Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-15
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CONVERSATIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March IA.

thorize the settlement OF certain lands sold
by the United States In the State of Louis
lana, was taken up and passed.
Mt. Hale from the Naval Committee re-
ported back the resolution to authorize the
Secretary of Navy to make equitable ar
engagements with the contractors for steam
machinery, who failed to perform their con-
tracts, and to remit the penalties. as !
Passed. Il
Committee, reported joint resolution au-
thoriZing the President to assign the COM
mand OF troops on the same field or devils
ion without regard to seniority. 1t also
gives the President the power to dismiss
any officer from service II he sees fit to do
SO without tue finding of Court Martial.
Mr.. Sherman of Ohio, objected to the
latter portion of the resolution, as giving
the President too much power.
Mr.. MCDougal of California also objected.
the resolution was accordingly laid over.
Mr.. Hale introduced bill to authorize
The building of u steam iron clad ram and
steam gunbOats. Also to complete the
Stevens battery. 1t approprintes ST., OOO,-
UOu Tor the ram. Sl3.O0O,OOO for the gum
boats and SI00, 600 for the completion of
Stevens battery. Referred.
The-case of Senator Powell was taken
up. $40
Mr.. Powell said he hoped to treat the
subject disp0ssionately and considerably.
He thought his colleague had been rather
personal and uugrnciOus, Courtesy might
have led his colleague to notify him that
he was going to make such complaint
His colleague had said that he (PowelD at
tended reasonable meeting in the COUNTY
of Owens, and that he knew Humphrey
Marshall was organizing troops to attack
Frankfort. The fact was that he had not
been in the county of Owen since 1856,
and had no knowledge of Marshall doing
any such thing. Indeed he had Il letter
from Marshall in which he denies any such
thing. If be was popular in Kentucky, as
his colleague had said, it was because he
had always acted with strict integrity. He
denied that he had advocated neutrality
with any intention to deceive the people.
but had acted honestly. He simply meant
to keep Kentucky as u peRcemaker for the
sake of preserving the Union. He referred
to the resolutions adopted at meeting at
which Mr.. Davis was one of a committee
on resolutions. They advocated the adop.
ton OF q compromise as an amendment TO
the Constitution, or else those States that
did adopt it should form separate con.
federation, aud yet his colleague SAYS lie
has always been an unconstitutional Union
man. He (Powell) was then in the Senate
urging the compromise as a means of
peace, but he never limited at contingent
cy which could separate the Union. He
referred to several other meetings where
resolutions were passed, to show that
the Union men in Kentucky favored neu
trality. -
Mr.. Davis replied to Powell, defending
the Union men of Kentucky, and his own
course, and contending that the course of
Mr: Powell especially since the battle of
Bull Run, had been in a state of passive
hostility to the government.
Mr.. Wilkinson said as he had presented
the resolution, he would say a few words.
When the resolutions were presented to
him he looked them over and concluded
that no loyal man could preside over a
meeting That passed resolutions like those
in charge against Powell, hut the discus.
sion had taken curious turn, and he had
listened with attention to the remarks of
Senator Powell, from which it appears
that the whole people at one time advoca
ted the doctrine of neutrality, and perhaps
the Senator might have been actuated by
the same feelings as actuated many who
are now Union men, and he (HilEinson)
had now little feeling about it one way OF
the other.
Mr.. Trumbull, of Illinois, said the Com
mittee had reported against the expulsion,
not because they believed in the doctrine
of neutrality, for they thought it mis-
chievous aud wholly without excuse, but
the whole people of Kentucky seemed to
take that position and the United States
Government at least paid some respect to
It. But at last the time came when the
people of Kentucky had to go on one side
or the other, and traitors went on the side
1 nj mr. viofn al @.
tor came to the Government Of the United
Shtes, and has discharged his duties here.
Although his opinions differ from the ma
jority, yet that is no cause for expulsion,
and there was no evidence before tue COM
mittse to show that since the people of
Kentucky had taken that position, the
Senator had committed any overt act fa-
yOring rebellion.
Mr.. Ten Eyck could not see how Sem
ator of the United States as late as the 10th
of September could counsel the State to
resist the United States in attempt to come
into that State to crush out rebellion. A
vote was then taken on the resolution to
expel-yeas IL, nays 49,.
The Senate went into Executive session
and adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
On motion of AIR. Sedgewick, the House
t0OA up Tue oeuhIe JOINT RESOLUTION tender
ing the thanks of Congress and the Ameri.
can people to Capt. Foote aud the officers
and men of his fotilla, for the gallantry
exhibited by them in the recent naval vic.
tories.
ar. sedgwick brief y urged its passage
The resolution was unanimously passed
IL The Senate resolution rendering thanks
to Capt. WOrden, was referred to the Com.
mittee on Naval Affairs.
d MrsGampbelI, from the Special Commit.
tee, reported the Pacific Railroad bill, and
twas made the special order for one weeI
from Tuesdayrnex
Without action the House adjourned
till Monday. ,..ss
From Winchester.
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