The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-29

| treasure. Inc parliamentary tncllcs anu
high debating powers exhibited ny your
member on this occasion won for him
universal applause from all who witness,
ed the encounter. Single-handed, he
whipped Blair, Wickliffe, Mallory. May
nard, and the whole crew of Border State
men, in contest wherein those ex-
perieneed public men in vain commended
against him.
Mr.. Wilson's report on the censorship
Of the press was published 10 all the
great leading papers Of the country, and
commended b. most Of them for its clear
ness of statement A. d coyency OF reason
ing. His arguments were adopted by
Congress, his resolution on the subject
being carried by a rousing majority, not
| withstanding the mutterings from the
State Depar uncut.
On the Pacific Railroad hill, he achiev-
ed 4 substantial and valuable success.
Messrs. Blair and Hall, of Mo-, were n
the Committee, and, of course. Mr.. VIII
son had to work with the whole House
against an adverse report. He spoke
briefly on the subject and had two or
three amendments incorporated into the
| bill, valuable to the measure itself and
specially 50 as connected with its bearings
upon our own Sta'e.
/ think do not state the case too
strongly when say that his triumph in
the bill recognizing the Supreme Court
was the finest success achieved BY any
aew member for more than score Of
years. Yonr readers know how the old
Supreme Court was organized, having
FIVE judges from the South to a population
Of l0, 000, 900, and four in the North, to
a population of 10000. 00o, and that the
Northwestern Circuit alone was about
equal to that Of The whole FIVE Southern
circuits i This monstrous citadel OF
Slavery, Mr.. Wilson determined to storm
and overthrow it. He did storm it, and it
is overthrown. When he first submitted
his plan 10 the Judiciary COMMITTEES, it
was rejected by every other member
But with perseverance, unsurpassed, he
argued, and argued, aud argued. till he
had the satisfaction of reporting Sthe bill
with the unanimous consent Of the whole
committee, and of seeing 1t pass the House
by majority Of two to one. 1t is now
the law, and your own fellow citi-
zen, Samuel F. Miller, is Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court for the circuit
composed of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
and Kansas. The conflicting interests of
different States being considered, it is
safe to say, no measure was ever sur
rounded with more difficulties. That
Mr.. Wilson steered it safely through all
is confirmation strong as proofs Of Holy
Writ that he is fine parliamentary pilot.
Some Of tho ablest and most experienced
members were opposed 10 him, but his
triumph was complete.
The test-oath bill was Mr.. Wilson,
work Your readers know that it is de-
signed to keep rebels forever out Of pub
lie ofhcee. Amended by the Senate. the
House refused to concur, and the bill was
at last drawn up by Mr.. Wilson, except
rs to the amendment excluding the Presi-
dent from its operation.
The FIRST confscation bill reported to
Congress was drawn up by Messrs.
Bingham Of Ohio, and Wilson, of Iowa,
a. a minority report of the judiciary
Committee. They reported two bills, in
fact--one for conhscation of property, and
the other for the emancipation of the
slaves Of rebels. The history Of the legis-
lation on this subject has been laid before
the world. Mr.. Wilson was firm from
the start for coniscation and emancipa-
ton both. His labors in the Committee
circumference which at last gave us the bill
We now have, maugre the wretched resolu.
ton explaining it. we're active and eff
cient.
In all the measures having direct in
fuence on the interests of our State, and
Of which ! have before spoken, he has
"worked like horse" and in all success.
fully. The way he got the Des Moinet
Land Grant through the House was admir-
able. By courtesy, it had 10 be referred
to the Public Lands Committee, which