The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-21
WASHINGTON, April 20.
SENATE

SEN ATE.
Mr.. Wilson called up the joint reso'
luton providing that the President OF
the United States be requested to pro-
cure three valuable gold medals with
1 suitable device, one to be presented to
Capt. Creighton, of the ship Three
Bells, of Glasgow, and one to Captain
Low, of the bark Kilby, of Boston, and
one to Captain Stoutfer, ofthe ship Ant
arctic, with testimonials of national
gratitude for their gallant conduct in
rescuing about five hundred Americans
from the wreck of the steamship San
Francisco, and that the cost of the same
be paid out of any money in the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated.
Mr.. Johnson, of Mo-, offered an
amendment appropriating $1,000 to be
distributed among the officers and crew
of the vessels named. The amendment
was agreed to and the resolution was
passed.
The bill in relation to the habeas cor
pus, was taken up.
The pending question was on the
amendment of Mr.. Edwards toeXempt
from Naturalization unlawful acts
committed by army officers in the State
where the habeas corpus was not sus-
pended. The amendment was lost by
yeas 10, nays %.
HOUSE.
The first business in order, to-day be-
| ing Friday, was the call of committees
for reports of a private nature.
Mr.. Ward, from the Committee on
Claims, reported n bill giving to Ish-
mael Davis, of Baltimore county, Ma
ryland, an annuity of S42l SOC. as re-
cognition of his heroism in defending
the national flag from Gilmore's rebel
raiders on the 18th of July, 1854, and
for his loss of property on that occa-
sion. According to the report which
| iS natFip
chial patriot, seventy-four years OF age,
and when two of GilmOre's raiders at
tempted to haul down the national flag
over his dwelling, he shot one of them
dead and put the other to flight. The
consequence was his property was de-
stroyed by large party of rebels.
Mr.. Ward made an appeal to the
House in support of the bill.
Mr.. Epson wanted to know upon
what principle OF law the bill could be
| sustained.
Mr.. Ward replied that it was on the
great principle that we sustain every
man who sustains the flag in that way.
Several members here exclaimed :
"Good. You are right"
Mr.. Delano, Chairman of the Com
mittee, explained the question. He
said the rule in the Committee was to
! respect all claims for danage-the re-
suit of the ravages of war. 1shmael
Davis was a loser to the amount ofseven
or eight thousand dollars but the Com
mittee felt it could do nothing to COM
pensate him for that loss, still, the cir
| cumstances was so peculiar, and the act
so noble that the Committee agreed to
submit to the House the question, and
giving to the old man for the few re-
manning years of his life, in the last OF
which he exhibited this high degree Of
of gallantry and patriotism, a small
pension of four hundred dollars year,
and if this was too much the House
might reduce it.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, said he
understood from the reading of the re-
port that the bill was put upon the
ground of loss of property.
question had not been understood and
therefore he had made the explanation.
The question was then taken on the
passage of the bill and resulted as fol-
lows: Yeas 106; nays 10. So the bill
was passed. Mr.. Delano, from the
Committee on Claims, reported a joint
resolution authorizing the remission TO
John Wells 81 Sons, of Baltimore, Md,
of SO much of the penalty incurred by
them by reason of their failure to COM
ply with their contract of the 4th OF
october, 1868, for repairing the steamer
City of Albany, as may be covered by
the actual loss of the government by
TedSOn Ol ueAdS Al hAS -
pair of such steamer. Mr.. Delnno ex-
planned the circumstances when the
Joint resolution was read three times
and passed.
Mr.. Delano, also from the same COM
mittee, reported back the Senate bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Urea
surv to issue to Theodore j. oswald, of
Providence, r. IL, two one thousand
dollar 7-3O bonds in lieu of two such
bonds, numbered 104, 152 and 104, l53,
partially destroyed by fire and the
CHARGED remnants of which are depos-
tied in the Treasury.
The bill was considered and passed.
Mr.. Washburn, of Illinois, offered a
resolution which was adopted, direct
ing the Secretary of War to communi-
cate to the House the report of the board
of engineers and naval officers, OF
which commander Latimer was Presi-
dent, and Majors Chase, Bernard and
Beauregard were members in 1851 ana
1852, and the report of Major Beaure-
gard in 1852 and 1853 relative to the sue
cess of the Law Company in deepen
ing the southwest passages by COLI
tract.
The House then, on motion of Mr..
stevens, went into a Committee OF the
Whole, with Mr.. Smith in the chair, tn
consider the bill reported yesterday
appropriating Sis, 900 for deficiencies
| in Public Printing; $3.50, 900 for paper,
S9OO, 900 for binding. The Committee
| then rose and reported the bill to the
House which passed it.
The House then proceeded to the con.
sideration of the bill to reorganize and
establi the army ofthe United States
the pending question being on MIR
| Thayer's amendment to the 10th sec
ton, relating to the Adjutant Generate
| department.
Another amendment was offered by
4 SVrSx, fF1n
after the first appointment made under
| the provision of this section, was also
Mr.. Stevens regarded the question as
simplitied to this, whether a mar
\ should be called John Jack, or simply
| Jack. Whether an officer should b'
called Assistant Adjutant General, Oh
simply Aiiutant General. He did no
see why the title Adjutant was not as
| good rs that of Assistant Adjutan
General.
The debate was closed by the previou:
| ouestion, and the House was brought
to vote on Mr.. Eldridge's substitute
for the 18th section. The vote was as, Ia
ken by yeas and nays, and resulted al
follows: Yeas 90, nays 80, SO the slibsti
ltute was adopted. The 18th section a.
4 thus amended reads as follows: AnC
be it further enacted that the Adjutan
Generals Department shall hereattel
consist of the officers now authorize
by law, and their rank shall be as fol
lows. viz: One Adjutant General, witt
rank, pay and emoluments OF a Briga
Ciier General; four Assistant Adjutan
Generals, with the rank, pay and emol
uments of Colonel of Cavalry; five As
sistant Adjutant Generals, with rank
nav and emoluments of Lieutenant
4 Colonel of Cavalry, and ten Assistan
/ Adiutant Generals, with the rank, pay
and -emoluments of Majors of Cavalry