The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20
THIRTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-.

reported back the bill authorizing the
printing of l0, 600 copies of McCleilan's Re
port, with an amendment reducing 1t &c
5000. Adopted.
!. Mr.. POMEROY introduced bill donat'
/ ing Public Lands TO the several states Tor
the education of the orphans of soldiers
and sailors killed i'll war. Referred TO the
Committee on Public Lands.
The Senate passed bill for the reliet OF
Albert Brown, after debate of an hour.
Mr.. DAVIS resumed the floor and con
tinued his speech on his amendment to the
bill equalizing the pay, &c., OF the troops ~
| the United States service.
Mr.. JOHNSON reported back adversely
from the judiciary Committee the resoiu-
ton explanatory of the confiscatlon ACT o.
February; also adversely to the blli OF MT
Sumner TO remove doubts on the construc'
ton OF the Joint resolution, explanatory O
the contscation act.
Mr.. DAVIS, in the course Of his speech
referred to the remark attributed 10 MI
Seward by Lord Lyons, on newspaper au
thority, in which the Secretary OF stare i
represented as having said my Lord,
can ring this bell and Il citizen of New CORK
will be arrested and this, and citizen OF
Indiana will be placed in durance. DAVIS
proceeded to comment upon sucn STATE "
| affairs.
Mr.. ANTHONY interrupted and want
ed to know whether the Senator from Ken
tucky was cognizant of the truth OF the
| PARAGRAPH and would enquire whether II
would not be more proper to know 1acts
before parading them in the Senate with
his comments upon them.
| Mr., DAVIS after declining to be inter
rupted, said he knew the Senate was wea-
nv with his talk, and acknowledged it was
Gods truth that he was tired of it himself.
| Great laughter.)
Mr.. DAVIS referred to a meeting held at
one time in Massachusetts, at which resO-
lutions were passed inviting the negroes OF
the south to revolt against their masters. =
The Senator from Massachusetts took a
prominent part in that meeting, and yet did
not raise word of objection against such
an outrage.
Mr.. WILSON said he was at the meeting
merely as spectator.
Mr.. DAVIS proceeded at great length in
denunciation OF the course of Massachu-
sets. At this time he said that the military
Senator, Wilson, had attempted to bully
those who were his Peers on this floor.
Mr.. WILSON called Senator Davis to or
der.
The Chair sustained the question oforder.
Mr.. DOOLITTIE thought the whole ten
or of the remarks of the Senator from Ken
lucky were calculated to create strife. He
should either call the Senator from Ken
lucky to order, or leave the Senate, AS he
would not sit in his seat and listen to these
personal attacks. They were not only out
of order, but beneath the dignity OF Sena-
tors. The time Of the Senate was too pre-
cious to be wasted in personal vituperation.
Mr.. JOHNSON agreed with the Senator
from Wisconsin, that what had been said
by the Senator from Kentucky was pro-
ductive OF nothing but mischief.
Mr.. WILSON reproved the Senator from
kentucky and hoped he would be allowed
10, Ind arL. w ,afn hny
might be.
Mr.. SUMNER had never made any
harsh illusions To the Senator from Ken
lucky, and he was willing he should pro-
coed in his attacks against him until
doomsday.
Mr.. DAVIS then concluded his remarks.
Mr.. SUMNER offered amendments to
the Constitution OF the United States. as a
to those reported by Senator
Trumbull, from the Judiciary Committee,
few days ago, and that they might be
made the special order for Monday next.
Mr.. Summers amendments are as tol-
lows:
LIST. There shall be neither slavery nor
involuntary servitude anywhere in the
thereof, violating this is punishable as
crime, and that Congress may make all
laws necessary to enforce it.
I'd. To strike out the paragraph in the
I'd section o. the 18th article OF the Consti-
tuition, except the words excluding Indians
not taxed, so that the whole clause shall
read representation and direct taxation
shall be apportioned among the several
States of the Mon, according to their
numbers. excepting Indians not taxed.
Sd. To strike out from the Constitution
the words, no person held TO service or la
Dor in any State nnder the laws thereof and
escaping to another shall in accordance Of
law or regulation therein, be discharged
from such service or labor, but shall be de-
livered up on the claim of the party to
whom such service or labor may be due.
On motion of Mr.. HALE the Senate went
into Executive Session and shortly after
adjourned.
HOUsE-Mr. HOOPER, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, asked leave
10 introduce resolution authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to sell any sur
plus gold in the Treasury.
Mr.. COX objected.
Mr.. ALLISON, Of Iowa, introduced a
bill granting lands in Iowa for certain
railroads heretofore provided for. Referred
to the Committee on Public Lands.
This measure is intended to insure the
immediate completion Of the Mississippi &
Missouri Railroad across Iowa to Omaha,
connecting this with the Pacific Rarilroad
at that point
Inc RESOLUTION sought 10 DE repealed by
Mr.. HOOPER, was then read. 1t provides
that the Secretary be authorized from time
to time, at his discretion, to sell any gold
coin in the Treasury, over and above the
amount which, in his opinion, may be re-
quired by the Government to pay the in
terest on the public debt, and for other pur-
poses.
Mr.. kASSON explained that the object
OF the Resolution is to relieve the money
market and enable merchants to meet the
legitimate and constant demands Of the
government upon them for gold. Objec-
| ton was made TO the repeating of the reso-
luton.
The Senate's amendment to the Internal
Revenue Bill was then taken up.
The House by vote of 81 against 43 laid
on the table the motion to reconsider the
vote by which the House disagreed to the
sliding scale on spirits. The House YES
terday agreed to strike out the 20 cent ad
ditional tax on spirits, and also the propo-
sed tax on spirits on hand for sale.
The House disagreed to the Senate S
Amendment of the sliding scale on foreign
spirits, retaining the additional tax of 4(
cents. With these exceptions, all the other
amendments Of the Senate were agreed to
lNoIE-1he vote in the House yesterday