Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-03-07

s. lXxxvIAala-GOaag zee lst sessfon
a.arTss >. WAsmNGroN, March g..
N /, HoysE.-Mr Dawes, from, the Commute
= on Elections, made report on the petition Q
g Ferguson Beach, asking to be admitted to
ID seat ss 4 Representatives, from the 9TH Con
;gressional District of Virginia. The coin
mite append to the report a resolution tina
4 MI. Beach is not entitled to seat ~
. . The subject was laid over i'7 -"
Ete Mrs Stevens, from the Committee on WAY.
q and Means, reported bill providing interna
n revenue for the support Of the Goyernnien N,
q and to pay the interest on the public debt.
Referred to the Committee Of the Whole
!. sand made the special order one week from
|, next Tuesday. 81 raii usSnb e iisd
, % NJ Stevens said as considerable Impotence
had been expressed by the public at the delay
! in reporting the bill, he desired to say that
the Committee on Ways and Means did
s not obtain possession of the estimates and
facts, to enable them to Judge how much rev.
enue was necessary, until the first week In
January. The committee had before them
aliswhich had passed ten days ago, being
, earlier than usual in the session. The com
mittee were also engaged some time on the
currency question, including the Treasury
Note bill. The tax subject was referred to a
sub committee, which worked as assiduously
as possible, devoting every hour they were
net engaged in tho House. He believed they
had worked more hours every day since that
time than any laborer in tho United States.
i When the. subcommittee completed its labors
the entire Committee of Why's and Means
had gone over tho bill carefully, article by
article, until they adopted it as their unani-
nous report. He did not ask any considera-.
ton for the committee, but desired that
when the subject came to be considered and
reviewed, benevolent indulgence may be ex-
tended to them, He desired the extra copies
Of the bill ordered to be printed, to be distri-
buted for the consideration of the people who
are to sustain the burdens, and that they may
have the benefit Of their suggestions. 1,as
Mr.. Sedgwick offered resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the President, if not in
compatible with the public interest, for copies
of the correspondence relative to the present
condition of Mexico and the allied powers in
vading Mexico to establish monarchy. 4 >
ron .b6s Efu2 WASHINGTON, March4.
Il SENArE.--Mr. Sumner presented a memo |
rial from merchants and farmers doing bust. !
ness on the Pacific coast, asking immediate
action by Congress to provide for the trans
portation Of the mails between New York,
Panama ana Aspinwah, as at present the
Unted States have no arrangements for such |
transportation, Referred. all, a.. ,.....,,,
Mr.. Davis presented a petition from the
citizens of Boston, asking Congress to drop
the negro question and attend tothe business
of the country z-.sz.. hGs sslu .Hc |
Mr.. Dixon offered joint resolution that
the vacancy in the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian institute, by the death of Pro-
iessor FELTON,, be filled by Henry Barnard, of
Connecticut q Laid over. II :. s51c. - /
On motion of Mr.. Harris, the bill for the
safe-keeping and maintenance of U. S. pris-
oners was taken up and passed. |
On motion of Mr.. Collamer, the bill autho-
-rizing the appointment of commissioners for
the preservation Of the Atlantic fisheries was
taken up. The bill authorizes the President
to appoint a commissioner 10 meet the Brit
ish and French commissioners to take meas
ures for the preservation Of the fisheries.
The coniscation bill was then taken up.
Mr.. McDougal, of California, resumed his
speech. He quoted from Justice Story and
other writer's, as showing there should be no
-confiseation of any private property. He
(McDougaD contended that the provision in
the bill relating to the freeing of slaves was
unconstitutional. He then quoted from the
declarations Of the President and Secretary
of State to show that en- entirely different
policy had been declared by the Government.
The colonization scheme was old and i'm
practicable. He contenied that magnanimity
was the greatest virtue of victors, and that |
we should 60 forward with our common Cen
siitution in one hand and peace in the other.
Is HousE.-The House passed the Senate joint
resolution declaratory of the intention Of the
act of July indemnifying the loyal States for
expenses incurred in raising troops so as not
only to apply to debts contracted before but
since the passage of the act -E- 49,.
--s WASHINGTON, March 5.
HoUsE.-The House took up the Senates
resolution appropriating $4,000 for removing
che army bakery from the capitol buildings.
On motion Of Mr.. Blake, it was tabled by |
rs against AZ. .- -
Mr.. Dull, from the Committee on RevO-
lutionary pensions, reported bill for the dis
continuance of pensions of the children Of Of
ticeys and soldiers of the revolution. A letter
from the Secretary Of the Interior was read
in which he said such claims are not justified
by the merits Of the applicants, and were
not presented by those whose services war
ranted an appeal TO the government; and,
further, that these claims arc generally urged
through specializing claim-agents. s-
The bill was passed. 1t provides that no
claim for pensions, or increase of pensions,
to the widows or children of Revolutionary
soldiers, shall be allowed, where there is fail
ure to establish claims. ---
Mr.. Edwards, from the Committee on Pub
lie Expenditures, reported joint resolution.
which was passed, authoiiz ng the Secretary
of War to cause all goods furnished as army
supplies now on hand, and unsuitable for use,
to be sold for the benefit of the United States
MIR. Blair, Of Mo-, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported a bill 10 define the
paw and emoluments, also a bill to provide
compensation to loyal citizens for property |
destroyed, and 10 prevent the same being used
by the enemy. .
The consideration of the bill was post
poned. g |
The Vice President presented petitions from
citizens of Wisconsin in favor of Bankrupt |
Law. -T-- ~
Mr.. Sumner presented petition from mer-
chants, asking tor measures for the transmits
sion of the mails to Panama.
Mr.. Davis introduced bill granting psy, |
pensions and bounty to the volunteers and
home guards of Kentucky. !. -.s
Mr.. Sumner introduced bill to provide for
carrying the mails of the United States to
foreign ports. e-
Mr.. Latham said for the last few months
communication to the Pacific coast has been
almost entirely interrupted, in consequence of
the unprecedented floods. The overland mail
could not run-commerce was much injured
in consequence the line of ships plying
from New York to Panama had decided that