Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-02-14
xXXVIIth Congress LIST Session.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
SENArE-The Vice President presented
! communist from meeting of citizens {
North Carolina, held at Ilattcras, Jan. lOtf
1862, in regard to tire rejection of Mr.. Foste
their representative, and still insisting on hi
right to BE- representative Of the loyal citizen
of North Carolina
Mr. DAVIS presented petition from tn
citizens of Maine, asking Congress to dro
) the egro question, ana attend to the bushes
of the country, to sustain the President an,
Ganeral Mcclellan, and support the Constitu
ton of the United States.
Mr.. RICE, of Nj nncs,ta, offered resolution
that the Committee on Military Affairs b
requested to inquire into the eXpediency o
recommending an appropriation to compet
the military road from Point Douglas, Min
nesota, to Superior City, was adopted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
SENATE-The report OF the Comm ttee OF
Conferences, on the bill to raise certain troop.
in Missouri and Maryland, was taken up.
Mr.. Henderson said they could be ordered
out of the State, for the defence OF the State
or even, if nee, s-ary, go to New Orleans -
The report of the committee was agreed te
and the bill passed
After executive session the Senate ad
journed.
H"UsE.-The House took up and pass
ed Senate Joint Resolution authorizing
detail of officers for service in the War
Department.
The House concurrcd in the Senate amend
ment to the bill providing for the purchase
of cotton seed, so that one thousand dollars
could also be expended for tobacco seed.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb II.
SENATE. - The Vice-Prcsiden1 appointed
Mr.. Cowan on the Finance Committee in
place OF Mr. Bright, Mr.. Henderson on the
Post Office Committee in place of Mr.. Bright,
and Mr.. Wilson, of Mo-, on the Committee
on Indian Affairs in place of Mr. Cowan.
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden, the Fortifca-
ton Bill was taken up. Mr.. Fessenden said
he should call up the Treasury Note bill to-
morrow aud press it to speedy passage
The amendment Of the committee to the
Fertilization Bill making an appropriation of
$500, 900 for tho harbors of Maine, in case of
war with any maratime power, was consider
ed,
Mr.. Trumbull thought it would be time
enough to protect these harbors when there
was danger of war with any great maratime
power. Sufficient for the day is the evil
thereof"
Mr.. Doolittle was in favor of making the
appropriation larger, and giving the President
power to protect the harbors on the Pacific
coast and the hsrbors on the Western lakes,
&c. He did not believe there was danger of
war with any maratime power. He re erred
RI tha Df tho Evnp oh
dence of peace.
Mr. Dixon was in favor of the amendment
but did not IKE its phrasenlogy, which sug
gestcd there might be war with any naratime
power He would strike out the clause read
ng Imminent darger with any maratimc
power" SO as to leave the matter subject to
the President
Tho amendment was so modified and
adopted.
Alter further discussion, Mr.. Trumbull
moved to rc-commt the bill to the Comm ttee
on Military Affairs. If the armies of the
Union will move forward and crush out the
rebellion, we will have no need of fortiica
tons on the lakes.
House. The House resumed the consider
att n of the Segur election case.
Mr. Maynard said there wrre eight vacant
seats from his own State, Crennessee) and
he expressed the hope there would be gentle
men to fill them under circumstances anala-
gous to those which surround the present
applicant He believed the Unionists were
largely in the majority in Tennessee, but
their actions were inundated by the armed
We have recognized Governor
Perpont and must therefore recognize his
act, certifying to the fact of the election of
Mr. Segur. lle mentio ned Instances in Mis-
souri, and Kentucky where members were
elected to the House from dis'oyal districts,
,nclu ling one from Western Kentucky, WHO
was now ready to take his seat He argued in
favor of the justice as well as the propriety of
enabling all loyal persons to be heard here
through their representatives.
Mr.. Maynard said that Mr.. Segur was
known and appreciated at home for more than
twenty years. lie was a member of the Vir-
sinia Legislature and was delsgate at the
time the rebellion reared its head. When |
the resolution was introduced in the Vir-
ginia Senate directing the Governor to seize
and hold certain cannon at the arsenal Mr. |
Seeur said, "Nather than thus vote for seiz-
ing the property of the United States, 81
help me God, | will die in my sea !" Mr.
Maynard also quoted from other parts of Mr.
Segurs' speech, showing the la,ter's loyalty
and eminent services in the Union cause and
his personal sacr fees. But for his conduct,
as ALLEGED in secession quarters, F rtre>s Mon
roe would have fallen into the possession Of
the South.
Mr. Crittenden urged the pending case as
a question of law in favor of Mr.. Segur.
The House then, by vote of IS to 40, de-
cided that Mr.. Segur was not eatitl'd to a
seat.
The House agreed to the Senate amend
ment to the bill authorizing the construction
of twenty iron-clad gun-boats.
ERRONEOUS REPORTS No orders have been