The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-07

BURLINGTON WE.
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WAsBmofoH, Feb 4.-Hosss-Mf. DAVIS
from Aemmittes on elections, reportsd adverse
II ON the credentials d Up. HoCloed, claim
ing eat from the ID District of Virginia, end
also O. the application Of bic ooatsstant ".
W. Wing.
The House BY vote Of II against % passed
the bill reported yesterday. authoriSiDg the
Secretary of War to contract for the construc.
ton Of . telegraph cAbal from Fort HcHenry
or Monroe 10 Galveston or New Orlesns, and
the intermediate points.
The bill reported from the committee on
judiciary, by Mr., HICKMAN, came up. Il
provides for board of thrse Commissioners q
. salary. Of 5000 per snnum each, TO rsvise
and certify the general status Of the United
States Rejected, ~ to S.
NJ. OLIN, from the committee on military
affairs, reported bill for the conjunction Of
ship canal, from the Hississippi and Lake Hich.
igap. and for, the, enlargement Of the Erie and
Oswego canals toadapt them % the defense q
the northern lskes.; This, bin q similar 70 the
one Of yesterday which vas rsccmnitted 70 the
military committee, butt bad been altered - g
- to avoid the objection that i made "a sp-
preparation Of money and must therefore under
The rules receive it's 6rst considerAdons " com
nittes of the WHOLE Il s@.ass.,T $50.
Objections we're made By hssars. Holnsn',
Stevens and HcPherson. IL.
M. HOLMAN moved 70 table -lost, 50 TO 90.
/ On motion Of NJ. OLIN, further discussion
vas postponed till Friday. ''fs - =. =
NJ. DUNN, from the Military COMMITTEES, re-
ported . bin for the protection Of overland EN-
iRrsnts 70 States and Territories on the Pacific
It sppropriates t3O. 600 70 be expended under
the direction Of the Secretary Of War. The
II. HcPAERsoE reported ! bill providing
for an ambulance corps. The bill was recon-
mended By the Secretary Of War, Qsartermsstsi
General Keigs, and was 20 drawn to avoid 81
collision among those officers. Passed. a2sI
Mr. YRATMAN, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported back the House bill with
the Senate's amendment, authorizing Il, 900 mer
TO be raised 10 Kentucky for the defsnces Of that
NJ. wADswoRrH replying to : remark d
Ar. Stevens certified to the loyalty Of the Gov
ernor Of Kentucky; because the bill introduced
last session was not passed much blood has been
spilled and property destroyed. In response to
Senator Dawes, be said, the weapons would rot
be takeu to the Southern Confedsracy. Ken
lucky would not betray the flag. The Senase'e
amendment agreed to. The bill therefore passed
both houses The house acted upon the Senats't
amendments to the deficiency bill. 'tni'
Mr.. PORTER introduced a bill which passed
that the State Of Wisconsin be made part Of the
ok Y,js o;o - sc "a
journed. - aA1'.'et
SssArr.-Mr. HOWE presented the ,creden
tials of Hon. j. r. Doolittle, re elected q. s
Senator from Wisconsin for six years. - =
Mr.. HOWARD. from the Committee on Ju
dietary reported back the bill to change the tim'
of holding the District Courts of the Unitet
State. m sg-.f,.a -E a ,.,r.g.,a
Mr., TEN EYCK, from the Committee on Ju
dietary, reported back the bill to prevent CORES
pondence with rebels. as
| Mr. WILSON, of Mass. from the Militar,
Conmittee, reported back the joint resolution
to revive the act to secure to the officers IN,
men employed in the Department Of the Yves
and Missouri their pay, bounty and pensions
| Mr. POWELL, from the Committee on Judicia
~, reported bill concerning pardons, the re.
mission Of penalties and, forfeitures in cfimins
cases. The bill authorizes the President to max
qualified pardons, SO % to remit fines, reliev
from imprisonment, &c. Passed. ,-.. -
Mr. TRUMBULL, from the Committee On Ju
dietary, reported back the bill 10 amend the &C
to prevent officers of the Government and Mem
bers of Congress from taking consideration 70
procuring contracts, Office or place. ~,
! Mr.. TRUABULL from the same commute,
reported adversely on the bill to divide th'
State Of Michigan into two Judicial Districts
and also on the resolution to increase the fee
of the United States Marshal's in California.
Mr.. McDougai introduced bill for the lie O
certain Indian reservations in California, ant
the establishment OF new reservations in th,
same state. Referred to Military Committee.
| ton in Mexico, were then taken up. The cues
ton being on the motion to lay them on thu
table, which was agreed, "a to 9.
Mr.. WILSON called up the bill for encour-
| agement Of enlistments. An amendment wal
adopted providing that a drafted man may pro-
cure substitute, and another amendment wal
adopted providing that no equipments shall be
sold or given away, and when such articles ART
found in possession of any person not sol
der or officer they may be seized
Nj. SHERMAN offered an amendment which
twasl adopted, providing that any officer abseu
with leave shall receive only half pay, ane
when absent without leave, in addition to pen
alties now provided, shall forfeit all his pay ex
cept when sick and wounded.
Mr. Foote offered an amendment, which VA
adopted. that general orders of the War De-
partment, Nos l64 and l62 in reference 70 th,
enlistment Of volunteers into the regular ssrvic,
be repealed. ~ f''f
Mr. Csrlisle'moved to strike out the section
authorizing the President to make all rules, ane
regulations for enrolling and drafting militia:
T. Mr.. RICHARDSON said this was q bill O
fearful import Isgave the President fell now
er over all the militia Of the country to do VIA
he pleased With them He might draft all tn,
Democrats If he choose, or all the Republic an,
or negroessf He clsimed that halt the rank ant
| file were Democrats .ag etas& -es5l -qg
Mr.. HARLAN said that az far a. his Stat.
was concerned three fourths Of the men wer,
Republicans. rs .sse..s.,st,,5s a Eega',-.
Mr.. LANE said he had been informed that tn,
| maj ority OF the soldiers of Illinois were Repub
licans; ,hasnot corporal's guard OF Demo
| Gratis had gone from Kansas. llt,a 81 iis.,
Mr. RICHARDSON quoted at length from
returns of Illinois soldiers to show thew wer,
mostly composed Of Democrats. he feared tha
such bills as this and the bills to paw for slave
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