The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-09
CJUNE, 1889
w ashingt0n, Jups 5.

ii Vi go Washingson, Juns s.
p SExAy1--Nr. Sumner presented petition
9 Lewis Tappcr and Others OF New, York again
7 the imprisonment Of Thaddeus HYATT
Also, i memorial Of the citinens Of Massach,
i ! sctts Of African descent - the sane effect :
: Referred % the Harpsrs Ferry Invsstgasin
: Committee.
II NJ Pagh presented letter ana documep,
from ComptFollef Medill, relative 70 charge
made against him which wcFe referred 70 Il
J Select Committee.
The bill fixing the time for holding the Unitc
! States Court In Florida vas taken up an
passed.
j The Post Office Deficiency Bill was receive,
from the House with non-concurrence in III
Senator's amendment, striking out the provist
Tor the restoration Of discontinued mail reports
~. Hunter asked for . Commitsec on Confer
cnce. Agreed to.
i The Houmas Land Grant was taken IN. Il
| Ar. Bayard addressed the Senate in opposi
ton l9 fFf 2
4 Collamer replied there was no ground for The
sweeping charges Of Green against the people oi
Kansas, and his history Of actions in Kansas vas
iaHacious. Green was understood TO say that
the Senator misrcprescnted his position. know.
ingiy. Collamer said that was the parliamentary
way Of charging falseho0d; such accusation had
Ecver before been made, and he was mortified
that AZ his age it should be made. Green vas
| under the impression that the Senator designed
TO inisrepresent him, in regard to the charge OF
falsehood; he cndeayorcd TO treat it with iocu-
larity. "
| Mr. Collamcr said it was a serious matter To-
him. s CO. aa ta8
Mr. Green was understood to explain by saving
perhaps the Senator misunderstood him.
| Mr. Wigfall spoke against the admission.
! MrWadc spoke in its favor and against Greene
amendment TO change the boundary. Bin post
poned 33 against q.
Messrs- Pugh and Latham acted with the Re-
publicans and Kelly with the Democrats. ss
Crittendcn, Nicholson, Douglas and Clay were
absent The latter two paired without action.
The bill was laid aside and the Kansas bill taken
| up.
Mr.. Green said he would vote upon the bin
without any reference to the question of slavery.
| He would vote for the admission Of Kansas. hut
not with Constitution as it now stood. He OBJ.
iected to it on the ground that the boundaries
proposed con1icted with the Indian tribes He.
| reviewed the history Of Kansas and attributed
the disorders which occurred to the effects Of the
Emigrant Aid Societies to colonize and abolition
ize Kansas IN
The army bill was taken up.
Trnmbull said the effect Of the vote would be
to defeat the bill, and moved to postpone the
army bill, and consider instead the Houmas grant
bill; negatiyed, 2s to 80.
The consideration Of the Army bill was pro-
eeeded with
The amendment to pay 81 600, 600, interest To
State on money advanced during the war Of
1912 was debated at length, and reiec,ed, 25 to
20. 4 # s 'aA 4
An Appropriation for the regiment of Texas
volunteers was concurred in, % to lS. 4
Mr.. Hale offered an amendment limiting the
pay Of all officers Of the Army except Lieut..
Generals to $4,000 annually
Rejected, 10 to 81, without finishing the bill
Adjourned
HousE-Mr Reynolds called up the Senate
bill to make provision for the return and sup
port for limited period, Of the recapturetl Afri-
cans 8#A
The Committee on judiciary proposed to
amend by increasing the sum from 100 to 10 !
dollars for their comfortable clothing, shelter
and provisions, for period not exceeding year
from the date Of their landing ia Africa, and also
increasing the aggregate amount from 5000, 900
to s25o,OOO.
Mr. Taylor offered an amendment that no con
tract entered into by the President shall be re-
newed by him until a Convention shall be enter. |
ed into between the United States and Great Bri-
tain, making joint provision for the return Of |
all re-capturcd Africans i
Mr. Taylor advocated his amendment, SAYING |
that while We return, such negroes, Great Britain
does not lie wanted to leave the whole matter |
open for the consideration Of Congress |
Mr.. Reynolds replied that this bill proposed |
only to carry ont the existing law for the pro-
hibition of the slave trade to the recommends
tion of the President in his recent special mes.
sage. +
Mr. Crawford wished to move to strike ont so |
much Of the bill as provides for the maintenance
OF negroes one year, desiring to test the sense Of
the House on that subject He maintained that |
there was not a word in the Act Of 1919, which |
requires justiies or permits the United States to
support one year those returned to Africa. These
wild Africans should not be supported from the
Treasury boon not granted to any white
man.
Mr.. Reynolds showed that the provisions in
the bill carried out the Interpretation Of Presi
dent Monroe, of the Act OF lSl9 which had
been followed from that time to this, and the
gentleman from Georgia would find that Con-
gress, in March 1859, appropriated $4,000 for
request Of President Buchanan.
Mr.. Crawford said the House in 1859 actually
denied that any such use was to be made Of the
So, 600.
Mr.. REYNOLDS replied that one thing was GER
tain, the President advised Congress that he had
made contract for the maintenance and clothing
of the Reho Africans for one year. He asked for
The appropriation and Congress granted it.
Mr.. Smith, Of Virginia asked Mr.. Reynolds to
accept the Amendments providing that no African
Dr. negro found on any vessel engaged in the
'lavc trade which may be recaptured bv an
American vessel, shall not be returned to Africa
against his consent.
Mr.. Reynolds could not consent to that under
he operation Of the previous question.
The amendment Of the Committee on Judicial
y was adopted t.
Mr.. Taylor's amendment was rejected, II
against 90.
Z The bill was passed, l2l against SO.
The Missouri Contested Election Case was dis
,assed. Adjourned.
st. Joseph, June 4.
The pony express left on Saturday night, az
Usual, with fair number Of dispatches and full
nail. Among the dispatches was one Of instruc-
ions from the War Department, ordering sufi-
,ient force to be sent Immediately from Camp
Floyd TO protect and keep open the route.
Utica, June 5th.
The following letter from Ex-Governor Sew.
nour in relation TO the use Of his name in con-
ncction with the Baltimore nomination, is pub.
ished in the Utica Daily Observer Of this p. m
To THE Error DAILY OBSERVER Although
have at all times objected to the use Of my
name in connection with the nominations to be
made by the National Democratic Convention,
and You have also repeatedly in the course Of the
past year, with my approval coniradcted in your
Journal the rumors that was willing to take a
place upon the national ticket, find am still
spoken Of by the press and individuals for the
otfice Of President or Vice President While I
an gratiied with the expressions Of confidence
and regard which ! receive from the State and
from other sections Of our country, deem il
due to myself and others to state publicly that
10 not wish the nomination for either office, and
have requested the Delegation from this Con-
gressional District TO withdraw my name in case
i is presented to the Convention which will meet
1t Baltimore on the 18th instant. II
In common with the mass Of the Democratic
party, look forward with confident hope to the
result Of that Convention. feel assured ii any
Dit and patriotic person shall be presented with
certain triumph awaits Us. The
coming contest involves the highest Interests Of
our people and the stability Of our institutions,
and wish to be left free 10 do battle against
the spirit Of meddling fanaticisn, which has been
80 hurtful to the honor Of o,r eo,,ntrv and 40 Il