Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-01
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON. July 81.
HoUsE.-Mr. Bingham, of Ohio from
Committee on Judiciary, reported back the
Senate bill transferring the control over
the u s. District Attorneys and Marshals
from the Secretary of Interior 10 the Attor-
ney General.
Mr.. Blair, from the Committee on Mill
tnry Affairs, reported n bill for the monthly
payment of troops. Passed.
Mr.. Ynllandigham, of Ohio, offered the
following resolution, which Was objected to
by Messrs. Lovejoy and Wnshburne:
WHEREAS, James L Harvey, Minister to
Portugal, did in the months of March and
| April last, convey confidential and import
ant information from time to time to tue
rebel authorities of South Carolina, in re-
gard to movements of tue Government of
the United States for the suppression of
the rebellion in said State; and, whereas,
the said James E. Harvey has subsequent
ly declared in public communication that
all OF the dispatches by him sent to the
robels in South Carolina were first shown
to members of the Administration there
fore,
Resoipea, That the President of the
United States be requested to ascertain
what members of the Administration were
thus concerned in aiding and abetting
reasonable communication with the reb-
els, and if not incompatible with public
interest, to forthwith remove said persons
from authority under him, and to recall
said james E. Harvey.
Mr.. May, of Md, asked leave TO intro
duce u preamble setting forth the circum-
stances attending the arrest and imprisou-
ment ofthe Baltimore Police Commission
ers, asserting that o writ of habeNs corpus
has been treated with contempt, and mil
itary despotism established in Baltimore,
and concluding with resolution that their
arrest and Imprisonment were without
warrant and fagrantly unconstitutional
and illegal, and they should either be re-
leased or their case RENTED to the judi
cial tribunals for determination.
Mr.. Bingham raised point of order,
that this resolution WAS excluded uuier
the rule for the government of business Of
the session.
The Speaker decided that the point was
well taken.
Mr.. Vallandigham, from the Specisi
Committee appointed last session, reported
a bill restricting the ranking privilege.
The House then adjourned.
SENATE.-The bill in relation to Super
intendents of the Navy Yard, permitting
the President to appoint Surerintendents
from the rank of Commanders as well as
Captains, was taken up and discussed at
considerable length by Messrs. Hale, Dixon,
Grimes and others. 1t was finally laid
aside, and
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the bill sup
Elementary to the act to increase the Mill
tary establishment of the United Seates
was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Lane, of Ind, offered resolution,
calling on the President to inform the
Senate whether Hon. James II. Lane, of
Kansas has been appointed Brig. General,
and it he has accepted that position.
The resolution was adopted.
MIR. Powell introduced bill to repeal
all bounties allowed to fishing vessels.
Referred to Committee on Commerce.
The bill! relative to Superintendents of
Navy Yards was then passed.
A communication was received from the
President in answer to IL resolution, trans
hitting n report of all instructions given
our foreign Ministers with reference to
the rebellion.
Laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
The Senate then went into executive
session, and subsequently adjourned.