Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-03-25

posed new rule Of the Senate, that all execu-
tive nominations should b. submitted to the
consideration Of the Senate in open Session.
The bill defining the pay and emeluments
Of Chaplains, after being amended SO as to
allow them pay when absent on leave, or
from disability or imprisonment, was passed.
Adjourned.
HousE.-Ths House postponed for three
weeks the joint resolution dropping the un.
employed general army officers.
| Territorial business was taken up, and the
Senate bill enabling Nevada to form Con.
stitution and State government admitting her
into the Union, was passed without debate.
The Senate's Colorado Enabling bill came
up. ~ '&' JOY i'
Mr.. Mallory proposed to strike out the
clause prohibiting slavery in the proposed
State. The question was decided in the
negative, there being only seven in the affirm
alive. The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Kinney, of Utah, made . speech on
territorial affairs, particularly in relation to
Utah. 49,
The enabling bill passed by the House for
Nevada, Colorado and Nebraska, provides in
each for an election of delegates to con-
vention which shall submit the CONSTITUTE on
agreed upon to the people for ratification, to
be held the I'd Tuesday in October. The
Constitution shall be republican, and not re-
pugnant to the Constitution of the United
States and the principles of the Declaration
Of Independence. Slavery shall be prohibit
ed therein by an ordinance forever irrevoca.
BILE without the consent of Cor gress. When
the Constitution is ratified by the peple, the
President is to declare by proclamation the
admission of these States on an equal footing
with the original States. 1862. .a.e
| 80 4 'ar WASHINGTON, March 10.
| HoUsE.-Mr. Wilson, Of Iowa, advocated
that slavery being incompatible with q Re-
publican Government is abolished throughout
the United States. Heargued that they were
bound to destroy slavery in order to establish
domestic tranquility and secure the blessings
of liberty to men subject to our laws. He
concluded by saying that liberty must be es-
| tablished on the tomb of slavery.
Mr.. Wilder made speech in favor of con-
Quoting the war IS if against foreign nation.
-s- 5sassl 81. WARRINGTON, March 10.
SsNArE.-The House bill to provide Tor
| carrying the mail to foreign ports was called
up, and after amendments was passed,
| On motion of Mr.. Wilson the Senate pro
| ceeded to the consideration of the bill to pro.
| mote enlistments and for other purposes. -
He made speech in support Of his amend
ment to the original bill as 4 substitute for it,
which frees the wives and children of colored
recruits. a.. ode .. 4.r.... .-s
The other portions Of the original bill had
! been provided for in past legislation.
The above Senate bill amsndatory to the
homestead bill passed. ....ft
Without disposing of tho enlistment bill,
the Senate agreed to adjourn until Monday,
and went into Executive session.
HOUSE. Mr.. Julian spoke favorably of the
bill reported by him to extend the principles
Of the homestead law to persons in military
and naval services on confiscated and forfeited
lands.
| The House proceeded to the consideration
Of the Senate bill to facilitate entries to SOL
diers under the homestead bill. r
Ths House next considered the proposition
to pay for certain books heretofore delivered
by Gales & Seaton, involving the question of
! contract. After debate the subject was
tabled-48 against 80. Adjourned. ,3
WASHINGTON, March 81.
SENATE.-After the presentation of various
memorials, Mr.. Wilson called up the bill to
promote enlStmentS. ,-s
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment similar to
the one heretofore rejected, allowing the Dis.
trict Courts to appoint commissioners to
make valuation and award to loyal owners
a just compensation for slaves taken under
! the provisions of the bill. ..-r.a.-
The morning hour having expired Mr..
Doolittle called up the bill to regulate Ind an
affairs in California. -r-# -.
Mr.. Davis resumed his speech on his amend
ment to the enlistment bill.
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment that the
United States District Courts shall appoint
| three Commissioners to appraise and award
compensation to loyal owners of slaves freed
by this bill. ''''
After long discussion and without action
the Senate wen: into Executive session and
subsequently adjourned. a1..la
HoUsE.-Mr. Dumont, of Ind, introduced
bill providing that all bonds, obligations
and undertakings, whether sealed or unsealed,
heretofore made, or to be n ade. to secure the
loyalty or god behavior and fidelity of the
oath OF prisoners of war or paro!ed prison.
ers, in order to secure their release, be hereby
declared valid and binding against the parties
making the same and their securities, the
penalties to be enforced in any Circuit or
District Court having jurisdiction of the
same. Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Beaman the Committee
on Ways and Means were instructed to inquire
into the expcdiency Of increasing the tariff
on the new grades of wool.
Mr. Eldridge, of Wis offered resolution
calling on the President. Secretary Of War
and Secretary of State to furnish the names
Of all persons arrested and held as prisoners
in forts and other places of confinement, for
political and other alleged offences against
the Government, and who have not been
tried or convicted in any civil court, and the
causes of the arrest and imprisonment, and
also whether any persons have been banished
to the rebellious States with or without trial.
Debate ensuing on the resolution it lies over.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Committee on Public Laods to inquire as to
the best mode of securing to the Government
the benefits of the gold bearing regions Of the
public domain.
The House went into the Committee Of the
Whole on the army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Keenan,. of N. Y, offered an amend
ment providing that none of the money ap.
propriated for transportation shall be diverted
to carrying civilians to their homes, and men,
tons in this connection that he had been in
formed that voters were sent to Pennsylvania
at the public expense. -a,a'a q
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, excitedly demanded
his authority, failing to give which the gen.
tleman must be held responsible.
Mr.. Kelly, of Pa, also denied that voters
were sent home at Government expense, and
charged that Judge Woodward had expressed
the opinion that il there was to be division
of the Union the dividing line should be
north of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Holman, from the Committee on Claims,
reported resolution setting forth that GER
tain public lands have been donated to the
Illinois Central Railroad, the Burlington and
Missouri and Missouri and Mississippi Com.
panies, on condition that they transport mails