The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-20
BURLINGTON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 90 1862


!, 1862. !,
xxxvII CONGREss-3D SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.-SExArE-Mr. KING
presented . petition protesting against the &C
non OF the Advising Board of she Navy. Also
presented . petition in favor Of general bank
Ar. FIELD presented a petition asking fol
bounty for sick and wounded soldiers asn
I, :. II. fESSENDEN, from the Committee on
FINANCE, reported back the bill concerning the
laoement IN the suits brought by the United
o'aes, WHO the Recommendation that the
.menomens OF tne House be disagreed to. The
recommendation of the COMMITTEES vas adopted.
He presented letter from Nsrylsnd. and asked
to be excused from further service on the Com.
mittee of Finance. Va bot sf4,, .aas{ 800
Ihe Vice President appointed Mr.. RICE. OF
Minnesota, to fill the VACANCY. - - :
NJ. WILSON, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported back the bill to abolish
lthe grade OF Medical officers in the service Of
the o. s., with the recommendation that il do
nob pass gas Lls ,IadlzH' ag 9iguq ~
Nr. t---, Of Kansas, introduced bill to
provide for the extension Of the Indian title in
Kansas, and provide for the removal Of the In
QlanS. iJtzs 3dj g9t 5uE zsR 4tw Es.T .asf
|yaMr. C0LLAXAK offered q resolution reoues.
ting the President, if not Inconsistent with the
public interest, to transmit to the Sena.e, the
report and accompanying documents Of Hon.
Reyerdy johnson, % Commissioner of the o.
8. during last session, to New Orleans. The
resolution Wa adopted. isa
M. COLLANER presented the credentials OF
Hon. lr. E00te re-elected Senator from Vt.
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bad become manifest that an insurrecti0n against
the United States vas about to break out in
several States, James Buchanan, then President,
from sympathy with the conspirstors and their
reasonable projects, failed to take the necessary
and proper measures 70 prevent it, therefor, be
should receive the condemnation aud censure of
the Senate and American people. Laid over.
Nj. FIELD offered . resolution instructing
the Committee on Foreign Relations to enquire
whether some measure cannot be devised to
manifest the sympathy Of Congress with the suf.
fering of the Lancashire operatives. Ordered
to be printed.
A resolution in relation to certain citizens of
Delaware Was taken up.
Mr.. DAVIS proceeded to speak at length in
favor of the resolution, arguing that the Presi-
dent had not the authority under the Constitu-
ton to make any such arrests. The President
had no right to suspend law or de6ne1 it's ex-
ecution.
After some argument Mr.. DAVIS admitted
that the President was excusable in arresting
Gov. Moorehead of Kentucky 1t was even
commendable. 1t would not have been mex
cusable to have arrested leaders of the
Hartford Convention, or President Buchanan
to have arrested Phillips, Cheever and those
miserable miscreants who say that slavery was
the cause Of the war. II was because New Eng.
land other States bad abolished slavery and
commenced . crusade against the States which
held on TO it. he thought the people would re.
construct this Union and leave Massachusetts,
out in the cold and frozen regions. If this war
had been carried on according to the principles
of the Crittenden Compremise it would have
been finished long ago.
The Senate then went into Executive session
and, at its conclusion, adjourned.
HousI.-MrBLAKE introduced bill to es-
tablish Postal Money Order system. Referred.
Mr.. COLFAX introduced bill to reduce the
duties on paper from 85 down to 10 per cent
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. MEL introduced bill, which was re
ferred, to procure to sbollshment of slavery in
Missouri. It provides compensation to all loyal
owners.
Mr. WILSON introduced b Il, which was re-.
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary, prescrib.
ing the time and place for holding the Circuit
Court in the District Of Iowa and Kansas.
Mr. BENNETT introduced bill, which was
referred, providing for the development Of the
mineral resources Of the United States from pub.
lie domain.
Mr.. WASHBURN offered resolution that, in
the judgment of the House, there should be
legislation changing existing laws providing for
the payment of interest on the public debt in
coin. Passed. as
Nj. FESSENDEN offered the following reso-
luton: I'D seN a y..rgE. --..sa.4-
Resolved, That the Proclamation of the Pres.
dent, of the date of September 22d, 1862, is
warranted by the Constitution; that the policy,
as indicated therein, is we'll adapted to hasten
the restoration Of peace; well chosen as . war
measure, and is an exercise of power with q
proper regard for the rights of citizens, and the
perpetuation of free Government.
NJ. HOLMAN moved to lay the resolution
on the table. Disagreed to-62 to 30.
The resolution was then adopted by 70 against
81. ..sfsa
Mr.. STEVENS, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported On army appropriation bill
for the year ending June, 1864, which has been
made special order for Thursday.
The House passed the Senate joint resolution
additionally increasing the bonds of the Super
in.eudent of Public Printing $4,000
On motion of NJ. DAVIS, the bill for the
construction Of the Illinois and Michigan ship
canal was postponed till the lst Tuesday in Jan.
uarv.
Mr sHANKS offered a resolution, which was
passed, calling on the Secretary of the Interior,
to state whethes the permanent bounties TO the
Miami 1ndiaps, under the treaty Of 1854, have
N PESDLEToS offered the following and
demanded the previous question on its passage:
Resolved, That the President Of the, United
States be requested to inform the House, il in
bis Judgment it s not inconsistent with; the pub
lie interest, whether in any oath Of allegiance OF
parole required to be taken BY any person now,
or lately held in custody by the authority of the
United States, was inserted clause to the effect
that he should not bring suits for the recovery
Of damages for such Imprisonment, or that be
should not oppose by speech or otherwise, the
war measures Of the Administration.
On motion of Ar. STEVENS, the resolution
Was tabled, 70 against AZ. 80 T.. ..s, +
Mr. PENnIET0N offo,od a roeolut;on call