The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-12-19

ANY one attempting to reduce them to ala
Sery snaii' be deemed guilty of high mis-
Gpe a.r, ana on conviction punished.
A'e Mr "a 20 committee on Judiciary.
tne resolution be layed on the table
Agreed to, yeas SO nays 50.
IN Hosion OF - q resolution was
adopted instructing the COMMITTEES on Mil
ltary affairs to inquire into the expediencv
" pIoVlqlnS for payment of the claims Of
pelsons wounded in the Indian war in
Minnesota. Referred to the COMMITTEES ~,
Pensions. Adjourned. '--'' 0'
/ WASHINdToN, Dec. Observation-Disclosures.
ator wilson presented memorial. asking
aor increase OF pay for paymasters clerks.
| ton. IL Dos-
Mr.. LANE of Kansas introduced a Hill
providing that all traffic in gold, silver and
ioreign exchange for speculative purposes
through broker, by depositing less than
the full amount of the purchase. or as what
h rs kn9wn ia as margin, is expressly pro-
silver, and foreign exchange by any hank,
er or broker, directly or Indirectly. or at
any place except at the regular bankin~
house or brokers' Office; Sd, prohibiting the
| sale of gold, silver, or foreign exchange
unless actually delivered and paid for On
deNvery.. Sec. provides as the penalty
|
conviction before the United States District
Court in the District where the offence ia
committed, sentence not less than ona NOV
| more than ten thousand dollars. and i'm
prlsonment for not less than one or more
than twelve months for each offence. and
gives informant one half the fine
| Mr.. FOOTE introduced bill granting
Public Lands to the Peoples Pacific Rail-
road and Telegraph lines by the Northern
| Route, and asked that the bill be rofarroJ
to Special Committee.
Mr.. LANE of Indiana introduced a hill
to amend the. act entitled an act
10 dehne and punish conspirators.
ton of the act for enrolling and calling out
the national forces, passed March 8, 1868,
| Mr.. HENDRICKS introduced a hill to
end the time in which States NAV avail
themselves of the grants Of land for Aeri-
cultural and industrial Cuueges.
Mr.. DAVIS, of KY, called up the resolu-
ton in relation to the exchange of priso-
ners and against the policy of the rebels
to exchange our suffering white soldiers.
Mr.. JOHNSON deemed it perfectly clear
| that humanity, which is the highest noli-
cy, demanded the continuance of the ex-
| change of prisoners.
Mr.. DAVIS replied, saying the Pream-
Die OF the Constitution confers no power on
the GOvernment-theS Supreme Court had 40
interpreted it. He also claimed that the
President had no right to suspend the writ
OF habeas corpus, which was legislative.
not executive power, and there are no
powers vested in the Government which
are not conferred by the Constitution.
hence the President cannot raise troops,
nor has he the power to organize any
! measures to put down instruction without
the assistance of Congress.
1t Is the design Of the party in power that
| the war shall continue till the next Presi-
DENTAL election. The war would have been
brought to close long ago if the Admins
| tratlon had acted in good faith and declared
| itself in favor of the Crittenden resolutions
and the commanders of the armies had not
been selected, not because of their hostility
to the rebels, but because of their hatred to
| slavery.
Mr.. HALE, of n. A., said the gentleman
had made the allegation that the war was
to continue in order to influence the next
Presidential election. A more deliberate
allegation against the honest men never
was listened to from the beginning of time
! to the present moment. If the allegation of
! the Senator were true, he would sooner
| take into his own hands the hand of man
from the charnal house, reeking with poi
son, than the hands of those around him
those around him are bound by their oaths
to sustain the country and Constitution
and to defend the tiresides and homes
| threatened by invasion. The Senator from
kentucky says they are hypocrites and
don't mean to sustain their objections.
| MI. DAVIS explained that he had refer
! ence to Chase in power.
Mr.. HALE replied that the Senator had
made an allegation which embraced every
Senator. 1t was an allegation, which if it
was true. would disgrace the hottest, and
more particularly the name Of the Presi-
dent was also concluded in this allegation.
He believed one thing. Everybody asserts
that i.ilicoln is emphatically honest and
patriotic. To-day for the first time
ne had heard the honesty and
patriotism of the Executive questioned,
OF this war SO as. to control the next Preci-
Dental election-desire the continuance Of
this wa-. our sons given 10 slaughter, our
widows n mourning, and our kindred to
10 disease, Is an answer 50 far. lApplause
in the galieries.l
LANE, OF Ind, remarked he understood
the Senator from Ky. to say q Maj. General
had declared it was proposed by the Presi-
dent to retain his power, even though the
election should go against him. If that be
true, the administration does not deserve
the confidence Of the country-ii false, the
officer should be mustered ont as unworthy
Of the commission ne bears He should
ike to know the name of the officer
Mr.. DAVIS replied, the name sent mis-
took, "a gentleman who was formerly q
member OF the other House, informed him
there was Major General who said if Lin
coin vas defeated in the next Presidential
Election, he would not surrender the Office.
If the Senator from Indiana, Lane, would
come TO him, Davis, in the strictest
confidence, he would give him the name of
the Major General and that OF his informer.
Ian r. had only TO say, any Major Gem
eral Eho would make such an assertion,
was unworthy of confidence.
The pending resolution OF Mr.. Davis was
referred 10 the Military Committee.
Executive Session-adj ourned-
HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the
House Message from the President, COR
daily recommending Capt John Rogers,
who captured the Fingal, for his distin-
Suished services, bravery and general good
conduct. A vote Of thanks from Congress
being required by law in order that he may
be advanced one grade in the Navy.
The Speaker said he had received letter
from }. L. Ridge, signing himself Governor
elect of Louisiana, notifying him OF the
resignation of Thomas Colman, o membe.
Of the House; but as the ,atter's name does
not appear on the Rolls OF the House, tho