Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-23
COMGRRssIoNAL.

AAbHlNHION .ANlaFcntSly 1851.
= Mr.. Hale, of ": H., offered resolution,
which liesoveT, that the Senute proceed
TO the election. of Sergeant.at-Arms,
DOor-kecper and Assistant DOor-keeper.
h Mr.. Powell. Of KY, called up his resolu-
ton directing the Secretary of Stute to
pay to the COMMITTEES clerks of the last ses-
sion of Congress, excepting those of the
Committee on finances, claims and PEN
sions, the usual Compensation. for sixty
days.
{, Sir. Trumbull, Of H., looked upon this
as giving gratuity of 1850 To each clerk.
As the Republican party was a reform par
ty, helwas for meeting tue Congressional
abuses on. the threshOldi and this WIS one
rof them. - tsi. ri i,ys ~ ,,s.rsIsi
Mr.. Ollngman, Of n. c., was glad the
Senator had taken that course, and he had
no doubt that plenty of able clerks could
be procured at half what is nov. paid, In
stead OF giving extra compensation. The
resolution was rejected by = vote .of,l2-
ngainst25 j 2 AiEg ifsj u 81
MIR. Douglas resolution calling for in-s
forinationtn relation to the forts, &C., was
taken up. ~
AIr. Bayarl, of Del, resumed and con-
cluded his remarks IN favor of recognizing
the Independence of the Conferatei States,
arguing that there Is danger of collision,
unless a treaty is negotiated. We cannot
bring them back TO the Union by coercion
of arms. If we do not recognize the iu-l
dependence ofthese States, foreign nations
will, aud this would be calculated to pro-
duce conflict between the two seetions of
the country. Sa1 > 49, A''ttJ II % Z
Mr. Howe, of Wis., opposed the resolu-
tionc of aAir- Douglas, first. because AZ
seemed to him, as far at least as the mo-
yer ofitwas concerned, to be wholly un-
necessary, for it appeared to him, from the
Senator aJElinenti that he already pos =
sessed the information heIFought to OBJ
tain. He VAS also opposed TO IL for the
reason that he was not satisfied that the
Secretary of War has the EinfOrmatfOn de-
sired. But short time had elapsed since
the latter ientefed ioh the duties ofgtiis
Office. He was not at all certain that the
Secretary of War has the minute infar-
NATION which the resolution called for.
It would not he q very remarkable circnm-
stance it he had not 1t vas a little pc
culiar that this information should be
called for in the very beginning of this
administration and not Ia tue evening
light of the late administration. n ~ !.
After an executive session. the Senate
ADJOURNED, 4aya 1liI
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81 From iIVashIngton. - -
WAsHIKGTOS3 MHclh 22.--Tlie Senate to-
day confirmed the following nominations:
'J.SIy. -Sye, of. y. w. Governor of NeYa-
da; Rufus King, Munster. resident at
Rome Bradford P. Wood, Minister resi-.
dent at Denmark; A. Burlingame, Minis.
ltst to Austria Z Elisha o. Drosby, Minister
PRESIDENT At Guatamald Z J. o: Putnam,
Consul to Havre Freeman a. Morse Con- =
sui to London Jaues h anderson, Com
sql 70 Hamburg F. q. Moody, Receiver Of
Public Monies AZ Little Rock Lieut.. Hart
stnff, Assistant Adjutsut General, with
the rank Of eaptain; Sidney F. Won Bonn
horst, Postmaster at PittsburEhi John !.
CochranJ Postmaster ut Lancaster, Pa
Marian W. Huntiugaou, Postmaster at
Galsne, m ). 3. q. David, Postmaster AZ
DqbRqne, IoEa i;Iames E.sAbraham, Post
master ct FltFllugtqn, Iowa David g.
Rose, Marshal for 11dtade.
Tha eumors Of the non-svacuationy of
Fort SUmtsF ~ pnp9sed g 5efnPt fpFtlI
lloF political sfeCt. Il fsfRRsihRely eertAia.
that il VIII ID abandoued. al