The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-19
THIRTY-EIGHTM CONGRESS.


creased mail facilities between New York |
ind Philadelphia. |
Mr.. HOWARD introduced bill to or |
,anize the invalid corps.
Mr.. WILSON introduced bill in rela
ion to deserters.
Both bills were referred to the Military
w
The Consular and Diplomatic Bill was
then discussed.
The consular and diplomatic bill was
passed. The Senate then proceeded to con-
slider the District of Columbia business.
Mr.. CONFESS introduced bill author
izing the erection of buildings for the
branch mint at San Francisco. Read
twice and referred to committee on finance.
Mr.. HOWARD offered the following res
olution: That the Committee on finance
enquire into the expediency of providing
under the national currency act of author
izing the associations organized under it to
enter into contracts to take and receive on
loans and discounts such rate of interest as
is legally allowed by the laws of the State,
District, or Territory in which the associa-
ton is located. The resolution was agreed
to. Senate adjourned.
HousE.-Mr. cox, of Ohio, from the
Committee on Rules, reported adversely
on the resolution referred to them, to in
quire into the expediency of establishing
a new Committee on Mines and Mining.
Mr.. WASHBURN, of H., from the same
Committee, reported adversely on the pro-
position for new Committee on National
Banks and Banking Houses, and concurred
in the Senate's amendment to the Post
office Appropriation Bill. These amend
ments appropriate 500, 900 for the pay ment
of letter carriage, and $3.50, 900 to meet any
dd ffies reSgnWh which NAV "~'e" !" the P"s'
The House then resumed the considera-
ton Of tho Gold Bill, and adopted the
amendment offered by Mr.. Hubbard, of
n. ", yesterday, namely: PROVIDED, That
the obligation to create a sinking fund by
the act OF February 25th, 1862, shall not be
imposed thereby.
Mr.. HIGBY, of Cal, opposed the Gov
ernment going into the market with gold
in its hands, and huckstering to buy its
own paper at less than its face.
Mr.. KELLY said he had changed his
views, and would now vote for the bill be-
fore the House.
Mr.. STEVENS, of Pa, moved the pre-
vions question. The House agreed to the
first amendment. namely authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to anticipate, not
exceeding one year, the payment Of inter-
est on tho public debt.
The House next voted on agreeing to the
Senate amendment authorizing the Secre-
tary to sell gold as amended this morning
by the amendment Of Mr.. Hubbard. This
amendment of the Senate, as amended,
was agreed to-ayes So, nays Sc. The bill
as amended was passed.
The House proceeded TO consider the bill
to deprive incompetent general officers of
their commissions.
Mr.. cox, OF Ohio opposed it, and argued
that they should be deprived only after in
quiry, to see whether they are incompetent.
To do so, would inf1ict a stain which is
worse than wound, on their characters.
IT, I, a e.. 81, lxsn
He thought that general officers should be
treated as everybody else when their SER
vices are not wanted.
Mr.. GARFIELD, of Ohio, spoke in favor
of the bill.
Without action on the bill, the House ad-
journed.
WAsHINGToN. March 17-HoUsE-Terri-
torial business was taken up, and the Sen
ate bill enabling Nevada to form y consG-
tuition and State government, and adult
ting her into the Union, was passed with
out debate. The Senate Colorado enabling
!. Mr.. MALLORY proposed to strike out
the clause prohibiting slavery in the pro-
posed State, The question was decided in
the negative, there being only fifteen votes
in the affirmative. The bill was then passed.
Mr.. KINNEY, of Utah, made u speech
on Territorial affairs, particularly in regard
to Utah,
The Enabling Bills We're passed by the
House for Nevada Colorado and Nebraska.
1t requires of each the election of delegates
to ~ convention which shall submit con-
stitution agreed upon, to the people for
ratification, to be held on the ID Tuesday
OF October. The constitution shall be re-
publican, and not repugnant to the Consti-
tuition OF the United States and the princi
Plies of the Declaration of Independence.
Slavery shall be prohibited therein by an
forever and irrevOcably, with
out the consent Of Congress-. When the
is ratified by the people the
President is to declare by Proclamation
footing with the original States. Each will
he entitled to one member in the House
until the next apportionment and II SEN
atOrs after the passage or the bill providing
Legislative government for the Territory.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole, OF, the bin appropriatihg s24O, 900
for public buildings. In the debate which
ensued on the subject #'% We. ~
Mr.. KINNEY argued in favor Of admit
ting Utah ms a State, referring to the out
rageous persecution of that Territory
Without action the Committee rose and the
House adjourned. 81 ~ a2.R s.i%
SENArE.-Mr. DAVIS resolution Of in
quiry as to the part taken by Col. Hyger-
son, of Mass, in the Burns riot, was, on
uIOtlOu VI WI. IIuuIOuIJ, idlu Oh LUG tdVIe.
The bill for the summary punishment Of
minor offences against the laws Of the Uni
ted States, was called up by Mr.. Trr mbull
and passed. st5 $40 f8'sA
The amendment to the..bill Of the District
of Columbia, offered by Mr. Sumner yes
terday, was debated by Messrs. johnson,
Doolittle and Salisbury in opposition, and
by Messrs Sumner and Morrill, III favor OF
il. The amendment was adopted by yeas
10, nays IT, Messrs. Doolittle, Harris,
Lane, Of Indiana, johnson, Sherman, Ten
Eyck, Trumbull, and Van Wrinkle, were
among the Senators who voted in the neg
alive. go sas as PIT" t&N4'
sErArK.-The petition of four hundred
laboring men of New York against the OK
tension Of Goodyear's patent was pre-
scented. o7~. .3sn".r
Mr.. GRIMES submitted the draft Of a
proposed new rule of the Senate that all
Executive nominations shall be submit
ted to the consideration of and decided by
the Senate ID open session.
Tho bill defining the pay and emolu-
ments Of Chapiains after being remodeled
so us to allow them pay when absent On
leave, or for disability, or on duty was
passed. 30 49,
The Senate adjourned. - So