Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-29
NUMBER l9I.


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hoUse-2,OOO copies Of Tie Presidsots Ieaaasu
weee oedsred peilts1, and the nsesaes W. rofS-
=. g tss Seanittss y tAs Whole.
Inc nouse went int sconmitsee On hoepieala
- ne Distlietsf Coluubia.
Voorhees, Ds'S -
-. . "eSsvestA A drew sonpsrises bssveea tAe
0,sInSs. S.S.., Of ks..seLy and Massaeha
ont oonSit;e,. S would furnish troops With
| ssa,o under the Consultation,
NJ. Dawes replied vigorousiv "a, u...........
;ele,nng 20 tne past course Of his State and ssvl
hs. no hood :" VA, not tire q this wsr-ske
She WI freely give her last man and last Sron ~
blood Tor WARRIOR constitutional libsrties Ana 49,
dom. The committee rose.
NJ. Porter moved 70 reconsider tho vote Of ves-
terday. rejecting the bill con6scatine slaves Of
rsbsas, pending which the House adjourned.
Mr.. Porter moved to postpone iii wednesday
next tae motion by him yesterday to rsconsidcr
the vote BY which tho Hosss on Monday 70 ected
the bill to con6Scats the slaves Of rebels.
tion on the tsbls.
Er Blai. moved . call Of the House. Disagreed
to BY majority.
Nj. Edwards moved that the House adjourn.
Nc8aeiyed nearly unanimously.
Ar. Potter moved call Of the House. Mega
tived by Il majority.
MI. Homani motion to lay that Of Mr.. Portsrs
10 postpone on the table, was disasreed 70.
NJ. Porter's motion was adopted.
The Speaker said the molten 10 consider the
vote by which the bill 70 conascats slaves Of rsb-
taken up next Wednesday, Immediately 81 tor ths
reading the journal.
tn House went into the Committee Of the
Whels on the Senate bill to collect direct taxes
IN insurrectiona'y districts, and for other par-
poses,
Various Amendment. v.,> mad. .>.r....-. ~
managements for carrying the act into effect.
The bill: passed BY 10 TO IL. Il pr,vidss for tho
appointment Of . board Of Tax Commissoners to
enter upon the duties Of their once Whenever the
states, entering into any insurrsctionary
State or district, shall have established
the military authority throughout any parts e
aisflct OF county Of the same. In oil cases where
she owners Of lands shall not pay their proportion
OF the tar and consequent expenses, the property
10 to be sold. Provision is TO be made fer the re-
denptioR Of land.
SsxATE-The Vice President presented . mes-
sage from the President in reply 10 tho resolutions
concerning arrests in Kentucky. that it was not
comPAt bIe with tho public interests TO furnish
such information st present.
:, Inc bill making an appropriation for, and su-
thorix'ng tho payment Of certain bounties, was
taken up and passed.
Mr.. Harris presented . number of petitions for
. bankrupt law.
Mr.. Wiley presented Memorial from tho lepis.
laturc Of Va. in relation TO division Of that
State, and also the Constitution adopted by the
people within the proposed limits, was taken up.
hr. wilkinson spokc against it as injurious 10
New States. tending to increase land speculation
and preventing many Of tho benefits Of the hone-
stead bill.
SENArB-A reduction Of the tax on tobacco was
refused.
An amendment striking out tho tax On cotton
was adopted. Yeas 20, nays 10.
Tho tax auction a2l0a Wxa mod N Al IN I mar
cent on msrehandiss, and tenth Of per cent on
bonds, stocks Ac.
Pending motion Of Mr.. Wilson to strike out
the license to retail liquor dealers on the ground
OF immortality, he stating that he wosld vete
against the bill IL such section was retained in It,
the Senate adjourned.