The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-02-11
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| III The Committee on C0mnicTe 70 inquire into
thc cxpcdiency Of further legislation for the
prevention Of violence and crime On board our
merchant marine. Yr- y.
Mr. Thompson ptescstcl \ pctItlou IN (avur d
| the freedom Of the public lands
Mr. Fitch's resolution 70 print $4,000 extra
copies Of the agrieultaral petition ~ fhs Patent
| Office reports, wos taken NJ md adopted.
Tie Post Office deficiency ILL was taken mp
| and referred To the Senate.
NJ Gfaw oDposed the amendment that 8 pr
cent interest sbould BE- received BY the coutrac-
tors in full for al CLAIMS for damages, md that
the contractors only should receive the Interest,"
3 per cent, he said, was not sufficient 70 pay the
| daDsges sustained BY The failure 81 the Govern.
i nlcflt 10 pay it, debts. q @ 9 s
Injustice was also done 70 the Assignee ny cx-
| clning him from receiving, because many had
bought certificates With the understanding that
| thew should ret che interest II was too small
| 1 business for the Senate to engage ~.
HoUsE-Mr Sherman moved that the House
proceed to the election OF Printer, and de-
handed the previous question.
Mr. Burnett demanded there be coil OF the
Il House, which was agreed 70. N
4 On motion Of Mr.. Hoard II was resolved that
the Committee on Public Expenditures should
enquire into the expenses for the printing for the
| House and report at m carly day, such modiG-
cations OF the rates paid ~ public justice and >
due regard to rigid economy in the expenditures
H require, and That they have power to examine
| witnesses and report Nc any time.
The House refused to second the demand for
the previous question by a vote Of "A against 80.
Il Mr. Stanton wished to pass over the election
1 Of Printer for the present. The House should
first reduce the prices of printing and prevent
the patronage from being used ~ . corruption
/ fund. lie wanted to prevent the work from be-
ing formed out, and select a man prepared to do
the work.
Mr. CoHax spiritcdly replied defending his
former vote for Mr.. Defrccs, he having voted
4 for Follett until there was no prospect that the
i latter could beelcctcd
4 The question was then postponed till next
j Monday FA4 4fts 1s
! The Committees were then announced:
i Ways and Mcans-Sherman, Davis Of Nd,
1 Phelps, Stephens. Washbnrnc Of Me-, Millson,
Morrill,, Crawford and Spauiding.
i Commerce. ashburne Of ILL, joins Coch.
rane, Elliott, Smith Of n. g., Morehcad, Lamar,
i Nixson and Clemens
i Military Affairs. Stanton, Curtiss, Bonham,
Burlington, Olne, McRae, Pendleton, LongneckcI
and Boteler. sgaag
i Naval Asairs.-Morris Of Me-, Bocock, Pottlc,
1 Winslow, Wilson, Curry, Sedgwick, Harris Of
Md, and Schwartz.
i Tcrritories.--Grow, Perry, Smith of La,
Gooch, w aliron Clark Of Mo-, Case, Tglland.
\ ingham and Ashley.
4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Bingham, Houston, Tay-
lor, Nelson, Kellogg OF ILL.,, REYNOLDS Robinson
i Of II. J., and Porter. 6s& 8i 2Q en-
On observation-disclosures, Davies, Campbell,
Boyce, MarstoD, Stevenson, Gdrtrell, Holton and
4 Mcknight.
Claims.-Tappan, Hoard, McClcrnard, Ely,
Moore Of Ala, Walton, Maynard Hale and
4 Hutchins y .l 6s.,a.. M. s.a..ss. \
Public Lands -Thayer, Loyeioy, Cobb, Co
\ vode, Days of Ind, Trimhle, Nandeycr, Wind
scr and Barrett. 1' ' f
i Post Offices and Post Roads -Golfax, Wood
ruff, English, Adams of KY, Alley, Davis Of
| Miss, Crige Of No., Helmick and Lee. - z
l District of Columbia--Messrs. Carter, Kilgone,
/ Burnett Rice, Garrett, Conklin, Pryor, Edscrton,
| and Anderson, of Ky.
Revolutionary Claims-Briggs, Ferry, Cox,
| Vance, Jackson, Huell, Dcjarnette, Holman and
| Fenton.
Public Expendtures-Haskin, Palmer, Ed
nunson, Kllinger, Somers, Hindman, Wood,
| Clopton and Fouke. sat 4t
Private Land caims--W ashbnrne, Of Wis,
1 Clark B. Cochrane, Avery, Kenyon, Hawkins,
/ Hamilton, Anderson, Of No, Bouligny and
Clair. "tt 1 F
/ Manutaetures--Adams,o Of Mass, Scranton, Ne
| Queen, Leakc, Moore, Of Ny, French, Dunn,
i Riggs and McRean.
griculture-Butterfeld CARY, Witty, Stew
/ art, of Pa Wright Bristow. Aldrich. Burch and
4 Graw E M 44. .5
Indian Aifairs-Eriggs, Burroughs, Woolson,
Parpeswortb 1-Iart ofE y Sce,t fesch II
MIN. Edwards and Aldrich.
Mlitia-Tompkins. jerome. Jenkins. Webster.
Packer and Simmons. .# -..--. n. .-.--.'g 1
Foreign Ahairs-Corwin, Burlingane, Banks
4 dale Norris If Pa pranch Envca MN Mis-
| and Humphrey. '''
1 Revolutionary pensions-Potter. Craig. az n.
| c., Adrian, Junkin, Reagan. Rabbit Delano and
| Leach, OF n. u
Invalid pensions -Fenton, Foster, Sickles,
I Florence. Stokes. Kellogg, ~ Mich IIali Rrsh'
son and Martin Of Ohio. I AN ',.
i 4 Roads AMI Canals-uaIior, Mor-;s ~ yr
| Dunn, Singleton. Burroughs. Gnrley. Mont rom
| cry Rust, and Ferry.
Patents-Mward, Stewart Of Nd, Durham.
| Nillaek and Frank. Gl8 5.h N fl IA
Public buildings and Gro,nds--Tra;n Rea,e
| .keitt, Acrhersaii a.d Pcytaa.
RevisaE aud TFnsn;IheI R,s,n.ss o,.,,,
Jones Howard Babbitt and Foster.
Accounts-Spinner, Kunkel. Blake. Graham
and Allen. '''
Mileage-Ashmore, Warwick. Loonis. Hind.
man and Robinson Of I'll.
Experimentation, Coyodc ana Maclar
Ex,sntl;tnres ~ ia Sta.a n...
Mexican, Stout Barr, Love and Doves.
Expenditures in the Treasury Department.
LOOMS Wells, Thomas and Train
Expenditures IN the War Department-stc
art Of Pa, Latrobc, Tolnpkins, Cooper and
Merrill. az, @45 ..
Expenditures in the Navy Dcpartncnt-IIat-
ton, Underwood, Blair. Hughes and Sherman.
Expenditures IN the Post Office Department.
Palmer, Martin of Va, Moore Of XIV, Landrum
and Stanton. s fr
expenditures in the Public Buildmgs-Bny-
ton, NOEL, Walton, Harris cf va. and Nelson
Joint COMMITTEE on the Library-Pettit, Ad-
ans OF Mass, and Pugh.
JOINT Commute on Pnnting-Guriey, Haskin
and Dimmick.
y .olnt Committee On Enrolled D;lis-Dasidson
and Theaker
The Presidents annual Message was then read