Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-07-19
The third District Of that State is loyal ant
therefore entitled to a loyal representative.

The third District of that State is loyal ant
therefore entitled to loyal representative.
He demanded the previous question
A message was received from the Presiden
approving the bill for the payment of miiti.
volunteers called into service up to the 3Otf
Of June last.
Mr.. Hickman presented memorial from
Charles A. Foster, claiming an election as rep
resentative from the lst District from Nortf
Carolina. Referred to the committee on elec
TONS
Mr. Burnett offered resolution, which was
adopted, calling on the Secretary of War te
furnish the several reports made by Gen. liar
ney, lately connected with the forces in Mis-
souri,
On motion of Washburn the words ''if CON
sistent with the public interest were added
On motion of Mr.. Cox, it was resolved that
the President of the United States at the be.
ginning Of the next session of Congress, or al
this session if compatible with the public ser.
vice, communicate to the House all the cor
respondence with the English. French, Span
ish and other governments with reference to
the rights of blockade, or privateering, and
on the recognition of the so called Confeder.
ate States 's
On motion of Mr.. Conkling it was resolved
that committee of seven be appointed, by
the speaker to report to this House in what
manner and to what extent the expenditures
Of the government Of the United States may
be retrenched, and what officers may be dis
penscd with. l.i5s =. !z.'
The bill to promote the efficacy of the army
by retiring disabled and infirm officers, pas
sed; also bill passed for the relief of sol
dicrs who lost their property in going from
Fort Moultrie to Sumter.
House adjourned.
SENATE-Mr. Hale introduced bill pro-
viding for an assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Referred.
Mr.. johnson, Tennessee, presented the
credentials of Senators elect in Virginia w.
B. Wiley in place of Mason, and j. L. Car
Isle in place of Hunter. Mr. johnson said
he looked upon it as favorable omen for the
return of Virginia to this body.
Mr. Bayard protested against the admission
of these gentlemen as Senators in place of
Senators whose time had not expired He
moved to refer the credentials to the commit
tee on Judiciary.
Salisbury also objected to their admission
and wanted the question referred.
Mr.. Talton said he had supposed at first
that the western portion of Virginia had Sc
ceded-in that case hewas disposed to oppose
it. He would not recognize in any way this
doctrine of secession the most damnable that
a government was ever afflicted with. But
this was not the case here. The legislature
was regularly elected, and the Senate was
bound to admit these gentlemen as Senators
from Virginia.
Saul>bury said he wished it distinctly un-
derstood he had no sympathy with the expel-
led Senator's, for he believed with the Senator
from California, that the doctrine of secession
was most damnablc one and leading to most
dangerous results.
The discussion was carried on by johnson,
of Tenn, Salisbury, Bayard and Teneyck to
some length.
Powell asked for the ayes and nays
Teneyck said he was glad the Senator from
KY, Mr.. Powell, had asked for the ayes and
nays. The Senator put himself forward as
the champion of the constitution and arraisn-
ed the President for violation of it. He,
>Teneyck,) did not think neutrality was tru
10 the Constitution. He who is not for US is
against U.s.