The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-17
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAwK.EYEJ Il
xxxV1ITth Congreass-1d sesslo.

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XXXV1lEth CongPess-4d OesslOn.
WAsH1noror, Dec. R-SENArH-Ths
Senate was called TO order Mr.. Clark, ths
President pro sen. isgse q, ag,s.s1t
Two private claims. were presented and
referred 70 the Committee on Naval affairs
Aessfs. DOOLITTLE and JOHNSON
presented private petitions. 9ss .s
Mr. JOHNSON presented the memorial
|of VIM. Cornell Jewett, praying for the ia
vor OF Congreus to m international tribu'
nal 70 decide ulon points 1t issue IN the
! Mr.. 50 GNER moved that il lie on the
table, and L Vas % ordered. ar4 p y
Mr.. SHERMAN presented petition
from members of the Western associated
press asking for . reduction OF the duty on
imported paper. which was referred to the
Committee on Finance. 8sz8H s. 5's.
Mr.. HARLAN presented the petition Of
cianens Of Iowa aekang to b discharged
from the service at the expiration Of the
term of service Of the regiments in which
they enlisted, which WIS referred to the
military committee. Gs3t3oss 3& W. 81
Mr.. FOOTE, from the COMMITTEES on
Public Buildings, offered the House joint
resolution. which was passed, authorizing
the Secretary ofthe Navy to expend money
out OF the contingent fund Of the army de-
pa!tnaent to enlarge the Navy department
Mr.. WILSON presented the petition OF
MAJ. Gen. Weitssl and 40 other officers Of
the 18th corps, praying Congress- to In
crease the pay proper OF army officers 20
p0f month, Ak the communication price OF
the ration 1T 80 cents instead of 70 cents,
- at present, and allow $l6 per month. Mr..
Wilson said the price Of provisions had
more than doubled since the commences.
mont of the war, which made IL very 6afd
FOR army Officers, especially line officers
Captains and Lieutenants were with daft
cuAy enabied 10 support themselves, ew-
ing 10 the great rise Of the price Of provis-
ions and clothidgy The condition Of the
Treasury made IL tlifAnult 10 increase the
ply of these ofi1reGs. tge.esuos 5 nass.
= lie H(Wusen) would commend the sub
jcct 70 the serious consideration of the Mil
itary Committee, to whom he moved re-
ference Of the petition, and Il was % refer
8 Mr.. WILSON presented the petition Of
Col. Higginson, praying for an amendment
to the act Of last session, limiting the in
Grease Of pay to those coiered soldiers who
were free on or before April -, 1861. The
petition was referred to the Committee on
WAsHrNuror, Dec. l2-ssxArs.-Mr.
D0OLITTLB offered tho following, which,
on his motion, was referred TO the Finance
R<sojsed, That the Committee on FL
nance be instructed 10 enquire into the
prOpfiety Of the immediate passage of an
ect to increase the revenue; LIST, by Al adj
diI0nal tau Of one per cent. upon all sales
OF real and personal property, including
disc, produce, gold and silver coin, and
stocks Of aA description, I'd, by an addi-
tiOnal tax CT . per cent. on the gross re-
ceipts TO BE- added to the present rates of
all railroad fares, including street rail-
roed, stages and ferries, 70 be collected by
these companies, or persons requiring the
same, for the use of the Government, and
that said Committee be further instructed
to inquire into the propriety Of the passage
of the curreucy by Reorganization of any
new banking association, except when
they may tAices the. place Of some existing
State banks; and that said committee be
further instructetlto iuQo irs into the pro-
priety Of redeeuing all the outstanding
interest bearing legal tender notes, by is
sung In their stead other notes in dcnOm-
inati0n not less than 50 dollars, bearing An
uniform interest from the lst day Of Ian
uary in each year at BIS per cent. per an
mum; With coupons attached, to be had cut,
and to be made legal tenders Tor their face.
with interest added. s.tseg s0 II a iaees /.
Mr.. RAMSEY introduced . bill to acx-
tend the time Tor completing certain land
grants to certain railroads IN Minnesota
and Iowa. It was referred to the Com.
mittee on Public Lands. ef&5slGj3 4ss.y ~
Nj. FARWELL introduced the follow
ing resolution which wa adopted: glee&a
Resolved, That the Committee on Com
merce BE- instructed to inquire into the pro-
priety of providing, by law, that vessels
engaged in foreign trade, shall employ on
take on board, American boys, at least one
for every five hundred tons. ssa5
/ He also Introduced the following which
was adopted: 81 p asits -
Resolved. That the, Committee on Com.
merce be Instructed to inquire into the
propriety Of consolidating the three great
districts, and for providing that licensed
vessels may trade to ports on the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts without clearance and en-.
try at the Custom House. .. 1es'ss stl
Mr. DAVIS, according to previous no
tice, introduced series Of resolutions fol
the restoration Of peace, Union, &c. The
resolutions propose Convention Of NIL the
States as the agency by which these ends
refer tothe confederation Of such Conven.
ton as = basis Of aeettlement Of all dim.
culties among the States numerous amend
ments to Constitutions, arranged in eleven
paragraphs. ~ ssA 'sss.a-. % ss18iai
The lst paragraph proposes Is form the
states OF Maine, NEW dampShirc and Yer.
mont into one STATE; Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island and Connecticut into one state.
The States If MARYLAND, Delaware. and the
Eastern Shore OF Virginia into one state. 3
The I'd provides that the President and
Vice President be chosen alternately from,
the free and slave states, but both never
at the Same time either from the free OF
slave States, for the term of four yoarx,
ami that any person who. may have flied
the Office Of President shall be forever In
eligible to it. T@@ '-a3A9s''a3s ,asais@9 q
The ID provides that ali the States ia the
month Of January next before The expira-
ton OF the Presidential term, shall present
candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency: the free States for the one on
Ger, and the, slave States for the other, as
they may respectively be entitled TO one
and the other officer, shall certify sever
ally TO the two Houses OF Congress, and to
the Supreme Court the names Of The per-
sons 30 chosen, and for which Office they
have been chosen, and on The frst Monday
IN February following the Supreme Court
in the presence Of The two Houses of Con
grets shall select from The persons whose
names have been certified Tor the Pf3ai
d0UCV n President. and than a WI ga - rat