The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-01
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brought up 70 the city last svsejoe.

PcOs ~ SepOFt t1ts Wssk lney Wbt cenSu
seaman, ~ baving violated he, Las rsialise
officers Of Congress, the penalties or which !
. not more than i've nor less than one year iii Il
Penitensiary, 6te Of not more than $iu.,,s
Or less than $1,000. 4s 8+a4
Leiters from nighly intelligent Ntxican q
thor'sy announce that Mrmamon vas coIlec,in
], iunds and treasure with view of absndonin
Z MeNco. Arrangements are slso rapidly pro
{ Rreseng to furnish Alvarez Nith the need~
Arms and ammunition for his army.
me PRESIDENT has decided TO send mesa 4
70 congress stating the tact that the Govern.
mens must 90 70 protest. BY July, II relief be "a
granted Dy reissue Of Treasury Notes or 9th
erwise, and that he shall convene the nev Cor.
gress In extra session.
4 New Orleans, Feb. q.
Advices from Vera Cruz OF the 18th inss.
represent Juarez ~ preparing for . vigorous
defense OF the city against the threatened at.
| tack OF Miramon. Juarez has force alreadv
OF 1000 men and 200 field pieces, and had Or.
dered an additional iosce Of 1000 men from the
interior. He had sanguine hopes Of defeating
/ Miram0n.
saies-i5.ooo bhds Sugar s4a6a fair 10 fully
lair $500 hhds. on plantations have been sold
ofs't. Aoasses, sales. 1000 bbis., So; Pork
| at0.
n "oSusuHtVu, EHU. 20.
HoUsE-Mr. Hughes OF Ind. made ano,bse
unsuccessful motion 10 suspend the rules 20 O..
Of lS46. s ~ 'sI'a
The House went into comnit,ee on the Poe
Ofice Appropriation bill
NJ. Montgomery Of Pa. offered an amendmant
repeating the present tariff, and reviving the
Act oi ls46, with an amendment imposing spe.
cite duties on iron, &c.
The chairman, Ar. Hopkins of Va, ruled The
amendment ou; OF order, on the ground OF ir-
relevancy. Gentlemen on both the Democratic
and Republican side coincided with the Chair.
MT. montgomery appealed from the decision,
ana proceeded 70 show that he was acting in
accoroance with the rules Of the House; q tariff
naving 10 1855 been ordered by Mr. Letcber A.
Al amendment to the civil and diplomatic bill.
The decision OF the Chair was sustained. ayea
l09, nays not counted.
Washington, Feb. "a.
a desperate attempt Was made to impair the
eincieDcy or abolish altogether the New York
Essay Once, but u was voted down, IA agsinst
%. The branch mints At Charlotte and Dab
lonega we're abolished, and the sites order.
Mr.. Hale, of New Hampshire. moved A an
additional section, TO repeal the re.,ric,,on
clause Of the act TO admit Kansas, and called on
the oregon Senators 70 do for her AZ they them
selves had been done by. Messrs Lane and.
smith said when Kansas came before Congress.
seeking admission, they would act BY her Just
ly.
Mr.. Douglas, Of ILL.,, took the floor. and was
proceeding to say that his sentiments wer. we'll
known; they have undergone no change, and
ne did not expect they would change He held
.na' hahsas ought to come in, irrespective Of
the census, with such constitution as she shall
choose hence hp did
~ OF the appropriation. He wanted either the
appropriation stricken out, or the Representa-
tive clause repealed.
Mr. Ureen, Of No., entered his protest against
the introduction OF this exciting aud nfamxtory
suolect. he mentioned that he was to-day au-
thorized TO report against a constitution framed
at Leavenworth, and which had been offered
bs the Senator from New York, and that he ~ss
delaying II AT the instance of the delegate from
the Territory, who says the people do not wish
70 come IN under that constitution. Adjourned.
Boston, Feb. 23.
