The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-28
WAsHINaToN, July 19. 1862.

"a sAJou'Hcu alIeI the noei iaDOffouS an
! successful session held. The Senate es
II pecially, done an amount Of work beyon
e anything heretofore. They met at ii Q
m, and never adjourned before 5 p. M, be
4 besides the ordinary legislative business
!. they had to act on thousands Of oxecuty
$ appointments. Altogether, this has beef
c the most industrious and sober Congress
known her for years. Besides the act
! of great nature, Iowa has been favored
: by several of much Importance Thu
\ grant of land originally made for the i'm,
9 proyement of the Dcs Moines river, and
afterwards Ly the state Legislature given
to the Keokuk Fl. Des MONIES and
Minnesota, Railroad Company was con.
firmed to the Road, giving the State
about sixteen thousand acres of land
The six sections at Monroe City held from
sale, was also given to the State. A jul
dical circuit was made west OF the Mis-
sissippi, and Hon. Sam. +. Miller of your
town secured as Judge of the Circuit.
Iowa has been ably represented, espe
cially in Senator Harlan and Represen-
tative Wilson. To Senator Harlan is the
State of Iowa more indebted then to any
other man, for the success of the Railroad
grant of land, and the grant of land for
an Agricultural College, he gave to these
two grants his special attention He has
been most faithful, earnest aud untrine
Senator in all things, in which his State
is interested. and by his faithfullness.
kindness Of manner, and reliability ofpur-
poses, he has made himself one of the
most influential men in the Senate. AL
like to accommodate Harlan, they lore
him,
Wilson was solitary and alone in the
House from Iowa, but he has nobly done
his duty. When tho judicial bill passed
the Senate, Illinois was in the circuit
with Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas, and
when referred to tho Judiciary Commit
in the House, there was not single mem
Der of the Committee willing to give
circuit west of the Mississippi, but by
uniting effort. he finally got a unanimous
report in favor Of such circuit, and car
ricd it through the House over all oppo-
sition, aud when the Senate refused to
concur, he gotta Commute Of Conference,
retained his District in the report, and
had the House to concur. To his efforts
are the people Of the State mainly indeb-
ted for circuit, as adopted, and a Judge
to fill the circuit from the State.
To his tact as Parliamentarian, is the
State indebted for the confirmation ofthe
Des Moines grant OF land. The bill
passed the Senate but few days before
the close of the session. The Land Com
mittee in the House had just been called,
and would not be reached again during
the session. To send the bill to the Land
Committee, was its death, and it was i'm
possible to pass such bill without being
endorsed by the Land Committee. To
meet the case, whore the bill was report
ed from the Senate to the House, Wilson
moved that it be referred TO the Land |
Committee, and it was so referred; he tlon
moved to reconsider that motion, but did |
not call it up until he saw the Land Com
mittee, and had them unanimously en-
dorse the bill. He then called up the |
reconsideration, got the House to re-
consider, and in the endorsement Of the |
Land Committee the House passed the
bill, but for his industry, energy and in
nuence the grant would have been lost.
His District should sec to it that no
is returned. No young member has so
high standing and SO nobly entitled to
it, as he is. He was appointed one Of
the Judiciary Committee, he was on the
Committee of Emancipation, and he was
on the Committee Of Conference in all
the most important measures, including
the con6scation act, the test oath bill and
the judicial bill, showing the high esti-
nation put in him BY the speaker and the
House. He is active, reliable, talented
and determined. aud will not be spared
for one session more ct least.
IOWA.
OE STEAMER HAMILTON BELIEF
Helena, Arkansas, July Is. '62.
Eds. GATE CITY:-With the execution