The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-27
CoNaREssIoNAL.PRoeEEDINas
wAsH1NeroN, March %, 1865.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, MARCH AOS 4oOos
SENATE.
Mr.. Simmer rose to question of
privilege and moved to amend the
Journal of Friday by striking Mr..
Stockton's name from the vote deciding
discussion in which Messrs. Sumner,
Trumbull, Johnson, Sherman and Da-
Wis participated.
The resolutions offered last Monday
by Mr.. Rogers, in regard to the Federal
and Confederate debts; came up as the
first business in order in the morning
hour. Mr.. Rogers spoke IN support OF
them, consuming the whole hour.
Mr.. Grinnell introduced bill to es-
tablish manufacturing and statistical
division in the Treasury department.,
which was read twice and referred to
the Committee on Manufactures.
The Speaker presented a letter from
the Secretary of the Treasury transmit
ting the annual report of the Superin-
tendent of the United States Coast Sur
vey for the year 1865. Laid on the table
and ordered printed.
Mr.. Elliott submitted resolution to
print 5000 copies of the Report-2,0O0
for distribution by the Superintendent,
and 1000 for the use of members. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Printing.
The Speaker also presented letter
from the Secretary of the Navy trans
hitting report in replyto a resolution
of the 21st of February, as to the cost
at which the Government can locate
coal and naval station at Canton, near
Baltimore, which, was, on motion, of
Mr.. Phelps, laid on the table and order,
ed printed. =
Mr.. Moorehead presented the joint
resolutions of the Legislature of Penn
sylyania, urging the repeal of the tax
on crude oil or petroleum. Referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Kelly offered n resolution which
was objected to, requesting the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury to communicate a
statement of the trade with the Prov
inces lin British North America, and
especially Canada in 1854 and 1865 re-
spectively, the values being estimated
in gold, and specifying what proper
ton of such trade was with the United
States, and what articles, if any, were
exclusively exported to the United
States. Also the tariff laws now in
force in Canada, with statement of
the nature and extent of the changes
made therein since 1854. Also the re-
turns of the Canadian Canals for 1865,
illustrating their value and the impor-
lance of the free navigation of the river
st. Lawrence to American Commerce,
together with such general Information
brought down to the present time, as
NAV be in his possession, and may as
sist in correctly estimating the trade
resources of said Provinces, and their
relation to the trade and production of
the United States.
Mr.. Stevens introduced q bill to au-
thorize the building of a military and
postal railroad from Cumberland, on
the river Potomac, in the State of Ma
ryland, to the city of Pittsburgh, in the
State of PennSylvania, which was read
twice and referred to the special Com
mittee on Military and Postal railroads.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens, two MEM
bers We're directed to be added to that
special Committee.
Subsequently Mr.. Francis Thomas
called the matter up, assuming that the
increase of the committee would bring
up de novo all the matters already de-
cided by it, and moved to reconsider
the vote ordering the increase.
After conslderable debate, the House
refused to suspend the rules to allow
the motion to reconsider the vote to be
made; the vote being As to Sc. So
The Speaker thereupon announced
the appointment of Mr.. Washburne, of
Illinois, and Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, as
the two additional members.
The army bill was made the special
order for Monday next, until disposed
of. The vote by which the bill amend
ing the postal laws was recommitted to
the Postoftice Committee, was recon-
sidered and the bill was taken up. The
section authorizing the Postmaster Cen
eral to sell stamped envelopes at the
value of stamps was struck out; the
4th section, authorizing mails to be car
ried to'any foreign ports in sailing yes
sells, was struck out; the 5th section,
which proposed to repeal the law rela-
tive to the publication of undelivered
letters and to leave it discretionary with
the Postmaster General, was struck out;
the 9th section, that unexpended bal
ances should be applied to deficiencies
in the proceeds OF the money order sys-
tenn, was struck out; the 18th section,
authorizing the transfer of appropria-
lions from one branch of expenditure
to another, was struck out; the 18th
section, fixing a rate on newspaper cir
culation, pamphlets, ETC., deposited for
local delivery, and of publications not
coming through the mails, was struck
out; the bill then passed.
Action will be taken on Thursday in
the election case of Dodge against
Brooks. House adjourned.
FORTRESS MONROE, March ,26, "A bu-