Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-06-14
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, June 10.


@roes, which was referred to the committee
without their knowledge.
Mr.. Fessenden wanted TO know if ne
groes had not right to petition Congress.
Mr.. Fitch said he had no objection.
Mr.. Fessenden thought they ought TO he
treated in the Urdinury mode md it would
not infringe on the dignity of any COM
mittee to receive them.
Mr.. Fitch Objected to them pctitioning
a S citizens, when the Senate did not rec
ognize them as such.
Mr.. Fcssenden wished TO dissent entire
~ from any such idea.
Mr.. Wilson said these were very extra
ordinary proceedings. His colleague had
Il right TO present petition and ask Il ref
erencc. He hoped the frecmen of the
country would take notice of this position
taken in the Senate. Hc would not say it
was an insult, but that it deserved the re-
buke of every gentleman.
| On Sr. MnsOn's suggestion Mr.. Fitch
| withdrew his objection and said he did not
care for the opinion of the Senator from
Massachusetts, as he did not class him in
that category ut all.
| The petition was referred to the select
committee.
Mr.. Hunter from the Finance committee,
reported Mr.. MorrilTs tariff hill and mo
we'd to postpone it till the second Monday
in December. The motion was laid over
till tomorrow.
| Mr.. Powell from the Judiciary commit
| tee, reported bill to increase the salaries
of certain Judges of the United States.
! Mr. Bayard from the same committee,
reported the House bill to prevent poly
F.! gamy in Utah, with AN amendment.
| An immense number of adverse reports
were made, and private bills and memOri-
ais OF minor Importance were reported.
The Senate bill for the relief of Arson
Dart, EX-Superintendcut of Indian Affairs
i'll Oregon, was considered.
Mr.. Lame opposed tue bill, saying the
man had no honesty and no integrity, was
| luathed by every honest man, and desired
! to fitch from the Treasury every dollar he
could get.
| The bill was passed.
Mr.. Slidell called mp the resolutions for
| night sessions.
! Mr.. Hammond said the Legislation of
/ night sessions blurred the record Of tue
! country, and he thought such legislation a
disgrace to the Senate. In the old Roman
! Senate, ali laws passed after sun down
were invalid, and that, too, was before the
discovery OF alcohol.
The resolution was passed.
| The Legislative and Executive ApprO-
! printion bill was considered.
| Mr. Hunter reported Hu amendment from
the Committee on Finance, extending the
time of finding of the debt OF S2O,UOO,
900 to five years, Stating that the House
had sent an amendment to the tariff bill
to fund this Debt in two years. The com.
! mittee had thought it best TO place it in
| the bill aud extend the time
| Mr.. Bigler objected to the amendment
on this bill He thought the Senate
{ should consider the House bill on the
i tariff, where the amendment properly be-
I longs. He did not think the objection
/ good that there was not time to consider
the tariff bill.
After debate recess was taken.
IloUsE.-The House proceeded to the
! Consideration of the special order, il being
] the resolutions reported back from the
/ Committee on Expenditures in the Navy
| Department.
! MIR. Bocock, in opposing the resolution,
said that the first question was, whether
! it was right and proper for the House to
| form itself into judicial tribunal and
| puss judgment and iutiict punishment on
! the highest executive officer of the gov
] crnmcnt, together with one of the mem
hers of his cabinet, on eI PGrte testimony,
| taken by committee OF IL past Congress.
! Ii they could go back to former Con-
| gross, why could they not go back into all
preceding oneS-cveu TO the time of John
i Adams.
MIR. Sherman spoke at some length, in
! advocacy of the resolutions, referring to
: testimony in their support, aud arguing
! that the House has power to pass them.
/ lie concluded by moving that the previous
question be taken, which was seconded,
thus cutting off Mr.. Sickles, who had risen
to reply to so much of Mr.. Shermaus re-
IN rkS as referred to the Brooklyn Navy
Yard.
Mr.. Hatton having the floor to close the
d :batc, yielded ii ~ short time to Mr.. Mill
son. who argued that the Committee on
Expenditures i'll the Navy Department had
not the right to resume the case where
de.unct select committee have left of. 1t
WAS most dangerous prccedenti GER
| ttinly, a mischGYiouS one for one Congress
to revise evidence reported to II previous
Que.
Mr.. Hatton said shat the Secretary of
the Navy had sent letter to the commit
tee speaking of its gross and manifest
uSurputiOn and of u clear and PalPable
violation of the Constitution, in counec-
ton with this investigation. No protests
of the Secretary should deter him from Il
conscientious performance of his duty
This was the first tin hat the head of Il
public department shrunk from an invcs-
tigation aud the example is set by Sec
rotary who objects to the expression of an
opinion by the House on his official con-
duct He then referred to the Testimony
to show that the resolutions 7ere album
dainty sustained and ought to be passed
Mr.. Bocock moved TO table the reSolu-
tions, mega led 65 to 100.
The first resolution, condemnatory of
both the President and Secretary of the
! Navy, was adopted without Il count of the
! oil so
The second resolution that the contract
made by the Secretary OF Navy, in Sep