The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-04
FoRT1ETH CONGRESS.
wAsHiNoroa, Dec. 8.

EOhtIETd CONGRESS.
WAsHiNoToa, Dec. 8.
.4tg SENATE ,s
On motion OF Mr.. Buckaiew, who
considered the practice on the part O
the clerks Of doubtful propriety, th,
Journal was amended BY striking oul
the word honorable before each mem
bet'a name. q = III
Petitions were presented from prlyat,
clalm9nts on account OF losses In thu
! Government services for pensions; i'm
partial suffrage; and from d private sol.
der; one from the captors OF JET Davis
for award, all referred.
The Senate proceeded to the election
OF standing committees, and the ballot
was dispensed with by unanimous
consent. " Uf faH ryfB1gf EHI
Mr.. Williams presented petition
from the Government clerks end EN-.
ployes In the city, that the provisions
OF the resolutions passed january. IN,
inoreaAinR their salaries for the current
year be continued. Referred. ,tfIII
The President's message was an.
nounced by Col. Robert johnson, and
the reading commenced at half past
twelve. o. :; r Miss -ll.i I. m =
On motion OF Mr.. Sherman, 5000
cpoies Of the message was ordered 10 be
printed for the use ofthe Senate.
The reports Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the Comptroller OF tho
Currency were presented, aud the same
number OF copies ordered 10 be printed.
A resolution was offered by MI. Nor.
ton, requesting the Secretary Of the
Treasury 10 report the amount land
character OF the taxes levied and col.
leeted by the several States from the
National Banks; also the amount Of
bonds deposited by them with L the
Government as security, and the
amount Of interest paid thereon an
nnally in gold, and the value thereof In
legal tender notes. - 49,
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Morrill,, the
words, including the amount received
from license, were inserted In the first
clause, and the resolution was then
adopted. Adjourned. i't'1-e q
HOUSE.
TheSpealrer presented several com.
munications from the Secretary OF War
nd interim, including the draft ola reso.
luton explanatory Of certain acts for
an arsenal ut Rock Island, Illinois. All
the papers were referred to the Militia.
ry Committee. ''z 'itl. 2 z
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, on ac.
count ofhis feebleness and inability to
make himself heard by the House
from his own seat came up 10 the
clerks desk and asked leave 10 Intro.
duee the following resolution, relative
10 the partition OF Texas. II instructs
the Committee on Reconstruction to
Inquire into the expedIency ofdIviding
the territory lately known as the State
OF Texas into two or more States, to be
admitted into the Union when duly
qualified.
Mr.. Eldrldge objected, remarkIng
that the State OF Texas was enough 10
be held under despotic government,
Mr.. Stevens explained that his resO.
luton was merely one OF Inquiry.
The Speaker stated that the effect OF
the resolution would be 10 revise the
Committee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Eldrldge persisted In his obIec.
ton, and the resolution was not re.
celved. PA
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Stevens concerning the tax on spirits,
and directing the Ways and Means
Committee TO inquire Into the proprety
OF so amending the revenue laws rs 10
ASCERTAIN and assess the value accord
ing TO the capacity Of the still, instead
Of the present mode. Adopted.
Mr.. Cook, from the Committee on
Elections, made report In the matter
OF the Kentucky Representatives, and
asked for action to-day.
The clerk proceeded 10 read the re.
port, but before concluding 1t the Presi-
DENTS message. was delivered, and the
read ling OF the election report was aus
pended. It recommends admission to
seats OF Messrs. Knott, Grover, Jones
and Beck. As to Messrs. Trimble,
Brown aud Young, the committee have
not disposed OF their cases.
Mr.. Schenck rising 10 question of
privilenge said: understand the pa.
per now presented 10 be the annual
message OF the President OF the U. S.
l wish TO call the attention OF the
House and OF the country to the fact
that the message was published this
morning In all the papers OF the leading
cites OF the Union, and / hold in my
hand Baltimore Gazette with copy
Of the message In full. It's u paper
addressed tothe Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States,
as required by the Constitution. hold
II TO be disrespeGt TO D. Congress that
this paper should first make It's appear.
ance In public prints OF the country be.
fore It's being communicated 10 Con.
gress. RumOr says some hanger on
about the White House, or some lavorite
individual has made traffic with the
mesSage and tsoId II to the different
newspapers. II that be the case II rem.
lers 1t the more disrespectful TO this
House. will not object TO the mess.
age being read, although l might prop.
erly do 10 Under the circumstance, be.
cause we owe respect TO the great office
which that man holds. Although we
may notrespeot the incumbent, and The
publication Of the message Is certainly
an act Of disrespeCt, but who IL the
guilty partyP The President In hand.
ing out Ills message In advance OF Its
Official PRONUNCIATION has done nothing
more or less than has been done by hiA
predecessors In Office, bat always with
the express or implied pledge OF honor
that Il will not be pu bllshed until OF.
AhAhtiy - "N"pOt
Of the press, deeply regret that the
pledge OF honor has been violated,
think for game which is not worth the
candle.
Mr.. Farnsworth insisted on the regu.
lar order Of business, which was the
reading OF the annual message.
The clerk at l;S5 proceeded toread the
Presidents message.
Mr.. Schenck In moving the reference
Of the messageto the Committee OF The
Whole, said: There Is u great deni In
that message which think II probable
will command Che assent OF most OF the
United States, and there Is great deal
more, and especially In that part which
relates to the reconstruction of the
States that have been In rebellion,
treating ~ II does In spirit not only
Of defiance, but may even say OF Ill.
temper towards Congress-, which / ap.
prehend will not, when we come to dis.
Cuss the contents OF the message In the
Committee, pass without challenging
criticism or comment. When the mes.
sage first came In he spoke Of II Ms mp.
pnrently disrespeetful that the