Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-04-25

which if true would disgrace him and
justify criminal prosecution. 3D.. that
Homer made false statements in dis clrarg.
ing his official duties. A committee Of
five were then appointed TO investigate
charges against the .do2r-keeper.
Mr. Richardson asked leave to offer a
resolution that as elect committeeol five be
be appoint with power to send for persons
and papers, to investigate and report to
this House, lst. Whether Thos. Ewing,
Secretary of the Interior, has re-opened
and paid the claim of the Ewings. amount
ing to $770, after the same had been adj
Indicated and rejected by the proper off,
GERS of the government, before Mr. Ewing
was indicted in said office, what agents
operated and what clerk introduced said
claim. 2. Whether said Ewing allowed
$4,000 az interest on the claim of Com.
Jas. Barrow, of Virginia for services in
the navy during the revolutionary war,
and after the princi pal had been paid, if
paid, whether simple or compound inter-
est. and if it was by authority of law. 3.
Whether said Ewing paid the Chckasaw
claim, amounting to sos, after the same
had been adjudicated and projected by the
proper officer and before Mr. Ewing was
indicted into office, who were the agents
OF the attorney and whether they now held
office. 4. Whether said Ewing has usurp-
ed power and whether any officer of his
has reversed the opinion of the commits
sioner of pensions, and If so on what al-
thority has il been done. 5. Whether per-
SONS in office approves by said Ewing, cor
responded for news pers, and il so, what
salaries they received, and what papers
they write for. Speaker decided rules
could not be suspended. House then went
into committee of the whole on the state
Of the Union, and resumed consideration
of Presidents special message enclosing
copy Of the California message.
Mr. Ewing having the floor advocated
Mr. Netherlands plan TO admit California
and settle Texas boundary by money con-
sideration, and provide territorial govern
mem for California and N. Mexico, Ieav-
ing question whether slavery shall exist
there to be settled BY supreme court. Adj
jouined.
SENATE.-The committee of investiga-
tion into the disorder OF Yesterday, was
announced as follows: Dodge of Wis,
Webster, King, Phelps, Ru>k, Bell and
Shields. Dodge asked to be excused be-
cause of peculiar relations existing be-
tween him and Benton. Foote said tha.
az far as he was concerned he would pre-
fer the senator TO any man in America
Dodgethanked Foote for the expression of
kind feeling but said from delicacy of feel
ing upon the subject he must insist upon
being excused.
Benton moved TO postpone all prior
orders for the purpose of taking up the
bill Of admission Of California as a state
after discussion upor the question of or
der the Vice President ruled that the mo-
ton TO postpone could not be made until |
subject postponed had been first taken up.
Benton then moved that the Senate pro-
coed to the consideration of the California
bill. Clay moved to lay the motion on
the table, which was agreed to, yeas q,
nays "a.
Senate then resumed the consideration
ofunfnished business Of yesterday, Foote
having the floor said in view of the ext !
gency of the case he would refrain from |
any further remarks, and simply ask the
senate TO come to speedy vote. Mangnm
expressed hope that The senate would /
vote seriaiim on all of Bent6n's PROPOSE
tions, and the vote would then be taken |
without any debate by mAjorities, or any !
attempt TO restrict debate by majority.
Clay expressed his hearty concurrence in |
what had just been said. The question
was then taken up on Benton's amend
ment, ins,ruc,ing the committee not to con-
meet California with any other measure.
Tie amendment was rejected by yeas rs,
nays Is.