The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-18

On motion OF NJ. MORRILL,, an amend
neat was made to the tax on steam loco
motives and OF steam engines, fixing the
tax on all their parts at per cent advalo-
ran. and when the duties have been paid
or tue boilers they are to be deducted from
the finished engines. Water tanks, sugar
tanks, sewing machines add plumbing
machines are to pay the same tax
Mr.. BOUTWELL, offered an amend
meat, which was agreed to, i'm posing a tax
of per centum adyalOreln, on manufac-
tured clothing when the annual products
exceed one thousand dollars. The provis-
ions in relation to tobacco were amended
so as to read as follows: ''on smoking to-
hacco of all kinds not otherwise herein
provided tor, 30 cents per pound: on smok-
Ing tobacco made exclusively OF stems, Is
cents per pound"
The House Com m;ttee on Elections have
reported in favor OF admitting Mr.. Bon
seau to = seat AS Representative from Lou
Of admitting Mess-s. johnson and Jacks
as Representatives from Arkausas.
i SENATE.-Mr. WILSON, from the Mill
tary Committee, made q lengthy report
favoring the appointment OF discharged
sailors and soldiers to such civil govern.
ment offices as they may ts capable Of
Cling; Report was ordered 70 be entered.
qmistee, made the following report:
The Committee on Military Affairs and
Militia, to whom were referred sundry Pc
titions praying for the enactment of q law
for the appointment in all inferior Offices
OF persons honorably discharged from the
military or naval service of the United
States, who shall have served for . period
or shall have suffered permanent disabN-
ity while In service, or who shall have
been held for one year as prisoner of war,
and that the term Of such office be for life,
or during good behavior, having consider.
ed the same, beg leave to report, that in the
opinion of the mmittee it is the impera-
tive duty Of the National and State Gov
ernment3 to give the preference for ap-
pointments in the various civil Offices to
persons who have been honorably dischar-
Red from the military or naval service of
The United States, or suffered permanent
disability while in the service, provided
they possess the qualifications necessary to
properly discharge the duties OF such
Offices.
The number of civil officers ia various
departments of the Government, though
large at present, are but small proportion
to the number of persons who have honor
ably served their country in the army and
navy, aud who must OF necessity again en-
gage in the varied avocations of civil life.
w Ukle IL - therefore lA0 Ouly Ol Tue U0IlO0.
al government to give preference to men
who have been manned Oy wounds or bro
ken by disease, it Is the sacred duty OF all
bankers, merchants, manufacturers, Me.
chanics, &C., as wei! as business men in all
avocations Of life, to give the preference in
all industrial pursuits, TO soldiers who
have been honorabi7 discharged from the
service OF their country. The Committee
therefore present the,following resolutions
- expressive OF the sense of Congress up.
on the legislation prayed for by the peti-
TONERS:
Joint Resolution to Encourages the EN-.
ployment Of Discharged aad Disabled
Soldiers.
Be Il resolved, DC, That persons honora.
bly, discharged from the military or naval
service by reason OF disability resulting
from wounds or sickness incurred in the
line Of duty, should be preferred for ap,
pointments to civil of3ces, provided they
Ahall be found to possess the business ca
pacity necessary for the proper discharge
Of the duties Of such Offices.
! A.d be It jMvt}!er res0lred. That in CRATE
full recognition Of the services, sacrifices
and sufferings OF persons discharged from
the military and naval serviceof the coun-
try, by reason OF wounds, disease or expi.
ration OF terms OF enlistment, it is respect.
fully recommended to bankers, merchants,
manufacturers, mechanics. farmers, and
persons engaged in Industrial pursuits, to
give them the preference for appointments
In remunerative positions and employ
ments. Ordered printed.