Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-19

w..h,nv,on. March IL

xxxIvsA Csn9rss--Firss sessiss'
Washingson, March y. Ii
60. .,n,;nued from noon. Mr.. Hunter
.s..,,.a the resolution OF the Virginia legisls
,rrc n favor Of giving retired and disrated ns'
: se -. onnortunty to yindicate their tarnsneu
sa.or M. Brown concluded his speech reiause
- AZ. Clsrton gniwer treaty, and the enlistmeh.
1910, hearing severely the want oil faith OF
the British government. Mr.. Mallory agreed WIN
the EXPRESSED views Of Mr.. u. lie aia no. 70
leye there would be var there ougn. W y
no,. hn, is Il should arise there would DC no
,r,;, - o,r resources. He referred to the acton
&c sna;n in 1883, when rhe English minister was
r,5ered 10 unit the capitol within rorty-e,ght
harrs ar sooner IL possible. He could see no
imprapriety in pursuing sI'niiar course here;-
TIE nj establishing the Court of Claims; also
.be hill TO authorize two judges to hold court a.
4 quorum, and providing for the appointment o'
An assistant solicitor. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March Is.
sESArr.-Mr. Seward presented resolutions
of the Legislature of New Pork, in favor ~
modification of the laws granting pensions anu
bounty land to revolutionary soldiers. =
Mr. Birler's resolution for the purchase OF
.,n;as orDr Kanc's narrative of the Arctic tx
nedition was discussed
HorsY.--Mr Ready introduced bill to REM.
and refund duties on Railroad Iron. helerrea
Committee ON Ways and Means. A.,
Mr.. Purviance spoke in favor of granting the
Committee on elections power to send LOT per
sons and papers in the Kansas contested election.
Mr. Casey argued that the House mas inc con
stitutional right to 60 beyond the reeo,a' =, L.
| der to procure information to properly deter
| mine the question q 81
Mr.. TAYLOR argued that in the proper sense OF
| tho term atherc is no election contested, there
| fore Mr.. Reader has no right to be heard:
Mr.. Todd insisted that the validity of the laws
of the Kansas Legislature should be inveshga.
/ ed also the fact that law and order IN the terri
| tory had been destroyed, and the substitution OF
tho bowie knife and rifle for the principles OF
free government. .,
| Mr.. Wathburne, of Me-, Chairman OF the COM
mittee ON Elections, gave notice of his intention
TO press ayote on the resolution tomorrow
Mr.. Harris of ILL.,, contended that Mr.. Reeder
had not an inch of ground to stand upon. ny
Sinking the true question the majority OF tue
Committee on Elections seek to entangie the
House with false view of the case The op-
iect of the Committee was to unduly excite the
public mind and carry the black flag OF abo.
iition over the land in the coming Presidential
election Mr.. Reeder sought to be smuggieo
into the House only when he supposed MAJOR
ity here affiliate with him in his pretensions.
Mr.. Letcher said if Mr.. Reeder has been foil
. ed in his scheme of plundeI at Pawnee, he, IN u
+ forlorn condition, leagued himself with party
to which he before protested to be opposed ana
now sets up these pretenslons. s-
Messrs Brown and Mallory, spoke sustaining
the views of the course of the Administration IN
regard to the Bulwcr and Clayton treaty, and the
enlistment question. Mr.. NJ. desired to have Mr..
) Champion dismissed. -,
, The House discussed the Kansas question till
:. adjournment
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March ii.
. Petitions were presented from merchants and
4 importers of Boston New York and Philadelphia
: for revision of the tariff.
. Mr.. johnson reported in favor of printing 81,
n 900 copies of the Majority and Minority Reports
A of the Territory Committee on Kansas being five
q hundred copies for each.
Y Mr.. Trumbull opposed the motion. He tho
n the minority reported the Slavery question in
l. | mastery MANNER its positions being unanswera
!, BILE, and it was not written as reply to the de
II tails ofthe majority report. He was unwilling
o to send out with the endorsement of the Senate
= a document containing SO many unanswerabi'
If assumptions, erroneous deductions, and ncon
,r sistencies.
is Mr.. Wade asked Mr. Trumbull to yield the
" DOR for adjournment.
