Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-14
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CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE,

preparation bill. On motion it was refar
red to the Committee of the Whole on tho
State of the Union.
MIR. Dawes, from the Committee ON eloc.
tlons, made a favorable report on the mo
mortal of Andrew ]. Clement, pravipo tn
De admitted to seat in the House as re6re.
sentative from the Fourth Congressional
District of Tennessee. The report was
Mr.. Clement was then qualified as a
member of the House by taking the oath tn
support the Constitution of the United
States.
Mr.. Holman, of Ind, from the Select
Committee on government contracts, re-
ported series of resolutions which were
adopted, calling on the Secretary of War
to inform the House under what authority
and by whom the army supplies and other
property held for military purposes in Utah
were sold, with a statement of the prouer-
ty, its cost and value, and the amount re-
Allied from the sale, what notice, if any.
was given OF the sale, and if any supplies
were destroyed, and by whose directions.
and that the Secretary furnish copy Of
ms order for that purpose. Also that the
Secretary inform the House by whose au
thority 400 troops have been organized
IN Colorado, what disposition is to be made
OF them, what arms have been purchased
by the Governor of that Territory, and
whether it is the Intention of the War De-
partment to recognize and liouidute the
debt thus Incurred, including the purchase
of arms, etc.
Mr.. Train introduced n bill repeating all
laws prohibiting the circulation of notes as
currency under the denomination of So in
the District. Referred to the Committee for
the District of Columbia.
The House resumed consideration of the
amendments reported to the House from
the Committee of the Whole on the State
OF tue Union to the Civil Appropriation
MIR. Dawes, of Maryland, from the Gov
eminent Contract Committee, said in cx-
PLANTATION of his former remarks that the
charges on the Treasury are now such as
nearly to reach its bottom. He called at
tentiOn TO some of the facts touching the
manner of immense public depredutions.
One of the very first contracts made in
April last was for furnishing 22OO cattle
The parties who received this contract put
into their pockets S32, 900 without moving
from their seats, they having sold it to
parties who furnished the cattle and who
also made $4,000 by the speculation.
Next was the article of shoes. A mill
lion dollars worth had been already worn
out and n million more are to be m1nufac
turcd and to each of those there has been
waste of seventy-Gvc cents. There
were eighty-thrce regiments of cavalry,
thousand strong each, in the field and it
required S23O,OOO to put each in motion.
Twenty millions were thus required to be
expended on the cavalry before they left
their encampmcnt. Many of the horses
had been brought hither and literally
starved to death, while some parts of this
District present n horse Golgotha. Four
hundred and eighty-ive of thousand
horses, which had just reached Louisville,
were found to be utterly worthless, While |
the others were not worth twenty dollars
piece. Some were blind, spawned, ring
boned and affected with every other dis !
case to which horse flesh is heir. These
495 horses lost the Government sos, 200 |
and $4,000 more to get them to Louis.
vile. They were purchased in Peunsyl- |
vania, and belonged to Col. Williams reg
iment of cavalry.
Two millions of dollars were placed in |
the hands of au incompetent editor of
newspaper for disbursement. He went
straightway into tue purchase of linen |
Pantaloons, straw hats, London porter and |
dried behring's, until he spent 100000 |
He then got scared and quit. Firewood |
has been contracted and drawn at 81
COEu3 "HllO Tue government was lett TO |
draw the wood.
He noticed other abuses, saying that |
hundred millions have been expended since |
Congress met in December for the army in
rcpOse. What, then, will the expenditure
be when that coveted day of an army in !
motion arrives When the history of the
present times shall be written, the question
will be determined whether the guilt will
rest on him who conspired to destroy the
country, or upOl him who proved incom-
petent to pre- serve the institutions be-
queathed to HIN by our fathers.
As to or finances, Treasury notes were
now at five per cent discount. The SuLIer,
the curse of the camp, was following the
Paymaster as the shark follows the ship,
buying for four dollars in specie, five dol
lars OF the wages of soldiers paid in
Treasury notes.
An ignominioHs piece is upon us. IN
less we sec that the credit of the country
is sustained, and unless we convince the
people of our determination that we will
treat rs traitors not only those who in arms
boldly and manfully meet US face to face
but those who clandestinely and stealthiIy
draw our life-blOOd from US.
In conclusion, he argued against paying
for printing the Treasury notes, on the
ground that the,contrNct was improperly
obtained.
An umendm vas adopted appropri-
ating $l5O,OO0 for the engraving and
printing of Treasury notes, in addition to
the former appropriation which provides
that no part shall be applied in the pay
ment of any sum or any existing contract
The bill was then passed. Adjourned
SENATE.
Several petitions were presented for the
emancipation of the Slaves.
Mr.. Sumner of Mass, presented memo
rial from number of citizens of New York,
against the appointment of solicitor of
| customs for that mort