Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-26

sub.treasury law, hut through the influence OF
Postmaster General Holt, the President keeps
him In office.
XXxvIth Congress..First Session.
WAsnIsGroN, May ~.
Housk House proceeded to act upon
the amendments reported yesterday from the
Committee Of the whole on the state Of the
Union. to the civil appropriation bill
Among those concur. ed in, was one appro-
priatiDg &4O, 900 for seeds aid cuttings to he
distributed by the Paten. Office. The bill
was passed. Among the appropriations is
81 ,OOO, 900 for taking the census.
Mr. Colfax called up the Senste Pacific Tele-
graph bill. He was originally in favor Of
giving out the contract to the lowest bidder,
bu. he had become convincedlth that it was not
| the best plan.
Mr.. n-.n~. moved to strike out the name Of
thr cOrpOratOrs, Messrs Dsru0o., SeIe~iAk
and others, and insert that the contract shall
be given to the lowest guaranteed bidder.
after proposals had been invited sixty days
from the passage Of the bill.
The amendment was agreed to, 90 to 81.
SExArE-Mr. Espjamin called attention to
the necessity of doing something At once with
the bill from the Judiciary Committee to pre-
vide for the negroes now At Key West. 1t
authorizes the President to enter into . con
tract with any persons or corporation to re-
eeive from the United States authorities the
Africans seized on the vessels engaged in the
slave trade, and to support them for sixteen
months from the date Of their landing on the
coast of Africa, provided tho cost OF the same
shall not exceed 800 for each person. The
President 10 al.o authorized to use the vessels
Of war to transport them to Africs. $1,000
10 appropriated for the purpose Of the bill.
NJ. ma IN
the period during which they are 70 BE- sup
ported to not less than one year, instead OF six
months Adopted-yeas 20. nsys II.
Mr.. Davis opposed the policy OF making the
appropriation, 1t did not fall within the obli-
cations Of the Government to provide for their
sup port in Africa for so long period.
Nj. Fessende responded. contending that
it was inhuman to turn them adrift without
providing for their support.
Mr. Davis replied, sustaining his previous
position He referred a. an amendment TO
strike ont al of the bill. except 90 much as re-
lated simply to sending the negroes back.
Mr. BeDjsmin advocated the bill. and con-
tended that by our treaty stipulations. its pas
cage was demanded
Mr.. Davis caused the treaty to be read to
show that no such obligation existed.
Mr. Brown contended that the negroes were
slaves at home and that II It Was inhumsn to
return them home it was not inhumen to bring
them away.
Forgeries and Earthquake.
NEW YoRk, May "a.
Advices from Kingston, Jamaica, are to the
goth ult.
VIM. Girrord, editor Of the Colonial Standard
Police Magistrate for the city Of Kingstou. and
one Of the most respected citizens Of the CON-
mupity, had bean detected 10 extenaive forge
ries on the Island Bank. and had been sentenc-
I'd to imprisoament in the general psnitsntisry
for three yearA
Slight shocks Of an earthquake had been
felt in Jamaica, but the dsmsge done Wa
trifng, when compared with that done in
Hayti.
Ii Port-au Prince, the shocks were % violent
that it vas thought. had they continued .
second longer. not house 10 the place would
been left standing. In the town Of LAugaueat
in the south, l24 houses had been prostrat ed.
From New York.
New YoYk. May -.
A despatch from W. shinet eays that Hen.
~ D. johnson, Of the State Department, 10
nominc ted Counsul General to Constantincple.
The impression is now general here that the
over-ieeue Of Pacific Mail etock IL much lsrger
thau supposed One statement, said to come
from the Companys Office. is said to be 24OO
shares.
| RIt is said that certificates for $4,000 have
been presented for dividends, and that II these
are registered in the stock ledger.
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