The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-07
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THIRTY.EIGHTH CONGRE0S.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-SENATE.-The
house bill for the relief Of settlers on Land
Claims in California, was ON motion of Mr..
HARDING, taken up and passed.
Nne Bill granting Lands for Railroad
purposes in Minnesota, as amended BY the
House was passed.
The Senate then resumed the National
The amendment of the Finance Commit
Tee taxing Banks, was adopted.
Inc Currency Bill was reported to the
senate, and it, further consideration was
oelerred until Monday. Senate then ad.
HousE.-Mr. GARFIELD Of Ohio, intro
ouced the resolution to which Mr.. Ancona
OF ra. objected yesterday, in which he (0ar-
held quoted IN the preamble remark
heretofore made by Blair Of Mo-, to the ef-
income from abandoned plantations, to
carry out the programme OF the Poneroy
circular, &c. The resolution is for Com
mittee OF enquiry into the charges made
against the Treasury Department. The
resolution was adopted. The Speaker an
nounced the following a. the Committee
Starneld, Wilson, Brooks, Davis, Stuart,
Fenton, Dawson, jerks and Steele Of New
Mr.. STEVENS Of Pa, reported from the
Committee of Ways and Means some
amendments to the army appropriations.
All free persons Of color " 10 have been
or may be mustered into the .s.ilitary SER
vice shall from the date Of their enlist
ment receive the same uniform, clothing,
arms, equipments, camp equipage, rations,
medical and hospital attendance, pay en-
ular or volunteer forces Of the like arm Of
the service; and all enlistments in the reg
ular army may be for the term Of three
years. SsA
The evening session Of the House was dc.
voted to speech making. Adjourned.
:. WASHINGTON, April 2.-HousR.-The
House took up and referred to the Commit
tee on Military Affairs the resolution OF Mr..
BLAIR, of Mo-, calling on the Secretary OF
incurred by the several States to aid in sup.
pressing the rebellion and declaiming q
the judgment of the House that all debts
legitimately contracted should be assumed
and liquidated by the general government.
The House then took up the resolution
of Mr.. HARDING, offered last December
declaring that the Union, is. not, dissolved,
the seeded States shall be put down or
subdued, either by force or voluntary sub.
mission to the authority of the constitution
and laws Of such State, shall be restored Ia
all its rights and privileges under the con-
stitution Of such State and constitution OF
the United States, including the right to
regulate order and control its own d0mes-
tic institutions free from all executive con-
troll.
Mr.. HARDING, Of KY, said the ques-
ton turned on the fact whether the Union
was dissolved or not, and that whenever Z
rebellious State is subdued or voluntarily
returns to it's allegiance it is State in the
Union with all the rights belonging to il
under the constitution.
Mr.. HARDING said who ever voted
against the resolution threw himself into
the position Of saying that the Union is dis
solved. None but revolutionist, disu-
nionist or secessionist would oppose it.
Mr.. UPSON Of Michigan moved to Law
the resolution on the table.
The motion Of Mr.. Epson was agreed TO,
yeas 81, nays So.
MI. FRANK Of N. r., presented the
resolutions Of the Legislature of New York
affirming and declaring that the proclaim
alton of President Lincoln declaring the
extinction of slavery was not only neces-
sary, wise, st4tesmanlike and constitu-
tional measure. It should be made the
fixed Law Of the land, and requesting the
Representatives, and instructing the Sena-
tors from that State to support an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United
The resolutions were referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
The House took up Mr.. WADS-
WORRIES resolution declaring that the
powers not delegated 70 the United States
BY the Constitution, &C., nor prohibited BY
it to the States, are reserved respectively
to the States as TO the people, and that the
rectly exercise any of the powers thus re-
served or lawfully restrict or obstruct the
exercise thereof by the people.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH moved that the
resolution be referred to the Committee on
the rebellious States. 80
Mr.. COX moved to lay it on the table, in
order 70 get square vote upon it.
The motion was disagreed to, by lis in
the negative. faH
Mr.. COX now asked for vote directly
on the resolution, which he said merely at
firmed the language Of the committees, but
the house referred 1t to the Select Commit
tee on rsbsllious States by vote Of "a
On mosion Of Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Pa, the
instructed to inquire into the expediency
81 draining the, city BY culverts, and clean
ing tho Washington canal IN order to pre-
serve the health Of tho city, which ID great-
" endangered BY the most deleterious mi
ssma and malignant exposure from the
surrounding heepitsls. l = .,rsa 'fs d
resolution Wa adopted calling ON the Sec
rotary Of the Navy tofurnish all informa-
ton c0neeRning the construction Of the reh-
eleam It or near Plymouth, also why the
destruceion OF the ram was not prevented,
and precaution taken against its action.
A nessees was here received from Presi-
dent Lincoln and rread. giving the infor,ns-
ton called for respecting the aseigumant
kof Mr.. Blair to command in the army.
The message was referred 20 the Com
miskee on Elections and ordered 10 b. prin-
ted. issl no.A 90 - = sos . E -
e.. . fr6m New Orleans. y 2
NHw YonK, May L-New orlsans nd
. ss., y Gen. Dwight - Chief q Gen,
a refugee from Shreveport says the reb-
els admit 4 loss Of nearly LOO men, and
that they were defeated In the Last days
battle, and suffered 20 that they did not