Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-16
TIE $500 CLAUSE.

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WAsHIxGroX Cry. Jau. IA, 1864.
THE $500 CLAUSE.
The Senate spent the day on the con.
scription bill. No definite action was had,
bat four several test votes showed q major
ity of about sixteen IN favor of cOmmuta-
ton. The vote in favor of a general prin-
ciple Of Communication was twenty eight TO
twelve. Propositions TO fix the commuta.
ton at $500 aud at $500 were voted down,
and one to keep il at 5000 was adopted by
about an equally decisive vote. This set
ties the retention of the $500 clause, since
the House Military Committee is unani-
mOusly for it. and a large majority in the
House the same way. .ss
RENoMINArIoH OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN RR-
t.a, ..- COMMENDED.
The Chronicle, the Administration organ,
come out this morning in q double loaded
leader-it is understood to be by Col For
ney, advocating the denomination of Pres
ident Lincoln. The following are it's most
significant sentences The Republicans be-
liev6 Ia him, for he was their party choice
The loyal Democrats believe IN him for he
has been kind and cousiderate to them, and
has always, ia the most magnificent man
| ner, recognized their devotion 70 the conn
try. His action In Missouri, where he re.
fused 70 become parIiEAn OF the extreme
radicals, and his action in Maryland, where
be refused to become q partizan Of the
| slave RristocFAcy, have united around him
linen of extreme difference of opinion, and
they will support him as the leader Of the
Union party 10 the Presidential campaign.
go THE CoARIs0AFIoN BILL.
The question Of Confscation brought up
in the House TO day debate, which euded
in Winter Davis mixing the finest speech
of the session thus far He took tho
ground that cou6sCatiOu should be not
merely life estate, but in fee simple, and
made close legal and constitutional argu,
meut, which the lawyers in the House
unite in pronouncing the conclusion Of the
whole subject. The present temper of the
House clearly is to repeal the explanatory
clause of the last session, and thus make
the cOnfscation absolute 10 spite of the
Presidents objection. The Senate, as is
we'll known, faVors the same CO urse, and it
is even intimated that the President has
about determined to abandon his former
position. II he does not, there is chance
for an issue between him aud Congress-.
/ sPRRCH OF NIB. CoNNESs.
Mr.. COnness made q pungent speech in
the Senate to day on the Conscripiiou bill,
and drew down the hearliest applause
from the galleries that has been given
this session to any one Mr.. Saulsbury
Uninterrupted him aud came off decided
second best in tbs encounter. Mr.. Con
ness concluding sentence was, "Tbat he
knew 10 safer aud surer way OF getting to
Heaven than to hit rebel wherever and
whenever you could get n chance"
sEooND'AssIsrANF sECRETRRY OF WAR.
a.
iztug the appointment of Second Assis.
taht Secretary of War for one wear, II l.
understood that Chas. A. Dana will prob
ably have the place thus created. He
has been nominally Assistant Secretary OF
War for some time already. n'''ef'
THE COMMITTEE on THE CONDUCT OF THE
IS wAR it4 800 ID
The Senate resolution to revive the
'"A'...t.--S Th tue OUuuUUt UT't.S war, anu
to add expenditures of the war also 10 lis
subjects OF investigation, came up in the
House to-day. An effort was made IN
push it directly through, bat a maiority
insisted on sending it to the Military Com.
mittee.
0EX. LoHGsTRERT's Army NOT RRISPoRcEp.
Corps commanders in the Army Of the
Potomac deny the statements telepruphed
from Chattanooga that LOngstFeet was
osing reinforced from Lees army. On
the contrary, they say that Lees army is
being augmented in numbers by con.
scripts. .aa
rsa REBEL NEWS.
Private news from rebel sources saw that
on the 26Ih Of December, two blocks Of
buildings in the heart of Charleston were
Consumed by q fire kiudled by Gen. Gin.
moFe's shells, as well as three warehouses
hlled With rebel army supplies. frsal..
COMMITTEE ON ENANCIpATlox.
The following is the composition of the
senate Special Committee on Emauoipa-
ttou, just appointed: Sumner, Howard
G, PFioom1Hsroy, BuckaleW, Brown and
GRN. RosEcRANs' REPORT. 100
Mr.: Garfield got in q resolution ordering
ten thousand copies Of Gen. RosecFans' re-.
port to be printed; tho same number az
heretofore ordered of Gen. Clellan's aud
GRANTS. 81 80 ii 800 1880 -. ""u
17~i Mr.. MORRILL,. 1t q
II is understood that Mr.. Mertill. of VI
will make speech In a day or two on The
resolution to expel Garret Davis. and ons
OF two other Senators, are likely to follow
Mr.. Wilson's attack.
,-as.f CONTINGENT EXPENSES,
The War Department To- day reported It's
contingent expenses for the last wear Al
one hundred ond seyenty.six thousand
dollara. ma Z -
PERCENTAGE OF BURROUGHS TO soLD1RRs IN
HosPlTALs IHcRRAsED.
The percentage ofmsn allowed 70 be alb.
sent AZ one time under the authority given
20 .5eneFal Orders No. ssl, Of 1868, TO giant
r nbaos5 % salistsd men in hospitals, is