The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-05

Mr.. STEVENS replied that in England q
large income wac received from the tax ON ad-
vertisemente, 20 well % the tax ON stamps. The
COMMITTEES, be thought, had already made large
concessions by reducing the tax on printing Pc
per. and striking out that on ink
Mr.. COLFAX said that experience has shown
that the English tax ON newspapers and books
vas .; tax on knowledge, aud that the people
demanded and secured reform in this particu-
lar. as Ay B,,a 4s.4ts at
The committee disagreed to the motion Of
Nj. Colfax to strike out the, above 10 the sec
tion. Tho section was finally amended % fol
lows, and then retained in the bill:
The tax on advertisements shall be assessed
on the amounts received for them and not the
amounts charged, and 10 reduced from five to
three per cent. Newspapers with less than
1000 circulation or whose receipts are less than
ono thousand dollars per annum are exempted
from any advertising tax.
The Committee rose and the House adjourned.
SKsArE.-Mr DOoLITTLE presented COM
munication from the Secretary Of the Interior
relative to the Indians Of Northern Mississippi.
Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. SUMNER asked leave to introduce the
following:
whereas, Brig. Gan. Hooker, commanding
the army Of the United States, on the lower Po-
tomac, Maryland, on the 26th day of March
1862 Issued an order of which the following is
. copy:
Headquarters Of the Dirision,
Camp Baker, Lo,cer Potomdef
March 26th, 1862,
To tie Brigade and Regimsntdl Commanders Of
tits Naision.
Messrs. Mally. Gray. burlington. Speak,
Pierce, POsey and Cooley. citizens oil Maryland,
owing negroes supposed to be with some of the
regimental camps, the Brigadier General Com.
manding, directs that they be permitted to visit
all the camps Of his command in search OF their
property, ond if found that they be allowed to
take possession of the same without any inter-
ference whatever; should any obstacle be thrown
in the way by any officer or soldier in the d.
vision, they will be at once reported to these
headquarters.
By order of Brigadier General Hooker.
(Signed) JOSEPH DICKINSON, A. A, G.
Therefore,
Resolved, That the Joint Select Committee
on the conduct Of the War be requested to in
auire whether said order of Gen. Hoaker ia not
| violation of the recent article of war passed
by Congress, and approved by the President,
concerning the action Of the army in the return
Of fugitive slaves, ami to report such way as
in the judgment of the committee will prevent
the issue Of similar orders which, while they
outrage the feelings Of loyal men, necessarily
tend to demoralize the army.
Mr.. WICKLIFFE, before the reading was
completed, objected to the introduction OF the
| resolution
Mr.. SUMNER offered resolution that the
Committee on the Conduct Of the War be iti-
structed to collect evidence in regard to the bar
barous treatment by the rebels at Manassas OF
the officers and soldiers Of the United States
killed in the battle there. He said We have been
disguised and shocked by the reported treatment
| Of the remains of soldiers by the rebe!s The
skull of brave Massachusetts officer has been
made into drinking cup for Georgia rebel. =
1t is evident that we are in conflict with peo
! pie lower in the scale OF civilization than our
| selves, and he wanted record made for history
Mr.. HOWARD moved to enlarge the resoln
ton so as to include an inquiry whether the reb
| els enticed the Indians who committed unheard
| OF atrocious acts, and how this savage warfare
was conducted. If he wasa commanding gen
eral he would make no prisoners serving sid
by side with Indians. The resolution thu:
amended was adopted.
Mr.. HALE, offered resolution that the Sec
rotary of War be instructed to transmit to tn
Senate the correspondence of Gen. Wool wit
the War Department, relative to the move
ments on the part thereof since he has been il
command of Fortress Monroe.
, The Senate ten took up the bill for the abe
: ltion of slavery in the District of Columbia. ,
| Mr.. WRIGHT, said be had hoped when b
came here he might have given his attention t.
3 putting down the rebellion, and that these en-
barrassing questions would be avoided. u
was not going to look into the past to see VIII
certain things were done; there was evil enoug
in every section of the country to excite alarl
=. but he thought it was the duty Of the political
3 and statesman to look on the bright eide.