The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

S.ssCtD0 Tue QQ0otlOu W00I00E IL was expo.
dent whether negroes should vote or not,
ready refused the Senate's amendment and
appointed committe Of conference on the
subject. He moved to lay Mr.. PendletOn's
motion to reconsider on the table. Motion
was agreed to-ayes s.; nays -.
The House then resumed the considera-
ton Of the r. 4 Del. Bay railroad bill.
Mr.. SWEET, from Maine, spoke against
the bill believing It violation of the Con-
stltutiOn and the laws of the country.
Mr.. HOOPER, of Massachusetts,, offered
an amendment to the 9Th section of the Ma
uonal bank bill, providing that any bank
or banking association organized in pursu-
ance of the laws of the State under the ar
ticle OF association, may be changed or
constructed into National Banking AssO-
ciution without any change in the articles
OF the association and change directors at
the time Of the change may continue in of
flee and their successors may from time to
time be appointed or elected in the manner
heretofore In the articles of the association.
Mr.. Hooper said that the New York Bank
OF Commerce desired to come under this
law. 1t had capital of 80, OO0, 900 and had
done more to sustain the government than
any other institution.
Mr.. GILROY regarded Mr.. Hooper's
amendment as injudicious and argued that
the provisions of the bill should be appli-
cable to all banking institutions. Finally
Mr.. Hoopers amendment was adopted, ~
Mr.. WILSON moved to amend the Sec
ton providing for the redemption OF notes
20 "a to oonfine them 70: New York and
Boston. This was rejected.
After the action ON this bill the commit
tee rose and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-SsNArK.-After
unimportant morning business, Mr.. POW
ELL endeavored to get up his resolution
calling on the Secretary of War for inform
alton in reference to orders given by him or
his subordinates, for the seizure Of places
of religious worship.
Mr.. CONNESS moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table. Agreed to.
On motion of Nr. TRCMBULL, the Sem
ate at o'clock went into extra session on
important business. At 1.3O the doors were
again thrown open.
A colloquy ensued between Messrs.
FESSENDEN and TRUMBULL, ON the
formers motion of yesterday to postpone
the prior order, the joint resolution to
amend the Constitution, aud to take up the
naval appropriation bill.
TheSenate refused to postpone by2l to Is.
Mr.. JOHNSON proceeded to address the
Senate at length on the subject.
Mr.. DAVIS amendment that no negro
or person whose mother or grand-mOth-
er is or was q negro, be citizen of the
United States, or be eligible to any civil or
military ciiics, Or any place Of trust s;s or
ed-yeas S, nays S3.
MI. POWELL proposed to insert at the
end Of section one, the following: That no
slave SHALL be emancipated by this article,
unless the owner thereof be first paid the
value Of the slave or slaves so emancipa-
ted. Rejected-yeas 2, nays "a.
MI. HARRIS reported from the Judici-
ary Committee q bill for the collection OF
taxes In the insurrectionary districts, with
an amendment striking out the provision
authorizing the grant OF 4O-acre lots to SOL
diers, and that empowering tax COM
missioners to set aside, sales deemed to be
unfairly made.
ment intended 70 be proposed to the bill
for the relief of justices OF the Supreme
court Of the United States, which proposes
to retire Justices OF the Supreme and Dis
trict Courts at the age of 20 If they desire
it; giving Supreme Court Justices from
- 900 to $500 according to the length Of
their official office, and three-fOurths their
salary TO District, Court Justices, provided,
such salary shall not be less than s., 900, in
cases where the service has been exceeding
Is years.
Mr.. DAVIS submitted IN amendment
providing for the distribution of negroes set
free under this act among the Northern
States, according 10 their respective popu-
lations. Rejected. ll.5
Adjourned.
HousB-Mr. ARNOLD, from the Com. on
Roads aud Canals, reported bill which he
explained TO be an amendment Of the Post
Route act OF July, 1850, providing for the
construction Of two bridges over the Ohio
river, to enable the railroads of Indiana
and Illinois 10 meet those ON the banks Of
the Ohio in Kentucky, for the security of
navigation, BY directing the bridges TO be
built from 30 to 300 feet high. The rail-
roads are ready to construct the bridges
without cost to the Government, ut the falls
Of the Ohio.
Mr.. MALLORY, Of KY, in adverting to
the bill. said il 1t had been passed two
years ago, millions of dollars would have
been saved to the Government, in the
transportation OF supplies. Both gentle
men spoke of the great military AS we'll ~
commercial Importance of securing the
Mr.. MOOREHEAD of Penn. moved to
lay the bill on the table. Negatived by
majority. @t51
Mr.. WAsHBURNEo of III. said the bill
involved great constitutional principles,
and therefore he moved it be referred for
consideration to the Committee Of the
w mole. ne was Opposed I'd Ot1O8l0& nav.
igable streams. His own country had suf-
fered too much altogether from the bridge
at Rock Island. Motion disagreed to.
The bill was reOommitted to the Commit
tee on Roads and Canals. mas e.ya
Mr.. HOLMAN offered q resolution di-
recting the Committee on Military Affairs
to report the bill increasing the pay Of pri-
Yates. G&H
Mr.. sCHENCK Of O.. said the committee
have prepared such bill, but withheld it
to see what amount will be raised from the
new tariff bill. Mr.. s. moved to refer the
resolution to the Committee on Military
Affairs. Agreed to-74 to 40.
The House refused to give the Naval
Committee ten days leave to visit the West
to inspect sites for Navy Yard.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the National Bank bill.
The Committee agreed to the amendment
offered yesterday, BY q vote Of 50 against
"a; providing that nothing in this act shall
be construed to prohibit the taxing Of bank
ing capital for State and municipal pur-
poses provided that the taxes shall not be
higher than the rate imposed by State on
the same amount Of monied capital in the
ha nds NJ individua1a