Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-08
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-,, WASH1SaroG, March z.
Ehe message from tue President concern
ing aid to States, etc., was read and re-
teTTed 70 the Committee on the Judiciary.
y ar. sumner. OF Mass, presented NE
tIottal signed by many prominent mer.
chants Of New York asking immediate
action to provide for The Transportation of
the mails from New York to Panama.
Ar. Anthony, of r. l., presented a me-
mortal tE9m the officers and seamen on
board the steamship Governor. asking
compensationfor losses from the WreckiuG
of that vessel.
Mr.. Foster, of Conn, presented a me.
mortal from merchants of New York call.
ing attention to the cotton lands on the
Southern coast.
Mr.. Wade, of Ohio, moved to take IN
the bill providing for the occupation and
cultivation OF cotton lands. Agreed to.
Teas 30, nays IL.
HOUSE.
On motion Of Mr. Cox, of o., it was re-
solved that the Secretary of War be re-
quested 10 communicate to the House the
number, ages and condition Of the Afri.
cans who have been under the supervision
of Maj. Gen Wood, commanding at Fort.
ress Monroe since he has had control of
t1at department, together with the amount
OF work OF service performed by them, the
pay, If any, which they, have received, and
the costto the Government Of their main.
tenance aud support. ~ ~ n -
Mr. Gurley, of o., introduced a bill 10
secure to the pilots, engineers, sailors aud
crews upon gunboats and war vessels,
their bounty aud pensions. 4Hi 2
The House proceeded TO the cOnsidera.
ton of the bill to authorize the Secretary
OF the Treasury to purchase coin, and for
other purposes. Es fi
stevens whether in his opinion it was me-
cessary to authorize the sale of the $780,.
DOC, 900 dollars of bonds, recently anthUr-
lied in order to realize sufficient coin for
the payment of the interest, which could
not amount to more next July than S4O,-
DOC, 900 on the $3.50, 100000 Of indebted
ness. 49,. 5s=f - :.
Mr. Stevens of Penua., said he did not
think 1t was necessary, but it was fouud
by tue Secretary of the Treasury that these
bonds cannot be sold excepting at u great
sacrifice, Whichhe did not choose 70 make,
hence he suggested the passage of this bill,
so that the specie section of the recently
enacted United States note laws may not
be repudiated. Mr.. Stevens added In re-
ply that the new $500 900, 900 bonds have
not been issued.
Mr.. PendlGton expressed himself satisfied
with the explanation and would vote for
the bill. He however offered an amend
ment which was agreed TO, reasserting that
the demand notes shall be receivable for
duties on imports with this exception.
The bill was then passed as originally
introduced this morning
Mr.. Harding, OF n. Y, rising to make
an explanation, said he noticed in news.
papers the chairman of the COMMITTEES on
Territories, had reported a bill providing
territorial government in the seeding
States, and for their subsequent admis.
sion into the Union and this question had
been discussed in public courts, he was
at loss to know how this information
was obtained. -
Mr. Ashley, of Ohio, the Chairman of
the Committee informed his colleague
thereon that the Committee had authorized
him to report the bill and under instruc-
tions he had moved it be printed aud re-
committed to the committee.
Mr.. Harding, remarked that the news.
papers also said the Committee ON Terri
tories had concurred in the provisions of
this bill. ~
AIR. Ashley replied that he was not
aware that that Committee with the chair
man of whom he had been in consultation
had come to any conclusion on the subject
if the newspapers had made such a state
ment, the chairman of neitheir of these
committees Was responsible for it.
Mr.. Harding said that only out ofthe 8
members ofthe COMMITTEES had agreed on
this billa nd yet it was sent ont as re-
port Of the majority.
Mr.. Ashley further explained that he
had gave printed copies to those who
asked for. them; the conversation here ter
minated.
The bill to render valid aud authorize
the extension of the patent granted to
John G. Meme, for Improvement in the
manufacture Of lSmpblack, was passed.
Yeas 70, nays SO. -.
The House then went into COMMITTEES of
the Whole on the State of the Union, the
bill regulating the franking privilege being
nominallY under consideration. "a
Mr. Blair, of No., proceeded to speak of
the cOnduction of affairs in the military
department of the West, when under the
command of Gen. Fremont.
Mr. Blair denied the truth ofthe reports
that Fremont lad demanded trial, aud that
the Committee on the Conduct of the War
had recommended his appointment to an
other division. Fremonrs statement and
speech of thanks inaugurated a new CAM
Ipaign, but the formers proclamation did
not injure the Administration as much as
a single purchase Of worthless arms, and
useless earthWorks. In his ststement Ere.
mont had shown himselfto be better apol-
ogist for defeat than General to achieve
victories. Mr. Blair spoke at length to
show Fremonts responsibility for dis.
asters at Springfield and Lexington.
CHAtEsrowx, Va, March Nothing O
Importance in a military view has trans,
pired since the last dispatch, some trans