The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3

SENATE House bill for construction
of ship canal around Niagara Falls was
read twice and referred to the committee
on Military Affairs.
The Senate bill in relation to the en-
Iollment act was made the special order
| for tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
On motion of Mr. Howell, the bill to
bridge the Ohio river at Louisville was
made the special order for Monday at
| one o'clock.
Mr. Collamer, from the committee on
Postoffices and Post Roads, reported a
bill to bridge the Ohio river at Cincin-
natl, which was made the special order
for Monday next at o'clock,
Mr. Newell introduced bill to increas Sc
the pay of army Chaplains, which was
referred to the Military committee
Mr. Hale called up the resolution offer
ed by him few days since, calling upon
the Secretary of the Navy for informa
ton as to the employment of detectives,
and whether any instructions were given
to such detectives to inquire into the
husiness matters of any member OF Con
gress, &c, which was passed.
Mr. Henderson wished to call up the
bill to reimburse Missouri for expenses
incurred in calling out the militia of that
State
Mr. Trumbull insisted upon the con
| sideration of the Joint resolution to ex-
| clude the electoral votes Of certain States
| in rebellion.
Mr. Sherman moved that the Senate
! insist upon its amendments to the Mill
tary Academy bill, and appoint com
mittee of conference to meet a similar
one from the House The motion was
carried
Mr. Sherman-I will make 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
electoral votes of certain states in rebel
lion was then taken up The question
then REQUIRED on Mr. Ten EycL motion
10 strike out the word Louisiana SO as to
exempt that State from the provisions of
the resolution
Nh Sherman opposed the counting OF
the electoral vote of any State unrepre-
>ented in Congress
Mr. Powell spoke against the civil
government of Louisiana aud OF the
Presidents amnesty proclamation, &c.
The question was taken on Mr.. Ten
Eyck'S motion to strike ont Louisiana,
| and it was negatived-l6 against 22.
Mr.. Lane of Kansas, moved To amend
the Joint resolution by striking out the
preamble, negativcd-l2 against 30.
Mr.. COllamer's amendment was con
sidered.
Mr. Trumbull opposed il as too sweep
ing.
the resolution as reported by MI Imm-
| bull He said if the rebels threw down
their arms tomorrow, they would be in
the Union, and We had no right TO de-
| clare them out of the Union now. He
alluded TO the Blair Embassy What
was the result! We don't know, but We
can speculate Suppose Blair had i'll
| formed the President that the rebels ale
willing to lay down their arms and come
| back into the Union at once that they
are willing to acknowledge that slavery
is actually abolished by the Presidents
proclamation, or practically so TO the eX-
| tent that our armies have gone, and that
they are willing to leave the decision as
10 TIC tIIOl VI NhV N'SN
such portion of the slaves as have not
come into military possession, to the
courts. The President has agreed to
that himself suppose they are willing
10 assent to any Constitutional amend
ment as TO slavery that may be adopted.
The President has no right 10 carry on
war one hour after such terms are COM
piled with
HoUsF-The House went into commit
tee of the Whole on the navy approprla-
tion bill.
Mr.Davis, of Maryland. spoke in favor
of his amendment heretofore offered,
creating 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