The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28
xxxvu ucONGREss-sd SESSION.

introduced bill to grant the rght OF way tnro
the military territory Of Kansas.
Mr. WILSON, Mass, introduced Dill 70 ln'
corporate a National Academy.
Mr. HOWARD called up the bill to divide
Michigan into two Judicial DISTRICTS.
After discussion by Nessrs Foster, Trumbull,
ressenaen and Others the bill passed, yeas Is,
nays IL.
Mr. FSsSENDEN presented the credentials Of
Hon. L. H. Morrill,, reelected U. 5. Senator
&from Maine for six years
Mr POWELL offered resolution that com
mittee of three be appointed to investigate the
facts relating to the arrest, Imprisonment and
release of D. A. Mahony, j. A. Mullen, and An
drew J. Duff. Laid over.
Mr. POWELL also gave notice that he should
at an early day offer a resolution for commit
tee to investigate the conduct OF Gen. Gilbert
in dismissing q convention in Kentucky.
MrLANE called up a bill to grant lands to
Kansas for the construction of railroads and tel
egraphs. Passed. : soisg .goni1fs
The bill for the discharge of State prisoners
was then taken up, the question being on amend
mept of Mr. Carlisle, offered as a Substitute for
the substitute proposed by Mr. Trumb1l Nj
Pow I'll spoke at some length in favor Of Mr. Car
isles amendment. vi .,.,7,,t- sxss, s..,
Horsr The Conference Committee was ask'd
by the Senate, on disagreeing to the amend,
ments of the bill, to provide ways and means to
support the Government. ~ .g '.aa5
The House resumed the consideration of the
Post Office Reform Bill.
Mr. LAZEAR, of Ohio, offered an amendment,
whish passed, providing that all soldiers, in
camp and hospitals, shall receive and transmit
letters free.
Messrs HUTCHINs and MAYNARD'S amend.
ments, making uniform rate of postage, was
rejected.
Mr. HUTCHINS Intellectually moved to table
the Post Office Reform Bill.
The bill passed-72 against 56. s
Mr. MORRILL, reported from the Committee
on Ways and Means, amendments to- the Tax
Bill, the completion Of which was postponed un-
til Friday next,
The House passed the Senate bill to prevent
correspondence with the rebels. ias1T
The Senate bill for enrolling and calling out
the National forces, and for other purposes, will
be considered Monday.
The Senate bill to amend the act preventing
Members Of Congress from taking considera-
tions for procuring contracts, Office or place, was
amended so as to embrace any agent Of the
Government of the United States, and passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2S-sENArE.-Mr WILL
LEY presented resolution from the Constitu-
tionsl Convention Of Western Virginia, accept-
ing the Constitution as amended by Congress,
also resolutions asking for an appropriation for
emancipating slaves in Western Virginia.
Mr. COLLAMER called up the resolution rel
alive to payment OF foreign postage in coin, and
offered substitute authorizing the Postmaster
General TO take measures to provide for the
payment in coin of the balance against US.
Mr. AcDOUGALL called up the bill to amend
the Pacific railroad act. After discussion the
bill was postponed.
Mr. WILSON Of Mass introduced a bill to
prevent the circulation in the United States Of
the bonds and notes Of the Confederate States
Referred to the committee on finance.
Mr. LATHAM introduced bill to establish
branch Min. in Navada. Referred to the COM
nittee on finance.
Mr. LANE Of Kansas, introduced bill grant
ing lands to Kansas to indemnify citizens, for
their losses
The bill toE the discharge Of State prisoners
was taken up.
Mr. COLLAMER from the committee on con-
ference Oh the Legislative appropriation bill,
made report that the mileage clause be stricken
cut of the bill, leaving mileage as beretofore,-
The repoe was agreed to and the bin passed.
Mr. RICHARDSON spoke, referring to Mr..
Wilson'S remarks, that the whole Democratic
parsvrwere disloyal. 74ass ae7 va
Mr. WILSON stated that he never said the
mass of the party was disloyal.
Mr. RICHARDSON said it was since the in
auguration of con6scation and emancipation that
we had 10 success. Let these be dropped, aud
the country would yet be saved. He thought
the President had no power to suspend the writ
ofhabeas corpus: He was opposed TO the con-
scriptiou act and the present bill, asa soE
Mr. WILSON said no man could be found op-
posing the war who was not democrat, and
such papers as the Cinninnati Enquirer. Chicago
Times and New York World and Express were
quoted and applauded by traitors in arms He
had nothing 10 say against the action of those
Democrats who were fighting for their country
or working for its welfare anywhere.
Mr. Richardson said the Senator had referred
toa newspaper in his State the editor of that
paper was brother to a man in the Monitor
when she saved the country last year, As
many men had gone to the war from that Office
ssfrom any Office in the country. $50 s7t"2'2 :
he would not endorse al! the opinion. Of that
paper; out the Senator was greatly miAaken if
Ne supposed there was in the whole of that pa-
per any thought Of dsloyalty. He defed the
Senator to hnd anything disloyal in any article
oigihat paper, if there was any treason 10
llA' paper 0 rthe others referred to-, the courts
were open and there was place, to try them.
Mr. CHANDLER ssd that one of the proprie.
LOTS Vi tnas paper was known to be rebel
sympashzer and believed to be disloysl
Inc Senate resumed the bill, for the discharge
Of State prisonars.
MT POWELL spoke, arguing that the power
Oh susspending the writ Of Habeas Corpus was
vested only in Congress, and could not, and
ougnt not to be delegated, and that no person
should be arrested without warrant.
hr DoOLlTTLE argued that in time Of war,
II was absolutely necessary to arrest men with
out warrant
Nr OLARK said he was pleased to hear the
senator from Illinois (Mr Richardson) say to-day
Ihat TINS rebellion was causeless.
Mr. RICHARDSON said he was willing to re-
causeless.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-SENArE-Evening
Session-The Senate resumed the bill for the
discharge Of State prisoners.
Mr. RICHARDSON moved an amendment
limiting the operation of the act to March let,
1854. Agreed TO- te
Ar COLLAMER offered IN amendment so as