The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-07

10 Gen. Andrews, also q number of other
omcers, and 20 sick and wounded soldiers.
Con. Wetsel Is passenger in the Column
pa. Gen: Ransom len New Orleans for
Ffon WasAlngton.
WAsHIN0ToN, April 30.-The Secretary
Of the Treasury has communicated to MI.
Washburne, Of Illinois, Chairman Of the
Committee on Commerce, the draft Of .
oil relative to abandoned property, with
various suggestions concerning the neces-
sary legislation upon the subject. The first
section relates to selling implements and
machinery, at the points where collected,
instead of sending them to some place in
the loyal States, as required by the present
law. The second section connects the case
OF abandoned plantations with the general
case OF the freedmen, whose support must
% derived from the cultivation of these
lands, unless they are to become burden
on the Treasury. This provision involves
little expense or delay.
The third section provides that fees be
charged for permits, graduated according
to the method Of the Transaction, and that
they be paid into the treasury AFTER deduct
monies arising from the lease Of aban-
doned lands.
The fourth section meets the case OF per-
sons residing within the lines in insurrec-
tionary States, who claim to conduct trade
ana transport supplies therein without be.
Ing subject to the prohibitions and penal
ties applying to persons from other States.
The nth section is intended to sanction
restrictions upon trade and transportation
| In the loyal States, for the purpose Of pre-
venting supplies from reaching the rebels.
The sixth section provides for the repeal
Of the existing distinction Of awarding one
half the proceeds from abandoned proper
~ to infOrmers and custom officers. and
leaves the whole matter with the court de-
The Secretary suggests the necessity o,
revising the law governing the maratime
law to cover captures in the inland waters,
Most Of the cotton purchased has by
fraudulent practices gone into individual
hands and very little money has been re-
allied to the government from the cotton
owned by the southern confederate States.
whole system and the purchase and trans
portation of the cotton exclusively by the
government
The Pacific Railroad Bill, as reported bv
Stevens, from the House Select Committee,
provides that the grant Of lands shall not
impair any presumption homestead swamp
land, or other lawful claim or government
visions for the reservation by government
OF portion Of the construction bonds.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company,
Of California, II authorized to issue first
mortgage bonds not exceeding the amount
OF the government bonds, to which the line
OF United States bonds shall be subordi-
nate. Any other road Of the line may is-
sue one-half the amount Of United Siates
bonds, and have the same privileges.
It restricts the number OF directors to be
elected by the stockholders 1t twenty. and
the number to be appointed by the Prssi-
A special order issued by the War De-
psrtment thi. morning, requires all ealist-
port forthwith, to their regiments in the
field, unless they can produce from the
proper medical authority, certificates Of
81 sicsi IN and are unable 70 perform
While the 6enate's amendments to the
army appropriation bill were under con.
sider.tion IN IN the House. to-day, schsnck,
posed to substitute for the Senate's resola-
ton to negro soldiers, Senate bill equalizinR
the pay Of all soldiers Of the army. which
had been passed upon BY that COMMITTEES.
with some notifications increasing the
PAY, &c:
their Bill, incorporated its provisions In
the Army Appropriation Bill, which With
the amendment by the Committee on Ways
and Means, and those Of the Military Com
mittee, formed the basis Of the House pro-
|ceedings Of to-day, and the result u . sta-
ted In the congressional summary.
WAsarN0T0N, April 1.-The Information
received from the army Of tho Potomac to-
night states that the troops which went
70 Madison Q. H., on Thursday burned tho
town TO ashes. II il not known Whefhor
this was done BY orders or not ra
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