Aux Cages dates Of the 9th inst are received.
ihey state that everything was quiet. Prepar.
ations were being made there to receive Presi- v
dent Geffard
Doubloons had fallen from 800 to 27o.
Business was expected to revive, as the i'm
port and export duties were to be modified.
Coffee scarce.
The ex-Duke Of Aux Cages endeavored up.
successfully to raise feeling against Geffard on
the 10th ul..
Princeton, ILL.,, Feb. 22.
Yesterday a man calling himself w. Rehm,
attempted, by means Of forged telegram. 70
obtain thirty dollars from the Express Agent At
this place. Rehm went into the telegraph of.
nee during the absence OF the operator, and ob-
tanned some blanks, upon one Of which he
wrote message, signing il J. G. Fargo. The
Express Agent, knowing that the writing was
not that OF the operator, caused Rehm 70 Be Ar.
rested, and he is now in Jail. The report that
conspiracy to murder the agent was on foot,
Is groundless.
Washington, Feb. a.
caucus OF Democratic Senator'S was held
yesterday, and ID was agreed upon that no more
private bills shall be passed. Ii was also decid-
ed to take up the Cuba hill on Friday, and con.
tinne 10 session till vc;c il taken
The Times correspondent says a gentleman
recently returned from England, now in Wash-
lng'on, brings intelligence, which he says can be
relied on implicitly, 10 the effect that Great Bri.
tam, as long ago as last October, negotiated q
secret treaty with GuAtamala by which she OBJ
tanned absolute sovereignty over a portion of
the territory fouery claimed by her under cover
OF the right to cut dye woods at Bal;ze.
Nr. Hunters motion that the Senate meet dai.
ly, at ii o'clock, was agreed to.
The Chair laid before the Senate a commnni-
cation IRON the Secretary OF the Interior, en-
closing report Of the wagon roads construct.
ed under the authority OF the United States.
Mr. Bright announced tat had he been pres.
ent last night he would have voted against Mr..
Hae's amendment
Mr. Fitch, from the Committee on Printing,
introduced joint resolution AUTHORIZING the
OF Public PRINTING TO purch..s
paper in open market till new contracts can be
made, as owing TO the failure OF the Contractor
to furnish supply, the printing threatens to DO
on motion Of Mr. Yulee the Post Routes bill
was taken up; yeas 81, nays 49,
HoUsE-The Post Office Appropriation bill
was taken up. The Qnsstion was taken on con-
irring IN the amendment reported from the
committee OF the Whole on the STATE OF the
Union, providing that the contract with Butter
held Co. for carrying the overland mail. vii, i
be so construed as shall slow them 10 c.rrv ~
any route they may select according 70 the act
ot Congress under which said contract purports
20 De made, and II was negatived ~ 90 against
loZ. Ihe proviso that the Advertisements of the
nail route proposals shall be published in two
newspapers ony in each State and territory
having the largest circulation, was rejected b.
sl against lO4.
-, New York, Feb. "a.
The meeting of the Presidents OF the four
great Railroads, to-wit: the Erie, Central, Penn.
'yivanla Central and the Baltimore and Ohio.
TOOK place Yesterday, and was organized by the
appointment OF Mr.. Moran. OF the Erie, .. Chair.
nah'and Mt Barlow the umpire, as Secretary. Mr.
s'oan, OF the hudson River R r., appeared
before the meeting and stated that Tor reasons
satisfactory to the Directors of his road thew
resolved to be no further bound BY the rules Of q
ihe Convention. An attempt will probably be
made to coerce the Hudson r r., but ii il
ails the combination will be broken up.
Inc Senate vas engaged until midnight ia
animated debate upon the political issues grow.
ing out OF the unextinguishable Kansas question. 4
The point under consideration Was an amend
n'nt 70 the general appropriation bill offered
oy W. Hale to repeal the restrictive clause Of
he Kansas admission act. All the Democrats
Sena tOr3 hose DOliticxI fenats are r.g. ..daa =.