Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
wAsFIsdrOH, April rs.

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mitlee, reported the House joint resolu.
ton increasing temporarily the dutiss on
foreign imports so per cent with 40 amend
ment substituting 332 per cent. increase
on present one, aud also exemptiug goods
in bond aud transit.
A lengthy debate ensued on the House
bill increasing temporarily the duties on
imports.
The amendment decreasing the increase
of the TEMPORARY duty on Imports from SO
TO ssb per cent. on the present rates was
passed.
The Senate amendment exempting for.
eign goods already 10 bond and trSusitu
from the temporary duty was adopted on
a separate rate.
The amendment adopted in the Commit.
tee Of the Whole lsVying an increased ten.
porary duty of s35 per cent Instead Of SO
per cent, on present rate of duty on foreign
imports was rejected.
The amendment excepting goods 10
hand aud 10 transitn was rejected.
The House bill was then pissed without
amendment by a vote of 80 to 8, and the
Senate adjourned at $50 P. n.
HOUSE.
The House went into Committee of the
whole on the internal revenue bill.
Mr.. Kassau offered a substitute for the
Dist section which was adopted. It pro.
Sides as follows: Il shall not be lawful to
record any instrument, document or paper
unless the stamp shall be affixed and the
record when the proper stamp is not Afix-
ed shall be utterly void and shall not be
used as evidence. The section stricken out
proposed penalty of $50 for failure TO
! attiK the stamp.
The Speaker laid before the House an
address to the President from the people of
East Tennessee. q nd the Presidents reply to
the address recOunts The sufferipgs of the
people.
East Tennessee asks for prompt payment
of claims against the Govsrumsut aud for
obtaining supplies aud that the establish.
ment of u railroad between Knoxville and
Cincinnati by way of Central Kentucky
would be of great consequence 10 present
emergency, and estimates the exp enses and
losses which railroad III 1851, would
have saved at least $50, 900, 900.
TIE President in reply said he had in
his annual message OF 1861, recommended
the construction of such a railroad, and
now with the hearty concurrence OF Con-
gFess would yet be pleased to do.
The Speaker also laid before the House
the following message from the President:
TO the House of Representatives.:
In Obedience to the resolution of your
honorable bOdy copy Of which is here.
with returned. have the honor to make
tue following brief statement, which is be
lieved to contain the information sought
prior to and at the meeting Of the present
Congress, Robert @ ScheDck, OF Ohio, and
F. P. Blair, Jr., of Missouri, members elect
thereto, by and with the consent Of the
Senate held commissions from the Execu-
tive as Major. Generals in the volunteer
army.
Gen. Schenck rendered the resignation
of his said commission and took his seat
10 the House Of Representatives at the
assembling thereof, upon the distinct YER
bal understanding with the Secretary of
War aud the Executive that he might Ut
any time during the session, at his own
pleasure, Withdraw said resignation and
return To the field.
Gen. Blair was, by temporary agree
ment of Gen. Stoneman, In commend Of
corps through the battles IN front OF Chat.
tanOoga, aud in marching TO the rsliet OF
Knoxville, which occurred in the latter
days of December last, and of course was
not present At the assembling of Cou.
gress. When he subsequently, arrived here
ne sought and was allowed by the Score.
tary OF War aud the Executive the
same conditions aud promise as was al.
lowed ana made TO Gen. Schcuck.
Gen TSchcncE has not applied to with
draw his resignatiOn, but " hen Gen Grant
was made Lieut.. General, producing some
changes of commands and of officers, Gen.
Blair sought to be assigned To the com
mand of u corps. This was made known
TO Gems. GranIaud Sherman, AMI asserted
10 by them, and the particular corps for
him was designated. This was arranged
and understood as now remembered so
much as month sgo, but tue for.
NAL withdrawal of General Blair
resignation, and the working ct the order
assigning him 10 the command of a corps
were not cOOsummated.at the War Dep
ment until last week, perhaps on the
23t OF April, inst. As summary of the |
whole It may be stated that Gen. Blair
holds no military commission or appoint.
ment other than as herein stated, uud that
it was believed he is now acting Mrjor
General upon the assumed validity OF the |
commission herein stated, and not other
wise. There are some letters. notes, teIe. |
grams. nrders, entries, and perhaps other
dumeats, in connection with this subjecf,
which II is believed would throw no aidi.
Iiousl light upon it, but which will be !
cheerfu:iy furnished ii desired.
lSigutd1 ABRAHAM LIEuoLS,
April 2sth. 1854.
MI. oGueuChJ OF Onios explained tnht ne /
was elected to Congress while engaged 10
the military service, aud he had considered |
TOR several months whether he would take |
bis seat here or not.
The Presidents message was, on motion
OF Nj Dawes, referred to the Committee |
on Elections.
The House then resumed the cOusidera-
ton OF amendments to the internal tax
bill.
Many of the amendments were agreed to |
en- masse, aud others were reserved for |
Separate votes.
Fernando Wood offered new section to |
repeal the act Of March taxing foreign IL
Quors on hand.