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The Burlington Weekly Hawk Eye
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
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U.S. Senate proceedings include resolutions on judiciary provisions for real estate sales, post-office appropriations, requesting a million volunteers under General Grant, and continuing volunteer bounties; bills referred to committees amid ongoing enrollment legislation.
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The bill making appropriations for the post-office department for the fiscal year, was referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr. HOWE offered a resolution, that the President be requested to call out a million of volunteers for ninety days, to carry freedom to every captive in the rebel prisons, and that General Grant be requested to take command of such troops. Referred to the Military Committee, and ordered to be printed.
The bill for continuing the bounty to volunteers was taken up, and on motion of Mr. FESSENDEN, referred to the Committee on Finance, with the understanding that it should be early reported back. The President's Message on the same subject was referred to the same committee.
The motion to take up the bill enrolling the national forces being in order, the Senate proceeded to act on the amendments of the Military Committee, which were all adopted save Section 2d, repealing the 300 commutation clause, which will be considered hereafter.
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resolutions adopted or referred to committees; amendments mostly adopted except section 2d.
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Senate session: Mr. Howe offered resolution for Judiciary Committee to review 1862 real estate sale provisions (adopted); post-office appropriations bill referred to Finance Committee; Mr. Howe offered resolution requesting President to call million volunteers for 90 days to free rebel prisoners, Grant to command (referred to Military Committee, printed); volunteer bounty bill and President's message referred to Finance Committee; Senate acted on Military Committee amendments to national forces enrollment bill, all adopted except Section 2d on commutation clause.