Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsH1NeToN, Jan. IL, 1864.
SENATE.

The Chair laid before the Senate a meg.
sage from the President giving informa.
ton as to an agreement between the United
States and Great Britain concerning the
naval force on the lakes, which was or.
dered to be printed.
Mr. Trumbull, from the Judi2isry Com
mlttee, to whom was referred the resolu.
luton instructng that committee to INQUIRE
turther legislation was necessary to
authorize the President to call an extra
session of Congress without giving sixty
days notice, reported and asked to be dis.
missed. Mr.. Trumbull said that thew
could find no law requiring the President
to give sixty days notice. No notice what
ever was required by law.
Mr.. Powell, from the Judiciary Com
mltlee, reported back the peti ton of GER
tain Railroad companies asking permission
to build railroad bridge across the Ohio
river at Louisville. He asked that the
petition be referred to the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads, and it was so
ordered.
Mr.. D0olIttle took up resolution in
relation to Indian lands, limiting the prices
of the same, which was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Sumner the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of the res
olution to repeal the Reciprocity treaty.
Mr.. Howe took the floor in opposition to
the repeal of the treaty. At three o'clock
Mr.. Grimes interrupted Mr.. Howe by ask
ing that the Senate take recess of ten
minutes, to allow its members to pay their
respects to Vice Admiral FarraguI, who
was upon the floor. The recess was taken.
On reassembling Mr.. Morrill, succeeded
Mr.. Howe, and favored the repeal of the
treaty. The Board of Trade, of Detroit.
did not represent the people of Michigan
when they opposed therepeal. They COM
posed only the interest of the merchants
and farmers of Michigan, and were not in
favor of the treaty. The new revenue
system demanded the abroRation of the
treaty.
Mr.. Wilson said he had prepared an
amendment that instead of repeating the
treaty, commissioner be appointed to
make new treaty.
Further remarks on the subject were
madeby Messrs. CONFESS, Riddle and Hend-
ricks. The two former in favor of the re-
peal and the latter against it.
a motion to refer the subject to the Judi.
ciary Committee was lost.
The yeas and nays were then called on
the passage Of the resolution, which was
adopted byayehs 81 nays 8. Those voting
in the negative were Messrs. Buckalew,
DicxOnEs Hale, Hendrick, Hicks, Howe,
Ramsay and Van Wrinkle.
Mr.. Harlan offered resolution INSTRUCT
ing the Secretary of War to suspend all
the pay and allowances of the officers of
the command of Col. Cheringtou of Colo
RADIO, while investing the conduct of Col.
CheriDgton in the late attack on the Indian
Camp at that place, and that all articles
taken from the Indians by his command;
shall be returned The resolution was
ordered TO be printed.
The Senate then went into Executive
session and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Elliott introduced a substitute for
the bill to reorganize the rebel States, pro-
viding that none of them shall be allowed
to resume their political relations, uAtil
the loyal citizens organize a government
republican in form and forever prohibiting
involuntary slavery, and further providing
that Louisiana shall resume her political
relations under her Constitution adopted
| in April, 1864. The substitute was order
ed to be printed.
The House resumed the discussion of the
proposed Constitutional amendment.
Mr.. Smith, of Kentucky, felt it to be his
duty to lay aside all personal considera-
tions and prejudices, and devote himself
| alone to his country, his whole country.
Nothing, he commended, was so destructive
TO our peace as the ultra doctrine of State
Rights, which had recently been proclaim.
ed in this House. This doctrine, if car
ried out, would subvert all the principles
of government and republioanism, and
bring us to the position Of perfect despot.
ism and ruin. he denied the argument of
the gentleman from Ohio, Mr.. Pendleton,
that the right of revolution exists at ali
times, but submitted that any people
would be justified 10 resorting TO the right
of revolution whenever government be-.
comes so oppressive or despotio as not to
be borne, and when there was no other
means of redress. Yet gentlemen here are
bold and audacious enough to go step
beyond the most ardent Southern fire eat
ers. 1t was the duty of Congress to pass
this joint resolution, in order to afford the
people an opportunity of passing the
nieG1ment, and it was the duty of the
peopletto adopt it.
Mr.. Thsyer, OF Pennsylvania, spoke in
favor of the amendment.
At o'clock the House adjourned.
From the Army of the Potomac.