The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-01-28

pefs In Iowa, and has widely extended oirculA-
tion throughout the Dss Moines Valley, Northern
Missouri, and Western Illinois.
Congress-s90tA.
SnArr.-Huntsr wanted to call up Mr..
Douglass resolution with reference 70 the
invasion OF States, etc. Mr.. Davis objected.
He said such legislation would be properly
based on the Recommendation Of tho Hsx-
psr's Ferry Investigating Committee. Be-
sides, he would mover consent, from motives
OF temporary sxpsdisDoy, thas sush power
n Douglass resolution contemplated should
be concentrated in the hands OF the Exsos-
tive. A debate thsrsupon sprung up. Hun
ssr's motion to make il the special order for
Tuesday prevailed.
Naturalization, Of Texas, was nomi-
mated by some tiendsfor 6psaker. he with
drew hin name. He believed disunioa was
this day upon a.. II might be 10 the power
Of the conservative element to avert it, but
the slsction Of Republicans Speaker could
not. He announced that Texas Ind appro-
pristed $4,000 to pay the expenses Of her Rep
resentstives in sprotracting the struggle
against the election Of Republican. A vote
was taken, With the feilS~. sg rssals. kayie
number, 226; necessary to . choice ia j;
Sherman 100, Booock So, Smith Of N. G. 81,
Davis Of Ind. S, scattering IL. Three other
ballots were then taken, ShsrmAn's vote re-
manning the same.
25rH-In the report which We quoted from
Of the proceedings on the 25sh, no vots was
taken. Bya fuller report, now before N,
We see that one was taken. II stood as fol-
lows: whole number, els necessary TO .
choice, los, Sherman los, Booock ST, Smith
of N. G. %, scattering SO.
Mr.. Ashmore explained that his resolution
was based on an outrageous attack 10 the
Herald on members OF the House. He Wa
free to say II was the most infamous and IL
belous attack ever made on any man in any
deliberate assembly. II called Mr.. Pryor
So filthy liar and libeller." 1t became the
duty OF the House to expel the reporters en-
tirely.
Mr.. Colfax asked the gentleman to begin
the purgasion ct the proper place. The of
cial organ OF the Administration, the Consti-
tuition, had 90 far forgotten its duty ~ to
stigmatixe the Republicans ~ traitors, using
loathsoms invectives, and saying they had
been bought with shilling.
Mr.. Ethridge made some remarks which
produced the best possible feeling among
members. He promised il they oeased dsba-
ting Tor two weeks Speaker would be elect
Cd before the end of that time.
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MUscArnE BRANcH.--We are informed BY
gentleman from Musoatins that the Branch
of the State Bank at that place, reported
some time since rs being ia bad condition,
has passed out OF the hands Of Patterson q
Dutton, and IL now under the management
OF MIR. Geo. @. Stone, OF the Arm OF Green
Stone, bankers, who has been elected
President.
We understand that the Bank, by excessive
milking and poor feed, has bccoms pretty
lean, snd that stockholders and depositort
are considerably stirred mp. But under ths
new management We presume everything will
be made right, and this institution put in
proper shape.--lDavonport Dem.
We have seen in the Davenport papers
several allnsions to the Muscatine Branch Of
the State Bank. In tho Muscatine papers ".
have seen mono. We don't understand th,
propriety Of talking shyly about suoh mat
tiers, or Of trying to cover them up, for
lst, the public il interested, and has righ
to know; I'd, something DiH be known, ant
all attempts to "hush up'' suoh things onl,
induce people to infer and suspect more tina,
there 10 likely to be reason for.
The facts in the cass We believe to be sub
stantially those The condition Of the Brancl
was such a. to cause examination examina
sion showed Encouragement and larg
losses; the consequences Was, that the per
sons in fault were removed from their posi-
ton, and the institution placed under th
control OF men Of unquestionable integrit,
and responsibility. The oshsr Branches viii
not sv6sr, but the original stockholders o
that Branch viii. To answer the possibl
queries OF some, We may say that the valu
OF it's notes il not impaired.
Remedy Against Counserfsiting.
A writer in the N. Y. Daily 7sm1s strong
~ urges, as a remedy against the numsrou
counterfeits Of bank notes, that all tho note
OF the banks In thst State Be printed upo,
the same plate and the same kind Of paper
IN form similar to the Bank OF Englan
notes, with the same precautions a. to water
marks, TO-, used by that Bank. The propo
sision would seem to be very plausible cal
calased greatly to limit the field OK coun