The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-31

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} RR moved to postpone ill Wednesday next d
! motion made BY him yesterday. % rsconeide
, the vote by which The House on Monday reject
, ed the bill to confseate the slaves Of rebels.
i Mr.. HOLMES moved 70 lay NJ. PORTERr
motion on the table ~ so e.s7s
n. BLAIR moved : call Of the HOUSE. Dis
!, sgrsed g b ts,ss majority;
Negativsd nearly unanimously. ~
N. POTTER moved cali Of The House,
Negatived BY Is majority. 81
Il NJ. HOLMES motion to lay that Of Mr. Pot
tets 70 postpone on the table, was disageed t
II PoRrER,s motion v.s adopted.
The Speaker said that the motion 70 rsconsid
er the vote BY which the motion 70 reconsider
the vote BY which the bill to con6scate the
slavss Of rebels Was rejected can, a. privileged
question, be taken up next Wednesday, imme
dietely after reading the Journal. $50
The House went into Committee on the
| In insurrectionary districts and for other pur.
poses. l g..
Several amendments we're made for perfect
effect =. ~.
The bill passed 10 to IL.
1t provides for the appointment Of board
OF tax commissioners to enter upon the duties
OF their office, wherever the commanding Gen.
eral of the forces Of the United States enter
ing into any insurrectionary state or district,
shall have established the authority throughout
any parish, district or county Of the same. in
oil casess where the owner Of the land shall not
the nrnnOrtSnn nf tho IA and
expenses the property 10 to be sold.
Provision is to be made for the redemption Of
land, If it be shown to the satisfaction Of the
Commissioners that 1.-THE owner has not taken
part in or IN any manner aided or sbetted the
rebellion, and that for reason Of the rebellion be
has been unable TO pay the tax. Ia cases of
owners having left their land to Join the rebel
cause, the United States shall take possession
and may lease them to the civil authorities es-
tablished.
The people Of the State shall elect Legisla-
ture and State officers, who shall take the oath
to support the Federal Constitution.
The Board of Commissioners NAV, under the
direction Of the President, instead of leasing
the lands vested in the q. s. cause, the same to
be undivided and sold to any loyal citizen OF
any person who shall have faithfully served 10
the army, navy, or marine corps. The pre-
emption principle 10 also granted in the bill
HousE-The remainder of the House proceed
ings previous to adjournment unimportant
SEHATE.-The Vice President presented .
message from the President in reply to the reso-
luton concerning arrests in Kentucky, saying
that 1t was not compatible with the pablic in.
terests to furnish such information at present.
The bill making an appropriation for and au.
thorizing the payment Of certain bounties was
taken up and passed
Mr. HARRIS presented a:number of petitions
for bankrupt act,
Mr.. WILEY presented memorial from the
Legislature OF Virginia in relation to a division
Of that State, and also the Constitution adopted
by the people within the proposed limits was Ia
ken up.
Mr.. WILKINSON spoke against it as inju.
rious to the new State, tending to increase land
speculation and preventing many Of the bene.
fits OF the Homestead bill.
At ten o'clock the tax bill was taken up, the
question being on Mr.. Wilson's amendment to
strike out the license to retail liquor dealers.
The bill donating lands for the benefit Of col
leges Of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
WAsHINroN, May 2S.-SrNArE-Variou
amendments were rejected by ~ majority.
Mr.. SUMNER offered an amendment taxing
persons claiming service or labor for life of any
such person the sum of ten dollars each.
After o discussion he modified it by making it
read five dollars each for persons held by corpo-
rations, societies or persons, but such persons
not to be sold to pay said tax.
Mr.. SHERMAN offered a substitute for Mr.
Summers amendment to tax cotton one cent
per pound. Rejected 10 to %.
Mr. HICKMAN offered an amendment that
tho tax il not to be collected in States where
the gradual emancipation system 10 ip force.
Pending the question the Senate adjourned
WASHINGTON, May 29.-HogsE. Speak
er laid before the House communication from
@. w. Waf1eD, stating that he is about to &C.
cept and enter upon the office Of Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Cour. of Maine, and re.
signing his seat as member of the House.
Mr.. POTTER. from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported back tie Senate Bill estab-
fishing a Land Office in Colorado Territory
Passed.
The Heuse passed, by "a against 81, the bill
declaring as the census of California has never
been taken till the year 1860 and as it appears
that said State had sufficient population to
entitle her to three Representatives, under
the suppostion that California was entitled to
the same. and as direct taxes have been appor.
toned to be paid by her under the census of
1850, therefore she be allowed three Represen-
tatives instead of two until the beinning of the
next Congress.
Mr.. HICKMAN, from the Committee on Ju-
dietary. reported bill for the effectual suppress.
sion of the slave trade. Giving Consuls and
| Agents on the coast of Africa, certain judicial
| powers, in order that the proceedings may be
by them instituted against vessels engaged in
| the trade. The persons concerned, to be tried
| in this country.
The bill passed-6s against 46. a.
The bill dividing Pennsylvania into two Ju
dicial Districts, and providing for holding dis
| trict court at Erie, passed. 5.,....
| The House renewed the consideration Of the
bill appropriating $500 for the purchase of
| Douglas Hospital. . @el
NJ WOODRUFF, while declaring himself in
favo, of prosecuting tie war to restore the au.
thority Of the United States, said he should not
support the coufscation and emancipation bills.
He regarded them unconstitutional. The ad.
vocates Of extreme measures seemed to be Civ
ing aid to the enemy and pursuing course
more calculated 10 destroy the Union than that
of the rebels themselves.
Debate on the bill rejected. Adjourned.
sEsArE-Mr. WILEY called up the memo.
rial Of the Legislature of Virginia with refer
ence to the division. of that State, and request
ing the Senators and Representatives to use
their influence for the admission of the new
State Of West Virginia. He referred to the
manner in which the allegiance of the State was
transferred to the rebellion-in secret session
and without consulting the people, and to the
people of Northwestern Virginia, remaing loyal
to the Union, and forming separate Govern
ment BE claimed this, that this feeling for q
division Of the State was nothing newt had
been frequently urged by the people of the
State. Reason and justice are favor OF it; there
is sufficient number Of inhabitants, and West.
ern Virginia was completely divided from the
Eastern half by the Allegheny Mountains. Ma.
ture seems to have divided the two and evident
~ demand q separation. There has never been
but little commercial intercourse between West
ern and Eastern Virginia, and the social institu.
tons and habits OF both Indicate separation
Slavery cannot exist in Western Virginia, and
why should the people Of that section be com.
PEELED to be subject to system Of laws calcu
lated for slavery which exists 10 Virginia. The