Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-02
Late News BY Lat Ais It's Nails.

WA,uixaToN News, 21th.--A careful
examination OF the financial bills pass I'd
by the present Congress, including the
important one agreed on yesterday shows
I'll Secretary hase has issued, and has
authority TO Issue, the following enor
nous amount of paper First suc OF
legal tender notes, one hundred and fi'ty
mllous; second issue Of legal tender
notes, one hund,cd and fifty millions
JON, resolution for payment Of my, one
hundred millions certificates Of lnlcbt
edaess, one hundred millions trac tlonal
currency, fifty millions, ; bonds issued 10
date, four hundred and seven five mil
lions; Senate amendment t conference
bill, titv millions; House bill, four hun
drcd millions OF legal tender notes, or
bonds, as he Sccrcta.y NAV dctr'mlne
bonds in conference bill, three hundr, d
millions; making = to al Of eighteen
hundr d and sevcnty-fi.c millions OF dol
lrs. To this may be added three hun
dred million, un,cr the bank bill, ma
king yr. nd to al OF twenty zone hun
Dire aal twenty five millions.
The conference committee appointed
tod " on the bank tax, at er a SESSION OF
several hou $, failed to agree. An thcr
committee viii be asked for, and, II the
next All, there will be an effort made 10
carry the Senate amendments through
the House.
Secretary Chase has been in attend
auee at lie Capitol dunng he entire
day. en- 'eavorins to manipulate the
House committee. Thus lar he has ut
ter fail d.
The Senstc Committee on Mlliar,
Affairs rep ri i all tie Ma Or and Erign-
divr q .nerals for confirmation tut SIX.
Those that are hun. up will probably re
main SO for some ,lrnc There was a
consi lcrablc contest over Frank blair,
but he ~a, tinaIly confirmed.
The Senate will probably remain III
session day or two alter the iih -
Mach, to discuss and deci.ic upon no'nl-
nations OF Brigadlcr &c, erals OF \oiul-
teers
All ihc Cabinet have been at the Cap.
itol during the entire session to-day.
CINclNNATt News, 27ih.-Cov. Andy
johnson, OF Tenn ssce, is here, en- route
for the East
George Francis Train is here, and will
lecture next week. His l. ctnrcs will no,
be ,ntcrt rcd with, as s VII,
DssMolNgs News, 27th. -i"c prom
inent topic of d,scns ion here J,.st how
the Congre>>lon CONSUMPTION act.
1t meets with little favor from any quar-
ter There is u grown. jealousy of th'
administration among those who have
h-rct fore been republicans and H.
friends. The Collector of the Fedora
tax for his district has been here for !
d.y or two past, and the lessons OF the
wrae coming home to the people
Nv, thousand dollars of t ic Fedora
taxes were collected here yesterday.
1 lc ab ,lltl N n.s 'pt t.'crs are bc5in-
ming to complain o the presence OF wha
ey cal missouri bnsiwhackcrs IN Iowa
Tu.y evd .nt,s discern the change II
n ,hi,c sentiment, and, fearful ot It's ct
iec,s. are seeking thus early to manu- &c
tur. cxcus for coming defeat. IN
only acccssions to our population non
Missouri, thus tar. imagine, belong prn
cipaly to that undcslr .tlc class contra
bands. Of these there are plenty.
The NJ. Orl, ans Picdyu's announce
All attempt to shoot Gen. banks as y
was about en- cring his carriage. at u
l.dle.' entrance oi the City Hotel. abou
a qua ter past I O clock on the evc'ln
OF the ~ h. The wr"pon u.ei WAS "a
air gun, and the bullet, after passing ca
where the General stood, WAS found
the opposite idewalk. The lcrso
who mad the attempt, 1t is stated, dis
appear,d i al once, and at last accoun
the police had not been successful
tracing ont his identity.
MuaFaErspo o N VS.. 27th.-T 81
we're ram u,ins 0. the past week ha
not only put tic road, IN wolsc conc
ton than beto &, but have washed aw
two ra,l,va. bridges between Muir I
horo and Na.hvil e. II will take .c,e,
d.y- to repair damages, and mcanwh
our railroad coin,nun Cations with t
latter city must reimain broken
Nothing has yet ira spfci which Q
like = forward movement. Our for,
arc till engaged Ms heretofore, ~ith
inmed ate prospect Of entering upon
tive operations.
The amount OF sickness is not "
conSiie,a IL, the prevalent diseases l
ing those induced hy the pccn .isrly va'
bic wealth r vf .ai. cli,nate within
past few days.
Reports have be- rcce we'd from I
enemy inaisstlpx hu Intention 70 evn'