Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-06

business and the protection Of the public
interests as may be necessary.
Objections were made and Mr.. Brooks said
he would abandon the floor if Re was per-
mitted to publish his speech in to-moriow's
GLOBE, and asked permission of the House.
Several gentlemen on the Republican side
objected and some confusion ensued.
Mr.. Brooks then said that millions of the
public money had been sacrificed in the
bureau of printing and much evil produced
by the conversion of the Treasury building
into q house eff orgies and bachanals. 1.-THE
galleries were cleared SO that language could
be used not tit for female ears lie [Brooks]
could show that every word he said was more
than true.
The Speaker again called upon Mr.. Brooks
to take his seat.
Messrs. Schenck, Cox, Johnson of Penn,
and others on both sides were all talking at
the same time, while the Speaker was ham,
mering with his gavel to enforce order.
Mr.. Schenck on one side Of the hall and
Mr.. Brooks on the other INDUCED in q hur-
ried and brief colloquy, but owing to the
confusion it was not heard in the reporters
gallery, further than Mr.. Brooks said to Mr..
Schenck This is not Baltimore, but the
capital Of the United States. Mr.. Schenck's
reply was not heard.
Tho Speaker directed Schenck and Brooks
TO take their seats.
On motion of Mr.. Miller, of Penn, Mr..
Brooks was allowed to proceed in order.
Mr.. Brooks a~po'ogized to the chair and con-
tinued his remarks. but ere long was again
called to order. Mr.. Brooks then said he
would contend no further and took his seat.
The House took up the bill relative to pro.
viding a republican form of government for
States subverted or overthrown by the re-
bellion. a.
Mr.. Garfield offered a preamble, quoting a
remark heretofore made by F. P. Blair, to
the effect that Secretary Chase is making use
of income from abandoned plantations TO
carry out the programme of the Pomeroy
secret circular and was against the admins
tration that gave him place. That no body
believes he has retired as a candidate for the
Presidency, although he said so in a letter,
but is working under ground and is using his
public position to promote his own political
schemes, thus running the Pomeroy machine.
The preamble further quotes from the New
York World and the Constitutional Union,
which papers have contained articles charging
frauds in the national currency, &C., and says
as Hon. James Brooks has to-day repeated
the substance of these articles, therefore,
Resolued, That a committee Of five be ap-
pointed by the Speaker of the House to in-
vestigate the truth Of the allegations above
quoted, and of any other allegations affecting
the integrity of the Treasury Department,
and that they have power to send for persons
and papers. ..lf
Mr.. Ancona, Of Penn, objected to the in
PRODUCTION of the resolution, and therefore it
could not be entertained.
g. n EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Stevens offered q substitute for the
bill to provide for a republican form of gov
eminent for States overthrown or subverted
by the rebellion, declaring the Confederate
States by waging an unjust war have no
right to claim exemption from extreme PEN
alties and rights of war. That none of the
States which have seeded with the consent
of a majority of their citi can be toler-
ated and considered as within the Union 80 as
to be allowed q representative in Congress or
take part in the political government; that
they cannot participate in any amendments
to the Constitution, and when amendments
threto are proposed they can be adopted by a
vote of two-thirds of the non-seceding States.
Whenever the Federal forces conquer the Sc.
cediug States they shall be regarded as sep
arate territories and be represented in the
House Of Representatives the same as other
Territories.
A long debate ensued, and at 10 o'clock
the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 2.
SENATE.-The Senate adopted an amend
ment to the National Currency act, prevent
ing assignments under this act, and the hold
ing of real estate for a longer period han five
years. o'
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Con.
ness to the twenty-five million appropriation
bill, giving the President power to continue
days, for six months. Rejected, % against
IL. The bill would have passed but for the
lack of a quorum on the final vote.
HoUsE.-Mr. Washburne, Of Illinois, in
troduced q joint resolution, providing that
staff officers of the Lieut.. General shall be
entitled to receive the same pay and emolu-
ments as staff officers of the same grade on
the stats of corps commanders, and to date
from the day of appointment. Mr.. Wash
burne said he had a letter, which, if desired,
he would read in explanation, from General
Grant. Nobody desired the letter read, and
the House Immediately passed the resolution.
After a debate on the Senate's amendment
to the Union land and railroad bill, the House
took a recess until 7 o'clock P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The bill 10 guarantee a Republican form of
government to States subverted or over
thrown by the rebellion being before the
House, Messrs. Longyear, of Michigan, Don
nelly, of Minnesota, and Stevens, Of Penn
~sylvania, delivered speeches in its favor, and
Messrs. Dennison, of Indiana, and Cravens,
of Indiana, in opposition.
Adjourned at 1880,
WASHINGTON, May 3.
SRNATE.-Mr. Fessenden reported from the
Finance Committee, the Army Appropriation
bill as amended by the House, and asked for
a Committee of Conference, which was agreed
to.
Mr.. Harlan, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported a bill to dispose of the coal
lands and town property on the public do
main,
Mr.. Sherman called up the resolution that
a quorum of the Senate shall constitute a
majority of the Senators present only quail
fed. lo 81
After debate, the subject was made tie
special order for 1915 o'clock tomorrow.
The House joint resolution %appropriating
$3.50, O00,0 for the pay Of the 100 day
troops, was passed-23 to IL. 3g 4tas-
After several unsuccessful attempts to OBJ
tain a quorum on the vote to adhere to the
Senate's amendments to the bill establishing
a bureau of Military Justice, the Senate, at
ESQ, adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Schenck, of Ohio, from the
Committee of Military Affairs, reported a bill
providing that on and after the LIST Of May
next, the pay of privates in the army, shall
be increased from $40 to SIG a month, and of
non-commissioned officers as follows: Cgr-
porala. $l8; Sergeants, $40; Orderly Ser