The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-26
FIRST sEssION-s5ra CONonEss.

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| suon u soe 1M was postponed uil MONDAY
wees. oess'. III pt y, Dilis were passed. @
Aoloorneo u'' MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.--HoCsg Mr. Ed
WARDS introduced a bill making appropriation
for destitute widows and heirs of volunteers
who have died, been killed, or may be killed In
the service. Referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Mr.. ELLIOTT offered motion that the Sec.
Rotary Of the Treasury be requested to commu
nicate statement Of expenditures of money in
the Department. of the West.
Mr. BLAKE offered a motion that the Secre
| tary of War be directed 70 cause the NECESSARY
blank forms TO be distributed among the sick
| and wounded eoldiers and their reIatives in or.
der that they NAV Obtain the back nav and boun.
| " due tn said soid;ers f.4
Mr. cox. of Ohio. submitted the following
| Resolved That the Secretarv nj War inform
the House of the following facts. lst. What
| has DELAYED the reply to the resolution OF this
House calling for information as TO the age, sex.
condition. &c. of the Africans moved in Gen
WOODS Department. and what :,umber of slaves
has been brought into this District nv the army
officers or other agents of the Government from
the State of Virginia since the enemy abandon
| ed the possession of Manassas and their lines
ON the Potomac. Sd. What number of fuyitives
from Maryland and Virginia are now in the city
| of Washington, their sex, and probable ages;
what number is now and has been sent to Fred
erick, Maryland 9th. How many are now fed
and supported by the United States; by what
authority were both old and young, male and
female, sent by rail to Philadelphia and at
i whose expense, and the purposes for which they
we're sent. II the Secretary has not the means
| to answer the enquiries to take the necessary
steps to obtain the information.
On motion OF Mr.. LosEJoI Tue resoiutloh
was tabled by vote OF 90 against 81. Inc ne
pubiicans generaily Young ~ the smrmauVe.
On motion OF Mr. poRIEh, resolution WAS
adopted Instructlns the CommItee on ihvahd
Pensions 70 report OH providing pensions ior
disabled so'diers OF Tue present war. -,
| Inc House recons'dereo the vo'e oy wh,cn
the resolution was 70 Jay auop'eo Gaming lof
the expenditures VI Tue "es'er" Depa'''heh''
ana then reles.eo II.
Mr. OWNS resolution requesting Tue
sorhey uenera, 10 orhS SUM asa'hsi ven. !'o
mon. auu MT. naru w recover money o''"'ueo
Oil tue oru1. vi r'eno''., wa" m 'aA.n up.
MT. Dir EN- eonthleo' ine eAuasasan:e u
.he eNpehu,'ur:s ~ sne o. nou;s s.n
tue money ha'"s oee" a'""" "''"''' any 'o''"
VI m" q.
mr.. ooLfAA disapptovea ol Tue ~. LOUIS
CONTRACTS OUT tue circumstances uhuer ~i'eh
tley "e,s unae..aAeh ohe'eu "u H
them why did gentlemen wal. un1l ueheral
fremont was !" 'ne isGe VI 'ue ehe'ly ce'o'e
tneir ma guy puisuee n'hA,"ny ~. "a'' ui.
I'll 'ne emu VI 'ne "u' 'ne.e.u VI So ".'ns % ~
cause nun 10 lose tue cohnuchce VI his army }"
'front.' OF tue Toe. - -,
MT. nhAlh fephea 10 nj. eoiiaA, that ot
LOUIS never was III dangef excepting 'roni meh
fremont VINO brought tnere gang OF Cailor-
mans 10 the preJnaice OF tue good name Oh the
people OF missouri. he was partly inhuehtiai
| IN placing ten: Fremont IN command IN the
west but ne mad suffered Tor II ana he heped ne
would De patuoneo'
SENATE-Ihe President pro. TEN. presented
petitions IN favor OF the bankrupt law; also IN
!avor OF snip canal IRON Lake Miehlgan 10 Inc
Mississippi RIVER.
Mr.. LANE oil Indiana, presented petition
from the Tree coiored dit'zens oil the United
STATES praying Tor setting ASIDE poftohs oil the
territory outside oil the National lines, for their
colonization and maintenance IN Genital Amer
| lea
The memorial was respectful and deserving OF
the attention OF Congress. He desired it should
| be read and referred to the Committee on For
| eign Relations, which was agreed to.
| Mr.. LANE said while he did not believe that
free colored people were entitled to all the
| rights or privileges of white citizens of the U.
S., nevertheless favored their just right to petit
ton, right awarded even among the most des.
potic Governments of Europe. 1t was evident
that slaves were freed, and by our armies
| Something must be done with them and eman-
| cipation, apprenticeship or other measures
adopted for them. Iii not in accordance with
the genius of our institutions, that these people
should be returned to slavery He alluded to
| the great boodless and moral triumph of free
dom in the abolition of slavery in the District
of Columbia, as fully equal to the armies by the
| chivalric and brave sons of the west.
Messrs HOWE and HOWARD presented
memorials from citizens of Wisconsin and Mich
igan praying for ship canal from Lake Micbi.
gan to the Mississippi river
Mr.. DOOIITTLE presented Joint resolution
from the Wisconsin Legislature. rendering to
the President of the United States an approval
| of his course. He said these resolutions nassed
almost unanimously.
The resolutions were received and the House
| resoiu ton for supplying the Smithsonian Insti
tute with a copy OF Wilkes expedition was Ia
ken up.
Mr. HALE supposed they would pass the res
olution and have the books sent to the Smitbso
MAN Institute, as The two most gigantic hum
bugs ought to 90 together
Mr..DooLiTrLEs spoke in favor of the reso'
luton IN regard 10 Brig Gen stone
Mr. AIDE rep'iedto him.
MI ~" ELL offered resolution calling on
the secretary OF State Tor the names CT all per-
sons residents OF The state OF Kentucky who
nave been arrested by his order aud confined in
forts and camps as prisoners since the first OF
september; also the number and age oil those
who had been released, and the number, name
ana ages OF nose retained
Mr. SUMNER objected and the resolution
hes over underline rule.
Inc resolution calling tor information in re-
'ation TO the arrest OF Brig. Gen. Stone was
then taken up.
WASHINGTON, April 2l--SENATE.- de-
bate continued at great length, when Mr. Nc.
DoUGAL accepted Dir. WILSON'S resolution
In place OF nj, OWL calling on the President, il
not Incompatible with the public interest, for
all the information relative to the arrest and
Imprisonment OF Brig Gen stone, which then
passed.
| The cOnfscatiun bill was then taken m