Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL.


for an increase Of pay for RaYnasteFsB
i Clerks. HOSPITAL Stewards and Inspectors
Of Customs In Boston - sss si q
Mr.. Lane OF Kausas, introduced % leave
q bill prOsidfng that al traffic In golds stls
Vers and foreign exehsnge Tor speculative
purposes, or the purchase through . broker
by depOsiting less than the fnll amount OF
the purchase. or on what e known as q
mortgage % expressly prohibited,
Section 2nd prohibits the sale Of gold,
silver or foreign exchange BY any banker
broker directly oE indirectly, at shy place
except at the regular banking houses OF
brokers Ofiiee.
Section 3D. prohibits the sale % gold,
silver OF foFeign exchange unless actually
delivered and paid for on delivery.
Section 4th provides as the penalty tor
violating any Of the PEohib billions o. the act,
on conviction before the United States Dis
triet Court in the District where the offence
is committed, fine Of q sum OF not less
than one or more than ten Thousand dollars
and imprisonment for not less Dne OF more
than twelve mouths for each Offense.
Section 9th gives the iufOFmer one half
Of the fne. .-l.
Mr.. Foote iutrodueed bin granting
public lands 70 the Peoples Pacific Rail-
road and Telegraph line by the northern
route, and asked that the bill be referred
70 Q 8PeetAl Committees.
Motions Of references Of the respective
subjects embraced IN the Presidents Mes
sage were then entered, and the same were
referred 20 their appropriate committees
Mr.. Lane Of Indiana introduced a bill %
amend the aet entitled an act 70 define
and punish cOnspiraeies passed July 81,
1861, also the 24th section Of the act for
enrolling aud calling out the nationai
forces, passed March 3, 1864.
Mf. Hendricks introduced bill 70 ex.
tend the time 10 which States may avail
themselves Of the grant 0tland Tor agrteUl.
tnrai aud ihdusttIal colleges
Mr.. Davis Of Kentucky, called up the
resolutions in relation 70 exehange Of pFis-
oners, arguing yehemently against the poll
10y Of refusing 20 exchange our Suffering.
starving aud diseased white men beeause
the rebels refuse % exchange the uegtO
eaptiyes. He depouueed atlength the poll
lev OF the administration upon the several
points In which the negro is affected, char
acteFizing It's position Is mOnstFous. aud
referring 70 the present date IS thereign Of
Abraham 1 =
He averred that his own Loyalty was
uuspotted; that he hated with undythg
Figor the crime Of secession. IL was eVi.
dent that this policy WAS only . part OF
that design to perfect the party power OF
the AdminIstration. He closed With Al
Indignant protest against the refusal OF
tho Administration 70 fbeFste Thousands
Of starving aud dying white men, tor the
sake Of few negroes,
Mr.. johnson deemed it perfectly clear
that humanity, which - the highest pgligI
ey, demanded the eontinuance Of the ex-
change OF prisoneFs, He proceeded TO
combat the opinion 81 the Senator frpul
Kentucky Davis; that these men should
be protected. He corrected his views oil
the power Of the President, BY quoting
from the Constitution 81 relation 70 Exec
utiVe aud Legislative powers.
Mr., Davis replied, saying the Constttn-
ton e0nfers no power on the g0Verument.
The Supreme Court had so Interpreted e.
He also claimed the Presineuthad no right
70 suspend the writ Of hGbegs corpus which
vas Legislative, mot 40 Executive fane=
tim, The powers to be exercised are
conferred by the Constitution alone, and
there are no powers vested il the govern
tnent which are not conferred by the Con-
stititiou. Henee the President cannot
raise troops or armies, nor has be The
power % organize measures 70 put down
insnfrection without the assent Of Congress.
It was the determination Of the party in
power that the wa, shall eOntinue I'LL the
next Presidential election.