The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-07

tue etAtement6 made IN the Journal. he die
not believe that the onest;on 10 concur in the 70.
out last nisht The Senator from Delavare
| inr. Bayardl vas on The foor and gave vav
TO q motion TO adjourn. and he (nr PovelH
80 stated the motion "a adjourn. vhich Vas re-.
iected, and the President nro. tenn. fPomerov)
called q vote on the reoort. He (povelD aid
not believe the nays we're ever called. but the
Chair decided that the renort vas agreed n
The Senator from Illinois.(M Trumbulll NOV.
ed to take up something else. a.
The Senator from Delevsre asked an anne.,
from the decision Of the Chair vhich ;a not an
tered on the journal. .as the Senator from Illinois
(Richardsonl moved . decentralization.
\ Mr. BAYARD made = statement of . similar
character. and euepested that tha vote shonld he
taken sssin without debate. -
Mr. FOOTE explained that he v.s absent from
the Chair. not having been there for five hours
and had rome to rest.
Mr. WILEY ssid be certsipl, understood the
Chair to have put the vote in the negative. and
be answered and did vote distinctly.
Mr. TRUNBULL said that the Senator from
Delavere fBayardl did Weld the floor. and that
the senator from Kentucky. fPoveln made .
motion to adiourn. and 4 vote was taken and
decided negatively. The Chair az certainly nut
the question on agreeing to report and declared
it carried. He (Trumbull) voted in the atRrma-
tive, and the Senator from Virginia (Willey)
tells us he voted negatively. Theft bs{Trum-
bully moved to take nm the House hill. No, 80.
which was done. Every effort made by Sena-
tors after that vas an ;nterrnntion. Was it to
be expected that the wheels of legislation were
to be stonped. and imnortsnt measures to be lost
by tactious onnosition of less than one tenth of
the members Of the Senate The Senator from
Delavere could tale no appeal. and the Chair
had no authority to recognize him. because there
was another measure before the Senate. Nv
colleague had no right to make 4 motion to re-
consider uulese he voted With the majority.
Mr.. BAYARD said no further debate would
be had if the vote could be taken.
Mr.. POWELL said he had no doubt after the
statement of tie Senator from Virginia that the
Chair did nut the vote in the negative. He
would withdraw his motion to correct the Jour-
nal After further discussion IL was agreed that
test vote should be taken. Rejected.
Mr.. FESSENDEN reported hack the hill to
modify the existing laws for the collection Of
duties on imports without the amendment The
bill passed.
M. SIMMER called nm the concurrent reso.
lutions on mediation and intervention and said
he Was authorized 20 state that these resolutions
met the apnroval Of the President and Cabinet.
The resolutions were adopted. -
Mr.. LATHAM called up the bill TO establish
4 Branch Mint in Nevada Territorv Passed.
A Committee of Conference was appointed on
the dis.preene vote IN the internal Revenue bill,
M. POWEiL moved to take up the resolu-
ton Appointing a Committee to investigate on
the conduct Of Colonel Gilbert in dispereine
the Convention at Frankfort. Ky. Refused. 10
to Is,
bill to incornorate the National Academy Of
Science. Passed.
NJ TRuMBIILL called IN the bill to enable
the District Courts Of the United States to issue
executions and other final proceedings in certain
| cases. Passed.
Mr.. LATHAM offered resolution, which va!
| adopted, requesting the Secretary of the Trea'
ury to inform the Senate at its next Session
what steps have been taken to investigate tht
frauds In the San Francisco Custom House ant
Mint. ea
Mr. HARRIS, from the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported bill to amend the act for th'
collection of duties on imports, and con6scatior
act, Passed.
Mr. HARRIS called up the bill to establish {
provisional government in certain cases.
Mr. DAVIS moved to lay the bill on the table
Lost. Is to 81.
Mr. DAVIS moved to adjourn. Rejected
1 to 81.
Mr. WILKINSON moved to postpone it and
take up the bill to organize the Territory
Montana. Agreed to, % to Is.
Mr. WILSON, Of Mass moved to change th'
name from Montana to Idaho. Agreed to.
| Mr. HARPING offered an amendment, chang.
ling the boundary line. Adopted, and the bill
passed. h.eas 1.'e $50 "a.
Nr WADE called up the bill for the sdmis
sion of Nevada as State. The bill passed, .
to l6. '@ s-i5so - s7efs s. al
Mr WADE called up the bill for the admissio:
Of Colorado as State. 50 s2-1a1 ss
| Hors. Nj FENTON moved. but the Hous
.efn.ed n consider the bill for the appointmen
of Comm;ssioners to ascertain the claims of loy,
etiz ana for the use and destruction Of their prc
nartv hy the troops of the United States durin
the rebellion. 3sa
The House passed the Senate bill to enabl
the District Courts to issue executions and othe
6ual processes in certain cases. ~
The House took up the Senste's amendment
on the Ipternal Revenue bill. ss5
The House in Committee considered the Mis-
cellaneous appropriation bill, an amendmen
was adopted spropriating one million dollars