The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-08

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WAsHInoToH, July Senate--Mr. Hale
moved that the Senate proceed to slect ar
Assistant Door Keeper. 40 votes were cast,
For lsaac Bassett 80; for Chas. Jones, 3;
scattering. 2.
i Mr.. Bassett wns declared elected.
4 Mr.. Wilson presented the several bills Of
/ which he gave notice on Thursday.
i MIR. Grimes moved that the bill TO promote
| special committee Of 9.
The Vice President announced the stand
ing committee. After discussion the bill
was referred to the committee of nine, which
consists Of Messre. Wilson, Hale, Latham,
| Sherman, Powell, Cowan, King, Kennedy
and Howe. The other bills were referred to
| tho military committee.
Dir. Polk presented credentials OF Waldo
p. Jnhnscn, Senator elect from Mo-, who
took the oath. Senate adjourned.
LIST OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Foreign Relations Collman, Deolittle,
| Wiimot, Browning, Polk and Breckenridge.
Military Affairs and Militia Wilson. ing,
Boden, Lane OF Indiana, Lane Of Kansas,
Rice, Latham.
fnapce-f essanden; Simmons, Sherman,
Howe, Hunter, Reace, Bright and McDou-
gal.
Naval Affairs--TIale, Grimes, Foot, Sher-
man, Thompson, Nicholson and McDougal.
-lnmmerca-Chandl kiHe, Merrill, Viii H
son, Ten Eyck, Salisbury and Johnsons
Jadici fy-i II umibuiiii, Foster, Ten Eyck,
Cowan, Harris, Rayard, Powell and Cling
| man.
Post Office and Post Roads-C oll amer,
Dixon, Wade, Trumbull, Rice, Bright, La
than.
Revolutionary Claims-King, Chandler,
Wilkinson, Hale and Nesmith.
Public Lands--Harlan, Bingham, CLARK,
Pomeroy, johnson, Rice and Nesmith.
On Claims-Clsrk, Simmons, Lowe, Will
mot, Pomeroy, Polk, ard Bayard.
District of Columbia.--G Grimes, Dixon,
Morrill,, Wade, Anthony, Kennedy, and Pow
ell.
Indian Affairs-D oolittle, wilkinson, Co
wan, Foote. Lane, of Kansas, Harlan, and
Neemith.
| WAsHIEoroN, July 6.-Houss--Mr. Wright
| announced the death Of Mr.. Scranton, Of Pa,
and offered resolutions of profound regret.
| No volunteer will be discharged upon q
Surgeons certificate of disability until the
certificate shall have been submitted to q
medical director, and shall have been APP
proved and countersigned by him.
Cart. John McNab, of the 10th infantry,
having, while in command of Fort Laramie,
| given satisfactory evidence Of his disloyaity
to tho Government, the President directs his
name to be stricken from the roll OF the A.
my. The President also directs the name Of
| Assistant Surgeon Lafayette Gould, Of the
| medical staff. to be stricken from the roll
! Tor refusing % FvEgT hfs oath u aiiTI5gr-
| ance.
Aaditional by the GREAT Easseru.
Montreal, July 6.
The Times continues TO maintain that the
| Americans have no ground for their abuse
| Of England beyond modification ~ Eng
| lands lack OF appreciation. Ii says the
Northerners have thrown themselves into
passion and must be left to recover. Sir
Archibald Allison, In letter to g. NJ. Clay,
contends that the American Constitution 10
. failure, and recommends national church
and monarchy 40 the remedy. The confs.
grafton 10 London, briefly telegraphed BY the
Persia, WAS the most disAstrous for genera
| tions. Immense piles Of warehouses on the
Surrey eide Of London bridge, filled with oil
kinds OF produce, we're destroyed. Some e.
innate the extent from three TO -four millions.
Some articles Of produce advanced 10 conse.
quence OF the great quantities OF it con-
sumed.
Golden addressed his constituents At Ro-
chellA ON the 26lh. He enlngixed the French
Government and commercial treaty with
France, denounced the volunteer movement
in Englsnd, and called it q ridiculous bug.
bear-the idea Of French invasion.
SPAiS.-A royal decree admits cotton at
much lower dues in Spain till January. The
Spanish proclamation relative TO the Ameri.
| oan war Gays the Queen IL Determined 70 Ob-
~ h.
Federal States OF the Union and Coufeder.
ate States OF the South. With this view is 10
prohibited to arm, bald, or ft out priva-
tecrs, no matter under what flag, Ia any
Spanish port. Ship owners and captains are
prohibited from accepting letters Of narqus
and from participating IN any way Ia arming
or fitting out privAfsers. Privstsers and
prizes arc prohibited from remaining over
| "a hours in any Spanish port saw In oAsos Of
urgent necessity, 10 which cAse the harbor
authorities are 80 compel them 20 proceed TO
sea as carly - possible, and not ailow them
30 ship anything bat what 10 necessary, and
never, under any pretext, arms or ammuni-
tion. No srtisles belonging 30 prisss may DO
sold. OGsndsrs~ are responsible for their
Own Acio, and have no claim for profession.
| Spaoiards are prohibited from taking service
| On sithss side, and 20 abstain from oil acss
which may be regarded - opposed 10 the
neatralisy. Offenders are 80 be liable TO the
measures adoptnd By the hellieerenss, snd
/ puoiahad according 70 the isws of Spsiu.
Reports we're current that the English Am
bassador 81 VisnnA had insisted on solution
Of the Hungarian question, but semi of6oial
journals give denial.
| The charming reports in regard to the
health OF tho Empress OF Austris are too
/ true.
| Funds 6rm consols advanced I.
/ Board OF trade returns for May show In.
creased exports ovsr May last, noswithstasd
ing the Amsrioau orisis.
/ military Movom . nls IN Missouri.
Lieut.. Col. White, With several companies
| and tao pound cannon left BOonyille FOR