The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-31
BURLINGTON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, 1853

vid,og for Commissioners to examine claiml
niCG moved to amend the substitute
Dy increasing the appropriation to elSo, ,Ooo. y
ar. RICE then moved 70 increase the appro-
pFaot'on 20 $500, 600 Rejected, 10 to IS.
Vn nouon OF 4r. DO0LITTLE, the appropri,
su0n was increased 20 q TO include tvo-thirds
q We unexpended balance Of certain annuities
ous ous NOS paid over, to exceed 800, 900. Dis.
cu.ssd ct some length. The bin vas passed.
Inc senate chen went Into Executive session.
after which it adjourned n H.
WAsMNeT0R, Jan. 27.-SYWArR-Mr HOW
ARD introduced bill relative to the time Of
holding Circuit and District Courts Of the United
States. - ', :,
Referred to the Committee on the judiciary
Mr. POhEROY introduced . bill Supplement
tasy TO tho cot 70 provide for The better organ.
ization Of the military Of the United states
Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
M. WILSON introduced bill to authorize
contracts 70 bs made in such States as may ad-
vance pay and allotment to volunteers and mi
litia 10 the service Of the United States
{ Referred 70 the Military Committee
Nj. BROWNING offered q resolution, which
quire into the expediency of authorizing the
President to offer the volunteers now In service
such bounty a. be may deem necessary to secure
their re. enlistment. Also, into the sxpediency
of authorising the President to offer such boun.
ty for the re-enlistment of such volunteers for
one year or longer time. Ais into the expe-
diency Of providing by law for three months
volunteers, either by enlistment or draft.
;. Ar. LATHAM moved to take up the resolu-
tion calling for the records of the Fitz' John
Porter Court Martial. pa' ~ asa yf.h
Nj. HALE objected. he thought it was
bad practice for the Senate TO mske itself court
OF Errors to 60 over court martials. oaN
Is Mr.. HOWARD hoped the resolution would be
adopted. He thought the record ought to 90 to
the country and be read by all
NJ. FESSENDEN said be was rather in favor
ofhaving the record printed andgo to the country
but the record had been printed. He had re-
ceived copy and read II. He believed that the
result arrived at was amply justified by the facts,
and no other result could have been reached in
any court, but the record was very voluminous.
1t would create . vast expense, under the pre-
sent circumstances, and az it was already printed
he did not think it best to adopt the resolution.
The motion was disagreed to-yeas ls nays ~.
hr. LANE, of Kansas, called up the bill to
provide for the removal of the Sioux Indians
from Minnesota. The bill was passed. :
A message was received from the President,
transmitting the report Of the Secretary of State
and the documents concerning the capture of
British vessels sailing from one port to another,
having on board articles contraband of war.
Mr.. TRUMBULL called up the bill for the
indemnification of the President for suspending
the writ of Habeas Corpus
Mr.. DAVIS spoke at length, characterizing
the Proclamation of the President 20 the most
extraordinary document ever issued, claiming
that the President had NO power to do any thing
of the kind, and such acts were palpable viols-
tions of the Constitution and Laws Of the United
States. The President might as we'll issue q
proclamation to suspend the Constitution itself.
Mr.. Lincoln had fairly shouldered the abolition
policy, but the people have declared in thunder
tones, that the Constitution shall not be des-
troyed
Hr. HARRIS moved to amend 90 ss to make
the provisions of the bill apply to criminal as
we'll as civil cases. #y5l
Mr.. HOWELL said the object of the whole
bill was to prevent persons who have been in.
jured by the myrmidons OF power from any re-
lief in the courts, but the people would treat
with scorn the wickedness of this Administra.
ton. Upright people could not do otherwise.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE said he had listened to hun.
dreds of speeches of the Senator from Kentucky,
and thu whole burden of them had been de-
nunciation of the Administration which was
struggling to put down the rebels, but he never
heard one word in condemnation of those men
who were dripping with the blood Of their coun.
trymep; who are stained with perjury, corrup-
ton and treason, Who were his associates, but
from day to day to day he denounces the Presi-
dent Of the United States, aspersing his lin
lvSol fsv Tho
ton bears upon its shoulders Q responsibility
never borne since the day Of Washington The
responsibility has been borne with the single
purpose to preserve the Constitution, and to
live up to the oath taken to protect it. Az to
the question of the hour, to suspend the writ
of habeas Corpus, there 10 an honest difference
of opinion about it The President of the Uni
ted States, than whom more honest and patri.
otic man does not live, believed he was acting
under the Constitution in suspending the writ,
and the Senators from Kentucky and others
spend most of their time in denouncing and try.
ing to break down the Administration, but
never say . word against the rebels who arc try
ing to overthrow the government. He had
listened to this kind of talk till be was tired.
Mr. POWELL replied, saying that he had
said that those who went into the rebellion were
doing wrong. He felt it his duty to denounce
all vlOldUOu OF Tue VOnStituUOu.s
Mr.. COLLAMER said :kis bill simply pro-
vdes for the transfer Of these cases to the United
States Courts. II there were questions to be
decided, it was proper that such cases should be
transferred to the United States Commissioners
After further discussion, the amendment of Mr..
Harris was agreed.
"A long debate ensued on the bill.
M. SALISBURY made long speech, in the
course of which be was called to order several
times. NLilly, when censuring the course of the
President, calling him an imbecile and calling
him by name. The Vice President called him to
order and requested the Senator to take his seat,
Salisbury continuing, the Vice President said il
the Senator did not take his seat, he should Or
der the Sergeant-at-Arms to take him in charge.
Mr.. SALISBURY. Then the voice Of free.
dom 10 Eot allowed in the Senate. a
The Vice President The Sergeant alarms
will take the Senator into custody. SALISBURY
was thereupon taken out Of the Senate, display
ing revolver which be took from his pocket
After short time he came into the Senate
aaain and began to sneak EG