The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-27
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWKEYE

drawn from the Treasury for the purpose
OF carrying to the front, in order TO pay
certain regiments there. 1t appears alter
drawing the money he took 1t too his mousse
and put 1t in n trunk under has bed ana
supposed it safe. Some time during the
night, the trunk was taken from his room,
and this morning a servant III the mousse
found tire trunk IN the stable broken open
and an amount OF postage currency scat
tered around. 4 number Of arrests have
been made on suspicion.
The Speaker has appointed as the new
| Conference Committee on the part OF the
part of the House, or the whisky bill.
Reysesent 2Iives Washburne of Illinois and
kasson Of Iowa. 4 large number or per
sons from abroad are here looking after the
whisky interests. As soon as the vote IN
the House On disa greeting to the report OF
the Committee OF Conference so that sub
ject was announced they thronged the tel
egraph office at the Capital, sending mes
sages to their respective friends.
| The California quicksilver case has at
tracted 10 he supreme Court many inter-
ested parties. Judge Black and Caleb
Cushing are counsel for the company
The former made u motion to-day to ex-
clude the United States from the controver-
sy on the ground that the Government was
not party iu the court below, having
filed no. explanation and taken appeal
The;Court refused to decide on this motion
until they hear, the whole question. Car
Isle, q Washington, and Williams, OF Cal
ifornia. appear for the claimant. ReNerdy
johnson represents the New AlMadan
Company. and is to withdraw his appeal.
The report recently made by Senator
Howard from the Committee on Military
Affairs, to whom WAS referred the bill to
prevent officers oil the Army and Navy and
other persons engaged III the military and
naval service Of the UEited States from in
toVfor i,,S tote Ela0tiouS has jllsf llnQll
presented. This is proposed to be prevent
: cd by fine and imprisonment. The re-
port says that long anterior to the passage
of the secession ordinance, there WINS q
/ strong party in many OF the northern slave
. States VINO joined in the threat to break uT
/ the Union in the event Of the election of q
Republican President. That there has
= been all along. and still are q great number
of such persons in several of the border
States, admits Of no doubt. 1t is perfectly
notorious that when the rebellion broke
> out, there we're large numbers Of -intiuen
!, tial persons in Missouri, Kentucky. Mary
!, land and Delaware, who were open supper
!. tiers and advocates Of the rebellion. Itcan
J, not be doubted, that but for the presence 9
Z loyal troops to hold these States to their al
> legiance by the iron grip Of war, they wouls
;, have proved false TO the Union and Constl
= tuition and would have to-day been eithe
: in arms against the Government of the Uni
:, ted States, or in military occupation. Tha
y they are still in the Union and in the en-
iovment of their rights and privileges un
y der it, are due to Union bayonets, and I
: the heroism and courage OF true Unionists
y The Committee on Military Affairs say
x so far :,> they have been able to ascertain
: the evil which the bill is desired to remed
:, is almost wholly imaginary, and the fac
= that there is so little real ground for com
~ paint against the military III which the
a have been compelled to Interfere speak
70 loud in praise OF their justice and forbeal
70 ance, and is high evidenre of the impoi
;" tance OF passing the bill.
!, Mr. Randolph spoke at great length.