Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-05-23
WAsHINaFoN, May %.

w WASHINGTON MAY -
HousE.-ATr. Dawes from the committee
on Elections reported resolution, declR-
ring first that j. r. BARRETT was not, and
second that Francis p Blair, Jr., is entitled
TO a seat from the lst Congressional Dis
triet of Missouri The majority and mi
nority reports were ordered to be printed.
! Mr. Dawes said it was tile desire Of the
/ committee to call up the subject at the
earliest practical period.
/ On mt on Of Mr.. Dawes resolution
was adopted. giving leave to Mt. Blair to
occupy seat on the floor and to speak on
the merits of the question
( The House resumed the consideration of
the Pacific Telegraph bill
Mr. ColGtx explained the amendment
| which the COMMITTEE on Post Offices pro-
/ posed. The government is to pay $4,000
per year for messages, the public to be
charged s. for ten words. II the corporal
| tors do not accept these terms within 30
! days their sealed proposals are TO bc invi-
ted aud the contract is to be given TO the
| lowest responsible bidder. The line is TO
be built within two years and st. Joseph
| is to be the point of departure.
Mr.. Coifax earnestly urged the passage
of the bill, showing the great advantage
which will result TO the government.
Mr.. Burnett opposed the bill as creating
an oppressive monopoly.
Other gents expressed their views. and
the subject was passed over.
The House by IL majority disagreed to
the Senate amendment of tue Military
Academy bill, providing for calling the
mounted regiment of Texas volunteers in-
to the field.
The Speaker laid before the House a
special message from the President, COM
II. H..
Wyandotte of another cargo of Africans.
making, with those of the Wildire, over
10000 at Key West under the charge OF
the Federal Marshals.
He suggests immediate action for their
accommodation and health, and says that
more may daily be expected to he brought
in. The message was referred to the CONF
mittee on Judiciary.
The House went into committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union on the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial apprO-
priation bills.
SESATE.-The Senate met IL o'clock.
Mr. Bigler presented memorial in favor
of changing the tariff.
Mr. Fessenden called up the Deficiency
bill as returned from the House. The lat
ter had struck out the provision for Pay-
ing the widow OF Lewis T. Linn, arrears
of mileage.
The Senate, after some debate, recedcd
from its amendment.
Mr.. Thompson introduced joint resO-
luton for the restoration of Augustus s.
Baldwin to the active list as lieutenant in
the Navy. -r
Mr.. Gwin introduced bill to grant the
alternate sections Of Iund to California for
railroad purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Pearce the Senate in
81, Nl,aa
and Diplomatic bill, and the Committee of
Conference were ordered to confer with a
similar Committee on the part of the
House. --E- -H
Mr.. Davis Territorial resolutions were
taken up.
Mr.. Hale resumed his remarks He cor
rectcd the statements made by Messrs.
Lane and Pugh, in regard to the action of
Indiana on the introduction of slaves
He contended that Indiana did petition for
a suspension law prohibiting slavery for
ten years and Congress refused.
Mr.. Banjamin spoke at length in opposi-
ton to the Douglas doctrine. He said
that Mr.. Douglas in his speech occupying
two days, had presented the extraordinary
Spectacle of advocating his own claims to
the Presidency and denouncing those who
express their views on the subject before
the Senate, assuming that he was the en-
bodiment of the Democratic party and all
who opposed him were rebels. Assaults
ON the Democratic Senators were wantOn
and uuprovoked. The Senator had de-
Tended his constituency, but that was not
the issue between them, it was that the
Senator had made bargain and violated
his constituency; that was his great crime.
Mr. Benjamin then read from Douglas
Harper Magazine article, to show that he
had actually copied Lincoln's arguments
of 1853, and claimed them as his own
lie warned Douglas that the tendency of
his doctrine was to drive him back, step
by step, to the black Republican ranks.
Up to '5s no one had higher regard or
respect for him than himself. He had
held him up to the Democrats of Louisi-
ana in 1856, as n model of an American
Statesman, but his confidence in him is
forfeited, and could not be restored. He
bad repudiated his obligations after max
ing his promises. He went home, his
knees faltcring, and he gave way. Mr..
Lincoln, who stood firmly on principle,
and was beaten, is the candidate for the
Presidency of his party. Douglas, who
faltercd, won the prize he contended for,
but the gIittcring prize to which he has
been looking for years: is Slipping from his
grasp. Adjourned.
CrxcIxxATr, May 22.-The storm above
and below this was very severe.
At Madison, Ind, six OF eight buildings
were unroofcd, but no lives were lost
Three or four pair of coal boats were sunk
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