The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-19

No. &72.
a motion 70 reconsider the vote b
! uhieh tho resolution vas passed ", table,
| ~ 125 agaiDss $.
1 The House, resumed the cous;der.tio,
Of the Executive, Judicial and Leriala
tive appropriation bill.
Il Without coming 70 an conclus:oo. ad
ljoarped.
SENATE.
Cowan presented . memorial of Ii,
Board Of Trade of Philadsphis, asking ,
lpostponement of the fnaI action on lhe
Bankssps bill till northern creditors have
On OPPORTUNITY to press their claims
against citizens Of States in war. Refer.
red TO Judiciary Committee.
Wade presented letter from Senator
Harding, asking TO be excused from fur
ther service on The Committee on the Coz.
duct Of the War on account Of illness aud
vas excused.
Chandler presented petition of the
Board Of Trade Of Detroit asking for the
passage Of bill to make a ship canal
around Nisgara Falls on the American side
OF the falls Referred to the COMMITTEES
on Naval Affairs.
Powell said some time ago be offere a 4
resolution calling for the proceedings of
Committee - TO certain charges against
ten. Payne Of Illinois. while commanding
At Paducah. He wished TO ask il the
Committee on Military Affairs, to whom
the matter had been referred, was ready
to report.
Wilson from the Committee on Military
Affairs said We have not yet taken up the
resolution offered BY him.
We shall probably BE- able to do 0 in
few days. We have no. had time 10 do
so.
Powell moved tie Committee BE- dis
charged from the further consideration OF
the subject and directed to report the res
olution back TO the Senate.
Since he introduced that resolution he
had seen the report Of the committee that
investigated Gen. Psyne's conduct. Il
had been published with Gov. Bramletie' 9
views and documents, but the affidavit to
prove allegations in the report we're not
published in the report. He had disclos.
ed degree Of bari,arity, cruelty, piiIage
and robbery that can't be equaIled in the
annals OF any country. He desired the
resolotion to come back. He desired the
Senate to pass the resolution. Let US
have tie proof referred 10 in the resolu.
ton, 50 that we might take aston con.
cerniDg this man. and secure his puni. h.
ment. II what Il alleged against him is
true be ought to be punished by death.
Mr. Tfumbull said at the time it was
under consideration before, had not seen
Gent Payne. | had no information from
him in regard TO the report, but my rea
son for making the motion to refer the
resolution at the time was that | thought
il unjust 70 an officer to publish reEort
affecting his character which | understood
vas exrarte and by commission before
whom he did not appear. Sine then /
have seen Gen. Payne and had conver
sation with him. Learned from him that
this report was of the character that /
supposed.
I learned further from him that after
hearing that commission was proceeding
to inquire into his conduct, before which
ne had no opportunity to appear or fls a
reply or answer to their report, and also
that the report made by this commission
had been presented By this Judge Advo-
cate General. aud he Hnnounced that be
had 10 objection TO haviag this report OF
this commission published, provided his
answer TO il aud the review Of the report
BY the Judge Advocate General should
be Published also, therefore am willing
for one that the Senator's resolution
should pass amended so as to call for all
the papers. and il will then appear, ss
am Informed, that SO far from being this
blood thirsty person that the Senator from
Kentucky has pronounced him, it will BE-
proved that he has only done his duty.
I will not undertake to say he is limo.
cent or guilty. lido say that since this
resolution was introduced / have seen
Gen. Payne and he tells me be has no
objections at all to this exparte report
being Published, if his report setting
forth the real facts can be published with
it, and the report Of the Judge Advocate
General can be published also. II they
are all published together they will do no
harm. | presume the Senator from KY,
will not object TO this unless he proceeds
on the hypothesis declared ia his speech,
that man is to be declared guilty before
he is tried
Brown from the Military Committee
reported bilto repeal On act to provide
for the removal of the United States ar
senal from st. Louis and the sale of the
land 90 which it is located, which Vas or
dered printed.
Howard, from the Military Committee,
reported q resolution. which was ordered
priated, relative to retaliation upon pris-
oners 10 our hands for The trsatnent
wtik our soldiers received at the hands
OF rebe>
On motion Of Sumaer. the. Senate took
up the resolution regarding the notice
given Great Britain BY the Psesident. OF
the termination of the treatv Of 1917.