Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-02
37th Congress Special Session
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w houlNUIoN, culy 20.
SENATE.-Mr. Fessenden made report
from the committee on the Legislative Appro
priation Bill The report was agreed to, and
the bill passed.
Mr.. johnson moved to take up the resolu
ton he offered yesterday Agreed to-
Mr.. Hall, from the committee on Naval Af
fairs, reported resolution that select com
mittee be appointed to inquire into the cir
cumstances of the surrender and disposal OF
the property of the U. S. Navy Yards at Pen
sacola and Norfolk.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to add the armory at
Harpers Ferry, which was agreed to. The
resolution was adopted.
Mr. Howe offered a resolution requiring the
President to inform the Senate what nstruc-
tons have been given to foreign ministers in
reference to the rebellion. Agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on Fl
nance, reported back the bill to indemnify the
States for expenses incurred to defend the
government Passed.
Mr.. Simmons, from the committee ON Fl
nance, reported an amendment to the bill to
raise revenue. The bill was taken UP.
Mr.. Breckenridge said he could not vote for
the resolution, as he thought it did not state
the facts in regard to the war being forced On
the country by the Southern disunionists.
His opinion was that the present condition
OF things was due to the refusal of majority,
last winter, to make any Cancellation. He
did not think the attack on Fort Sumter was
cause for general war. He did not think
that Congress had done its duty to the whole
country. He believed the war was prosecuted
for the purpose of subjugation and not for
tho of tha C.,
the Constitution is trampled on every day.
lie declared that il the war was carried on
twelve months, it would be the end of Con
stitutional liberty, and that it was his humble
Judgment peace was what we need for the
restoration of the government and the pres
ervation Of Constitutional liberty.
Mr.. Sherman said he thanked God this was
not the voice of Kentucky.
HoUsE.-Mr. Richardson, OF ILL.,, rising to a
personal explanation, said the remarks he
made yesterday We're entirely without pre-
meditation. If, in the heat of debate, he had
wounded the feelings of any gentleman, he
regretted it. If he had violated the courtesy
of the House, he made his humble acknowI-
edgements. This statement was not prompt
ed by any one, but was made in justice to his
own feelings. Yesterday was the only occa-
sion he had ever been lead into a personal
controversy, and he went farther than he in
tended.
Mr.. Burnett was not in his seat during the
explanation.
MIR. Stevens, from the committee on Wavs
and Means, reported Senate bill supplement
tary to the late Loan Bill, with an amend
ment which authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to fix the denomination of Treasury
notes below $50, which he may exchange for
coin, bearing interest at 9 per cent. per an
mum, if this amount is necessary to negotiate
the loan-the aggregate amount of notes not
to exceed $25O,OO0, The duties-imposts on
tea coffee, sugar, spices, wines and all such
excise, and internal duties and taxes as may
be collected-are pledged for the redemption
of the debt incurred. Adopted by one ma
jority. The bill then passed
MIR. Stevens, from the committee on Ways
and Means, to whom the direct tax and inter
nal duties bill was yesterday referred, re-
ported that they were unable to devise any
provision which would be constitutional and at
the same time carry into effect the instruc-
tons of the House.
The Senate's amendments to the bills for
the payment of the Baltimore police, making
appropriations tor facilitating the coinage OF
gold dollars, and for the manufacture and
purchase of flag signals, were adopted.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July q.
HoUsE-The House passed the Senate bill
appropriating two millions to pay for trans
portation and delivery of arms to loyal citi-
zens in the rebellious States, and the organi-
zation of such persons for their protection
against insurrection and domestic violence.
On motion of Mr. Blair, of Mo-, resolution
was adopted calling on the Secretary of War
to communicate the letter of Joseph Holt to the
President on the 18th of February, in response
to a resolution of the House, requesting the
reason for assembling I. S. troops at the seat
of Government.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the direct tax bill.