The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-21
CONGRESS.


places them on footing with to staff ON
GERS Of Army Corps Generals
Bills granting land to Michigan and Iowa
for railroad purposes were passed.
The bill to expedite public printing was
taken up and amended, by suspending the
printing of the, report of officers received,
and contracts made for carrying the mails.
The bill was then passed.
HoUsE.-.The Secretary OF the treasury
named Garnet had been dismissed from
his Department on learning he had been in
the rebel service. He had been recon!
mended bv Hon. J. G. Underwood, Judge
Of the Eastern District Of Virginia.
Mr.. GARFIELD asked leave to intro
dluce bill for the moro speedy banishment
of Guerrillas.
objected to BY Mr.: ELDRIDGE Of Wis
ronsin, and M: ROSS q Illinois. 3a. III.
the House lookup the Indian appropriation
bill. Various amendments were made
but of no special importance, when the
committee arose and the bill was report
ed to the House but not finally acted upon.
/ WasHrNoTos, May us. -H USE The
House passed the Senate bill ,amendatory
of the. oct authorizing Nevada to form
State government. 1t changes the time for
the people to the LIST day Of September.
The House then took up the Indian ap-
preparation bill. All the amendments OF
the committee Of the whole on the state OF
the Union were concurred in excepting one
reducing the appropriation for the Sioux
Indians of Union from 500, 900 to 90, 900.
81 ssS Nat MI HARDING introduced .
bill to amend the act Of Congress, approved
September 1880, in relation to donations to
settlers on public lands in California. II
was passed.
committee Of conference ON the disagreeing
votes of the two houses on the army APP
preparation bill. He moved that the mo-
ton for full conference asked by the
House be agreed to. This was adopted and
another committee authorized to be ap.
pointed by the chair.
Mr.. POWELL called up the House bill
allowing the construction Of bridge over
the Ohio river at the falls Of that river ten
feet above highwater mark. The bill was
debated during the morning hour.
Mr.. MORRILL, from the committe on
disagreeing vote on the bill for an erection
Of q territorial government for Montana, be
q report which which recommends that the
out the words, Every free white inhabl.
tant," in the qualification for votes and
inscribing all citizens of the United
States and those who have declared their
intention to become such, &C., after con-
siderable debate, in which Morrill,, Hale,
Wade and Sumner participated. The re-
port OF the Committee was adopted by %
TO -.
The Pacific railroad bill was then taken
up as unfinished business.
Mr.. COWAN, from the Committee on
Finance. reported q bill for the relief ofthe
sufferers by the depredations cf the Sioux
Indians, with Recommendation that it
Mr.. CONFESS presented an amendment
to the act approved August -, 1854, ex-
tending the time for the withdrawal in
bond of the warehouses in California,
which passed.
Mr.. FESSENDEN from the finance com
mite reported the House internal revenue
bill with amendments. 5000 additional
copies were ordered prin led.
The consideration OF the Pacific railroad
bill was then resumed and at AS the Sem
ate adjourned.
LATER FROM GEN. BUTLER.
The Rehs. Getting the Worst oais.
PRocroB's CREEK, May IA, via IT. Mon
roe l6.-This morning 1t daylight Burn
hams brigade charged upon the enemy's
outer Entertainments at Proctor's Greek,
and soon succeeded in carrying the entire
line, section by section. At 10 o'clock q.
enemy. who had fallen back into tier OF
heavy earthworlks, which are next to Fort
Darling. The enemy replied briskly un-
til two o'clock p. m, when our batteries,
aided by our sharpshooters, succeeded in
stlencing the enemy's guns. Our batteries
continued to storm their works until sun
down, and then retired for the night.
Our entire loss for the day will not ex-
coed $50 in killed, wounded and missing
At about four o'clock in the afternoon u
snot from one of our batteries exploded .
magazine in the outer works Of Fort OAR
ling, causing great cheering along our
lines.
May l5.-A small gunboat, apparently
carrying blu: two guns, came down the
James river this morning, and when OPP
posite Fort Darling threw several shells
into our cavalry on the banks of the river,
and then steamed back up the river.
Lieut.. Col. Pond, lst Z. 8. cavalry, dis
covered three insulated telegraph wires
this morning near the mouth ef Kin1sland
creek, leading to three torpedoes in James
River.
The rebel prisoners just captured, say
the enemy have lost more killed than
wounded in late fights.
To-day the enemy came out of their for
tifications and attacked Gen. Heckeman's
brigade. The fight was with musketry,
and lasted till 4o'clock, when they were
driven back to their works. Sharp-shoot-
ers are engaged along the whole lines most
Of the time, but the encmy's guns in their
fortifcAtions are kept silenced.
Ate o'clock last evening the rebels al.
tempted to advance ON our lines on the Pc
tersburg turnpike, and after short but
spirited engagement, they were driven
back to their breastworks. Everything is
working favorably.
Gen. Butler commands in person.
Another Rattle on the Pc.
Especial to 1tibMne.l
7 WAsHINaToN, May 10, 1910 p. m.-Your
correspondent sends the following. dated
Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Nav
Is, 1870 p. M:
Since furnishing my first dispatch this
morning the skirmish firing which COM
menced at day break has grown into . very
considerable battle.
The enemy discovering our changes OF
position last night and taking advantage OF
the same, were found to have massed all
their strength on our right. No doubt one
more desperate assault will be made e
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