Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-17

SENATE.-A number of petitions were pre-
scented.
Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Fed
cral Relations, repoi ted bill on the subiec
ofthe French spoliation claims with recon
mendation that it be postposed until next scs
| sion.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military Committee
reported the House bill making an appropria
ton OF $50, 900 for completing the defense
of Washington. .-..,
Mr.. Wilson, from the Mill airy Committee
reported a bill appropriating $l50,o00 TO com
pletc the defenses at Washington.
Mr.. Wilson sad most of this amount was
owed for work already done.
Objections were made to the appropriation
Mr. Cowan, from the Judiciary Committee
reported on the resolution to expel Jesse d.
Bright; that the facts were not sufficient
and that the resolution d, not pass.
On motion of Mr.. Wilkinson the subject
was postponed and made the special order for
Thursday.
Mr. Carlisle offered resolution that the
Committee on Finance consider the expedien.
cy of providing, hy direct taxation of ali kinds
Of property, for revenue of 5000, O00, 900,
and issuing bonds for that amount. Also,
for the issuing of bonds to the amount Of
$500, 000,0 900, and to establish banking
agency in New York, &c. Laid over.
Mr. Latham offered a resolution that the
Judiciary Committee be instructed to enquire
into the necessity Of increasing the fees of
the United States Marshal Of California,
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, offered resolution
to promote the efficiency of the troops serving
in Kansas. Referred. 80 :
Mr.. King introduced q bill to authorize the
Secretary Of the Treasury to issue Treasury
notes 10 the amount of 100000 Dat Z per
cent, providing for direct tax If $40 900.
600 for the payment of the interest. Ref, r
rcd.
Mr.. Sumner moved to take up the House
bill for the relief Of the owners Of the British
ship Berksh re-
Mr.. Hale hoped not England ought to be
satisfied with what we had already done, at
least for the present. .g-5
The motion was disagreed to.
Mr.. Hale called up the resolution to alter
the rules of the Senate so as to prevent the
making ofspeclal orders.
The resolution passed.
Mr.. King offered a resolution asking the
Secretary of War to inform the Senate as 10
the paymente made for frcights to the rail-
roaaS in Marylan and Virginia for the trans.
portatian IN connection with the army.
Mr.. Powell called up the resolution asking
the Secretary of " ar to answer the resolution
assed at the last session requesting him to
furnish list of all the contracts made since
the 4th Of March, and the prices paid, &c.
Mr.. Wilson thought there was not sufficier
1En II g.
questions sent to the Department. He (Wil-
SOM thought it was better to attend to the
pressing duties of the country first.
The bill providing for the appointment Of
suffers and defining their duties, WAS taken
Up.
The question vas on Mr.. Carlisle's motion
to re-commit the bill with instructions to
abolish the Office of sutler and provide to-
bacco ration.
After flu, Their discussion the bill was post
poned. on the suggest n Of Mr. Wilson thai
he would bring in another bill on the subject,
which he thought would be satisfactory.
On motion of Mr.. Clark, the Kansas con-
tested seat case was taken up
MIR Coamer moved that the contestant,
Mr.. Stanton, be allowed te be heard before
the Senate. On the question the motion was
agreed to-yeas 43, nays, VIZ Messrs. Dix
on, Hale, Sumner and Wilkinson
NJ Rice called attention 10 the rules of the
Senate.
Mr.. Fessenden moved to reconsider the
vote. ....
, On motion disagreed to, and Mr.. Stanton
appeared and took his sea, .'
lloUsE.-Mr. Stevens, from Committee on
Ways and Means. reported the Army Ap
preparation bill. Retired to the committee
Of the Whole.
Mr. Davis, from Committee Elections, made
favorable report on the memorial of Andrew j.
Clements, praying that he be admitted to the
seat as Representative from the 4th Congress
sional district Of Tennessee. The report was
adopted. ~" .s..
Mr.. Clements was qualified by taking the
oath to support the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States. ... '1'a
<; Mr.. Holman, from the select Committee on
Government Contracts, reported resolutions,
which were adopted. calling on the Secretary
of War to inform the House under what au
thority and by whom the aru.y supplies and
other property held for military purposes in
Utah were sold, with a statement o. the pro-
perty, its cost and value, and the amount re-
allied from its sale, with notices, if any was
given, of the sale, and if any supplies were
destroyed, by whose direction, and that the
Secretary furnish copy of the order for that
purpose; also, that the Sccret'ryi n orm the
House by whose authority 400 troops have
b, en- organized in Colorado, what disposition
is to be made of hem. what arms have been
purchased by the government Of that Terri.
tory, and whether 1t is the intention of the
War Department to recognise and Iiquidate
the debt thus incurred including the purchase
of arms, &c. ...-
The House resumed the consideration oil
the amendments reported to the House from
the Committee Of the Whole on the state Of
the Union, to the civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Dawes, of the Government Circui,
Court in explanation of lis former remarks