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

tonight.
Tie House concurred in the Senate
amendment reducing half the original
amour. o. the appropriations in the FORTH.
cation bill.
The House then considered the Senate
amendments to the legislative, executive
and judiciary appropriation bill.
The House voted on the Senate amend.
ment to add the deficiency bill to the one
under consideration, and disagreed to it by
81 against 75, because the Senate had omit
ted transportation Of $38, 900 to pay ex-
ira compensation to the clerks and en-
ployes of the House. The bill therefore
goes back to the Senate.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the ameIdatory enrolment bill.
SENATE.--A communication was receiv.
ed from the Secretary of War in response
to cal! for information as to the number
of troops furnished by each State, do on in
structicu from the President furnish the
said information.
Mr.. LANE, of Kansas, from the Com
mittee on Agriculture, reported back the
House biz for protecting emigrants, inn
posing penalty for forcing or decoying
emigrauts into thearmy or navy, &C., with
q Recommendation that it pass.
n. POWELL from the Committee on
Printing, reported resolution that all I'M
distributed documents now in store shall
be distri buted among the members Of the
present Congress, which was adopted.
Mr.. COILAMER called up the resolu.
ton to authorize contract with VIM. II.
Powell, OF Ohio, for painting q national
picture at cost of US 200.
Mr.. SUMNER offered . proviso that in
the National Capitol, dedicated to the Ma.
tional Union, there shall be no picture rep
reseutiny any victory in battle with our
fellow citizens.
Mr.. WILSON was opposed to this. He
wanted to see the noble deeds OF our army
aud navy commemorated upon every foot
OF territory in the nation.
Mr.. COLLAMERs spoke Of the propriety
Of commemorating the heroic doeds Of our
navy. This lad never been done, while
our eminent statesmen and lawyers had
been cniseled in marble and painted on
canvass.
The morning hour expired, and the above
subjec. went over.
Mr.. SHERMAN moved to take up the
tax bill
Several Senators desired to call up the
Louisiana question.
Mr.. SHERMAN was willing to have the
Louisiana question taken up provided it
could be disposed Of in an hour or two.
Mr.. TRUMBULL said there could have
ton on Saturday night but for the factious
opposition OF one-third of the Senate.
Mr.. WADE said he was opposed now, as
he had always been, to forcing constitu-
ton upon the people of any State. As the
resolution OF the Judiciary Commute pro-
posed, it was an attem pit such as he resist
ed when made years ago by the friends Of
the Lecompton Constitution. It would be
an Insult to New York, to Ohio and 10 I'LL
nois to admit Senator'S from Louisiana
who represented nobody and nothing.
Mr.. HOWARD said the voice Of the peo-
pie had not been heard on this subject, and
he thought it ought therefore to be post.
poned until next winter.
Mr.. SPRAGUE was opposed to the Lou
isiana resolution, because he had informa-
ton to the effect that Is or 30 members oil
holders under the government Of the Unit
ed States orof the State Of Louisiana, which
WA the same thing. n
Mr.. SUMNER had heard responsible
gentleman who was in Louisiana when the
state government was formed, say it was q
stu peodous hoax. 9 Il.
Mr.. GRIMES said If the Senate would
give him u, commission. he would prove
that the votes Of the outlying precincts
we're cast by disabled soldiers and others
who were carried from New Orleans to the
Polls on army transports, and carried back
again after voting, in the same way.
WAsH1SGroN, Feb. @.-HousB.-Mr.
FERNANDO WOOD offered an amend
ment, having in view the Withdrawal Of
the National bank notes, and substituting
Treasury notes, not legal tender. This
was rejected.
Mr.. WILSON moved IN amendment to
make the. interest seven and three-tenths
per cent payable in lawful money, and
This VS. also rejected.
Tho HOylnn rAfna0d 70 COnCUP In Mr..
WILSON'S amend4ent or substitute for
the lst section, ,conhning the loan exclu-
sively to coupons or registered bonds.
The original section was adopted, with
amendments substituting the words 'trea-
sury notes for the words other obliga-
tons In other important respects It re-
Mr. STEVENS sfi VEN substitute for bills was
The bill, - originally reported, was
passed with amendments, but not chang
Ing it, main features.
The House went into committee on
amendidg the tariff bill.
Mr.. BROOKS moved to strike out the
proposition Of cts per Id. on cotton. The
on crude petroleum 20 cents, on crude oil
Is conts q gallon, on quicksilver duty Of
Is per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. cox moved to strike out the add.
tional duty on railroad iron without &C.
ton.
The House ct 4:3o took recess until this
evening.
Mr.. WILSON reported from the Military
Committee bill for the payment of colored
volunteers recruited in South Carolina. un.
der the direction Of Generals Hunter and
Saxton.
The amendatory tax bill was considered
and the amendments of the Finance Com
mittee acted upon.
SENATE.-The morning hour was hken
up in the discussion of the proposition to
purchase picture from Mr.. Powell VAL
ued at S., GOO, which was agreed to.
Mr.. WILSON, from the Military Com
mittee, reported bill to incorporate the