Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-13
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AohIs0IoN, Isu IL.
II is reported that the President ha. received
> Telegram from Mobile to-day. announcing
ths nsl-tsestmsat Of the British Counsel here
Lord Lyons has called .. the State Department
for facts
The Committee on stolen bonds will report
to-morro =. duplicating Bsily criminAly and
Floyd and Russell inferentisily.
A subscription u being raised 10 Virginia to
purchase the birthplace of G-n. Scott in Din
widdie county.
The Joint resolution will be ordered 10 the
Virginia Cow ention 0hich meets 10 mo row,
requesting Meesrs. Hunter and Msson.to reign
their sea u the Uni,sd States Senate on the
| ground that their secession sentiments do not
Represent the voice OF Virginia
Capt. Morrison. of the revenue cutter Lev
Cass. nAs sent hs resignation 10 the Treasury
Department At Washington. and ackSo Wedges
that be has surrendered his vessel to the State
authorities Of Alabama.
1t will be esen BY tho following order that
| resignations under such circumstances viii be
accepted. Capt. Brush woods will no doubt
be dispOsed OF the came way
TRE.suRY DER, Feb. IL.
TO J. j. Morrison. Of Georgia "A Captain
10 the revenue cutter ot the uaited states, late
in command of the Lewis Csss, having in vic
latlon Of his official oath and o. his DUTY to be
Government. surrendered HE vessel to the
state Of Alabsms. it il hereby directed that
his name be stricken of from the rolls Of tie
.aid service. BY order Of the Pre.ident Of
the U. s. JoHN A. DIX,
oec'y OF Treasury.
Some post masters recently appointed IN the
seeded States. decline to take the oath to sup
port the Constitution Of the United States OF
course the offices will have to be discontinued
IL persons cannot be found to take and hold
them according 70 law.
private dispstch from Grsenville, Tenn.
says that Green, Senator johnson county,
gives . m -jority against . Convention OF 229.
Washington and HawkiLs counties are strong
iy for the Union
The report Of the Select Committee, of which
Mr Norris Of ILL.,, is Chairman, gives 6etailee
facts relative TO the abstraction Of the Indian
tract bonds. Thirty or forty witnesses were
examined. including Ex Secretary's Floyd and
Thoupson. The latter IL exon0ratsd from any
comp city in the theft, but he, ss well a. the
former Secretary Of the Interior. il censured
Tor the insufficient manner ia which the bonds
have been held 10 that Department. there being
no adequate responsibility attached to ths cue
.oiian. According to Russells Own evidence,
he cid not know. st first. where the bonds. OF
which he obtained possession. came FROM.
Byerth was al agent for the negotiation. or
sale of the bonds, and Lease, an intermediate
party between Russell and Bailey. 1t was also
| 4scsrtainsd that Mr. Floyd gave acceptauces
to the amount VI nearly & .OoO 900. or ftos,
two to three milIio ns more than Aajors Rasssli
| & Co, ever earned, while these contractors re-
ceived all that was due them. The accept
ances were given on the strength Of their con-
tract.
Senator Berjamin was an important witness
about year ago. He could not fix the exact
| time. lie received letter from Dune 40. Sher-
man 4 Co. asking him to sicert.in whether
Mr. Floyd's acceptances we're good. Mr.. Ben
jamin called on the President. who said that
he knew nothing about them. or any Law
au' horizing their issce. Mr.. b. next called on
Mr. Floyd. who said the acc ptanc.s were in
| accordance with the usages # the Department
and were given conditioLslly - to the arrival
of trains from one point 10 another. Nr. Ben
jamin reminded him OF the improperly Of ouch
proceedings. and Mr. Floyd said he would sign
no more, but. notwithstanding. from April to
December. he gave scceptaDces to the amount
Of 81 l63. 900. The last batch was the l4th Of
December. the day Bailey delivered the last
supply Of bonds. Ths Cornmittse have ascer
tanned that many Of these scceptances are stili
out. and $26O,OOO worth Of them are in tbs
hsnds Of Or two parties alone, but which
are WCtthIese Inc COmmltteo MAKE no
! recommendations. but merely report facts.
The President has isssed . proclamation de-
| claring that al extraordinary occasion requires
| the Senate to convene for the Transaction OF
business on the 4th of March At noon TO re.
| ceive and &c. upon such communications -
may be made 10 II on the part of the executive.
| This proclamation is in accordance With usage,
and to enable the incoming President to nom
| mate for coL6rma,ion the members Of his Cab.
met.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, in letter to
Mr.. Sherman. says the liabilities due and to
fall due before the 4th of March, amount to
| nearly 10000, 900. The sccroing revenue, 1t
10 estimatsd, will net about $2 900. 900. leaving
Sc, 900 900 10 be borrow There is in the
| II. a.ury, subject to draft. little more than
| $500. 900 while drafts to about "a. 600 OOp,
are unansw cred. The ehort time to eiap-e be-
fore the close o. the present session. rcuders il
Indispensable Tor tie Secretary to advertise for
. loan on the 18th or l4,h met