The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-12
Surrender Of the Rebels
at Island No .lQl

arrived from below with the cheering announces
ment that Island No. 10 il oura II was SUI
rendered at midnight last night to Con. Foote
and Col. Buhords forces now occupy it. tn
rebels guns, transports, storcs and provisions O.
and around the Island are In our possession
Tho number Of prisoners and guns taken is no
yet sscertained.
Nothing from the Tennessee river, but news Q
- battle at Corinth IL now anxiously looked fol
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AIn ~ TnNNhssHH.
CHICAGO, April "a private telegram va
received IN this city this evening, dated Pitte
burg Landing, tennessee, April z, saying, "
have fought ana won the hardest battle eve
fought on TINS continent. !,
Tne dispatch vas from one OF Gen. Grant
stan -. -.--..- - 10
W.au,.orox Anr;l x-Housr The Hous,
rent into Comm;ttee of the Whole IN the stat,
| of the TIn;on M Wehater in the Chair
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS the bill to ca
| tabliah = branch Mint at Denver. in Colora dc
| Territory. was taken up. and Debate limited e
| Eve minute speecbes
| Mr.. yALLANDIGHAM said nm alluson had
been made in the Senate recently, to Demo
cratic conference held last week, As to wha,
took place there he had no right to speak, but the
Injunction of secrecy did not apply to the call
which was in these words:
Democratic Conference. We, the undersigned,
| members Of the Democratic party, of the United
States, determined to adhere to its ancient prin.
ciples, and to maintain lite organization unbroksn
under all circumstances, as the party able to
maintain the Constitution, to restore the old
Union Of the States, do hereby unite in this call
for conference Of all who may sign the same,
approving the objects indicated.
This call was signed oy some thirty -nve mem
oers OF the senate ana House OF Representative
mt. aIh EMO sskeu VINO slgned IT,
M. SALLANDluhAA &c. ne contlnueo,
ali OF tnem are aDle 20 READ ahd write. NO one
m.1e ms ma!k. II 'n's uld NOT reier 70 pont.
lcaI o!gsnizasion' ne was not capable OF unders
standlng language. Inc movement thus com
n'enesu wouiu 90 Oh, anu " was tue oetermina-
ton - so'ne sua. Tue oigan'Zauoh saouiu oe
oomPe'eu ne,ona 'uls ne was NOV an'e W
SPEAK. MS name was appehdea 70 tne cah.
,,. Ine o1mm.tee rose anu the OH ior tue orahen
Mint at Denver passed.
The House went into committee Of the whole.
Mr.. BEAMAN expressed his views in favor of
establishing Territorial Governments in the So
called Confederate States.
The committee rose and the House adjourned
till Monday.
Several bills relating TO the District of Colum
bia, were passed, and after Executive session the
Senate adjourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-HoUsE.-Mr. VAL.
LANDIGHAM offered a resolution, which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means,
proposing with the consent of the Senate, to
adjourn on the third Monday in May.
Mr.. ARNOLD read a dispatch from Com.
Foote to Secretary Welles, dated Island No. 10,
saying that two officers of the rebel Navy from
Island 10, boarded the Benton Yesterday, Offer
ing to surrender the Island. The dispatch was
received with rounds of applause.
The House resumed the consideration of the
amendments to the tax bill. Among other
amendments concurred in, are the following:
Every person owning a dog to nav tax of
one dollar pleasusure or racing vessels. under
the value of six hundred dollars. shall nav tax
of five dollars, when not exceeding one thou.
sand dollars in value, ten dollars. and for aps.y
thousand dollars additional. ten doile.s; organs
and meiodeons kept for use ~ On sale, accord
ing to valae, from 60 e-.''s to IS. All dividends
in scrip or mor-y. or sums of money hereafter
held dr. or payable to the stockholders of any
s.nroad company, as part Of the earnings, pro-
nus or gain OF said companies, shall be subject
70 pay duty OF per cent on the amount Of
all such interest or coupons or dividends, when
ever the same shall be paid.
Duties on dividends Of HE insurance shall not
be deemed due until such dividends shall be pay
aole by such companies, banks trust companies
or savings institutions. -
Insurance commando ara aptbor;,sd o,d NO
quired to deduct and withhold from all payments
made to any persons or parties on account of
any dividends or sums Of money tho, nav 10
due and payable as aforesaid from the lst of
May next, the said debt or sum of 8 per cent