Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-16
NUMBER SO.

the interest on the public debt in coin.
Passed.
Fcssenden offered the following
Resoircd, That the proclamation Of the
President, of the date of Sept. 2od, 1869,
is warranted BY the constitution that
the policy Of emancipation as indicated
therein is we'll adapted to hasten tbs res
tora,,on OF peace; is we'll chozcn rs a
war measure, and is An exercise Of pow
er with proper regard to the rights of
citizens, and the property Of free gov
eminent.
Mr. Holman moved 10 Law the resolu-
tion on the table, which was disagreed to
hy a vote Of 50 against 80. The rcsoln.
tlon Was then adopted by 7s against 81.
Mr.. Stevens, from the committee on
Ways and Means, reported MI army ap.
preparation bill for the year ending June
1864, which has been made the special
order for Thursday.
The House passed the Joint resolution
of the Senate, additionally increasing the
bond. OF the Superintendent Of Public
printing forty thousand dollars.
Mr.. Hcndlcton offered the following,
aud demanded the previous question on
It's passage
Remiced, That The President be re-
quostcd 10 inform tho House his jndg
mcni, If not inconsistent with the pubic
interests, whether, IN any oath Of ale
glance OF parole, required to bc taken by
any person now or lately held IN custody
hy the autEoritirs of the =, there was
inserted clause To tho effect that he
should not bring suits for the recovery Of
damages Tor such Imprisonment OF that
he should not oppose by speech or 9th
erwisc the war measures Of the Admin
istratlon.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens the rcsolu.
ton wsSItablcd rs against 81.
From Cairo.
CAlao, Dee. 10.
The gnerrllas burned the steamer
Lake City and took the crew PRISONERS.
nj Carson's landing, ID miles above the
mouth Of White river, las, Monday.
On Tuesday last the naval despatch
boat, De Soto, went down aad burned -
houses and the landing at Helena, md
took q citizens prisoners. who are held ~
hostages i,r the crew Of the Lake City.
The commander of the DE Soto excen.
ted the burning without order. The
citizens say they tried to prevent the
burning of the boat, and sent courier
10 Gen, Steele TO give information.
Con. Grants army is yet at Oxford
No Immediate advance is expected.
Gen. Sherman is reported moving back
TO Memphis, where II is said new move
mcnt is being organized.
II is not bclivcd here that Gen. Ne
Clcrnand will have command Of the ex-
petition down the river.
Naval officers think that il the block.
a1c at Nicksburg IS run by the gunboats
the rebels will cyacutc it, as their sup
plies from the Red River route will be
cut off,
On the 18th Thomas IT, Yeatman,
special agent Of the Treasury Depart
me,t, issued, at Memphis, notice 10
boat owners and traders realizing COM
mcrcc below that point that clcarances
will be given 10 steamboats, to 90 down
within ten miles Of the mouth OF White
River, carrying goods not contraband, and
family supplies, only to be delivered by
revenue and, with receipt tak,n on oath
that they will not be used for any pur-
pose bu, the one specified, and cotton TO
be taken in exchange. Boats must take
their own risks OF destruction by gner-
rila-, and giving bonds in double their
value for their safe return TO Hcelna or
Memphis, and $4,000 additional bond
that nothing will be carried but what is
contained in the manifest.
Tho rebel cavalry under Capt. Adams,
from the interior, burned the Lake City.
Trcad"g for supplies is not sanctioned
by the Confederate authorities Of Ark
ansas.
Tho steamer Williams WAS fired on by
Adams men. The Benton shcllcd and
afterwards burned the town Of Concor-
dla.
Shcrman's army has returned to Menu
phis.
CAiRo, Dec. l5.
A Federal force, consisting Of the 5ed
Illinois. Cd Iowa, an independent compa-
ny Of Illinois cavalry, aud one section OF
the lst Missouri Artillery, under COM
mand Of Col. Swceny, attacked the rebel
force at Tuscnmbia, supposed to number
1000, under command Of COL ltsdd'c,
last Saturday. The rebels were com.
pleteIy surprised and routed. T"eir loss
ia killed AMI wounded 10 not known.
The Federals took 10 prisoners, cap
turcd a number Of horses, and burned the
rebel baggage. No pursuit was made,
the Federal force not being doomed suffi''
cicnt. They lost four killed and II
wounded. They had returned to Go.
rinth. 49,.
Col. Doughcrty has been ordered to