Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-13
8g Telegraph,
xxxvIIth Congress End Session
SENATE.

The Vice President laid before the Sen.
ate the credentials of Hon. WiIliamm h.
Spragup. elected L. S Senator from Rhode
Island tor i years.
Nr. Wilmol presented the joint resOlu.
tious OF the Legislature OF PenusylVunia,
requesting the Senators Of that State to
vote tor the repeal Of the duty on printing
paper
Mr. Harris presented the petition of II.
II. bay, asking to be authorized TO COn-
sruct a ship canal around the Falls Of
Niagara.
Mr.. Sumner presented the petition Of
jacob e. Baldwin, Of Pennsylvania, stat.
Ing that dislOy al newspapers are circulated
III the army, and asking Congress TO pro.
hibit their circulation.
Mr. King called up the bill to increase
the number OF Major and Brigadier Gene
rails.
Mr. Fcsscnden moved to amend so rs to
limit the increase ~ 20 Major and 80 Brig
adler Generals.
The morning hour expired and the cur
rcncy bill was taken up and passed by the
following VOte:-YcaS-AHthony, Arnold,
Chandler, Clark, DoolittIe, FessCnden, FOs-
ter Harding Harlan, Harris, Howard,
Howe, Lane, of Kansas, Morrill,, Nesnithr
PomcrOy, Sherman, Sumner, TenEyck,
Wade, Wilkinson. WiImot, and Wilson, Of
Massachusetts,
Says-Carlilc CoIlamer, Cowun Davis,
Dixon, Foolc, Grimes, Henderson, Hicks,
Kennedy, King. Latham, MCDougal,: How
ell, Rice, Richardson, Saul1bury, Trumbull,
Turpic, Wall and Wilson, of Mo 81.
The hill TO aid the State OF Missouri in
emancipation was then taken up.
Mr.. salisbury proceeded to address the
Senate in opposition to ii. lie thought
the difficulties Of the country seemed to
have been taken advantage Of 10 secure
emancipation. lie commended at some
length that there was no authority in the
constitution for my appropriation Of money
for such purposes. 1t WAS II proposal to
surrender their rights to the general gov.
Crnmcnt aud thus destroy our present form
Of government and make centralized dos.
pOtism. lie believed the whole conduct Of
this war 10 have been most unwisc and un
constitutional.
Mr.. Sumner moved to amend 20 rs to re-
dnCc the amount paid for each slave cmNn.
cipatCd from 300 10 200 dollars. Adopted;
10 toll.
Mr.. Sumner then moved to strike out the
word gradual so MS to make tho CmanciPa.
ton immediate. Rejected.
The substitute reported By the Judiciary
committee was then adopted, yeas II, nays
10. The bill was then passed by votes Of
% to ls.
YkAs-Mcssrs Anthony, Arnold, Chan.
der, Clark, CoIIAmer, DoOlittlc, Footc,
Foster, Harlan, Harris, Henderson, Howard,
Howe, King, Lane Of Kansas, Morrill,,
Pomeroy, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade, vii.
kinson, Wilmot, Wilson Of Massachusetts
%.
NAYS-Messrs. Garlic, Cowau, Davis,
Grimes, Harding, Kennedy,
Lane of Indiana, Latham, McDOugAIl, Nes.
NTH, Powell, Richardson, salisbury, Ten
Eyck, Turpi", WALL Wilson Of Missouri
is.
AnsESr.-Messrs Bayard, Dixon, Hale,
(sick,) Rice, Sherman, Wiley aud Hicks.
Mr. Hicks stated that he had paired oil
with Mr.. Wiley lie would have voted in
the affirmative.
Mr.. Richardson stated that il Rice had
been present he would have voted against
the bill.
A message was received FROM the Prcsi-
dent in response to resolution Of the Sem
ate, transmitting Il report Of the Secretary
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