Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE
WAsH1Naron. Fah i.

NJ. Hickman, Of Pa, from the Commit
tee on the Judiciary, offered a preambII
setting forth that Henry Wykoff hayiut
transmitted portion Of the President
last annual message for publication In The
New York Herald before It was laid beforI
Congress, and having refused to state be.
lore the committee from whom he recaiyef
1t, therefore,
ResoIved, That the Serpeapt-at.A rno,
bring the said w yk6tf before the bar OF M
House 70 answer for contempt.
The resolution was adopted.
Ine &c eaut-at-Arms retired and boou
returned having In custody Henry Wykoa,
whom the House ordered to be arrested foi
contempt. The prisoner was brought be.
fore the bar of the House.
At the instance of AR. Hickman the
Speaker then informedtlIr. Wykoff 5that bs
had been arrested by order Of the Homo.
charged with contempt of its authority En-
refusing to answer question propounded
by the Judiciary Committee, and asked
him what he had to say.
Mr.. WykoH replied that he hoped NOT ~
DO considered wanting in respect eitl,sr
to the House or Committee, bat the infoT.
nation which the committee demanded
was received by him under an obli0ation
otsecrecy, which he felt bound to respeot.
AIR. Stevens, of Pa, suggested that the
answer be reduced to writing.
ar. Richardson, of ILL.,, remarked, and
also the interrogatory. ''.-S
Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, moved a postpone.
ment Of the case in order that the prisoner
row torefieCt. 's- 4A0t'
Mr.: Hickman said the witness had de.
ciined to answer on the ground that car.
tain Information was Communicated ~
him under pledge of secrecy, there coniJ
scarcely be any necessity for the Home IN
delay action for day in order 10 enabIe
the prisoner in contempt to put his answer
In writing, therefore he was onnosed -
his colleagues (Sir. Stevens) motion. he
cause therewas no necessity for It. Tb;,
was an extraordinary case. The witness
testified that he read information Of tie
contents, or q portion OF the contents Of
tue Presidents annual message prior to lie
aellVery 70 Congress, and considered Il "a.
Dc communicated through the telegraph to
!e. n. q. Hergtdi but when he was asked
oy inc Committee on the Judiciary, who
were appointed to inquire the censorship
Of the President, how he obtained thfs
information; dc declined to answer by Nv Nv
ing he received it under the pledSs ~
secrecy -Fhe Committed 7bslis1s 81 ) sv5is.s
ness has right to withhold 50 fnportant
q TACT under such pledge. The answer
70 tue question propouuded by the Sneak
to Mr. Wykoff, as furnished from die re-.
porter's notes, was read to him which he
pronounced correct. t'.S'. Nc
Mr.. Hickman offered tho following
Whereds, Henry WykoF Witness snb-
p@ned TO appear and testify before the.
Committee of the Judiciary, in a. matter IF
investigation by said COMMITTEES into The
alleged telegraphic censorship of the press
and refusing to answer certain 0uestions
propounded to him in his examinat;nn
upon being brought before the bar Of the
House, has failed to satisfy the House of
the proprtety of his refusal thereof he
resolved that the said Henry Wykoff. bv
reason of promises is in contempt of This
House, and the Sergeant-at-arms be d.
rected to hold said Henry WykofF in close
custody, until he shall purge himself Of.
said contempt or until discharged by order
ofthe House. St-s4
Mr. Dixon of N. York, as a member of
the Judiciary Committee wanted to sav a
few words, but Mr.. Hickman declined IN
Withdraw his demand for the previous
question, under the operation Of which tile
resolution was adopted. Ayes SO, NAYS
not counted. Mr. Wykoff was soon there
atter conducted from the Hall by tho Ser
The Honse then adjourned.
SENATE.
Ar: King, of N. W presented petition
for the entire confiscation of the pronertt.
OF rebels and the emancipation Of tba
slaves. Also, q memorial of the mer.
chants and underwriters of New York
against any alteration of the laws Il, "a
gard topilots and pilotage.
a number Of petitions were presantsd
Eor homeopathic surgeons of the army. 7
N; MT: HlIktnsoni OF Mimi, from the Com
mtttee on Indian Affairs, reported nc t;il
IN relation 70 sales to Indians for6;,is
ding the sale of spttituons LIQUORS Of any
KIND TO Indians at any place, and pnnisH.
ing tne offence by fine and imprisonment.
Mr.. Grimes, of Iowa, from the Naval
COMMITTEES, reported a bill TO reor9anize
the Navy Department. 800
.,a M: Fesse 30 moved TO take up the.for-
Ar. Grimes semitic the Clerk 70 be read.
tne oesPatches from Commodore Poote and
otner Dispatches, relative to the expedition
Of t9e g9np9at Oonestoga. Also, the des-
SAAS9cs6 kQe Burn Side exc
petition. he said perhaps Il mi1bt hs1r
me senators' argument in favor Of. the
tortllicatfons bill. :. :
GENERALIZATION bill was taken up. and
the question being on Mr.. SbetI1s No
amendment.asa substitute for the on. II
was disagreed to-yeas 8, nays 2s. :.
y hale, OF n. H., said he WAS opposed
70 the bull which appropriates 81, 900. 600
for something which has nothing 10 dol 1Sitb
the present war, when We need ali the M.
ney We can beg aud borrow-he had 81.
most said steal, but stealing was the Tay
~ me 6ill was passed-yeas %, NAYS n.
The Senate then adjourned, tEere beino
no quorum present.
81. JOINS, N. F., Feb. l9..ATba .,..,,.,
Iugearora, from southampton With dStes
70 g the st, passed Cape Race at 6 o'clocIs
this morning The D. 8. gunboat Tnscs.
E 70 mas been ordered OF the dock By the
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