Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-04
SENATE.
WAsAINaFoN, Feb. 3. 1ssi


-, The House bill for the construction of a
Ship Canal around Niagara Fails. Was read
Twice and referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
The DILL in relation to the enrolment act
was made the special order for to. morrow
at 10 o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Harlan the bill to bridge
the Ohio river at Louisville, was made the
special order for Monday at one o'clock.
Mr.. Collamer feom the Committee on
Post Ohces and Post Roads, reported bill
to bridge the Ohio river at Cincinnati,
which was made the special order for Mon.
day nexta one o'clock.
Mr., Newell introduced bill to increase
the pay of Army Chaplains, which was re.
ferred to the Military Committee.
Mr.. Hale called up the resolution offered
by him few days since, calling upon the
Secretary of the Navy for information as
to the employment of Detectives, and
whether any instructions were given to such
Detectives to inquire into the business
matters of auy member of Congress, &C.,
which was passed.
Mr.. Henderson wished to call up the bill
to reimburse Missouri for expenses incur.
red in calling out the militia of that State.
Mr.. Trumbull insisted upon the joint
resolution to exclude the electoral votes of
certain States in rebellion.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the Senate in
sist upon its amendments to the Military
Academy bill, and appoint Committe of
Conference to meet similar Committee
from the House. THE motion was carried.
Mr.. Sherman-I will make a similar
motion in the case of the Deficiency bill, in
which the old controversy is still pending.
This motion was also carried
The Joint resolution to exclude the cleo.
toral votes of certain States in rebellion,
was then taken up. The question then re.
Cured on Mr.. Ten Eyck's motion to strike
out the word Louisiana, so as to exempt
that State from the provisions of the reso.
buttons.
Mr., Sherman opposed counting the cleo.
toral vote OF any State uRrepresented in
Congress.
Mr.. Powell spoke sgainst the civil gov
eminent of Louisiana, and the PFesi-
dents amnesty proclamation, &c.
The question was taken on Mr.. Ten
Eyck's resolution to strike out Louisiana,
and it was negatived, Is against %.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, moved to amend
the Joint resolution by striking out the
preamble. Negatived, IL against 30.
Mr.. Collamer offered an amendment as a
substitute declaring that the people of no
State declared to be in instruction shall
be qualified to choose presidential electors.
Mr.. Collamer's amendment was consid.
cred.
Mr.. TrumbulI opposed it as too sweep
ing.
Mr.. johnson also opposed it, favorinR
the resolution as reported by Mr.. Trum
bull. He said if the rebels threw down
their arms Tomorrow they would be in the
ka1
them out of the Union now. He alluded to
the Blair embassy. What was the result 2
We don't know, but we can speculate.-
Suppose Mr.. Blair had informed the Pres.
ident that the rebels are willing to lay
down their arms and come back into the
Union at once. That they are willing to
acknowledge that slavery is actually abol-
ished by the Presidents Proclamation or
practically 80, to the extent that our armies
have gone, and that they are willing to
leave the decision, as to the effect of the
proclamation over such portion of the
slaves as have not come into the posses.
sion of the Military authorities to the
courts. The President has agreed to that
himself. Suppose they are willing to as.
sent to any Constitutional amendment as
to slavery that may be adopted, the Presi-
dent has no right to carry on the war one
nOUE olGeE suSH ttEus are complied Will.
HOUSE.
The House went into the Committee of
the Whole on the Navy Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. Davis, of Maryland, spoke in favor
OF his amendment, heretofore offered, crea-
ting Board Of Admiralty,
Mr.. Rice defended the Navy, showing
that by embodying the American idea Of
reform in shipbuilding and ordnance, we
had achieved most important results.
Adjourned.