The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-21

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| prisons be placed under the cace aad coz
troi of discharged mon prisoners, and be
furnished the same clota!ag and rat.e.;s AZ
that urni-hed the Union prisoners in the
South.
MI LANE addressed the Senats or the
subject OF the aooye memorial, aad a..vO-
Gated action il acccrtauce vii. Il. sug-
gestions.
Mr.. WADE Interrupted Mt I.a.., K. ee.r
joint resolution that all r. .scIec., both
officers and soldiers, os ne so-cs. le,: Cc.-
ie1eracy, who ara now, or sha!. la-ea.tar
! Ee, IN tie care a.ld coat.o. C tle Fedora
torerr -leIt, s.1a.. recai, = tue sa;Ge ratiocs
and TIE Same amount &C clothing, aaa ~
subject To t.le sane treatment. ]: ever; a.
,irect - federal prisoners. Offices aa1 sci
GieTS. VIC are row. c. have been Il & !.
keeping aad scTe- tie sc-cs... "a ConGet.-
crate Government tai tlj, t.ea.Me..
sna4. oa changed ;or o4tta- o. worse, w.,es-
ever the President at the nite. States
>ha. have reasonable information tt..t L, .
treatment O. our soldier. IN Southern prs
ots Is Changed for better Or worse, nd that
any officer IN charge otre6e. prisoners VINO
shall faN 70 carry out this nos.ey, .aal. -
dismissed tae service.
Mr.. LANE, OF Indiana, sad taat TIE -ea-
o.usion did not 60 ia- enough. X did 10.
provide that the rebels should - kept L 4
der the care Of released prisoners OF the
fedora! army. This vas 4 very Ia. oostart
point. l. had been said t.!at retaliation
would MAKE tire VA more Blood. ae did
not care. He horeG Il wGu.a MAKE ever
southern riTe- run with tae h.ooi. Gf tra.. :.
ors. There We're i,tss | nion Prisoners 4
the South, and dow biz that Dla,,. oa- o. rabc.
prisoners il the North. We owed to tie
brave ms who had gone FORT. ~ iisat u
good cause, taa Inauguration o. tai-
system.
/ Mr.. WADE said taa. a ye.s- ago l-e &C -
,nittee on the Conduct OF the War took
more than thousand depoeiticas concern
ing the barbar.ties pract.cs.i or oar ec.-
diers n the South. Many oftae men Hese
dying whea their testimony vss ;a.Sea.-
/, WAS tAe genera. impression then TIA. {
the reoet ba.barit.es were sub1taGt.ated oJ'
Investigation, the Executive a.t.oEitie,
would inaucu-ate system C retaliation.
The report was printed and le.t. 40 aoub.
al. the stores Of rebel cruelty were t.-ue
yet Nd action had been taken By TIE ..xec-
utive. He WAS sorry 10 sec so much SYM
patty extended by sae people CT lac United
States TO The people who had Ira .gu-a.eG
tha war, while the- TRANQUILITY tolerated
these cruelt:es TO oar soldiers IL .ae south.
be was sorry to see people sending pro-.s-
lens TO TIE reoelsin Savannah. W ale or
soldiers are starving IL southern prisons.
He had heard tGat distinguished -es,e.
was reCea:! = arrested while Coming NCrtI /;
that the fr.e.den. had threatened 10 -eta.i-
ate II a hai- o. his head was h.trt, ifre;al-
iation was jC..ifiah!e In the case o. a rebei
how much more SO WAS i the case OF our
brave soldiers. Il nigh. he right enough
to resaliate for DR.. foc.e, but he Wade
would not hurt = Cog il realisation Tor
/ such n man.
! On motion os Mr.. HOWARD the matte.
was referred to the Military Conmittee.
Mr.. SHERMAN presented the petition
OF citizens O. sandusky. asking for the es-
fAh lSt, a. infSn -
I Island. which was referred to Zee Commit
tee on Nava. Affairs.
! Mr.. WILSON presented q petition oe CO.
liens Of Boston asking the Senate to post
pone action on the bankrupt bill. Pet
s.oaers did net de..ra the aeiea. OF tie
measure, but ara opposed TO extending -e
lief to persons n States that are a rebe.-
Lon.
! Mr.. POW ELL offered a resolution call
ing for the tsiai OF Brig. Gen. Payne, OF
tie Charges against him fer conduct bile
/ commanding at Paducah. Laid over a4d
ordered TO he printed.
! Mr.. T.L NBL III. ote.ed q resolution
directing the Committee on Printing 30 IL
dUlre into the cause ct delay OF Inc y. biz
/ cation OF reports OF Operations .. t.le army,
registers, an! other pubic doc uIeEts.-
Adopted.
! Mr.. SUMNER offered the fo.,owin, -cs-
j ClGtio1, which was a3CpteE.
! Rcs9lpcd, That the President be request
] ed To communicates. II not inCom pail ,e
| vita tie pubic service am information il:
bis possession, showing the 'raci.cnl ope-
rations OF iha 10Th article OF y asLing;ou os
tie iath O. August, = l., ana the eXoedi
elcy 81 giving 10 Her Hrl;anns, Naiastys
/ government taa notice required for tie ter
/ minat.on Of su "a article.
/ Mr.. CHANDLER called u1 tn, House
bill To regulate commerce bet the SOW
eral States, providing that every ra..rcai
company Il he United States sinai. be at
tlor!-ec 20 carry upon rs road InAsis pas-
seng"ss, troop, and Governments supplies,
on their way FROM an state 20 another
State. anu to receive compensation t.era-
/ for. lie hoped this lls. would DE passed
immediately, II was yer Important. Cae
OF its results would be 10 Interfere WITH a
great railroad monopo ! III New jersey
! This railroad levied iriulste on every ,..,s-
oecSer and every pound OF treigE, PASTA,
between Washington and New YORK. -
II had .he r GIT 10 ley sIal, tribute, II
had the right ~ Levy larye one. OK 10 pro-
hibst travel altogether. This monopol-
nad been grinding Upon tbs people O! ti.s
Elitea States. 1t aa1 bessl injurious 10
the commerce OF The United States AMI i
Ough. 10 h. brohenu Up.
h.r. SAT - BL RI sad ,.e had 1ota.H,
10 say in relation 70 rais-nsd monopoly
He denied the righ, of Congress to inter-
fera with 4 charter granted.
AT the request of Mr.. JOHNSON tue
consideration OF the III. wss post 30 led
I'LL Wednesday.
Mr. COLLAMEK Introduced BIZ 70 re-
pea! the Sth section o. Al act approved + a.ne
-, l,bi, regulating commerce. be- weea 10y
al States and States u rebellion. The see
ton II a. fO.iows-.ha. il saa.. be .awfI.. FOX
tae secretary OF ;.ie Treasury. VITA the ap-
proyal OF the President to auihor:-. agents
to purchase for the United States, the pro-
duct:ons OF States declared in rebellion, AT
such places as designated BY him, aad al
such prices as shall be agreed on vita Tie
seller, not exceeding the marae. value
thereof at the pace OF deliver. not exceed
ing three.nurths ofthe u.arket vac there
OF il ing City Of New York, a: Tie ,asest
quotation known TO he agent,
Mr.. COLLAMEE spoke ut ien;,a Oh Tie
bill, advocating the abolition. @. n. con.
merc.a. relations i,e:we-a the lova. aaG Il
surrec.,onary states.
Mr.. MORRILL, moved "a. the bi,. be
referred 20 the committee Oh Commercial.
Relations. Adopted.
Mr.. WILSON, from the Military Con-
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