundred dollars worth Of treasury drafts.