Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-20
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, CONGREssIONAl. .

= As-s - y 80 ~
SESATE.--The Senate met al II o'clock
this morning, -. A''s Leg
The resolution for the relief of, John
Randolph Clay, Minister to Peru, vas
passed. i.rf = -.
The consideration OF the Presidents
message was postponed Till Thursday.
/ The tariff bill was taken up, and the
consideration Of the amendments of the
Committee proceeded with -'
/ "A prOvisO was added to the clanse con-
corning Treasury notes, that the AUTHORITY
TO issue be limited TO the Both Of June,
1862.
A motion was made tbnt half of the
Treasury notes be Increased Cro,h $50 To
$50 each. Agreed to.
Mr. Hunter moved strike out the Tlntv
on wood and screws, and insert 25 per
cent cd rIloren.
After discussion, the amendment was
not agreed to.
air. Mason said the Committee on For
eign Relations received communication
from the Department that duty on wines
in the bill might lead to some trouble in
regard TO treaties with Portugal, &c.
After debate, on motion of AIr. Sim
mons, the bill was amended so that a duIy
of as per cent ad raioreai be placed on all
wines.
Alr. Powell moved to amend SO as to
place duty on ali wool worth under "a
cents per pound Of Upper cent. adpatorsEl
"A long discussion ensued, and the
amendment WAS lost, yeas II, nays %,
MT. Bingham offered an amendment so
as to place,ald duty Of five psrsceut. on all.
wool under Il cents per pound SsA go 4
AR. Btlsonnrgued at some length against
the amendment, contending that It would
only injuro manufacturers, and not benefit
the wool growers. $50 20 ri 'if3i ',T'''
The amendment was adopted, yeas 20
and nays 20.
Mr.. Green asked If quorum Was pres.
ent and what constituted n quorum2
The President (Mr. Fitch in the Ch0ir)
| said he could not decide what constituted
quorum.
Mr.. Green said he would not raise the
question now but he thought at the prop
er time it ought to be settled.
Some other amendments were adopted
and the bill was reported to tue Senate,
and the Senate adjourned.
HousR.-Nr. Fenton, of n. Y offered a
preamble reciting the clauses Of the Con.
stitutiOn relative to amendments thereto.
and adding the following;
WHEREAS, Varied and conflicting opin-
ions prevail among the members of this
House, in regard to the causes which have
produced the uRhNppy disturbances now
! affecting our country, and in regard TO the
proper mode for quieting and adjusting
these disturbances, and guarding against
their future recurrence, therefore,
kesU!red, That, ia the judgment of this
House, the proper Tribunal to which all
existing disturbing questions should be
referred for deliberate consideration and
final adjustment, is a Convention of dele
gates from the several States of the Union,
to be called in the mode prescribed in the
Constitution
Nr. Fenton offered the above as sub.
stitnte for the proposal ions of the Cpmmit-
tee of Thirty Three. Il SSas ordered to be
printed.
The House resumed consideration of the
bill reported yesterday by Mr.. Stanton,
authorizing the President to accept the
services ot-Koluuteers, the question being
on its third reading and 7engrossmenl -
Mr. Stanton said tliele was much mis-
apprehension as TO this bill. II Was er-
lrOneOusiy supposed that it wns to raise an
army and to march into the seeding
States to subjuEute them. He called at.
tention to the acts which the bill proposed
to amend, TO show tho necessity for it..
The present legislation, the law of 1895,
| provides for calling out the militia for the
suppression of an instruction in any
State against the authority of the United
/ States. The second section provides for
| calling out the militia to aid in tho execu-
ton of the laws where they are resisted
by combinations too powerful TO be=over-
come By the ordinary judicial process. In
his judgment, the laws covered cases of
insurrection against the authority of the
1 United States; but he found that the Ex-
4 Attorney General entertained different
InVt0tNF1 ST1 hat aa1, 81,
i President to call out the militia to aid the
oticers.of the Court in the execution of a
process TO overcome combinations against
the execution of some particular law, and
did not authorize the calling out of the
militia to put down O, general insurreetion,
but to remove and avail this ambiguity,
the COMMITTEE on Military AHitirs had
deemed 1t their duty to extend the law not
to any case, but whenever there is resist
ance to the authority of the United States.
There WAS much excitement in the
4 House, several gentlemen regarding NIr.
Stanton's bill rs declaration of war.
!. Mr. BOcock moved to lay tho bill on the
table. Disagreed to, SO against los.
Before further action the morning hour
expired, and the consideration of the re-
port of the COMMITTEES of 80 was resumed.
Mr.. Stewart, of Pa, made A. speech
against secession and argued in favor Of
the enforcement of the laws.
The House considered the Senate's
amendments to the Naval Appropriation
bill. The Amendment making an appro-
priatfOl tor- building additional slopps+oi
lwat coming up, Mr. Garnett, of Vas, wished
to make few remarks in opposition to
raising tue Naval force 10 cnrfy on war
against a portion of the country.
AIR. Sherman said it was not war.