Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-12-28
From Washington.
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Jors Co. q contract has two years TO run
lhe alleged acceptanees u lhe Secretary o'
War are said TO consist II mem. raia, stating
that 60 much money would be lue on the ex.
cuton Of certain service under the contract
for the transportation Of army supplies whith
hurstli used from time to time col atefsl Sc
cufity ~ borrowing money. such memoranda
or certhcae have heretofore been given Nv
The other Departments uLl.r like circam.
| stances
GODDARD Bailey, in his letter Of confession Ia
Secretary thompson. says that no etiicer 81
the Government had any conpliciry or tie
slightest know wledg- Of the fact OF Iii. havip
distracted honds, md that il was confined t.
the persln directly implicated, aud h+retote iii
named The boni-meh Tor Mr. B4lly snrren-
a-ied them to-day, AMI ne i. now in jail. As
t. the bail required II Rns4eii it having hepn
agreed TO take s2o.ooo oat,iie the lari.liction
Of the Court senator Green anh Repre-ent4.
'ives Woo'i-on ana lturnel al OF Missnnf!
have gone hls security for thu amount IT,
REMAINING So .p0O i being made up b, elti-
IN. u Washington.
Tie proceeding. II the two Congressional
Conventions II the crisis excit. no particular
Interest a. itisnot supposed they will be abb 10
come toany satisfactory conclusion the ~
IRENE ~outherners are at present opposed TO
any compromise.
Senator Douglas denies that he refused to
pLt himself right on the record on the resniu-
tloHs Of senators Davis and Toomb- s.yii,
that he did put on the journal a statement that
| he declined voting abstract propositions which
| were not reduced 10 the form of amendments
| to the tol s'itntion. when he had inst offered
amendment in due form. covering all tia.
/ pointr IN the resolution. The secessionists are
much comfort-d
Private accounts from Mar, land, Virginia
and other states. say since Gen Cn-- ha. re.
! tired from the State Department the vialts
! from distinguished gentlemen have been numer-
ou4, Including the representatives from for.i "a
governments, who evncel to him the marked
consideration which commenced their otficial
1 intercourse.
The secretary OF the Treasury himself de-
hie- that any detalcaion exists III lie - -pnrt-
ment, however the examination into it, conlI-
| ton continues, and 40 far, one Of the Trust
Bonds are missing
The Commissioners from South Carolina hav.
arrived ard taken private qlarter4 by agree
\ mtht. lheJ Wi confer with the President
tomorrow, sifher verbally or IN ~riting.
lhe AZ jet will te referred to Congress in
short message, on which All exciting ani
| critical debate Is Anticipated
/ IL J. nat known or bellevei here that any
trool have teen ordered - the forts in the
| Charleston barber, nnr il il III llrasent the ill.,
! tettinn of the A inlini.tratinn to do ID On
! the contrary, it is rt-d that the Ire-iltnt
| believes that such course woGj etrve - IN
| Il lame the So4ihera sentiment, witch il parlic-
uiariy 70 BE- avoided at the present moment
| la relation To the affair of gut4- ~ PItt-hurr
the manufacturer contracted TO deliver them
at snch points where reqasitton made.
/ t.g
cry hy citlz us VIII IL MT to the iriur, II the
COZ tractor only, should the service suffer by
| delay.
Al address or RECOMMENDATION has been
| prepared ~ authority to submit to. the mem
tets ot the horde- save ) ate-, and Ld.ir NiC.
natures requiring the se-pectlv- States, by
enactment pr otherwise, T. appoint commis sion
ers 20 meet at Baltimore on the 18th n F.bru
CRY for conferercs relative to the secession Of
All the cotton States and ievse u programme
Of action for the border states H. case of such
an emergency. II is thou hit however. that
not all the members will sign it, but there
will still be enough from each delegation to IN
duce favorable response from heir respective
States.
The ah-tract-d bonds are divide a. follows:
VI ssonri s.. SS7o 600; North Carolina g., Janne
ary and July S2at, ,ooo; North Carolina G..
Arril AMI October, sl6l,0yo; Tennessee t.,
$l43 coo
lanes Washington Gorrsspondence.-In the
Senate Committee Of Is, Mr. Grimes u Iowa
asked Il Mr.. Toomhs provision, rerop pnizing
the right q properly IN man, the u!tl
matun Of the south II %. they shonli 4ign
An agreement to that effect, AMI the Rppu5a-
cans would -lEn one repndiating il.
Mr Toonbs refused 10 answer, ana wonld
not state what the nhimatum would be,
MIR. ward offered 4 resolution covering
pretty much the same ground. as his previous
propositions in the Republican caucus
1ha Impeachment OF Nr Floyd, Secretary
OF War, u freely "a kei OF tonight in the ho
tels and political circles on account Of ,A. re-
cent fraud developments.
In the Committee Of 80. Adams. Of Mass,
offered the proposition respecting New NJ xico,
and viii report the same to the Committee
himself Coming from the NJ It radical man
OF the North this is regarded az a back-iown
Kellogg Of Illinois, asked ii they were to
concede 80 much OF the Republican Platform
why not give up everything demanded res.
ectlng the Ttrritorirs and especially "a the
system Of slavery in New Mexico was the
worat Of any on tie continent.
Kellogg, Of Illinois, Japan. Of haw Hamp-
shire, and Washburn, of Niaeonsin, voted
against 1t
Inc Dlslflct Judge - New Mexico appeared
before the Committee at tn. last meeting ana
stated that the Territory had 300 whit. ma
tive citizrGs, 10000 Mexican citizens under the
Guadalupe Ii.dayo Treaty, 5000 Mexican
aliens, 1900 p-ons, and A 900 Indian. about
half civilized Total about 500, 900
There are so slaves oaly, mostly servants of
army and Federal officers
The question wac urged in caucus. II New
Mexico should be admitted with Only 75v
white cltizets, what excuse could be given for
keeping Kansas out with l000O
Considerable feeling exists tonight anon.
the Republicans, and the act Oh OF the three
who voted against Adams proposition. seems
TO te generally endorsed b. The -traightout