Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-12
L ELEGR 4 PHO
From Washington.

WAsHIsoroN. March ..
lhe Secretary Of War today communicated
to the House. ia compliance with a resolution
the report the art commission. who recon-.
nended an appropriation OF :l67 900 to be ex-
pended for statuary and fixtures for the slorn-
fnent OF the capitol. They suggest that u pref
erence be given to American artists, ani that
the embellishments should be OF a purely nation
al character. In this connection they do not
speak in complimentary terms OF the ancient
subjects chosen FOR the hall pictures Of the com
mittee room. They say tha; as general thing
the tue method Of procuring designs for
statuary AMI pictures is to invite comI e.ition.
The receipts of the treasury during the
past week were S?,7Ut,peu, including trea.
ury notes. The drafts paid were over four
millions Of dollars The amount Of drafts is
sued were neatly s3.75s 600. The reduction
from the amount on hand the previous week
was :l5o000. The amount subject to draft
was 4,713 600.
AT the conference OF Opposition members
from Pennsylvania last night In regard to the
tariff, they agreed 10 recommend To the
Committee on Ways and Mean. to fix specific
duties on iron at the following rates: On pig
iron 81 per ton railroad iron sl2 per ton
common bar SIS per ton, fine bar one cent
per pound; boiler iron ! !. cents per pound
Russia sheet iron Ia per pourd These are
the principal descriptions, though scraps and
other minor kinds are prov sided for. This prop
ositi n has Eot yet been submitted to the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means an may be modified
before being presented in the new bill to the
House. 1t Is probable the Tariff bill will b,
reported about the middle of next W. eek, befor.
all the appropriations are submitted, to give ii
proper position III the order Of business
Twenty million dollars OF Treasury notes
" 1rY .I I.yf tho Last L..
! At of July and the House will no, authorize
Reissue but require them to be funded
1t is Low proposed to connec, this loan witt
the Tariff bill, as the revenue derived iron.
that service, after defraying the regular expen
SIS of the Government, will be applied 10 the
extinction of the indebtedness there being no
other resolution. Tne Senate v h ch resisted
before, will yield now which may compel
some concession on the Tariff
A Washington disfatch says 5 G. Boying
ton. appointed Clerk in the Stationary K ,om
OF the Honse Of Representatives is the person
announced "a having absconded with money
lie never served day in office bnt week
or two ago he obtained from his conf le tial
friends nearly 100000 worth OF transferable,
Post Office certiIeat.s. made pa able to him
The report j.. that h- raisei upon il il New
York atou. 81 cents o the dollar ani eft foi
Eliope; AZ any rate he has not returned fe-t
lie has been serving the A1t..inIstra,ion foI
several years in one OF the DEPARTMENTS The
Goverlment loses nothing bv him.
From Quebec.
ouEDFc, March 10
Parliament last night voted 5000 PEI
voyage To the Canadian steamers aud $40 0Oc
per year for a telegraph 10 Belle I-le. IL l.
projected 10 run a Submarine cable from III.
same point on the st Lawrence al or below
the present terminus of the Montreal tele2rap.
lines 70 point on the Lata,ior shore Of til.
straits Of Belle l-ie
The channel at ,hc selected place is
narrow that all vessels y s.;ns through IT,
straits pass within half mil. OF the MAJ,
nnd. ih.s eAt ens!on u he telegraph will re
du,e rlrnunica;ion be, we.n Europe an+
America 10 about -x days a. the length OF tn.
pro osed cable is some 800 mics or rearl,
two days inll -tramirg distance The iae 1T
he completed durin. the ensuing summer III,
Associated Press Il the couutry will, as usua
have reliable arrangement, for procuring til,
earliest intelligence by liis route