Mr.. Douglas.-I hope the courtesies OF tn
IF Senate have not been taken advantage of IL
- my absence to make an assault on me.
II Mr. Trumbull.-No, sir, know not whethe
IN YOU were present or absent when l was com
- menting on the report, l did not introduce thu
y subject or know that it would come up to-day
Mr.. Dougas-My colleague dares to say IL
face of the fact that was absent, he acted witt
- unfairness in attacking the report when l wa
,p detained by illness. l would ask him within
as what reasonable time his speech will be printed
rs Mr. Tt think it will be published by Mon
g! day.
n Mr. D. and T. had sharp personal debate in
I'd volving the soundness of their respective polit
h. | cal sentiments Mr.. Crittenden and MIR. Sun
in ncr also took part in it,
sc Mr. Douglas-Mr. Douglas said: If can ask
lis postponment till Monday will reply to MI
en- Trumbull's speech on Tuesday.
he Mr. Seward-Take your own time.
en- Mr.. D.-(quickly,) understand that game c
&C. take your own time. The Senator from Masst
tn chusetts took his own time to circulate hbt
Sc on me when the Nebraska bill was reported.
Oh understand my colleague to say he came here
as a Democrat. That will be news to the Democri
on CIV of Illinois, and is a libel on the Democrat
;, of the State.
i'm Mr. Crttenden inteposed and said that the dc
IN bate had transcribed the rules of decorum.-
he the Senator had charged libel on Mr.. Trumbul
M Sensation.
Mr.. Douslas-I should have been better sati
hit fed if the Senator from KY. had, when tn
all Black Republicans denounced us in coarse term
ay rebuked them for want of courtesy
ed Mr.. Crittenden-To what do you allude =!
ar Mr. Douglas-When they made coarse an
at vulgar parzan assaults on the Democratic sio
"a Of the Senate.
Va Mr.. Crittenden-It was not more OF my bus
- ness than that of others to call Senators to ofde
ow for personalities This is not the place for viii
on peration-such ,uatters should be settled els'
it, | where.
co. Mr. D Il do not regard the Senator as goo
.os authority in Illinois politics. was speaking
&c events of which am better capable Of judgin
of than he.
After further eolloquy, the chair decided N
AR Douglas remarks as not personal
ial HousE,-Mr. Washburne argued in favor
Div the resolution empowering the committee
elections to seEd for persons and papers in II
nj Kansas case He said Mr.. Reeder was remove
wo because he would not be the slave and tool
he Mission to China or Great Britain if he would r
so sign the GOvernorship.
Ct Mr. Smith of Va Do / understand the ger
ia tleman to make that charge? .. Ii
1ot Mr. WI have seen such statement in Il
be- newspapers, and the - correspondent wi
ant made it, dared the Washington Union to deny
lst- and dare the gentleman from Va. to make
to denial.
err Mr.. ST. believe it to be bold and unmtigat
use falsehood, and it is unbecoming in any memb
of to make such statement.
are Mr.. w. believe every word of it-there a
lies gents who can speak for the executive.
ar 81.
of New ORLEANS, March l2.
or The steamer Prometheus arrived here tod
ma from San Suon, March 9TH, and brings San Fra
to cisco dates to Feb. goth.
ino The Northern Light left Sal. Juan for NJ
be York on the 9Th, with $500, 900 treasure.
tbe The markets had slightly improved.
emit The mines yielded largely.
9th shock of an earthquake was felt at San Fra
re- CISCO on lhe loth, anu was also 1eit throuehe
.se the State.
in. Much Indignation was felt at the appointing
to Of McDuffey, professional gambler, to the Nj
iai shaship of the Northern district. 1t is thong
emit that the President has been imposed upon, a
of strong petitions for his removal are bel
ent signed. 5f.s 8s75as
mir. i. Oregon and Washington territories are 81
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