Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


4 Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee of Con
tereneei made report on the disagreeine
I vote OF the two Houses on the bill ameudaS
EEtSry OF the act defining the pay and eudoW-
ments of certain officers of The army. WIN
were not to receive any additional nav for.
dlscharging the. duties pertaining 10 Ihs
btevetrank. s1as % = -. nc = :
Mr.. Schenck replied that be would Dive
Golonels acting as Brigadier Generals seor-
responding pay, and SO of other brevets :
Mr.. Wilson, said the House bad paRsed
the bill increasing the pay of officers below
the rank of Brigadier General, 20 per
centum, and that Gen. Sherman's recorn-
mendstton for Brevet rank of certain OH
GERS had been in the pigeon holes of the
the War Department for two years. The
Conference report was disapproVed, and
another committee asked of the Senate,
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill to regulate
and equalize the expenses of assessors of
internal revenue for clerks and stationery.
which was ordered to be printed
mr.: Collamer, from the Committee on
the Library, reported the House resolution
70 PROVIDE for the purchase of Mr.. Pow
els picture of the battle flake Erie, for
30, OoO' with q recommendation that it
Mr.. Brown, from the Military Commit.
tee, reported back the resolution of thanks
70 Gen. Thomas, with an amendment, Civ
ing thanks also to Admiral Lee.
l.-.4 HOUSE.
The House, by three majority, refused
to lay on the table the resolution hereto
fore offered by Mr.. Eldridge, calling upon
the President, Secretary Of State and Sec.
rotary Of War to furnish Isis of persons
held in confinement but not convicted of
alledged offences against the government.
together Wtththe particulars on the,sIb.1'
Ject. Further action on lheFesoluIioh was
terminated by the expiration of the
morning session. b
The Speaker laid before the House
communication from the Secretary of War
IN response to resolution calling for a
copy of Gen. Morgan's report relative to
the evacuation of Cumberland Gap. The
Secretary says it cannot, for reasons mem
toned, be properly furnished. Referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The House proceeded to the consideraA
ton of the bill providing government for
the States subVerted or oVerthrown by the
rebellion. = =
Mr.. Davis, of Maine, opposed the bill at
length. It was not founded on any prin.
oiple commonly called the war power of
the government. The very first section
provides for the appointment of officers.
who will be multiplied to thousands,
lord it over the miserable, stricken, wreck.
ed citizens of the rebellious States. 1t
would afford an asylum for broken
down politicians, whose presence would
darken the heavens like the locusts Of
Egypt. In addition to these evils, the
people would be made the object of free
plunder.s
The bill proposed to lay taxes, the pre-
else amount TO which the southern people
were liable fer the last year before they
went into rebellion. The provisions of the
bill if carried out instead of drawing back
the people to loyalty, would have the effect
OF alternating them. he expressed an earn
est desire that the government should be
re- established by loyal citizens aud not
placed at the mercy of the aggregate peo-
pie in the disloyal States. The bill pro-
posed was based on the erroneous policy
that there could be no government unless
formed by the majority. The loyal people
of the southern states should be left TO
work their organic law in their own way.
Mr.. Schebck sent=up to be read dis.
patch enclosed to him by the Secretary of
War from Lt. Gen. Grant, saying the Rich
mond Examiner of to-day states that
Charleston was evacuated on Tuesday last.
The reading of the dispatch was succeeded
by applause in all parts OF the House.
AT 80 the House adjourned.