The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-23
THIRTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-.

! the confirmation OF ScnOIelu as d Ma@oi
General.
The resolutions of the Milwaukee Cham
/ Der OF Commerce, asking a modlilcatlon O.
the Reciprocity treaty, were referred.
The resolution was adopted lnstructlne
the Military Committee TO ascertain anu
report the facts connected with the exam
ination OF the Board of Officers into the al
legged advantages of concentrated feed ioI
/ Horses and if the parties report faVoraDly
why such feed has not been used.
The resolution instructing the COMMITTEE
on tho Conduct OF the War, with the House
amendment, requiring investigator lhto
contracts, was passed. .
Mr.. COWAN addressed the Senate al
length, in support of the law requiring Sen
ators to take the prescribed oath.
Mr.. ANTHONY followed in support OF
the authority of the Senate to establish such
Mr.. HENDRICKS opposed the adoption
of the new test, and argued that the en-
dorsement Of the State they represented
| entitled Senators to seats. tie also oP
posed the reconstruction policy OF the
President. Executive session; adjourned.
! Hor-sE.-Mr. SWEAT, Of Me-, replied to
Mr.. Davis of Md. denying that the minor
ity were hereto embarrass the Adlliiiis.ia-
ton. o,,o.
The House then went into comihittee VI
the whole on the amendatory excise piii.
The amendment of Fernando WOOD was
adopted. 1t provides that an Splits .;,,a on
hand and for sale, whether or not distilled,
nrior to the date of this act, shall be sub
/ iac,ed to the rates Of duty provided by this
Law rom and after the 18th day of Janua-
| ry 1864. except spirits when have ALREADY
been taxed under the law OF july lst, 1867,
which snail not bear more than the addl-
tional or increased tax provided for by this
act.
The committee disposed of a short Sec
ton of bills, leaving unchanged the tax of
sixty cents a gallon, and without conclud-
ing action the committee reported and the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-HoUsE--Mr.
NORRIS, of n. j., spoke favorably of the
contiscation act. He said the rebels are re-
spons BILE for all the evils of the rebellion.
Mr.. ROGERS of n. j., opposed the
estate could not be forfeited beyond the
life time of the offenders, and the resolu-
ton now proposed was clearly against the
Constitution.
Without taking the question on the Con-
fiscation bill, the House went into commit
tee of the whole on the amendatory Excise
law.
An amendment was adopted, taxing all
cotton in the hands of the manufacturers
heretofore exempted cents per pound.
Mr.. BROOKS of n. y. moved to strike
out the drawback of , cents per pound in
all eases where the duty imposed by this
act upon the cotton used in manufactures
shall be satisfactorily shown to have been
previously paid.
Messrs. BROOKS, VOORHEES,, HAIR
RINGTON and j. {. ALLEN advocated
the amendment regarding such drawback
as bounty to manufacturers at the eX-
pense OF the agricultural interests.
Messrs. MERRILL and DAWES repli-
ed, showing that New England pays its
fair proportion OF taxation on its products
and industry.
Mr.. WASHBU RNE Of Illinois said, that
whatever complaints might be uttered in
Mr.. Worries district in Indiana as to the
operation of the revenue laws, there was
no complaint in the loyal district which
he (Washburnel represented. His con-
stituents were not only willing to pay the
present tax but an additional tax to crush
the rebellion and hang traitors. The re-
bellion is to be crushed and the States
brought back, if necessary, by subjuga-
ton.
Mr.. GRINNELL, Of Iowa, in behalf of
the farmers he represented, favored the
encouragement Of manufactures.
Mr.. Brook S amendment was disagreed to.
An amendment was adopted that all
spirits imported prior to the passage of the
Act shall! pay an additional duty of fifty
cents.
The bill as amended was reported to the
House, when it and substitute intended
to be offered by Mr., Stevens were ordered
printed, preliminary to further action on
the subject. Adjourned.
SENATE-Mr. GRIMES wished it post
poned, as the bill did not provide bounties
for colored soldiers. A further considera-
ton was postponed till to- morrow
A resolution of AR. DAVIS, calling on
the President for the correspondence be-
tween the United States and the rebel au-
thOrities was presented.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Nd, then addressed
the Senate on the rule requiring Senators
to take the oath.
The report of the Agricultural Commits
siOner, adverse to a tax Of 20 per cent on
leaf tobacco, was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Md, spoke on the
question of the adoption of the new oath as
a rule OF the Senate, opposing it as uncon-
stitutional. In the course Of his remarks
he said the people of the South. when the
military power of the rebellion was SUBJ
dued. would again come into the Union
under the Presidents Amnesty Proclama-
ton. be opposed placing the negro on "a
political equality as greater evil to the
slave than the master and political
degradation OF the whites, unnecessary to
tic VI uSllIS vi the EeD0lIlO0.
The day was fast approaching, if the
power of the Government was exerted as it
ought to be, when the Military power of
the rebellion would be crushed. and the
people OF the South would share in heart
as well as in deed the blessings of a restor-
ed Union.
HOWARD favored the adoption of the
oath. arguing that without the fidelity re-
quired by this oath the Constitution be-
came dead letter. He said the people of
the North were not such fools as to fight a
war like this, sacrificing two hundred
thousand lives, and then turn around and
invite traitors to come back and sit in the
councils of the nation.
The amendment of Mr.. Powell was re-
Monday.
From Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 2l.-The 5th Connec-
ticut, 1nh pennsylvania, 5Sth New York
ana l'th Ohio have arrived at Louisville.
en- route for home. '
several rebel officers recently escaped
Whiie on transportation between Louisville
ana Camp Chase. Some of them waro