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

| year lHc SAlaIicS Oh 8li ASSlStaHI OeCXctA-
ries shall be - 600 year, was adopted
subsequently amendments were adopted,
| including LIST and I'd Assistant Postmaster
Generals among the Assistant Secretaries
and increasing the salaries of all to $1,000
The bill as amended, was then agreed to.
Adjourned.
HOUsE.-Mr. STEVENS from the Com
Of Ways and Means, reported bill author
iaing the appointment of An Assistant Reg
| lister Of the Treasury. Also bill extend
ing the time for withdrawal of goods from
public stores and warehouses. He also re-
ported bill from the Relief Committee on
Pacific Railroad, granting public lands to
the Peoples Pacific Railroad and Telegraph
Company by the northern route.
Mr.. WALLACE, Delegate from Idaho
Territory. introduced bill to establish n
Branch Mint in that Territory.
The above bills were appropriately refer
red.
Many resolutions of inquiry were adopt
ed, among them one requesting the Judi
GARY Committee TO examine and report as
to the expedieney of establishing n new
department, TO be ceiled the Department
OF Revenue.
declaring that the Constitution shall! be SO
amended as to abolish and prohibit Slavery
wherever it exists under the jurisdiction Of
the United States.
Mr.. HOLMES OF Ind, moved to lay the
resolution on the table. Motion disagreed
to, yeas So nays -.
Arnold's resolution was adopted, yeas 70
nays 81.
The House then took up the Senates
amendment to the Internal Revenue Bill.
Mr.. Stevens moved to coincide in the
Senate's amendments, which he said was n
better revenue measure than the bill as it
passed the House.
"
F.WOOD replied, maintaining the justice
of taxing spirits on hand, debate ensued
III regard to the merits of the Senate's
amendments.
The debate on the whisky Tax continued
until the adjournment.
No vote was taken on the Senate's amend
ment. Adjourned.
WAsHINaToH, Feb. l6.-HoUsE.-Mr.
DAWES earnestly urged that the creden
| tails of James w. Johnson. Representative
elect from Arkansas, be referred to the
Committee on Elections.
Col. johnson said he brought with him
the Constitution Of Arkansas as \ Free
State, the first unwilling one wrought from
the Rebellion,
Mr.. DAW Els regarded tas extraordinary
that Mr.. Davis, ofMd., should have OBJ
jeCted to, or moved TO lay these credentials
on the table, without even giving Arkan-
sas a fair hearing.
ia "a N1uy SAID Ills OOjeClIOu
was that these credentials assumed the
pre- existence OF u State government in Ar
| kansas, which was not 40. They must
first ascertain whether there is a State Gov
eminent there before they entertain the
question of admitting Representative.
Mr.. BOUTWELL,. of Mass. conceded in
the views expressed by Mr.. Davis of Nd,
saying that we should wait until Arkan-
sas shall reorganizc without Ia ilitary coer-
SION.
MIR. R0UTW Ell then offered a series Of
resolutions as dec.aratoTy o. the sense 81.
the House in regard to the reconstruction of
the Union; among the requirements OF
which Is freedom 10 the blacks AS fully IA
10 the whites.
Mr.. HERMAN, ofN. Y. appealed to the
House 10 devote themselves TO practical
questions, instead OF discussing huinbug
propositions.
MIR. DAW ES argued in favor OF the ref
erence OF the credentials o.. hr Johnson TO
the Committee on Elections, and that they
| be considered without reference TO the
question of reconstruction.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Maryland, replied that
| in his opinion the admission of - Repre-
sentative from Arkansas would be the re-
cognition of !, State Government.
The motion to refer the credentials to the
Committee on Elections was adopted and
they were referred 10 said Committee.
! ton Of the Whisky amendments to the In
ternal Revenue bill. The Senate's amend
| ments " tax liquors distilled after the pas
| sage OF this act or sold between the LIST of
July and the LIST Of January next 70 cents
per gallon, also taxing all liquors distilled
! or sold on and after the LIST of January next
| at 80 cents per gallon were disagreed to by
yeas Al nays los. The Senates amend
| ment striking out tho additional tax of ~
cents I'D valorem on spirits was agreed to-
| The amendment striking out the proposed
tax on all spirits now on hand was agreed
to. Without final action the House ad-
jOurned.
SENArE.-Billsg granting land to the State
of Oregon, to aid in the construction of
military roads, were passed.
On motion OF Mr.. HARRIS the bill re-
lating to statutes in limitation in court
cases was called up and passed. The bill
rs amended provides that during the exist
ence of the rebellion the term during
which person shall be beyond the
reach OF legal process shall not be deemed
or taken as any part OF the time limited bv
law for the commencement of action.
On motion of Mr.. LANE, of kansas. the
Senate proceeded 10 the consideration of
the bill setting apart certain lands in Texas
for the use of persons oc African descent.
Mr.. Lane addressed the Senate at length on
his bill.
T..
marks the regular order of business was
taken up, the question being on Cowan's
amendment giving all soldiers similar
pay and clothing. he also proposed an
amendment giving all soldiers the same
pay, rauons, Clothing, einoluments, and
bounty from March lst 1864.
Mr.. DAW EsS proposed an amendment to
disband and disarn all colored troops
That if oolored men were employed in the
army let it be as tcamsters and laborers.
and that loyal owners be paid for slaves
taken, and receive full value in case the
slave dies III the service of the United
States. He supported his amendment in a
long speech, cOndemnatory of the slave
troops and the policy Of the Administra-
ton, and declared that if our armies were
successful in the coming campaign the
rebels were not subjugated, as they
would carry on q partixan war.
A message from the House announcing
their - to their amendment OF the Htl-
rollment bill and asking for conference
Committee was received. The Senate
aoceded to its amendment and authorized
the Chair TO appoint Il Conference Commit
tee. Without voting on the pending ques-
ton the Senate adjourned.