The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-04
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE.

BURLINGTON WE
xxxVI1Ith Congfess-2a session.
| WAsHINaToN, March 1.-HoUsE.-The
House resumed the consideration of the
lamondatofy tariff bill. An unsuccessful
attempt was made to strike out the add.
tional duty Of Is cents per 100 lbs. on rail.
road iron.
TIE. bill as originally reported was
amended, but in no respect reducing any
of the duties, and then passed.
port showing the frauds aud disloyalty
arising from the trade with the rebellious
States, accompanied by bill to repeal &C
much Of the law regulating such trade a
authorizes the appointment of agents fol
the purpose of purchasing products. The
bill was passed.
The House then took up and considered
the civil appropriation bill.
1t makes appropriations for the survey d
the coast, light houses, patent Office, botan.
| ic garden, surveying the public lands, and
for many miscellaneous items.
| Without coming to conclusion on the
bill, the House took recess till 1880.
SENArE.-Mr. WILSON reported adj
vereely on the House bill to muster out O.
the army soldiers who have enlisted for the
unexpired term of their regiments.
The bill to provide for the publication O
8 full army register was passed.
The sixty million loan bill was then in
troduced in an amendment to strike ou
the provision exempting bonds from State
and municipal taxation. Rejected. The
bill then passed.
The Senate having passed the six hun.
dred million loan bill precisely az it wen,
from the House, and as published in the
New York morning papers, II requires on.
" President Lincoln signature to become
q law. m '.tss
A bill in relation to the Pacific Railroad
was passed in the Senate to-day. It pro.
vides as follows:
That section 2 Of the act Of July. 1864
shall be 80 modified aud amended as to al.
low the Central Pacific Railroad and West.
err Pacific Railroad Company OF Galifor-
MIA, the Union Pacific Railroad Company,
and all Other companies provided for in
years bonds, the interest payable in lawful
money OF the United States, upon their
separate roads; and the said companies are
hereby authorized to issue respectively
their bonds to the extent Of $l00, 0O0, 900, in
advance OF continuous completed line
from Sacramento.
SEC. 2. That the assignment made by the
Central Pacific Railroad Company OF Cal.
itornia, OF the West Pacific Railroad Com-
pany Of said State, Of their rights to con-
struct all that portion Of said railroad and
ph from San Jose to Sacram snto, is
hereby ratified and confirmed to the West
Pacific Railroad Company, with all the
privileges and benefits Of the several acts
Of Congress relative thereto, and subject
to al! the conditions thereof. Provided,
that the time within which the said West
Pacific Railroad Company shall be reouir.
ed to construct the tirst 20 miles of their
road, shall be one year from the LIST OF Ju.
~. 1865, a0d that the entire road shall be
completed from San Jose to Sacramento,
connecting at the latter point with said
Central Pacific Railroad within four years
thereafter. s4
The Conference Committee on Disagree
ing on the nm endment to the legislative
appropriation bill, by which the House
salaries Of tie employees, reported unable
to agree.
An amendment was offered that the Sem
ate agree to an appropriation Of IA. 900 to
pay such contingent expenses "a may be
directed by resolution of the House.
Adopted, q to 10.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-SESArE.-The
Senate disagreed to the report Of the Conn
mittee Of Conference on the Army Appro-
priation bill, and appointed Messrs. Trum-
Dull, Harlan and Powell as future com.
nitiee OF conference.
The tax bill was taken up. The senate
refused TO adopt the committees amend.
nsui 10 increase the rates Of postage to S
cents. The tax on tobacco twisted by
hand for chewing TOR smoking is fixed at
81 cents, on smoking tobacco made With
ali the scraps included 80 Cts, and on sno.
king tobacco made OF the leaf 40 cts.
te MIR. COWAN moved to strike out the
section providing for the inspection OF Pc
FOX storage.
My. SHERMAN presented the petition
OF number OF receivers OF spirits in rela-
ton TO toe duty on spirits, which was or
dered to be tabled.
Mr.. SUMNER presented the memorial
Of the Legislature OF West Virginia, ask
ing aid from Congress to enable that State
to eElancipate her slaves.
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, made report upon the
memorial Of the President and Secretary
Of the Board OF Commissioners Of the Sol.
dier's National Cemetery Association,
praying for an appropriation for the cree.
ton OF monument over the remains of
soldiers who fell at Gettysburg. The re-
port shows that the sum Of t65,0o0 has A.
ed, because OF the advance in the price Of
labor and material. It warmly c0mmends
the patriotic effort with an intimatiou that
the Committee may at future time prop
erlJ be expected to contribute something.
The Committaa,declare that regard for
economy aud fhe public welfare render
present action inexpedient.
The report Of the committee Of confer.
ence on the disagreeing votes of the army
appropriation bill was received and read.
e Mr.. TRUMBCLL objected 70 that pro-
vision which requires that no money OK.
pended under the act shall be applied to
thepayment ofthe Illinois Central Railroad
Company for the transportation Of troops
and army stores.
The yeas and nays were called for on the
adoption Ofthe report, and Ie was decided
in the negative by Is against 80
On motion Of Mr.. TRUMBULL. the Sen.
ate insisted upon its amendment, and .
further committee Of conference was app
pointed.
B M. POWELL presented the credentials
Of Hon. James Guthrie, Of KY, Senator
elect for six years from 4th Of March next,
which were read, and ordered filed.
Mr.. DoOL1TTLE presented the credeu-