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

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i,ois and Michigan Canal and for ship canal
around Niagara Falls was referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Sumner introduced bill to carry into
effect treaty with England for the final Set
Element Of claims of the Hudson R.v and
Puget Sound Companies. It appoints 4 com
mission to co operate with . commis.;on n
England to investigate and adjust such
claims. I;rfkA4 xrsg, rstFF
. A resolution was adopted calling on the
Secretary Of War, for information as to how
many nine months men were raised under the
militia law Of the last, Congress; how many
were drafted; whether the $25 bounty had
been paid to the nine months volunteers, and
why it was withheld, aud whether any bounty
had been paid to any drafted men.
Mr.. McDougal offered the following Joint
resolutions
2Resolved, That the occupation Of Mexico
by the Emperor of France or any person in
dicated by him as Emperor of Mexico is an
offense to the people of the United States.
ResotOed, That the movement of the Gov
eminent of France and the threatened move.
ment Of an Emperor improvised by the EN-.
peror OF France, demand of this Republic. il
insisted upon, war. is...4ss
Mr. Sumner reported bill prohibiting in.
ter State slave trade.
After Executive session the Senate .d.
journed. 80 1t in9Gfai5 o'7a.-
HousE.-Mr. Elliott, from the Committee
on Commerce reported bill, which passed.
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
stlpulate Tor the release from attachment or
other process property claimed BY the United
States. In other words, to enable the gov.
eminent to arrange to use property it wants,
without waiting for legal process.
The House passed the Senate bill author.
'zlng the President to negotiate treaty with
certain Indians Of southern Oregon, for &C.
QUESTION Of lands, and appropriating $780,.
600 therefor.
The House resumed the consideration of
the karitan Il Delaware Bay Railroad bill,
The Quicksilver case still remains in abev.
ance. 1t was reached Saturday. The Judges
hold another meeting Thursday, when the
matter will be decided ~
The House next considered the bill reported
by Mr.. Davis, from the special committee, to
provide civil government to the States
usurped or overthrown by the rebellion.
MI. Davis, of Nd, made speech in favor
Of giving the rebellious States q republican
form of Government without slavery. He
opposed President Lincoln's plan of recon.
struction as impracticable. He regarded the
emancipation proclamation as not valid, but
to be determined As Judicial question.
Mr.. Beaman spoke against slavery and
advocated the bill. 49, .'-t -
House adjourned. ....,..
ss WASHINGTON, March a..
SENATs.-Mr. Howard addressed the Sen.
ate at length in opposition to the bill of Mr..
Powell to prevent military interference in
State elections. | 1- .tf'l r'
The bill establishing Bureau of Military
Justice was reported from the Military Com
mittee.
A joint resolution was passed appropriate
ing $40, 1000 for the expenses of the Commit
tee on the Conduct Of the War.
A bill appropriating 100000 to establish
navy yard at Cairo, Ills, was introduced.
The bill relative to deserters and providing
fer the disfranchisement of those refusing to
return and for exemption from punishment to
those who return was taken up.
Mr.. Wilson advocated the bill, stating that
there were many deserters in Canada desir-
GUS of returning to serve out their time in the
army, and if the President should name some
paw hCdA NuC UOAOCkS VI O6u6U1 rs u rem.
devouz for them that quite body Of men
would return to duty.
Mr.. Clark opposed the bill. No action was
taken. f -
The bill to prevent military interference
in State elections was taken up.
Mr.. Howard opposed it at some length, be-
lieving it obnoxious to the Constitution and
that Congress had no power over State cleo
tons. ..sa r.a...
Mr.. Howard gave way for Executive session.
Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Herman asked leave to intro.
duce a resolution for SPECIAL committee to
inquire whether civilians in the employ of
the Government were sent home at Govern
ment expense to vote at elections
Mr.. Stephens objected, unless the inquiry
be conducted by the COMMITTEE on the Con.
duct of the War. -...
Mr.. Herman would not consent.
Mr.. McClurg, of No., rising to personal
explanation repeated and sought to prove the
charge heretofore made ag inst his colleague,
Mr.. Blair, of having vi,iated the Treasury
regulations by smuggling liquors into the
army, and produced an army order signed by
Gen. Rosecrans, to show the falsity Of MI.
Blair's remarks that free persons of color had
not been removed from Missouri and sold into
slavery. He had the same compassion for
Mr.. Blair as he had for condemned criminal,
and INDUCED in severe personal reflections
upon his colleague.
Mr.. Blair asked that special committee
be appointed to examine the charges of bis
colleague, who had uttered base and will
full falsehood. His colleague had taken the
place of forger and falsifer and he [Blair1
pronounced him McClurg] an infamous liar
and scoundrel. ..,......-
The Speaker said such langua 60 was against
he rules of the House and called upn the
House to aid him in enforcing the rules.
Mr.. Blair said no other language could be
used in regard to allegations SO false, base and
utterly contemplate.
Mr. McClurg asked Mr.. Blair to look at his
Blair's own signature to the liquor order.
Mr.. Blair replied with passionate earnest
ness that he could look at nothing that came
from the infamous scoundrel.
Much excitement, confusion and disorder
prevailed throughout the proceedings. Finally
The resolution to appoint special committee
% inquire into the allegation of McClurg was
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, the
Judiciary Committee was discharged from
urther consideration of the memorial asking
or the impeachment Of Judge Miller, of Iowa.
He said nothing appeared from the docu-
nents to justify any action in the case.
The House proceeded to the consideration
Of the amended national currency and bank
BILL '
A resolution was passed instructing the
Ways and Means Committee to inquire into
he expediency of imposing an adequate duty
IN all wool imported from foreign countries,
'fter July LIST next. tn . +'.J.-
Messrs. Highly, Clay and Pruyn were APP
pointed tho select committee to investigate
he charges Of McClurg against Blair.
Mr.. Hooper favored the establishment of
rational banks, and thought the system Of
state banks unequal to the present exigencles.
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