The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-02
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IN .h.ll b. elected printer to Congress who i
mot practcal printer. and OF falr rcpntatl.n q
u sk;,I and ability. The printer TO either House
hall rive bonds III 81, 900, and reducing pres
Ont prices 40 per cent wcae debated.
The Minority report was read, concluding that
Mr. Cords contract with Narrowed and Engish
was in violation Of the act Of Congreas. snfi de-
claring the Office Of printer 70 the House w.
cant.
Gurley advocated the bill for Government
printing house, and Chapton opposed ~
srS.TE--Mr. Seward appeared in his seat and
was warmly greeted by many Senators OF both
parties.
The bill granting pension 70 the widow o.
Col Thomas L. Harris was passed.
Mr. Wirfnll called attention 70 the speech Of
Mr. Bingham. in which an extract Was made
from one Of his (WigfalPs) IN which language was
attributed to him that he never used. lie pro-
nonnccd The quotation Ms utterly false.
Mr., Bingham said he had quoted the language
from newspaper. and said he had no intention
of incorporating the Senator from Texas
Mr.. Slidell reported back the bill for the nc
unisilion Of Cuba.
Mr. Fenton reported bill providing that all
invalid pensions shall commence from the date
OF disability. The object being to place all army
and navy pensioners on an equality and remove
tinnally made for back paw lie said this measure
would require about million and half of dol
lars for arrcarages Several efforts have been
made to defeat the bill, which finally passed by
| SO against so.
! Mr. Sidell has presented q report from the
| majority Of the Committee appointed to investi
gate the charge Of corruption against the printer
ofthe Senate accompanied by resolutions which
| he moved be printed.
| Mr.. King rose to make an explanation, which
| was cut short BY motion to take up the Over
land Mail bills, which prevailed.
! Mr. Gwin appealed to Mr.. Hale to withdraw
his substitute for the present in order TO perfect
! the original bill the chair called up, the special
order being the Homestead land bill
| Mr. Gwin moved postpodement in order *
continue the consideration Of the California
Railroad biz
/ Mr.. Fessenden objected.
/ Mr.. Toonbs hoped the motion would not pre-
vail. If matters were left over in this way, ant
the Senate jumped from one subject to another
| they would never be ahie to get through with
the subject.
| The motion to postpone Aas carried; q to %
| Mr.. Wade offered the remainder Of the pres
| cnt session no Senator should speak more thar
| Is minutes, or more than once on the same sub
| iect Melton objected TO.
i Mr. Hale withdrew his substitute for the over
4 land mail bill.
/ Mr. Latham offered an amendment aathorizin!
/ The Post Master General to contract with TIN
contractors on the routes between st, Joseph
| No. and Great Salt Lake; and between Sal
i Lake and Placeryille for a semi weekly mail
The distance to be done in 20 days, and no
| more.
Boston, May 20.
seven witnesses were examined at Wypoutl
to-day before the Coroner il. she poisoning cas-
| OF Miss Mary Tirrell. The evidence was conciu
i siye Of the death by corrosive suhlimate, bu
there vas no proof Of Henry's implication. tn
i verdict is expected tomorrow.
4 Alexander Moore was arrested IN Manchestc
Yesterday, charged by his wife with poisoning hi
i wife daughter, aon-in-law, servant girls, by pla
cling white lead in flour. All are in a critics
condition, with faint hopes of their recovery.
Washington. May %.
i The act Of recommitting the IsciAc Laiiroa
bill, together with the various amendments TO tn
select Committee of the House to-day, is regart
ed az equivalent to its postponernent for the PR
sent session. The raa5ols for .iias disposing
it include the onntrariety Of opinions as to tn
proper location Of the road, and the unsufiicicnc
of the conditions to secure the execution Of II
work bv those on whom the franchises were I
| be conferred.
Inc nome S0HltHiLlee on Aildlis y
day unanimously agreed to report the Senate bi
appropria,ing tlo'0Uo to Townsend Harris II
negotiating the treaty with Siam, which is il
tended as an acknowledgement of his raaabl
| services TO the commerce in the East.
f The present Of the Z. s. Agricultural Societ
to the japanese consists Of 100 varieties Of III
i principal cereals and vegetable seeds with the
botanical designations. Each Of the princes r,
ceives the silver medal of the Society with the
: names inscribed in their own characters.
r Ihe Japanese for Several days past have bee
O. tour of inspection throughout the city,
They were particularly interested in q large Jew
elry establishment, witnessing the manutsctnT
Of the faer qualities Of gold and silver orn;
ments.
Mr. Wendell was before the Covode committe
again on Wednesday, and stated that of tn
amount used to carry the LecEMp.oR al. shroug
i Congress, ne contributed $40 coo out of his ow
pocket; the President or Cabinet did not d
tinctly ask him to do SO, but his intercourse wit
: them led to the inference that he would be re
p,l if he made the expenditure. lie also pal
, something to help elect Foster of Pennsylrani;
What a shgewd CID -. a. il was, and ho'
nicely It covered pits tracks,
Madame Bodisee, widow Of the late Russia
! Minister, was married to-das to Captain Scott, Q
the British Army. He was dressed in full un
: form President Buchanan gave the bride .ga,
Among tnose present were Lord Lyons, Secrt
Z tary Thompson and many Senators and Repr,
sentatiycs in Congress.
, Tie Committee Of Ways and Means have NJ
} der consideration the petitions presented by Nj
: Ities, numerousiy sisaed by business men Z
New York, asking Congress to require the Mint
to receive copper cents at par in exchange to
other coin.
Mr. Hateh's report on the Canadian Reciprc
IL,
main article of agreement in that instrument bp
the Administration also reported against
and the Treaty will be opposed upon the door
the House
THE Secretary OF State declines to compl
with the call Of the House for copy Of Hatch
report on the ground that il would be incompat
bic with the public interest
The Judiciary gommittaa Of the Senate hav
agreed On bill compelling the attendance
, witnesses who may be summoned by the Con
nittces Of either House.
Boston, May %.
The Arabia arrived at II o'clock tonight
Her news is mainly anticipated .ia Halifax, by
the details In regard to the Italian affairs arc ii
teresting.
The following are among Gar;baldfs procl;
nations. The hrstis to the Neapolitan army:
Foreign insolence reigns over Italian groun
in consequence Of italian dscord, hut on the ia
Of San,ntes and MART, united with the brethre
, of Sicily YOU shall Join the Italians Of the Mort
on that day our nation, of which YOU are III
/, finest part, shall resume its place, as in forme
+, times, among the nations in Europe. I. m IT.
ian soldier, only aspire TO see you drawn up sid
by side with these soldiers Of Wares and Ia
Marine, in order jointly to fight against the en-,
! mics of Sicily.
(Signed.) G. GARARaLp!
Another proclamation is to the inhabitants ,
Naples:
It il time for you to initiate the magnanimo,
i example Of Sicily BY rising against the mos, in
pions Of tyrants 10 the pcrinrcl and blood thrs
! race that has so long tortured and trampled {
YOU. Let the free government succeed wi,
: eleven millions Of Italians now and substitute Il
the foul Bourbonc fag the glorious tri-color, Il
happy symbol Of national independents and ur
4 ", without which true and durable liberty is ii
possible. Your brethren of the North des
!. nothing more than to see yon join the Italia
| family, tSigredl &. aARspALps.
G. RIcARDl
! Blron STIcco.
!. The one TO the Sicilians il as follows: