Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-15
From Washington.

The Select Committee of the House
on Con6scation and Emancipation has
instructed its chairman, Mr.. Elliot,
to report two bills, the first, which is
agreed to by Mr. NOEL of Missouri,
as well as by Messrs Elliott, Hutch
ms. Beaman, and Sedgewick, but op-
posed, by Mallory. Of Kentucky, AID
Cobb Of New Jersey, confiscates< all
the property. real and personal, of
leading classes of rebels, embracing
somewhat more than are covered by
Senator Sherman's bill, who shall con-
tinue in rebellion after the passage of
the bill. By another section the prop
erty Of all other rebels who continue
such sixty days after its passage
shares the same fate. The President
is to seize the property, but the courts
are to institute proceedings. The
claims of loyal creditors are made
liens upon the property taken.
The other bill, which only the Re-
publican members of the Committee,
a bare majority, approve, Immediately
upon its passage contiscates the slaves
of all rebels.
Two additional sections to the first
bill were discussed, but not acted on,
Mr.. NOEL being opposed to them. BY
one it is declared that under this bill
slaves shall not be held to be proper
ty. BY the other, provision is made
for enrolment of all loyal persons
within the rebel districts, who shall
become free upon such enrolment,
and may be, in such numbers as are
required, enlisted in the military SER
vice of the United States. Beth will
probably be moved in the House.
1t is the intention Of the President
to issue proclamation in few days
opening the ports of Newberne, Beau
fort, Savannah, Fernandina and New
Orleans to the trade of the world.
This important measure will relieve
the Administration of any information
al embarrassments, and largely tend
to restore the entente cordial between
the sections of the country.
A bill has been introduced by Sena-
tor Wade, appropriating to the seve-
raj States 10000 acres of land for
each Congressman, the funds derived
from the sales of the same to be in
vested in Government or other safe
stock, yielding at least five per cent.
interest to endow and support at least
one agricultural college in each State
Lieut.. Worden was on the floor of
the Senate with his eyes still BAN
daged, on the 9th inst.
On the It'll, Mr.. Garfield caused to
be read the resolution of the Mary
land Legislature appropriating $l0,-
600 for the relief of the families of
those Of the Massachusetts, 7th who
suffered by the 10th of April riot in
Baltimore, and the response of the
Massachusetts Legislature in ac-
knowledgement of the generous, SYM
pathies, kind and fraternal feeling
they exhibited, which should always
prevail among the States of the Union.
Mr.. Garfield said these proceedings
afforded some sign of a restoration of
peaceful relations while we were re-
ceiving accounts of the glorious sue
SCSS VI Jul
The treaty for the suppression of
the African Slave Trade, negotiated
by Mr.. Seward and Lord Lyons, and
unanimously approved by the Senate.
is in many respects one of the most
important acts which our Government
has ever performed. Abroad we have
always been accused of hypocrisy in
our course on the Slave Trade. 1t has
been said, that while formally oppo-
sing it we have still continued to
throw obstacles in the way of an eff
cicnt method of putting it to an end
The principal difficulty has been the
Right of Search, and we have repeat
eddy been in danger of war with
Great Britain on account of her exer-
else of this power The advantage
of the present Treaty is that it defines
and settles, within specified limits, the
Right of Search, so that England can
hereafter have no cause even for sus-
picion, that the United States are not
as heartily in favor Of supprcssing the
Slave Trade as herself. Combined
with President Lincoln's emancipation
message and the abolition of slavery
in the District of Columbia, it will
show foreign nations that our Nation
al Government is dccisively on the
side Of freedom, whatever may be the
local institution of some of the States.
The Treaty has been sent to Lon
don, beautifully engrossed, and packed
in rosewood box.
A test vote in the House shows
clear majority in favor of the pacific
Railroad bill.
A new confiscation bill, introduced
in the House increases the pen
alties of treason by forfeiture Of prop
erty, and punishment by fine and i'm
1t is known here that a secret or
ganization exists at Dubuque, Iowa,
10 resist the collection of Federal tax
IS. The ringleaders Of this move
nent are known to the Government,
md its eye is upon them.
Secessionists in fredericksburg say
hat the Capital of the Southern Con-
ederacy has been temporarily re-
moved to Danville, Va, near the
North Carolina line.
The House by a triumphant MAORI
y passed Mr.. Morrill's bill prohibit
ng polygamy in all Territories, and
,epealing the laws of Utah on that