The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-07
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Washington, AsJ 6.
HousE.-Mr. eoifax. by unanimous
4 consent, introduceda bill to punish frauds
OH the Government which provided that
all persons engaged in furnishing supplies
10! any kind, for any department Of
the. Government, by contract or other
wise, or performing any service, there
for, who shall be found guilty in any u.
s.. court, and all accessories thereto shall
be sentenced to Imprisonment for not less
than six months or more than ten years !;
and . fine not exceeding double the
fraud, and all officers are required when
frauds are discovered II institute suit !;
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Bingham, from the Committee on
Judiciary, offered , resolution that cosn-
mittec OF two be appointed to 20 to the
Senate and at the bar there IN the name
OF the House Of Representatives and Of
the people Of the United States impeach
West q. Humphrey, Judge Of the District
Court of the United States for the several
districts Of Tennessee, Of high crimes and
misdemeanors, and acquaint the Senate
that the House will in time exhibit par
ticular articles of impeachment against
him to make good the same, and that tho
commlttee demand that the Senate take
order for the appearance Of said West Fl.
Humphrey to answer said impeachment.
In response to question for information
the report of the Judiciary Committee
uYca ~ooJ -, aNnct tLat H., T., I4.,t a Ia
bis session prselivisies. Mr.. Naynard
showed the Justice of the present proc eed-
ings for impeachment. The resolution
was adopted.
Mfr. Dawes called up the California
election case. The resolution reported
from the Committee ON Elections, declar-
ing t. T. Lowe is not entitled to seat as
la Representative from that State.
Mr.. Davis explained that the prayer Of
the memorialists was founded on statute
of the United States, as well as on the
construction of the Constitution Of the
| United States, California claiming three
Representatives in the present Congress,
the number to which she is entitled under
the apportionment based on the last CEN
sus
The Pacific Railroad bill passed by 80
majority. fffsf9 II r II
SsNATx.-Mr. Sherman offered q re-
solution that the Secretary of War COM
intimate to the Senate all copies Of re-
Iports uf the officers in command at the
recent battles at Pittsburg Landing /: laid
over FIA
Mr.. King presented petitions in favor
| of bankrupt act 81
The homestead bill was then taken up;
the question being on MI. Carlle ) amend-
ment which was rejected by yeas Ii, nays
2S ), the bill was then passed, yeas SO,
nays I. . Yeas !: Anthony, Clark, Cowan,
Browning, Chandler, Coilamcr, Dixon,
4 Doolittle, Fcssenden, Foote, Foster, Hale,
| Grimes, Hsrris, Henderson, Howe, Ken
lnedy. King, Lane, of Indiana, Lane, Of
Kansas, McDougall, Morrill,. Pomeroy,
Sherman, Sim mons, Sumner, Ten Eyck,
Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson, of MISSOURI,
Wilson, Of Mass. Nays: Bayart, Cars
lille, Davis, Powell, Salisbury, Wiley
! Mr.. Anthony moved to postpone the
| special order. Negativcd-yens IA. nays
%. ].
The confscation bill war taken up
Mr.. Wilson, Of Mass, offered an amend
nent to the amendment Of the Senate stri-
king out all after the first section and sub
shutting the second section. 1t provides
that the act shall not be construed in any
way to effect the punishment Of any per-
son for treason. The third section au.
thorizes and requires the President to
ssisc property Of she leadipg robels, sub
stantiaity the same as Mr.. ShermAn's
amendment TO the original bill. The
fourth section provides that whenever
deemed Decessyy to suppress the rebel
lion, the Presideot be authorized TO seise
the personal property of other rebels not
included in the foregoing. The 9Th sec
ton provides that when owners of prop
erty fee, SO that thoy cannot b brought
to ,trisl and they do not appear .hY .Acer-
tain day specified by the Conslilas'oa, the
property be con6scsted ahd the slaves
freed. The sixth section provides that
the President be authorized and required
! TO make proclamation and fix the day, not
moro than thirty days after, and All per-
sons who continue ia rebellion. their
slaves shall be free. The seventh section
provides for voluntary colonization and
emigration. The eighth section gives the
President power of amnesty.
Mr.. Wilson briefly explained his sub
stitute.