The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-24
A Nav Tariff proposition

a new harm 6IoPVssesous
NEw YORK, Jan. a. The Hsraid's Wash
ington correspondent .telegraphs that Mr..
Mace has prepared an amendment which
will receive The entire vote Of the south.
1t is as follows: That duty of Is per cent.
be levied ad patorsm, on all imported articles
whatever, except coin and bullion.
The Senatorial Question in wisconsin.
Madison, Wis, Jan. al.
Republican causus this +. ii nominated
Hon. J. r. Dooiii,le for U. .. Senator.
American Colonization secisty.
The Board OF Directors OF the American
Colonzation Society held their annual m sel.
ing yesterday. This is but nominal meet.
ing, and the regular meeting is not to take
place until travel is resumed.
The whole amount Of receipts during the
year are Ss,3ls,S4l, and tho expenditures
S7,l39,4 79.
The society earnestly calls the attention
OF the Government to the increasing value
of the trade on the African coast, and hopes
some act will soon be passed by Congress
TO foster, nourish and protect il.
The value Of the trade of the U 8. with
that point in 1854. was S3.l56,b32, while
that OF Great Britain was eight times that
amount IN Consequence OF the latter power
having Tor years encouraged und protected
its commerce.
Tbs senatorial Question In New York.
ALBANY, JAN, 2l.-The State Committee
of Ra0cai Democratic Republicans, sp.
pointed al the Convention at Syracuse last
July, are u meet ut the Delevsn this svcn-
ing. Their meeting is Called 10 take into
a tts,< 81
for U 5 Se,a,or. The committee are d.
vidsd az 10 TIN proprie,y of making an ex-
preston o! oplon. The majority certainly
favor Preston Rug, aud if any public eX-
| preston is madese will be Endorsed. Jas. :.
w ellsworth is chairman OF the committee.
GOV, assy's Mssssgs.
| PHILADELPHIA, jan 2l.-The St. Louis
| Republican publishes IN advance copy Of
Governor Geary's Message to the Kansas
Legislature. With regas to popular soy.
ereicnly. Gov. Goary saws in substance
that when the interests o the people re.
buire State Governmentnd proper steps
ARE taken to establish it, zen will be the
| time, once tor all, to decide,he grave DO.
| I;iisal Questions which unable ali vel,
1 REGULATED commonwealth. II adyices the
Legislature to let Slavery aion aud leave
it where the Constitution places to forepo
| all LEGISLATION in reference to- Antll the
State Constitution is formed. n recon
| mends that the errors and om'sAns on
IA, statute book be corrected; dekuueas
the les, oath act and recommends IS re.
Deal; dsapproves OF the present ME Of
lactino Jurors, aad recommends thsnse
,.csiou by lot; insists on voting by bait,
and suggests Law requiring resldencef
zen DAYS in q dstrst, to prevent lliegN
yoti 9.
. congress-
WASHINGTON, Jan. Al.
SEsATr.-Mr. James =. Green, eiecte
Senator from Missouri IN place OF Mr. Atch
isop, appeared and was qualified.
Mr.. Seward presented petition from 10
Geographical Society OF the Guy oil Ne'
= York, protesting against the coinage
three dollar aud three cent pieces, ana pray
ing that none but decimal coins may be Is
q sued from the Mint.
, Referred 10 Committee on Finance.
The Submarine Telegraph bill was take
= no. on which discussion took place, and
/ definite action WAS had. Adjourned,
k HOUSE,. Air. Orr, from the Corrupuo
}. Investigating Committee, made repo
r citing forth that Mr. Smonton had reit
!. ibed answering certain questions as to men
Q fbers of the House approaching him VII
I corrupt propositions, which were deemt
n material to the inquiry OF the COMMITTEE
}; The report concluded with resoiatl:
a directing the Sergeant. at Arms to take d
m Sinon,on into custody an bring him befo
IN the bar OF the House forthwith, to snsw'
.e for contemp, OF its authority. The rssoi
Il ton was alopled-only IL vot'ng IN u
negative An a.. IN
= eirse tually to enforce the attendance OF III
" wers of witnesses, making them hauls
n imprisonment aud line. ,,.b
Is during a spirited disc ussion to whom
q. gave rise, the assistant Sergeant-stArl
n. brought MIR. simonton before tho bar OIL
. House, to reply to question from .
h Speaker as to what lie had to say why II
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