Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-13
LEGISLAJIVE SUM


Bounty Bill, with amendments biz! fixing the
the time Of holding Courts in Polk and Dallas;
bill to provide for appointment Of Assistant
Surgeons for Iowa Batteries in the United
States service, the usual resolution In rela
ton to Iowa reports the bill authorizing ac
kno ledgemeDta OF DEEDS, administering the
oaths and taking Of depositions by and before
Nsjors OF Iowa regiments when the regiments
with out the State the House bill IN rela
ton TO cults on tonds, coupons, etc, With
amendment limiting its provisions 20 eoits on
Railroad bonds AMI coupone resolution ac.
cepting the grant OF lands o! July l3tn, 1862;
the bill to provide Tor selecting the lands
granted by he last Act and for disposing of
portion OF the same 10 quiet titles; Bill to
confer additional powers on Boards Of Super
visors; the Bill reducing salaries Mr Dix
on's substitute for & House resolution in re-
lation to persons d string exemption fron ai.-
tary duty. were passed by the Senate ye.ter-
day. Mr.. Dixon's Substitute recommends al
amendment of the naturalization lava as
10 confer the ri Lts Of citizenship upsn all
foreign born residents itnmediat. " upon th il
enlistment 10 the service of the United States
during the present war Some other business
was Gone, and, a, SIX O'clock the Senate al
joarnsd to meet again at half past eeven .'cPk
iEst cVtuiIG LAsl evening pEOceeUtI rs Will
ppear in to morrow. Register.
The House passed the General Militia Bill
and the Senate Southern Border Bill. with az
am ndment, and rejected the Negro Bill BY q
large MAORI y.-Des Mines Register.
Not the Man.
DAVENPORT. Sept IL, 1862.
MEssRs EDIroRs Il understand that during
my absence. persons who wistto il jure my
character have been circulating the report that
the Patrick Cred1y, " hose name is on the COW
ard list. is mysen. the name having been So
spelled by mistake. Now l wtsh to inforn.
tho's indiydualsiwho appear to take :such a
great interest in my affairs that tuch Ia 10,
the casr-I am not the mar. never have
been in Commissioner 7bon p.on's office to
claim exemption tlarn draft am not tror b.
led with crooked legs, bugle eyes, stuffed
chest. weak knees CT y other disease, com
plant, or afiiiciion thank God. Pm SOMA
man. l alao wish 10 inform mg interested
friends that ] glory in being a citizen Of the
United States-hGve exercised toy right to
cast vote Tor ever N yeere, an consider.
be under forty-iiv, and 10 fact consider rn ,
self capital subject for Grating. The coward
who wrote q nota to gentleman Of this city
IN which he ATTEMPTED 10 j, ure my seputa-
tioD, will do well to keep hisEame secret
Tie last thing 81 IishIcan should allow HIM
self to do Is to claim protection of peticoat
government his evsry Instinct should teach
him to a5tor
Respectfully. PATRICK GRADY.
CAMP MCGLELLAE.-Wc paid visit
to Camp Mcclellan yesterday, where over
ous thousand recruits Tor the old regiments
are at present qusr'e:e6 We think Capt
iittler. the lameI 3ar. Geserves a great deai
of praise for his ipdefaieable efforts in keep
irg the Camp grounds ard querters in such
ca ital order. He lea squad Of 1risoaers,
desertere from reelin 81 IS in tie field, who are
kept sweeping and cleaning the grounds and
quarters which prevents any acumulation OF
h!th. and at the same time does not ailow
the men to become dyspeptie. Tie horses
belonging to the cavalry regiments are in fine
condition, AMI are ca.ef-ily attended to by
their owners. While we were ia Camp, Capt
J tleEdeEshott came ~ 10 pay the recruits
heir bounty and premium an ounting in al
TO twenty eight dollara. The boys did not
| raise any oljec:ioia to being Knocked down
with the green baeks, tut On the contrary
suffered broad grins to spread over Their
| countenances VIXEN TIE Captain showed the
bright, rev cards into their broad palms.
Our shop keepers will reap rich harvest
| for few days.