The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-13

Passed. Adjourned.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb S-The Senate in Ex-
ecutive session to-day, confirmed the NOM
ination Of Isaac Stone, Of Wisconsin, as u.
:. Consul for Singapore; A. Mcfarland. Of
Portsmouth. and we'll and favorabiy known
as Clerk in the office Of the Secretary of the
Senate, has been appointed Commission
er for adjusting the losses OF Cotton PLAN
Iers and for taking charge OF abandoned
property. lie is 20 ne stationed at icks
DarC.
Itappea-s from official doccments that
the commission of Gen. Hitchcock OF De-
ce.aber 2t,h allowed him 10 confer with
Gen. Butler, and designated hin SIS an
agent TO procure the exchange of soldiers
and officers witt, terms not conflicting with
the positions OF tho Department relative to
colored soldiers, nor exchanging withou.
jus mess man fo- man. officer for officer.
Subsequently, he was desired 10 exchange
those who had been the longest confined,
and TO suspend for q time the consideration
OF parole and exchange Of rebel prisoners
in our hands. He was allowed also to ex-
change colored meG il civil employment
captured by our forces on the 18th Of De-
cember.
General Butler sent forward by Asss-
tant Commissioner from TO 20 prisoners
from Point Lookout, asking an exchange
for a similar number and leaving ont all
differences, with the assurance that their
prisoners in our hands We're well cared
for. IN communication of the same date
he asks for an exchange of Alfred Bylen,
OF the Sanitary Commission, confined in
Castle Thunder.
Commissioner Ould rei.erates in note
to Major Mulford their Willingness to ex
change all prisoners and says this is the
nr tHn al n
cept nothing less. Unless this is the de-
termined understanding no exchange will
be delivered you for any Confederate off,
Ger or soldier who you may hereafter bring
TO City Point.
the Con federates refused to treat with
person so obnoxious. Gen. Butler return
ed the note. and said in reply, the right of
declaring outlawry by these authorities of
any officer or soldier of the United States
cannot be admitted, and certainly will not
be by the person upon whom it is attempt
ed
He informs Mr.. Ould that unless his flag
Of truce is respected all further commune
cation between these authorities by the flag
Of truce must cease on the 18th Of January.
In the House. to-day, an amendment to
the Senate Enrolment bill ives adopted as
a substitute for one of the original sections,
in which the trainers forbid that any per-
son drafted into the military service at the
time fixed, on his appearance at the draft
rendezvous, may furnish q substitute sub
ject to such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed by law and by the Secretary of
War, if such substitute is not liable to
draft, the person furnishing him shall be
xempt from draft during the time for
which such substitution is made.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The case Of Green
G. Bronson and others, plaintiffs, and the
La Crosse IL Milwaukee Railroad COmpa-
iS in ho r
TO- day from last week.
Official documents show that during the
year 1862, Il, 500 claims of disabled and dis
charged soldiers were settled at the Depart
ment. The number unsettled during 1853
was 4, 1870, and the number on hand Jan.
1st last, was 400. By the middle of Au-
gust next, all claims now in the 2d Audi
tors office will be settled, as bill has pas
sed the House giving universal facilities
which will doubtless be such, the delay in
great measure will be removed.
Senator Sherman introduced to-day a
bill prohibiting specializing in gold and
foreign exchange, and makes all time sales
of gold, specie or foreign exchange null
and void, and il is made the duty Of the
| District Attorneys to prosecute such suits.
The money reclaimed going in equal parts
TO the infOrmer, the District Attorney and
the u. s. Treasury. All checks and drafts
not payable at sight, given in such trans
actions, are made void except when they
have passed into the hands of the third
person. Tho person making sale may at
any time, within three years, bring suit for
the recovery Of the whole amount from the
! person with whom ii was made.
! The Joint resolution which Senator An
thony has introduced to repeal and which
| is now before the Judiciary Committee, is
as follows:
| "ART. IL. No amendment shall be made
to the Constitution which will authorize or
give Congress the power TO abolish or inter-
iere in any State with the domestic institu-
tons thereof, including any persons held
to labor or service by the laws OF SAID
State"
| This resolution was approved March I'd
1861, and submitted to the Legislatures ol
the several States for their reflection; three
4 fourths being necessary to make 1t a part
of the Constitution, but on the breaking
out Of the rebellion there was no general
action Of the Legislatures on the subject.
The House has made various amend
lnents to the Senate Enrolment, principally
those resolutions by the COmmlttee on
Military affairs. OF course these amend
ments will have to be sent to the Senate 1or
further action, including the one returned.
The present Communication, viz. SsOO, the
Senate has proposed to make 800. Both
fiouses. however, are agreed on consollda-
ung tho two classes, and exempt only
from the draft the Vice President, mem
bers OF the Cabinet, the United States Ju-
dlciary and those who may be declared Dy
the proper otteers physically or mentally
unfit.
Gen. Meade i'm Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. o.-Gen. Meade
whose health has recovered since be