The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-28
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE.

That Par. Of It which Limits cOn.ScatlCn
Of rea. estate to the life Of 40 individual.
Mr.. SUMNER said this provision was
already incorporated in the Freedman's
biz, whicd woald be acted upon in few
days.
Mr.. BROWN called up the bill to repeal
a bill for the sale of the st. Louis Arsenal
grounds. which was passed.
The resolution of thanks to Maj. Gen.
Terry, with the House amendment insert
ing the word Brevet before Major, was
taken up and passed.
4 On motion OF Mr.. CLARKE, the Senate
took up and passed the joint resolution au-
thoriging the purchase Of the New York
Merchants Exchange, to be used for Gus
tom House purposes.
i Mr.. WILSON offered resolution, which
was passed, calling upon the Secretary Of
the Treasury for a statement Of the amount
OF money collected in each Internal Reve-
nue. D;str!c: OF the several States.
NJ, GRIMES called up the bill defining
; tho rank aad pay Of Paymasters IN the
Navy.
Nj HALE called for the yeas and nays
on the passage Of the bill. Passed by z
against 1
WAs1s@uToG, Jan. 2t-HoCsE.-On mo-
.ioa Of NJ. ARNOLD. the Judiciary Com
- .ttee wss Instructed 70 inquire and report
whether any legislation is necessary for
the bettes security OF travellers over the
country.
SOU :notioa III Mr.. FARNSWORTH, the
: Committee on Ways and Means was in
strccted 80 inquire into the expediencY o.
removing tie tariff on ali materials Used
II maa ;sact0g,Ig printing paper.
! Nes.rs. Sea.nea and Rollins, OF n. IL
Robinson aad Baldwin, Of Mass. ana
Townsend. - =. y, were appointed a spe-
stances attending the assault Of Judge ke.-
.ty.
raa House taen -asu:rad saa cons;dara-
ton o. TIE question Of privilege raised by
Mr.. Brooks yesterday. based On General
Butter Letter 10 hin asking explanations
. concerning MS Brooks attack on bim
Butler n debate.
NJ. BoETH ELL, who represents the
. distsic; Z. ~l..eu Gen. Butter resides, said
. that waca Gr. Brooks made tAe attack be
ega-dea i "A harmony with the OF re-
Gated dcs.asat.on made by the Southern
, ssympath.fe,: Before zen. Butler sent
. ais Cota 10 M. Brooks, bu. on the same
day be l3ut,erl addressed Letter TO the
Speaker Of the House asking FOX 81 i1ves-
tigation oftue charges against him.
RI NJ. BCCwWE ED i-st took Up the
? caarya ;aat Gen. Batter was gold robber,
and had tae recort of the committee read,
and also .-..,-s from Cen. Butler, TO show
tina. the arm OF Smith Il Co., from whom
. 80, 800 IL gold had been taken by Butler,
!. lad .oeaa discovered to be bitter, active,
, a1I Iu-apent.2y rebels, and who refused
70 AXE TIE oa.a Of allegiance as long as
) Batter VAS Z; coz, maud OF New Orleans.
It appeared rom taa letters of Butler that
he used TIA money TO pay Oft the troops
wac had long been without funds. This
! money Vas repa.i 10 him, and ne was
: reaar 10 aaa! i. 10 the War Department,
provided - cci.ii be relieved from the
7. Claims Of >ss.,ta & 20. Mr.. g.. II conclU-
> lag, appra.e,: 10 Er. Brooks. a view o!
\ "a,
: eitha- 10 re-atlivu. o. retracs his SANDER
i 90 8as.r.. NJ. Boutwell, claimed that
i Bul,e- lo,; beea thoroughly vindica,ed.
NJ. BI,cNNs here rose and proceeded
- repiy ,i--t Noticing the remarks 81 Mr..
! Stevens 6t p;, Mr.. Brooks, IN the course
: Q. u. remarks, -1H-asd the charge of bis
: atFIag Sra4pa at.ed vita -eressOnist..
= e soeaA.a. 3at.e. IL said Butler a: the
!. Charleston Convention voted over and
+. r a-,... .9r .'e... Davis Il candi data
;os "a Pes ):sncv. Il Butter had been :
:. 2a.d a,eat le co;..d aot haze acted more
etail.as.tir - l.sraotation OF the Democ-a
tt oartr. ana bringing aboI. secession
4. than III. 81 ~ that Convention, and a
:. tie aatr.e OF Hastings was >t.gMat!Zed ~
!. planie.ar and 9ob5e- IN India, 40 woulc
4 the aa:llr 81 H@t.e- Oea, the same associa
7 ton.
NJ a-oos- said tie reason WIZ the Sec
{, .e.a-y 81 a i. would not take the none,
= and h.s b-otae- was because IL was looked
, on as Illegally taken, and chose to leave
< al in possession OF Butler. nor would to-
j Treasury department undertake @ indem
a l,ty HIM tor the great wrong Butler ha,
- committed bat lift Elm 10 his own raspon
q slbil.t-. Nearly three years have passa
y away Stree the $4,000 ia gold was take
from Mr. SlnIril and his brother by Butlei
+ yet Butter et:l, has it II bis possession.
# Nj Brooks IL conclusion said that ba
J. ~ the character Ci Gen. Butler IS a. home
II Il - worse abroad.
Mr. STEVENS replied that the genie
=. man Brooks h.msel. aad ransaCk ed ba v
j. dy houses toT testimony IN the TreasuT
IA Department. exaini nation, and gave il
= tue world. I. vas stuff that stinks in ia
n. nos.rils. He maintained that the evident
% produced here to-day fully vindicate
A. Gen. BntIer. and expressed surprise thu
n he Brooks should still persevere il d
course.
"a The question ofprivilege was withdraw
and til. House adjourned.
>. SEsA-G.-M-. COWAN presented It
~ memorandum of the Board Of Trade
or Philadelphia, demonstrating against the 4
o. peal Of The duty on unsized paper.
~ MI. SHERMAN, from the Finance Con
a mittee, reported back the bill to appropr
=. ate money tor the Pos.-O.fice Deraz;nel
4. without amendment.
~ Mr.. WILSON, from the Military Cen
"a mtttee, reported oaca th0 petition OF CIT
pe zens asking that action te taken TO secul
20 the reaase OF prisoners OF Straight's cosr
i Fnland, captured in Georgia, and asked IT,.
=. the committee be discharged. 1t was
o. ordered.
Mr. NJ DOUGAL!4 offered resO!u..c
- to re-es,aol-h TAO mail steamship seryi
e. between tbs United States and China. r
ferrea 10 me Committee on Post Office 81
Il Post Roads.
NJ. WILSON offered a resolution /:
y, structing the Committee on Finance to e.
r. anime the system OF checks in the Office
IA registry OF he Treasury, and to report
y, legislation is needed for the safety of Il
d. public funds in that Office; also if any los
Is. es have occurred there and what cause
d. them. Adopted.
A., On motion Of Mr.. SHERMAN the Hou
r. Bill to provide for Acting Assistant Urea
ira-s or Depositors OF the United States
IN cartain cases was passed.
.e Mr.. HENDERSON called up the bill
,r reimburse Missouri for expenses III cal.:r
a. out, epuipping and feeding the militia
~; that State.