Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tss DESATs Is rAr HOUSE, ON 4Hs Los,
ExPULaIoH.

ExPULsIoH.
Mr.. CreSsWeil, of-Aaryland, asked and
obtained permission to record his vote 10
favor OF the resolution TO eEpeI his col
league, Me. HArris,l And also 10 favor OF
the resolution OF eenSure.
Mr. Stevens, OF PeuusylyaniA, from The
Committee Of Ways aud Msaus, intraduced
bill TO prevent depreciation of she cur.
rency by imposing tax Of ono quarter Of
one per cent. month on all banks, Gsso.
Citations or corporations issuing notes,
bonds or obligations Circulating ~ money
on the amount of ebch circulation, deeISr.
Ing that amer one year 20 such paPsr
GhGil be issued without the authority of
Congress. The bill vas read. and itS con
sideration postponed until next Monday,
The House resumed the consideration of
tbs resolution TO eIpel NJ. LenE.
Mr. RldridRe, Of Wisconsin, addressed
the House against the resolution, which
be eoutendOd WAS calculated 10 stir up
strife t = time when there should be unity
aud good ieeiioR. A member could be ex.
PEELED only for acts, and rot for words
spoken in debate. He held that the ssce.
ded States cannot be brought back If tho
war 10 prosecuted for purposes Of sabiuRs.
ton, bat they may be BY proper policy.
The republicans are revolutionary party.
for they would overthrow the constitution.
without which there could be no Union.
Mr.. SpHldiug, Of Ohio, advocated the
adoption Of the resolution, calling the
speech ofhis colleague, (Mr. Long, a wild
naFAugue His colleague bad made q vile
ding Gt the President aad at the nation.
ana had eaid ho bad como 10 the conoIu
aiou that the Union never can he restored.
| AID that there vas no sentiment either
North or South on which the Uni0u could
be restored. Sentiments 20 utterly dis.
Paragipg Of the goVernmsuI of the people
we're uttered on the door OF Congress after
the loyal people bad laid upon the altar of
their country tho most costly aGcrifeeS for
tie preservation; and within seYenty miles
Of the RspidSn, whore lie two armies vGit-
ing bot few days before engaging In =
deadly conflict for that purpose. While
the government 10 heavily taxing every in
tereBt TO mAintAin tbs contest. a voice
goes mp nom the American Congress that
the contest 10 In vain. It will rot do for
= member on this floor to point out The wGy
70 this Capitol to Gen. Lee. For these
reasons an In favor oftbs adoption Of the
resolution.
Green olay Smith, of KY, said there was
scarcely sentiment 10 tue speech Of the
gentleman from Ohio (Ar. LonR) that. as a
representative Of part of the peonIs ~
this country, be would assent TO. THE zen.
tlemsu had no right to utter such ssoti.
nents. The gentlemen on the opposition
side OF the Hoass had labored TO make il
sppear that the responsibility Of the war
was upon the Republican party. Il MAS
NOT so; the responsibility Of this war he.
Iobged 70 the Democratic party almost en-.
olusiVely. he proceeded to rehearas ~.
sotion Of The Southern Democrats a.
Charleston to divide the Democratic Con.
Ventton aud to'nominste BreckinridRe as ].
sectional candidate. BE had acted Witb
the Douglss Demoerats-with the man and
With the party that Was for the Union. the
Constitution sud The eutorcemeut of The
lsWs. feI - 'H'
[Applsnse in the galleries, which va,
suppressed oy tho Speaker, who threatened
TO clear the galleries II repeated
Mt. Coz. OF OHIO, 10 reply to q remark,
said that be never had said that this Vas
an Sbti.SlsVery party, he had SIvaIs
said that the Democratic pArty was nsf,
Their en- anti slavery or q pro. slavery mar.
~. He stood on the same ground tbat tbs
gentleman did when be voted for jobn
Bell who WAS now 10 the rehelIiou-non.
Intervention.
hr.ssmiih.-I beg your pardon. L did
nov vote Tor Bell. voted for Douglas,
Nc; oo1 That makes the case Stronger.
ZOE Douglas vas here for years sgbting
Nj. Smith proceeded to chow that the
DemoeFalie party OF The leaders Of thai
party we're In conspiracy with the south
ernsre 70 bring 90 the rebellion whenever
me election should 60 againlt them, aud /
th t the Democratic party were the real
aaehoF' otths war. he believed that "a. |