Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Committee on Naval Affairs be instructed
to enquire into the expedieucy of providing
BY law that appointments in the volunteer
naval service be submitted to the Senate
for confirmation.
Dir. Wright offered resolution that the
Military Committee be instructed to en-
quire into the propriety of reporting bill
requiring all soldiers TO be discharged with
in the limits of their own States. Agreed
to.
Sir. Potter offered joint resolution that
so much ofthe Presidents Message as re-
lates to to the compensated emancipation
and expectation be referred to n select COM
mittee of three members of the Senate and
five OF the House. Laid over.
Mr. Clark offered the following joint re-
solution:
ResOived, By the Senate and House of Re
pTessntdtives, ThatWe cordially approve the
policy of the President of the United States
setting free slaves in the insurreetionary
districts as indicated in his proclamation,
dated Sept. 22d, 1862, and recommend to
him the employment of that and every 9TH
er means known to civilized warfare 10 ter
inmate the present rebellion, and assert the
supremacy of tho President of the United
States over ITS entire territory and people.
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Sherman offered a resolution re.
questiug the President, if compatible with
the public Interest to communicate to the
Senate all the correspondence, kilograms,
letters and reports concerning the military
operations OF the Army of the Potomac aud
all correspondence, letters, kilograms aud
reports relating TO the surrender of Har-
pcr's Ferry and the testimony taken before
the investigating committee upon such
surrender. Laid over.
Mr.. Ten Eyck then announced the death
OF his colleague, Hon. John X. Thompson.
After appropriate eulogies were pronOuuc
ed, tho Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Asbly said during the late canvass in
Ohio lumber of private and confidential
lett9rs written by him to the Surveyor
General of Colorado touching the latter's
application aud appointment to Office, had
been published in connection with uewspa-
per comments charging him with swiudling
and defrauding the government He sought
au Investigation of his conduct. He there.
fore offered o resolution for the appoint
ment of a select committee of Ave to inves-
tigate and enquire into the whole subject.
1t being objected by several members
that no specific charges had been made
Mr. Ashley withdrew his resolution with
jections as to its .phraseology, &c.
A resolution was then adopted instruct
iug'the committee on military affairs to en-
quire and report as to the better care of
sick and wounded soldiers.
Mr.. Hutchins offered a resolution in
structing the committee on military affairs
to enquire and report as to the propriety
Ofdispensiug with the West Point Military
Academy and instead thereof, aiding the
endowment of military schools in the sew
eral States, The resolution was rejected
by 40 to 7s.
Mr.. Aldrich introduced bill to reduce
the rates of Congressional mileage. Re-
ferred to committee on mileage.
Mr.. Brown of Virginia, offered resolu-
ton which was tabled instructing the COM
mtttee on mileage affairs to enquire into the
expectancy of making an appropriation to
aid the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad com.
pany in repairing their road and rebuild
Ing the bridges recently destroyed by the.
southern troops.
Mr. Stevens submitted resolutions which
on his own motion were postponed until
Tuesday week, declaring that the Union
must be and remain one, aud iudivisible
forever, and denOunciug as guilty of high
crime, any one ia executive or legislative
departments, who shall propose or advise
any acceptance of peace on any other basis
than the integrity and entire unity Of the
United States, as they existed at the time
the rebellion commenced.
Mr.. Ashley then introduced preamble
relating to charges against him, providing
TOR committee of investigation, &c, as
above stated.
The Senate resolutions announcing the
death of Senator Thompson were received.
Messrs. Steele, of n. j aud Perry sever
ally delivered eulogies. The usnal reso-
lutions of respect were offered and adopted.
The House then adjourned till to- morrow,
when the report of the Secretary of the
Treasury will be sent in
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