Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-15
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CONGRESSIONAL,
HOUSE,

lSn the tranking privilege, having been
postponed on Thursday last until to-day.
Mr. Porter of Indiana, advocated the bill
and expressed hope that Congress would
distinguish itself by reforming abuses and
making the recipients pay the postage on
documents instead of the public Mt large.
several other gentlemen expressed their
views upon the subject.
Mr.. Hutchins of Ohio. advocated the nh.
clifton of the franking privilege. He snid
that while the Globe published the official
proceedings OF Congress it was the associ-
eted press that conveyed Intelligence of the
proceedings to the great mass of the peo-
pie. >0 P'c-
Various amendments were rejected. The
question was then taken on striking out
all OF the bill, excepting the first section,
which absolutely abolishes the Thanking
privilege from and after the first of july.
majority.
Mr.. DueIl of New York, offered the fol-
lowing substitute which was rejected:
Proposing to abrogate and repeal all acts
comforting the franking privilege to the
chief officers of the Post Office Department,
and the deputy post masters, however to
De privileged to receive and send commu-
ncItIOns exclusively on official business.
| All letters, parcels, newspapers, periodicals
| by order OF either House of Congress. and
all other mailablc matter sent from or di-
rected to any member of either House, or
the Secretary of the Senate, or Clerk of the
House, shall be prepaid before their deliy-
cry Mt any post Office for transmission in
the mails. Publishers of newspapers and
periodicals. may send to each other from
thelr respective offices of publication, free
OF postage, one copy of each publication,
ana may also send to each actual subscri
Der within the county whore their papers
are printed and published one copy thereof
free ofpostage. The act to take effect from
aud after the first day of July next.
Mr.. Washburne, of ILL.,, moved to table
the whole subject. Disagreed to-yeas 43,
nays lO3.
nays ~.
The bill, as passed, is as follows:
BE it enacted, &C., That from and after
the first day of July, 1862, the franking
privilege shall be, and is hereby repealed.
The House, in Committe of the Whole,
took up the bill making an appropriation
to carry into effect the act providing for
the exhibition of American products Mt
the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Julian, of Nd, made n speech, main
tanning that slavery was the basis of the
instruction, and that the national life and
liberty can only be saved BY giving liberty
to all.
After further debate, the House tabled
the bill by large majority. Adjourned.
SENATE.
Several petitions for tho emancipation
of slaves were presented.
Mr.. Cowan, of Pa, presented the peti-
ton of George Harris, asking the aid of Con-
gress to publish the proceedings of the
Senate of the first Congress from journal
which had been kept by Senator McLune,
of Pennsylvania. Referred.
Mr.. COwan offered resolution making
an appropriation of three thousand dollars
for one thousand copies of the above work
Referred.
Mr.. Foster, of Conn.,, introduced bill
to allow the President to accept the SER
vices of certain persons in the army with |
out pay. Referred.
A communication was received from the |
President, transmitting copy of the in
structions sent TO the Minister to Russia. |
Referred.
Mr.. Powell's resolution was taken up,
asking the Secretary of War to answer a |
previous resolution in regard to contracts,
&c.
Mr.. Cownn hoped the resolution would
not pass. He was opposed to calling for
general reports from the Department,
though willing to have any details called
for if there was anything of a suspicious
character detected.
Mr.. Powell coutended that he wanted
the people to know the truth respecting
these contracts.
Mr.. Wilson, of Mass, did not believe the
Department could give this information.
For months there has not been act of that |
Department he was not willing should see |
light. but it was a physical impossibility |
to answer the resolution.
Mr.. Grimes, of Iowa, moved to take up |
the bill relating to the Jail delivery. He |
said the statement in tho communication
of Lamon was n true statement of affairs. |
He was refused admittance to the Jail yes
terday, because he had not pass from
this foreign Satrop, who was brought here
from Illinois to impose upon the inhabit-
ants of the District. lie intended to ex-
pose the character of this Marshal.
The motion was agreed to, and the bill
was taken up.
Mr.. Garlic said the Senate had spent
time enough on this bill, and he wanted it
passed, so as to remove one peg on which
to hang sympathetic treNtiscs on the negro
race.
Mr.. Morrill, said he could not let the cor
rection of abuse go with fling to this side
of the chamber. This is simply bill to
correct abuses against the liberty of every
man, and it could not rest under the ippn-
tation of disturbing this delicate relation
of the negro question.
Mr.. Wilson thought the Senator from
Maine had done we'll in taking notice of
the remarks of the Senator from Virginia.
We had been talked to here by Mason, and
he feared the Senator from Virginia was
treading in the footsteps of his predecessor,
but he feared neither rebukes nor wanted
them, and he would also add his word in
condemnation to the insulting conduct of
Marshal Lnmon. Colored people in the