The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-05-04
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ss# u Washington, April "a.
The House ICommi,tee on the judiciary
now considering The subject Of repeating th
Neutrality fsaws. Hseaa a @
The House Comnit,ee on Naval Affairs ha
authorised their Chairman 70 report bill 70
the construction Of five slo0ps OF war Of smal
size.
TIE same COMMITTEES 10 also considering ID,
| question OF increasing the pay Of the officers o
| the navy. E - s
| The Chairman Of the Committee OF Way
and Means will shortly Introduce proposition
for the meeting OF the next Session Of Congress.
on the first Monday in November, being OF shs
opinion that il will then be necessary TO re-
model or modify the Tariff and Revenue
| System.
The reporting back BY Mr.. John Cochrane,
fro,u the COMMITTEES Oh Commerce, Of the va
ticus River and Harbor Improvements, intro
duced and referred to the Committee, be dis
charged from the further consideration thereof
has been very generally construed as an advers
report upon them. They we're reported back
only to relieve the Committee in Parliament
ary manner.
There IS little if any doubt, that the Admin.
istratio,i will soon ask the authorization Of q
loan OF $0U,OOO,UOU 10 Oe AppiteV W Vie re-
demp,ious Of the Treasury Notes.
is The friends Of the new Kansas measure are
entirely sangcine Of its success during the pres.
ent week Douglas, Stout and Broderick are
not only opposed to it, but are actively endea-
voring to effect its defeat
= The Senate yesterday confirmed the nomina-
ton of Jno. Cadwallader to the pennsylvania
JudgeShip, made vacant BY the death Of Judge
Kane. The former similar announcement arose
frou a Misrepresentation. H s
HoUsE,-Mr. Quitman asked leave to intro.
duce joint resolution concerning the admis-
sion Of new States into the Union.
Mr. English objected.
Cries for the reading Of Mr.. Qnitman's reso-
luton followed.
The Speaker sustain Cd Mr.. English's point Of
order, as . privileged question was already
pending. as
Mr.. QuitmAn said his resolution applied to the
future.
The Speaker settled the question to be on
agreeing to the smended motion to postpone the
report of the Committee Of Conference on the
Kansas bill, till the second Monday in May.
Mr.. Harris asked unanimous consent Tor the
postponement Of its consideration until Wednes.
day.
Mr.. English acquiescel, but various other
gentlemen objected
Cries Of. Let the vote be taken now 'oues-
Mr.. Msrshall, Of Ky.-"If the consideration
is postponed until the second Monday in May,
it will not be in order to move the previous
question"
Mr.. Clingman-"It is in order now"
Mr.. Trumbull moved to lay the report of the
Committee Of Conference on the table, and
inquired whether, if the motion prevailed, it
would not terminate an legislation, and leave
Kansas in the position she was before the appli-
cation was made for her admissions
The Speaker replied that his own opinion was
that it would dispose Of the whole matter.
Mr.. Stephens asked for call of the House.
The call was ordered BY l29 yeas to 20 nays.
HoUsE.-Two hundred and eight Members
answered to their names.
Mr.. Marshall withdrew his motion to lay the
report on the table. The question required on
the motion to postpone the motion until the
second Monday in May.
Mr.. Stanton, Of Ohio, said two days had al
ready been spent in taking two votes. He was
willing, by common consent, to let the question
gu over till Wednesday.
Mr.. Grow, Of Pennsylvania, inte-posed, say
ing it will not 60 over BY common consent.
Mr.. Stanton remarked that Mr.. Hill, who
made the motion to postpone until the second
Monday Of Nay, was new absent. He (Stanton)
took it for granted that the melton was made in
order. meanwhile, to make up his (Hill's) opin-
ion, if the measure was postponed kuntl that
time much light would De reflected on the
question from various sections Of the country.
The subject is now presented in new or differ.
ent form.
The gentleman from Georgia, Mr.. Stephens,
had heretofore been against the submission OF
the question TO the people.
The Speaker reminded Mr.. Stanton that the
question must be confined to the mere question
of postponement.
Several gentlemen proposed the pending
question to be postponed till Wednesday, and
during the conversational debate Mr.. Seward of
Ca, said he wanted immediate action, the
Kansas bill ought to be defeated or carried
through; he wanted an end put to the contro-
versy.
A conversational debate ensued as to the pro-
priety Of postponing the Kansas question to
Wednesday next instead of the I'd Monday in
NAY.
Mr.. Harris withdrew his motion for Wednes.
day. seeing that there was diversity Of opinion
on the subject.
The House proceeded to vote on the pending
motion to postpone the further consideration OF
the report Of the Com. Of Conference to the I'd
Monday in May, audit was disagreed to-lOC
to l04.
On motion Of Mr.. Stephens the consideration
of the Report was postponed till one o'clock, Oh
Wednesday.
The Deficiency bill was returned from the
Senate with amendments two of which we're dis
agreed to by the House, viz: That striking out
$4,000 for the House reporters Ofthe Globe, anG
that striking out the provision for the settle
ment of the accounts Of the late Clerk of tht
House.
Mr.. J G Jones offered resolution that during
the present week it shall be in order each da,
for the Com. Of the Whole on the state Of tn,
Union to take recess till o'clock in the eve.
ming only.
During the contest as to whether the resolu
| ton should now be finally voted on, or ad
journ,-
Mr.. Spinner said be had proposition which
would be adopted. In response to cries Of rea,
| it the clerk began to read preamble incorpo
rating an extract from the Burlington Hawkey
newspaper alleging that an order was receive
| from Commissioner Hendricks to locate {, 90,
| acres at the Council Bluffs land sale in the nam
Of Senator Bright, aud adding that ofcourse tn
| order was complied with out of office hours an
Mr.. Bright had nice slice Of the public land
at a singe haul.
The Speaker stopped the clerk from reading
saying the paper contained reflection upo
q member OF . coordinate branch Of Congress
Mr. Washburne Of Ne. wanted to know VIII,
ther the Speaker held that Mr.. Bright was
member OF the Senate. Laughter on the Reput
lican side.
The Speaker was understood to say that
did.
NJ. Grow suggested that the charge ",
against the Commissioner Of the Land Ofic
and not against Mr.. Bright, who was the men
Der involved.
Mr.. Washburne of Ne. said that general cor
sent was given for reading the article.
The Speaker remarked that the manuel E
pressly provided that reflections should not
made on the coordinate brauch in debate.
Mr.. Hughes said the attack was on . Sen
, tor from his State. He availed himself Of Il
rule, and asked that the offensive language
. taken down at the clerks desk.
The Speaker replied that this matter did y
: come before the House 10 the manner which Il
: rules contemplated.
Mr.. Hughes hoped that the House would il
dulge him in saying that the imputation-
. was here interrupted BY general cry Of ord
: from the Republican side.
Mr.. Clay. call the gentlemen on that 81
]. to order. There Was much confusion thr0ug
= out these proceedings.
NJ Narsha11 0haeryal that merely an extfl