Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-07-23

Washington, July Is.

Washington, Jul, is.
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Mr. Brown from the Committee OF the DICT.
Of GaltEtia, reported bill resroeetiing George.
ta1n 10 MARYLAND. The bill! supplementary to
the arr afnegiatory Of several acts respecting
copy right approrsd the I'd OF June, 1891, was
reported by Mr.. Bro3n from the Committee on
Judiciary Mr.. Seward hoped the Bill would
Immediately be pat en- its passage "a i, was of
considerable importance. The Bill was passed
The Bill for the FINAL adjudication of titles to
Swamp Lands between pirate claimants and the
state of Louisiana.
Dir. johnson of Tenn, then made speech on
the three million arrangement bill, confending
that an appropriation was necessary to place the
country in proper state of aefence II was
peace and not war measure. There is not,
he said, a!nrnuniting enough on the Pacific to
fire ten rounds with the guns there and in case
of war not enough in the whole country to fire
twenty-five rounds with all our guns Further
consideration of the bill was postponed until
Monday.
The Senate then went into Executive session,
and was nearly four hoars engaged III cousi,lera-
ton OF the question whether more than 200
nominations, or promotions of the President,
sent in some two months ago, TO supply the va
canries occasoned by the action of the late Ma
val Board should be passed on before the House
take action on the Senate biz, providing a remedy
meritorious officers sggriered by the Naval
Board The Senete will probably go into Exec
ntiye session tomorrow.
Mr.. Keith said it was not his purpose to widen
any breach or any feeling: he much preferred
the opposite He vindicated South Carolina
from tie charges brought against her conduct
in the revolution he wildly set forth the suf-
fering and patriotism ofSoutb Carolisians, conten-
ding that the exploints of Mass in that struggle
had been greatly exaggerated
Mr. Keith, after speaking in disparagement of
Massachusetts, and in no complimentary terms
of Mr. Burlingames sentiments and rhetoric, he
said he was in the Senate when the assault was
committed. He knew that it would be commit
ted unless Mr. Sumner should make an explana-
ton or apologize, but he repeated he knew not
the time when, nor the place where, the assault
would be committed. He did not anticipate it
would be in the Senate Chamber. 1t appeared
that his otfense was that he did not turn inform
: era character which he regarded as Infamous.
He would never violate the confidence reposed
in him, even by his bitterest enemy against the
best friend he had, was he to inform in favor of
a man who had made false charges against the
district of Columbia, and slandered a distinguish
ed Senator, relative Of his late colleague, Mr..
Brooks, for the individual opinion Of the House,
for which he cared nothing; but he did care for
the opinion Of the House, officially expressed
He represented men who lived on battle plains,
which had been DETAINED by Mr.. Sumner, and
therefore he-was sensitive. He had already sent
his written resignation to the Governor of South
Carolina, to take effect to-day, and would now
announce he was no longer a member of this
Congress.
The House took up the resolutions of Com
mittee on Elections, and resolved that j. G. Al
len was not, and VIM b. Archer was elected q
representative from Illinois, and invited tn take
his seat. Adjourned
Washington correspondence of the Herald of
the 9th says: am informed this evening that
Il requisition from the Gov. of California to the
President, has been received, calling on him to
enforce the laws which have been tramphed upon
by the Vigilance Committee Of that State. h.