Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-16

by an additional tax Of 25 per cent. ON the q
receipts, to be added to the present rates, 81
railroads fares. including street raiiro}
steamboats, and ferries, to- he collected by /
companies or persons running the same. for
use of the government And that said Comm
tee be further instructed to inquire into
further exhaustion Of the currency by the
gantZatiOn Of any new banking associations
| cept when they may take the place of SO
| existing State banks; and that said Commi
! be further instructed to inquire into the pro
ETY. of redeeming all the outstanding inter
bearing legal tender notes by issuing in t
stead other notes In denominations OF not
than S5o, bearing uniform interest from
| first day of January in each year, 365-lOO
ceht. per annum, with coupons attached, Il
paid out out, and to De made legal tenders for t
Mr.. Ramsay introduced bill to
tend the time for completing cert&
land grants to roads in Minnesota
Iowa. Referred to the Committee
Public Lands. H5
Mr.. Farrall introduced the follow
resolution, which was agreed to:
Resolved That the Committee Oh Commf
be instructed to inquire into the yrOpriet
providing by law that vessels engaged in
elgn trade shall employ or take on board Am
urement.
He also introduced the followil
which was adopted:
ResOlred, That the Committee on Comm<
be Instructed to inquire into the propriety
consolidating the three great districts, and
providing that licensed vessels may trade
ports on the Atlantic and gulf coasts with
clearance and entry at tho Custom House.
MIR. Davis according to previous mott
introduced q series of resolutions for
restoration OF peace, union, etc. Il
resolutions propose q convention of
the States, as the agency by which til
ends are to be attained, and they til
propose to refer to the consideration
such convention, as q basis of set(
ment of all difficulties among heStatI
numerous amendments to the Consti
ton, arranged in eleven seperate pa
graphs. The first paragraph propo
to form the States of Maine, New Han
shire and Vermont into one State,
States of Massachusetts, Rhode lslaI
and Connecticut into one State,
States of Maryland and Delaware a
the eastern shore Of Virginia into
State. The second provides that
President and Vice President be choa
alternately from the free and SID
States: but both reserved at the sal
time either from the free or slave Sta
for the term Of four years, and that a
person who may have filled the Office
President shall be forever Ineligible
it.
The third provides that all the Sta
In the month of January next befd
the expiration of the Presidential te]
shall present candidates for the Preidd
cy and Vice Presidency-the free Sta
for the one office, and the slave Sta
for the other, as they may respective
be entitled to, and shall certify sever
~ to the two Houses of, Congress, a
to the Supreme Court the names OF
persons so chosen, and for which off
they have been chosen, and on the fl
Monday in February following, the
preme Court, in the presence OF the t
Houses of Congress, shall select FRI
the persons whose names have been q
titled for the Presidency, "a Presidcnt,a
then Vice President from the nan
which have been certified for that Off
The Justices of the Supreme Court
be uneligable to any other office.
The fourth provides that the Preside
shall have power to remove from off
the heads OF the State Treasury, NaI
War and Interior Departments, the
torney General, all diplomatic offic
and secretaries of legation; all oil
officers except those who hold office
ring good behavior, whom he is requi
to DaiGe to the Senate he may suspe
from their offices.
The hth asserts the absolute right
the writ Of habeas corpus in all pla
and under all circumstances, to trial
jury according to the mode prescrit
by the Constitution, the freedom of
ligious opinion and worship, Of the pr
and speech, exemption from arbitrS
arrests, and the right to hold and b
witness for their own defence.
The sixth provides that each ST
shall! have the exclusive right and pa
er to establish within its own borde
on what subjects there shall be, prop
ty to all local and domestic institutio
and to make all laws and regulated
concerning them.
The seventh provides that priv
property shall not be taken for pub
use, except to subserve some consti
tiOnal operation of the government,
until the owner shall have received
secured from the government, acco
ing to law, full and fair compensate
The eighth provides that necess
shall not originate Or confer any pow
except within the actual limits and
supply the ordinary military wants
each military force unless essential
the public s''''';c", immediate and
pendin,. ;i,.l ~ urgent as not to all
the delay which would be required
the action of the civil authorities, a
be exercised exclusively by the Off
present and in command ot the force
which it arose. The United States
be bound for full indemnity for all da
ages arising from the exercise of
power.
The ninth provides that no neg
shall be citizen of the United Stat
Mr.. Farrell introduced a bill to req
late the admeasurement of the tOnnd
of shipping and to prescribe the chaI
for the same, which was referred to
on Commerce.
The Senate went into Executive s
sion. In half an hour afterwards
doors were re-Opened.
Mr.. Doolittle moved to refer the re-
lutions Of Mr.. Powell, calling for
records of the commission in the case
Gen. Paine, of Illinois, to the Militia
Mr.. Powell demanded the yeas
nays. They were announced: Yeas
nays s. The resolution was referred.
On motion of Mr.. Hendricks, I
Senate again went into Executive S
sion. At 1880 clock the doors were
opened and the Senate adjourned.
House. Tile Speaker laid before
House letter from the Eon. r. G. Fe
ton, Governor elect of the State OF NJ
York, resigning his seat.
The Speaker announced the ap21oil
ment Of Messrs. Pru yin and Littlejol
to fill the vacancy in the committee
Ways and Means, occasiOned by
resignation of Messrs. Fenton and Ste
bins.
Mr.. Brooks read note from the Pr
ident of the National Tobacco Assoc
ton, asking for suspension of the ca
of that bill for two weel
when the association will present
mode Of tax which it is believed will
to the Government.
Mr.. Stevens believed that Congre
would not be in session at that time,
it might adjourn over the holidays.
The question was postponed un
A long discussion here ensued or
hill loft over from last session in ref