Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-04-18
xxxvIIth Congress --- LIST session.

| WASHINGTON, April Is.
| SENArE.-Mr. Wilkinson presented peti
ton from the citizens of Minnesota praying
Congress to call on all the people of the Uni
ted States, bond and free, to aid in the sup
preston of the rebellion, and assuring them
of the protection the of flag thereof.
Mr.. Fessenden, from the Finance commit
tee, reported the House bill, without amend.
ment, for establishing branch mintat Den
YER Colorado.
Mr.. McDougal called up the resolution call
| ing on the Secretary of War for information
as to the causes of the delay in the trial oil
Gen. Stone, and if the latter had not applied
for speedy trial, &c. s
Mr.. Fessenden suggested that the resolu-
ton call in the President, instead of the Sec
rotary of War.
as it now stood. He alluded to the fact that
it was now fifty days since Gen. Stone had
been arrested and closely confined in a dark
fort without being able to learn why he was
arrested, nor had he learned whether his ar
rest was ordered by the President, Secretary
eof War or the general commanding The
manner of his arrest and confinement seemed
to be more the result of Venetian council
of ten than that of an official in free Repub-
lie. He briefly reviewed the circumstances
prior to Stones arrest.
Mr.. Wade defended the Committee on the
Conduct of the War and believed Stones ar
rest justi6able.
Wilson offered substitute for the resolu.
ton calling upon the President for all infor-
nation not Incompatible with the public in.
terest, relative to the arrest of Stone.
Mr. McDougal desired it to 60 over till to-
morrow, as he wished to reply.
Mr. Sherman from the conference commit
tee reported back the Navy appropriation bill.
Executive session-adjourned.
HousE.-The House Committee on Elections
were unable to agree on the case of Joseph
Segur, of the LIST district of Va. The SUBJ
ject will come up before the House for de-
cision upon its merits.
The minority report declaring j. 8. Morton
elected delegate from Nebraska was ordered
printed.
The bill amendatory of the act establishing |
the court of claims was taken up.
Mr.. Trowbridge called up the motion be- |
fore made by him to reconsider the vote by |
which on the Oath of Mach, the House,
adopted resolution requesting the Secretary
If War to inform them of the cause, if any,
or the protracted delay in exchanging Col.
Corcoran, who has been. prisoner at the
South since July, and directing him to stop
ii exchanges until Col. Corcoran shall be ex-
changed. Mr.. Trowbridge wished it dis
inctly understood that it wss no part of his
lesire to place an impeachment in the way of
be release Of Col Corcoran, but he protest.
d, and asked the House to join him in pre-
enting the release of the other prisoners to
% made subordinate to Col. Corcoran. He
lad no doubt that every gentleman had some
riend whom he desired should be released,
hough of lower rank than Col. Corcoran.--
Ie mentioned the name of Col. Wilcox, in
bis connection, as man of signal bravery
nd gallantry. 49,
Mr.. Mallory said he met Col. Woodruff, f
he other day, and heard him tell the Presi- II
ent and Secretary Of State that though our