Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-18

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living God that we will put down this re-
bellion and sustain this Constitution and
Union forever.
Mr.. Wilson, of Mass, wanted to know what
the Administration had ever asked for that it /
had not been granted by the Senate.
Mr.. Doolttlc said the President wanted the
sympathy and hearts of the Senate.
Mr.. Wilson claimed that the President had
all the sympathies of the Senate, and never
was more forbearancc shown him than by the
Senate.
Several amendments were offered and re-
jected and the following agreed to- That all
loyal persons shall be compensated for the loss
of services of such persons rs are taken under
this bill
The first section, with amendment, author
ling the President to receive persons of Afri-
can descent into the service of the United
States as this amendment was adopted.
The question then was on The second sec
ton, giving freedom to the mother,sswi and
children of persons rendering such service.
An amendment was adopted, that this APP
plies to the slaves Of rebels.
Mr.. Browning moved to strike out the
words mother, wife and children, in the pro-
visions for freedom and spoke at length on
the question being taken. There was no quo
rum. Adjourned
ilousE.-The House passed the Senate res
olution to suspend all judgments under the
act of March last to secure to officers and men
actually employed in the Western Depart
ment their pay and pensions, and appoint 3
commissioners to investigate and examine all
claims, and report to the Secretrry of War
The House passed the Senate bill for better
government of the Navy,
The House passed resolution Of thanks to
Commodore Foote.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July II.
SENATE-On motion of Wilkinson, the res
olution to pay the first Senators from Min
nesota was taken up and passed.
On motion of Wright, the bill for the relief
of the Register of the land office at Vincennes
was taken up and. passed
Mr. Powell called up the resolution calling
for further evidence of the documents con-
nected with the report of Joseph Holt and
Robert Owen Passed
, The bill amendatory of the act of 1895, call
ing out the militia of the United States, was
taken up, the question being on Mr.. Brown
: amendment by Mr. Grimes, to strike out the
, Mr.. Browning's amendment was rejected
Yeas II; nays 81.
, Mr.. Browning offered as further amend
ment that such mother, wife or children shall
t not be freed unless they give service or labor
G to the rebels.
HousE.-Mr. Hooper, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported bill providin,
for a national currency secured by I. S
stocks and for circulation and redemption
: thereof. The bill was recommitted to tn
: Committee on Ways and Means and ordere,
to be printed.
The House then proceeded to the consider
: alton of private bills.
!, Mr.. Bingham, from the Judiciary, reported
1 back the Senate bill with verbal amendments
4 to prevent members of Congress and officer
L of the government from taking consideration
. or procuring contracts, Office or place unde
" the government Of the United States
The bill was read. 1t provides that an,
member of Congress or officer of the govern
t ment, or other person, offering or receivin
!, pecuniary or other considerations for procur
ing contracts, or aiding to procure them, o
offices under the government, shall be liabl
n to indictment as for misdemaanor, and o.
. conviction shall pay fine not exceeding tel
/, thousand dollars and Imprisonment not ex
: ceeding two years, at the discretion of til
. court, and any such contract, at the option O
9 the President, may be declared absoIutel,
d void. Any member of Congress or officer 0
the government so convicted shall be disuual
} flied from holding any office of honor, prof
: or trust under the government of the Unite,
States. The bill was passed
e Mr.. Wickliife suggested that there be en-
1 tered on the journals that the bill was unani
1 mously passed. The Speaker, there being NJ
objection, made the entry.
j, The House concurrent report of the Com
= mi,tee Of Conference on the Navy ap
e preparation bill, giving to masters and othe
S officers of the gun-boats, the benefit of tn
: Pension bill, passed during the present ses
sion.
Mr.. Elliott made a report from the com
1 mittee of Conference on the confscation bill
S They recommend that the House recede from
e the disagreement and agree to the Senate bill
: with certain notifications so as to provide a.
: follows:
Every person who shall commit the Grim,
5 of treason against the United States and shall
be adjudgcd guilty thereof shall suffer death
and all his slaves, if he has any, shall be de
5 clared and made free, or he shall be impris
5 oned for not less than five years and tinet
not less than 900 and all his estate, rea
and personal, excluding slaves, shall be leviet
upon, any sale or conveyance to the contrary
notwithstanding.
, If any person shall hereafter incite, assist
or engage in any rebellion against the author
: ity of the United States, or the laws thereof
} and shall give aid or comfort to any such
existing rebellion, and be convicted thereof
r such person shall be punished by the for
fixture of all his personal property, or shall
be punished by imprisonment 10 years and
fined not exceeding $4,000, and his slaves,
if he has any, shall be liberated at the dscre-
ton of the Court, and all such property, ex-
Guiding slaves, shall be forfeited to the United
States.
Every person guilty of either of the offenses
described in this act shall be forever incapa-
BILE and disqualified to hold any office of trust
under the United States.
This act is not to be construed in any way
to affect or alter the prosecution, conviction
or punishment Of any person guilty of treason.
10 insure the speedy termination of the
present rebellion, the President is authorized
to cause the seizure of all property, real and
personal, of all such persons, and apply and
use the proceeds of the same for the support
of the United States.
| Five classes are affected by this bill-those
who shall hereafter hold the offices of Presi-
dent, Vice President, Members of Congress,
Foreign Minister, &C., under the so-called
Confederate States.
The President is authorized to issue proc.
lamation, if, after 80 days, all'persons in re-
bellion do not return to their allegiance, that
their property shall be forfeited &C. All
slaves Of persons engaged in rebellion, or who
shall in any xav rivn aid or concort fhara4a