The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-23

We copy the following speeches of Sem
stors Grimes and Hale, made in the Sem
ate on the llth, inst. from the Globe. They |
will interest our readers.
Personal EXPLANATIONS.
Mr.. GRIMES. Mr.. President, rise,
for the first time, and trust it will be the |
hast time, to q personal explanation.
The PRESIDENT pro tcmpore. The
Senator from Iowa asks unanimous CON- |
cent to make a personal explanation. No
objection being made, the leave was
Mr. GRIMES. Mr.. President. doubt |
less Senators have observed upon their
desks this morning what purpOrts to be
report of the Committee on Naval anairs,
and TO have been presented to tie Senate
by the chairman OF that committee on the
7ih Of April last. It has been distributed
lbr the first time this morning. The re-
"Your committee cannot consent to let
this subject pass from the consideration OF
the Senate without briefly adverting TO the
circumstances under which this bill was
referred to them for consideration. Sever
al Senators who spoke on this subject pro.
iessed to know all about IT, and assured
the Senate that it was nothing but the re-
peal Of a Joint resolution, passed for tenn
porary parpose, and whose only operation
now was the obstruction and hindrance OF
the wholesome operation OF the enrolment
law; and they seem impatient that the
whole body Of the Senators were not as
we'll acGuainted with the subject as they
themselves were. Indeed, the very sug-
sesfion Of reference 10 the Committee on
Naval Affairs was seized upon by one
member Of the committee for u severe rep
riuand 10 his colleagues on the committee
for the manner in which they performed,
or rather neglected, their duties. Indeed,
81 ts, n
without reference, that those who INSISTED
upon the ordinary course Oilegisiation IN
this case were undoubtedly looked upon
as obs;inately, II not factiously, opposing a
simple act Of legislation which the imme-
diate and pressing emergencies OF the coun,
try seemed absolutely to demand should
be promptly and Immediately passed ana
it was not iii after the hour had expired,
and the subject had passed from the con-
sideration Of the Senate, that by the court
esy Of an honorable member OF the senate,
who never fails to respond to any appeal
to his courtesy, kindness: generosity, Or
sense Of justice, Hon. Mr.. Harlan, Of Iowa,
voted on after he had the floor on another
subject. And when the bill under these
extraordinary circumstances was thus re-
ferred, the committee, the first moment
they cast their eyes upon the joint resolu-
ton thus summarily sought to be repealed,
found that this bill would not only repeal
the obnoxious resolution ObstYucting tht
operation ofthe enrolment act, but would
also repeal another provision Of law which
In their opinion, ought not to be repealed
bat the repeal Of which would retard and
hinder the object which we all wish TO ef
feet, namely, the filling up of our Navy
With able seamen." ~
Mr.. President, I have taken the trouble
TO ascertain, and find that this Ss genu
q ssxras ASN0vt vtvvnA tai tn
Senate by the chairman Of the Commute,
3 ON Naval Affairs as emanating from tina
com rnittee. was printed at the public print
ing press, and is filed among the archives
Of the Senate. It is not, therefore, I cal
assure the Senate, like another documen
which they may have had their attention
called TO, printed at private instance at
private press, In imitation of the type
heading, and size Of Senate document, Il
which were appended imperfect extract
of testimony and letter ola client to hi
attorney, which did not tell the TRUTH
Unfortunately for both client and attorney
that client did not escape the ordeal throug
represented. But although this repol
purports to come from the Committee o.
Naval Affairs, no member of the Navs
Committee ever saw it until 1t was present
ed to the Senate. If any member Of th
committee did see it, let him now stat
that he saw 1t.
As receive no response, infer that
am repeating correctly what each membe
Of that committee has told me. But a
though this report was not shown to til
members Of the committee, it was showl
before it was presented to the Senate,
other gentlemen than the members of th
committee.
The report says that when the eyes Of til
committee were first cast upon the bill, the
discovered that there were two provision
of law which 1t sought to repeal, leaving U
to infer that the chairman Of the Committe
on Naval Affairs, who is the author of tn
production, and who is to be held solely r,