The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-03-02

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III NJ esv4s4 ~
The PreAdenf te1do5 ttos tozNao Bseses 10
ecnasnsafio1 - yessoas ol5esos ~ arpsantwsne.
having been mads noasly altogether dnsing III
recess u OenEte1e. Il
sf 1NOA-llllllll oelFsuGty1oSogSevE8E1J
infosnaaioa fro@ NAs 49, -, ~ tssseusion q
voluntarily yeeaee hte niseien.
Alexaedef ". Robinson ~ beeh sppotnted
I 20 the 8eneral sapessoSsude1cy u Indies AGaie1
vss 80: CsmMiaEa s,ss ,H.sssl ssEs
] s+Ehe challenge having been wieEtfs Mn. and
the secopds retired. Aessrs. Crittendep. foofn6a
, and Kennedy, ol Kentucky, have effected !
. essuemeas 2! me diiAcaity between Aeases-
Oay and Callo0,p and shey hove fatusped %
1 y Arlington, HI -
. The House kansas COMMITTEES had : meeting
, to-night but nothing Of importance srAnspired,
the vote being tie Id CoGeo0ueucc az he All
! ssncs cf Nr. Letchens ~ y a q, n. ss5ests.
|, i Mr. Macon presented seeolutiops, asking In
formation a to the conditiou of ne Nav for
MANY years past. Alb6, felaefvO 20 captDreo Or
vessels and prize money d1siha ~ late was.
Mr. Csittesdea psesestsd ietfer from NJ.
Shields. and moved that he take bic seat a.
Senator from NinEesota. The letter argues that
Minnesota u Sovereign Bate suf oNe Of he
members of sAe United ySsases. IL speaps %
ssseeAl peecdants for thn RuidanCa ar he
Senate in the matter
II A discussion took place Is to whether Il vaea
II privileged questions s Has II ss4
Mr. Pugh thoughs il was, but eonsended thss
Minnesota had mot 60 far complied With the
II terms Of admission Is 10 entjtle her Senators %
Il be sworn without some action IS Coorress. ~
4 Mr.. Crittendet sent up ~. SAieIds' ore
dsnsialsa 80 a84ss4 Al u I'D. III 49, ts
/ M. Crittentlen argued that the matter Wa :
i question Of privilege. He commended that NJ
/ Shields right TO the seat wa % good % his
i own, and argued the Importance Of immediase
/ sctiou. 7g ssssssf44 Z. 4 e4sas $3.50.
4 NJ. Johnsou, OF Alliances, noved 70 lay the
| subject on the table-lost BY vote Of rs 70 -.
i Mr. Toombs2.said the whole ouese,on vas. Il
| Ainnesota State? He Submitted resolution
| referring the question Of NJ. Shields 90 tbe ia
dietary CON-, with Instructions 70 inquire wheth.
| er Minnesota was State ii the Union under
| the constitution. ssss8aAe u Ell
The army bill was then taken an - eons;de
ration, The pendiux propesieion vas the aub
stitute Of Mr.. johnson OF Tenn. for tho employ.
ment Of 1000 volunteers, This va amended s.
reducing the number TO 3tEW. The hin vas
then discussed nt length and the subvtitueo re-.
iected BY % against 49,.
Mr.. Hunter proposed. - q Substitute. for tho
original bill 10 increase the regular army ~ adj
ding 10 1t one regiment Of Drerooue md tvo N
Intaasry. .s4A q, n Il sl-455-'7S s# -l7.- 1900
N M. Puah moved 10 amend " Hnne,,. s,h.
stitute by authorizing the President 10 accent |
Of the services OF volunteers not exceeding aOdo
to serve ~ cavalry o. jnfan,rv Tor 4 800 nr.
less sooner discharred. TLis 80 .don.sd \,
u against 25.
d. The bill in this form was then reported "a The
Senate ana Rejected ~ Il .r.;r.e IL 80
An amicable personal ernlsn.,ion tool nl.c.
between Bell and johnson.
Mr. Bell remarked that he did not say that
he would disregard the instructions ar the Ten.
ne see Legislature but thar ne voDld mat ohev
them Nor did he say that he would vote far
che admissions Of Kansas under lie I1ecomntnn
Constitution He was inclined 20 20 aga;nst Il.
but would await new deyelopments ~
Mr. Seward begged leave 20 inserpose. saving
that he had maid narficular attAnfion 4, M.
Belle speech. and when M. johnson reDlied ~
saw that M. j. had misapDrehended. when ~
spoke as if Mr. B. had pledged himself ia vote
tor the admission Of Kansas undsr tha I~comn.
ton Constitution. s aI7s.-
The Senate then adjourned till Monday.
HoUsE.-Mr Quitnan from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill authorizing the
President TO call out a. occasion NAV rennire
four additional regiments of volunteers.
MI. Quitman expressed his oninion th.t III.
bill was more Indicative Of public sentiment
than any yet presented aa hA+e.
Action thereupon was postponed eill We'd
nesday. .
The Mafteson expulsion case was called 10,
Mr.. Harris Of Ill, expressed his firm belief
that the House had the power and it was it,
duty to pass the resolution, aud do it q once
ell she facts in the case we're in the form Of de
positions, with which members we're probably
familiar. f@# my s#18A ~
Mr. Keitt said that on q former occasion he !
had moved % an set OF simple justice 4 post
p0pement Of the case, having been informed
that Mrs. Matteson was sick He had since
learned that the statement was fabricated-L !
some accounts say that she was sick, and Others
that she was enjoying better health than ever.
He read statement from the family physician
that Mrs. Matteson had not seen we'll day for !
six months past, and during the last six weeks !.
had suffered more than ever. 1sa2.9i is&s4 ss
\ Mr.. Seward said that . more Important oues-
ton could not Be presented. He voted for The :
expulsion Of Mr.. Matteson because he thought :
it just, but would defend his constitutional :
rights in the House. The last Congress had 9
exhausted its constitutional power over the =
is the Law or clause in the con-
'titution prohibiting the people from electng
any man they choose. .aftAs-
Mr.. Stanton contended that the House saust 4
keep within the spirit Of constitutional rulee. =
lnd the rules Of the common Law, namely, that
40 man shall be punished twice for the same !,
'ffence. Mr.. Matteson has already been tried, X
and punished. It, astl ssaf
Mr.. Taylor, of Alabama, believed that Nat. !,
eson WAS guilty. and that his conduct was dis. Z
graceful as An American citizen, but contended j
hat the Constitution rave Conrreaa mn rn~er =
Q expel Z member e1ceps fos alisorderly con-
luct. The House should adopt rules which =
hould be the ground Of expulsion. He antici-
'Ated NO good results from deciding this case !.
= the absence Of such rules In the sbsence !. i