Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-29
CONGRESSIONAL. @.
ol4ga pW&sHINaEOE, Feb. g27.so
tilig HOUSE, zE,-z


Not more than 90 mem bers Wers present
III having been agreed yesterday that moth.
ing should be done to-day excepting maxi
ing :speeches. AR. Dawes occupied The
chair and the Presidents ANIMAL. message
YVES. announced as the theme for discuss
sion.ss b. fa!sg slisss -, sfa
Mr. Harding, of KY, made speech,
Mr.. Blair, of No., discussed affairs of
that, State defending himself from attacks.
whitehead been made; having sought to,
discharge his whole duty, he might ehal.
Aenget a comparison of records With his as
sailanB. He continued'at some length as to-
thu reesnt convention in Baltimore; It was
compelled. TO nominate Lincoln, as the pe0-
PIE OF the State were for him, but dark Lam.
tern associations still exist in Maryland,
and that some delegates were elected pro.
tessedly tor~Liucoln but betrayed their
trust one Of Secretary Ohase's assessors
dsSLarl9g he would vote FOE whom he
HleaBeds H1pI 2 70 ,.I5st,- -i---5
Mr. Blair EXPRESSED his surprise that the
representatives from Iowa and other States,
4adfbeencaught in atrap by signing. a pa
per asking for the rejection by the Senate,
9tsSchof field as a Major General.
hr:i w ilsOu, 1ofi Iowa. denied that tthe
delegation Of that State was caught In a
trap, he knew what the paper was and il
told thsttruth.i si.ss 80 o. fi'isig,5 y !
MI. Gtinuell, of Iowa, said the Missouri
mlttiR came from Northern Missouri into
the Southern portion of his districts steal.
log horses and plundering roosts! They
came to blow up the Court Honse and
lutte themselves Rith,the Knights OF. the,
Golden Circle. af7 ls iia ,;Gs51as J7,,s.8 ];
Mr.. Blair replied. thatit was not suf.
tlcient grounds against Schofield; while a
Few such men may have crossed over, the.
attention of the Commanding officer was
directed to another quarter. s-a5s- b u
SIR. Blair said the enemy sought to RELY
on Misrepresentation to iBjpEe General
Scho6eld, aud thus make the issue against
the President The Navy Department
couTted Investigation. Not so the Treas
ury Department. Asmore proflipSte sad /.
lniutstratfou than that of the latter never
existed. Recently in Baltimore a permit
was given to a notorious blockade runner.
whose vessels had more than once been
seized. In alludi1g to Pomeroy's recent
circular he spokeof its design as an in
trlguel against the mau who had ,confided
to r:'Chass:s portfolio; but the President
was doubtless Satisfied that .eyery tiaEyl that
Chase remained 10 the Cabinet was Z for
him to sink deeper in the contempt of
every honorable man. = - =. as-'i=l'i-=---
Mr.. Blair gave notice of his intention to
introduce IA resolution on Monday to In
quire into affairs of the Treasury Depart
ment in. connection with trade regulations
on the Mississippi. .gslrsr,.
Mr.. DSnneIly, of minnesota, addressed
the Committee for an hour on the impor,
lance fpcs OF encouraging foreign emigration
10 advocacy Of a bill heretofore introduced
by him to establish a bureau of emigra-
ton. 7s,I
Mr. Eden, of Illinois. reviewed in con.
demnalion the, acts of the administration
in connection with the war, which, with
our overwhelming plumbers ought long ago
TO have ended on the principle OF the Crit
tenden resolutions. ~ ~ 81
The Committee rose and the House adj