The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-21
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On motion Of Mr. FESSENDEN Solomon
Foote was chosen President pro tenn.
kr. LANE, Of Ind. called up the bill
changing the time of holding O. S. Courts in
Indiana 4
nr. WILSON, from the Military Committee,
asked to be discharged from the further consid-
GRAFTON OF the bill to amend the Act for the col
lection Of taxes in insufrectionary districts.
Mr.. WILSON, Of No., presented the creden-
tials Of Hon John B. Henderson, elected U. 8.
Senator by the Legislature of Missouri. =
q N. CLARK called ,p the bill for the settle
ne1t of claims for damages done BY Union
troops. .ile wv
This bill provides for three Commissioners
and a Solicitor to hear and examine all such
claims, and claims of property taken by the
Union troops; that claims shall be advertised
publicly, and presented within three years; no
damages to be paid on account Of slaves taken
or escaping; the findings of the Commissioners
to be retusned,so Congress through the Secre-
tAry OF war. ,E0 ,aaaeq g1t9i % tslda4tBa 4
The bill was postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. FEssENDEN called up the bill making
appropriations for forti6cations 7 atil2pS s'o1
si,Ne amendments were offered, and the bin
passed. .ss sss,4 !, i1o, sdi 10 goi3saeox
Mr. HARLAN called up the bill to establish
the ghage OF the Pacific railroad, and ts
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discussed some length by Messrs. latham, Pom.
eroy, Grimes, NcDougall and others. q, .q..,
: Mr. KING moved an amendment so ss to make
the guage feet Rejected. The bin passsd
- to 9! a}aa - ln9@h'H9 ~ 'fi2i8p
30 Mr. CHANDLER called up the bill donating
lands to Michigan and Wisconsin for q military
road. Passed.
Mr. HARRIS called up the bill regulating the
courts OF the District Of Oolumbia. Subject
not concluded. Senate went into Executive
Session and adjourned ae s,f5 +. deiAa
HousE-The house considered the bill re-
ported by Mr. MALLORY from committee on
roads and canals That the Louisville and
Nashville railroad companies, and the Jefferson.
Vile railroad company being stockholders In
the Louisville Bridge Company, the Post Road
act Of July last shall authorize the construction
Of bridge at the Falls Of the Ohio, and that
sll the provisions of that act apply also to the
KaysvilIe and Big Sandy, and the Lexington
practicable, and shall authorize said companies
Or either of them to construct q bridge or
bridges across said rivers at any of the points
on the lines OF their roads,
Mr. MALLORY said this bill was intended to
authorize the building of bridges below
the Big Sandy, the act of July last authorizing
them to be constructed above the Big Sandy
The bill passed, Q5 against II.
The House took up the bill relative to the
abolishment of Slavery in the State of Missouri,
providing that whenever the President shall be
satisfied that Missouri has adopted valid and
constitutional ordinance for the gradual or i'm
mediate adjustment or exclusion of Slavery
therefrom, twenty million dollars in bonds, with
interest at five per cent. per annum, payable 30
years after date, shall be issued for said purpose
Mr. NORTON made the point that the bill
made an appropriation, and therefore must be
referred in accordance With former decision
connected with the Pacific Railroad. '@5A
The Speaker ruled that the point was we'll
taken and the bill must 60 to the Committee Of
the Whole. f'ss FA9tl" 80
Mr. WHITE, of Ind, moved that the subject
be recommended to the Select Committee on
Emancipation. Agreed to by 81 to So = Na,.
The House passed the Senate bill for the pur.
poee Of relieving doubts as to the meaning OF
former laws 1t authorizes the President, when
two kinds of punishment are imposed BY court
Ia fne and imprisonment, to remit one or the
other. When the Imprisonment is RENTED the
fine shall! be collected as a Judgment of debt in
the common forms Of law. 80 "+'
The House proceeded to consider the Senate's
Substitute for the bill indemnifying the Presi.
dent and other persons for the suspension of
habeas corpus for acts committed in pursuance
thereof. 81 s4f'.tnt ea
M VOORHEES, spoke against the measure.
He referred to the Magma Charter, the bill of
Nights, Habeas Corpus. &c tracing the contest
for free principles in England for SO years, and
in connection condemnng the seizure and in.
prisoment Of men for declaring what they
thought the Law should be, or attempting to
avail themselves of rights secured to them by
the Constitution, aud al this by the will Of one
man only at Washington at.nb9a btfh'
Mr. DAILY, Delegate from Nebraska, pro-
ceeded to examine into the difficulty. There
we're men who were continually CRYING out
against the Administration, and Why, Was
there ever revolution when it was not neces
cary to resort to arrests! The Constitution
warranted the suspension Of the writ Of Habeas
Corpus when the psblic safety required il. ~
There was party in the House and 10 the coun-
try, continually finding fault with the Aduinis-
always dissatisfied, but what did they give in
heu of the measures which bad been adopted to
deal with the sympathizers and abettors Of the
rebellion? They spoke Of compromise, when
they knew there could be none The great fault
Of the Administrator was that it had not ar
rested enough, nor punished them severely
enough. Applause in the galleries There
were hundreds and thousands of men in the
North in sympathy With the rebellion add they
should be punished [Applause
NJ. VALLANDIGHAA gave 1otice that if
the disturbance was repeated, he should demand
the enforcement Of the rules, although he knew
this TO be force. oa 90 s5.F 500 Il
Mr.. NOEL, rising to question Of order, said
that Mr.. Yallandigham's remarks were in con-
tempt of this House. ,i 2 hsI7fE. ,.1~
Mr.: VALLANDIGHANr replied that the point
was not we'll taken, a. his allusion was not to
the House. 'o9I 2 s.sfsts a5tN tii24-7-
Mr. DAILY, resuming, said farce had been
going on for the last year-there was a party
crying out against the Government; while pro-
Tossing that they we're in favor of the Union,
they were all the time crying that the expression
Of the country in the recent elections was in
favor Of peace; but in, this such pretenders
could Haunt their best. Tie disposition among
the people was to give no quarter to the rebels.
You could not tell what such partisans favored,
out you knew they were opposed to the. .Ad :,
ministration. Those who we're continually cry
ing out against the war and the Administration
were trying to turn matters in favor OF the South
Mr. JULIAN, discussing political affairs, said
the Democrats were the ca,ah3 80 - - -. u N