The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-16
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nm lON lhtF0tsleSd Dali previOlag FOR
payment for the loss and destruction of
tho property OF toYal citizens by tho sol
oiery OF tho United Sates. during the pres
ent rebellion
! Mr. iENOLG Introduced bill for tile
| construction Of Il snip canal. uniting the
mississippi river y ID the Northern LAX es.
| Mr.. WILDER Introduced bill reGuir-
/ ing the aScertaiulnent of the damages sus-
tanned at Lawrence and other places 10y
guerrilla raiders
| a number Of ht}s on large variety Of
subjects iii amendment Of the above was
referred
| Mr.. PIX Il offered resolution granting
tho use OF the Hall 70 the House Of Repre-
aentatives 10 Miss Anna G.. Dickinson, to
increase the funds Of the Fveedmen's Aid
! Association
Mr. ANCONh moved 10 lay the resolu-
ton on the table. Lost--yeas As; nays -
The resolution Vas then adopted.
Mr.. FERN AMI WOOD offered the fol
lowing
/ Whereas, accusations seliousIv affecting
the official integrity of Maj. Gen. Benz. +,
Butler, III the discharge of his duties while
IN command vi New Orleans, have bean
publicly made; aGi 2ohercLs, other militia
rv officers have been charged with unInili-
larry conduct ard connivng 1t frauds; and
'Uhercds, Il is stated that there have been
commission, MADE for military and naval
departments and nhc~eoS, recent disclo-
sures show that Ia the Custom House in
New York, and II other branches of the
Treasury Depa tment, ;be revenue law has
been disobeyed and reasonable aid given
to the rebels and 2ahercas. il il apparent
that general Decentralization prevail to an
extent which calls lor the interpretation and
legislation Of Congress. therefore
| ReSoGpcd, That a com nittee Of nino REM
bers be appointed . investigate the frauds
with power TO send for persons and papers,
and 20 take testimony under oath, and re-
port ut any time.
Mr.. STEV EMS, of Pa, moved to lay
the resolution or tho table Motion agreed
to-yeas II NAYS IS
Mr. BROWNEI.i offered the following
WHEREAS the burdens of the Government
should be made 20 faii nearly as equal as
possible on all classes Of the country and
whereas the Southern portion has contrib
uted but little means and money towards
the support Of the Government and
whereas FOR every black man subsstcd in
tho South, somc man from the over bur-
dened North should be exempt from the
draft. and whereas She only way to effect
this is to get he black man 1t is there
fore duly declared 10 be the sense Of this
House that the Government should use
strenuous efforts TO enlist those used 80
slaves in rebel territories ny officers, Civ
log them the Same pay and bounty az 9th
er soldiers md guaranteeing to them their
freedom
Mr., Coz said he would move to lay the
resolutions on the table unless tho gentle
mar would allow him To amend it by con-
scriptng all the blacks in the land.
The House refused IN Inv the proposition
on the table Yeas 6l Nays-3
On motion OF ~ ANC0kA the com
nittee on military affairs were instructed
u inquire INTO the expectancy of providing
for payment 10 the soldiers of the money
withheld To- the loss of clothing thrown
away On the II treh Nv the command Of
their officers.
AIR STEYEN~, fror,, the Committee On
Ways and Mems reported bin to rein-
: burse the state for the expenses she incur
req in calling cut her militia during the
rebel invasion. The bin was referred 10
the Committee of the Whole.
! 4 message was here received from the
Senate announcing ne death Of Senator
Broden
Mr. BCWDEN, Of West Virginia de-
liyered an address The usual resolutions
of respect were then passed. As a fur
ther mark % respect the House then ad
: journed-
sEsArE-Mr. DIXON presentet . me-
mortal from the Society Of Friends, Of New
York. praying for exemption from the
drattf. Referred.
. Mr. DOolITTLE presented three memo
rails from citizens praying Congress to
abolish slavery in The Territories. Refer
red.
Mr.. PoMERoY presented petitions
/, from citizens ii Kansas praying for the
abolition Of slavery throughout the United
States. Referred.
Mr. LANE. Of Kansas, said scores Of sol
diers had been incarrerated in dungeons in
Missouri for hurrahing for Jim Lane and
that the Colonel who had imprisoned these
, men was himself afterwards obliged to
, hurrah for Jim Lane. The subject intro
, duced was now undergoing investigation by
the Missouri authorities. The officers ap-
pointed by Gov. Gamble, Of Mo-, were the
offendcrs-they are sympathizers with the
rebellion.
The House bill making Consular APP
pointmento referred 70 the Finance
Committee.
The bill q Mr.. WILSON, Of Ky, was
. made the order for Thursday next.
Mr.. CARLYLE announced il anpro-
pirate terms the death Of Mr. Bowden and
t moved the usual resolutions Of condolance,
and that the Senator's wear Grape for so
: days, and further mark of respect that
the Senate adjourn.
WILEY and WILSON followed in APP
{ propr:ate eulogies. The resolutions was
adopted and the Senate adjourned until TO-
morrow.
WASHINGTON, January I2-HorsE-Mr.
? WILSON reported from the Judiciary
Committee, a bill changing the places OF
holding the Circuit and District Courts OF
) East Tennessee, which was passed.
Mr.. WILSON, also reported 4 bill defin-
ing the jurisdiction Of the Court of Claims.
Tho bill is to restrain the Court from act
ing on claims for property destroyed or ap-
propriated by the Military or Naval au-
thorlties during the war, reserving these
matters to Congress.
Nj. STEVENS, from the Committee on
; Ways and Means. reported bill to increase
, internal revenue and for ether purposes,
which was made the special order for
Thursday next.
Mr.. THOMAS, of Ind, from the Judcii-
airy Committee, reported "a bill supplement
tai to the law relating 70 War Department
and authorizing the settlement OF certain
. claims against the United States.
The House went iuto committee Of the
Whole on the State Of the Union, aud pro
, ceeded TO the consideration OF the bill to
reimburse the State Of Pennsylvania for
calling out her militia for repelling inva-
sion. and appropriating 100000 for that
purpose.
FERNANDO WOOD moved an amend