Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-15
CoNcRE>si sioNaL--,7TH CONGRESS

lcct committee on government contracts,
4 had refused 70 answer question pro
| pounded to him rs to the terms and con
dlliors oi the labor contract for stotinr
mud delivering foreign vood III New
Z York, and that he he brought before
the bar of the House Of RcprescutalA IS
for contempt Of ia authority The rcs
olutlou was passed,
Mr.. Stevens reported Joint resolution
10 provide for the immediate aymcnt -
the army and navy, the loint resolution
authorizing the secretary ofthe lreasu
~, II required hy the tAigeneic> of the
pubic service, TO ISSUE on the credit Of
the u. :. s5o,unou0O :. notes III
such form as he may deem cApedienl,
not bearing interest, PAYABLE on demand,
in denominations not less than one dol
lar, which notes shall be lawful aud l.
ga tender, like similar notes heretofore
authorized, and receivable III payment %
all duties, public and private, except the
duties On imports and the payment Of the
The note, herein provided for mus, he
deducted from the amount in any bin
now pending. or which hereafter maY lc
passed ~ Congress.
Mr.. Stevens said he lad learned tlat
both here and IN the sennfe that the
main bin providing way. and means for
the support of the government would
not probably be passed within two weeks
hence from the time this bill was intro
dured.
Mr. I.oycioy suggested that the rcsou
ton be amended 50 as to provide Tor the
issue Of Sio0,oO0,oo0 Of I. $ notes. The
amendment was agrced 70.
The ioint resolution was then passed.
SkshrE. The Vice President laid he
fore the Senate II communication from
the Secretary oi the Interior asking for
an APPROPRIATION ot $4,000, 10 be mp
Piled to the support OF the Utah ludIans
Referred aud ordered printed.
Mr. Kennedy presented the crcdentia,
Of Hon. Thos. II. Hicks. OF Md.
Mr.. Hicks appeared and took the
oath.
Mr.. TrunbulI reported back the House
bil to give aid to the State Of Missouri
in cmanclpa,lng her slaves, with an
amendment.
Mr. Wilson reported back the bill 10
consolidate the regiment. now in the
field Also hlil 10 appoint three Audi
tors and Solicitors IN the .uartclmastcI
I Department. and an increase OF the ccr
cal force in the quartcrmaster Generals
office.
Mr.. Latham reported back the bill fpr
I the better organization oi the Subsistence
Department.
! Mr.. Harlan offered resolution in
structing the Committee on thc Con4u.t
Of the War to inquire whether ycsscls
and other means Of transportation nndcr
the control ofthc War Department hayc
b en- used to convey disloyal women Or
other disloyal persons from places under
the control of the rebels, to places within
the lnion lines, or from places IN the
loyal States To- places within the
rebel lines, and if So wha, vessels were
thus used, under Whose command and hy
what authority, and particularly whether
tho steamers New York aud Metanora
or either Of them have hccn thus used,
and what law or public necessity required
it what number Of persons were thus
transported, and amount Of property and
eiiec were transported by such person,
and whether persons Of African. descent,
either as slaves or free, were thus trans
ported to within the rebel lines AZ the
request Of said disloyal women, and il
so by what order aud prctense Of law
were such persons OF African desc Mt thus
conveyed 10 within the rebel lines, aud
whether any legislation is necessary to
prevent such practices. Adopted.
Mr.. " Ikinson called up the Joint res
| oution 10 asnul the treaties and forfeit
the land and annu.ties Of the Sioux In
dians.
On motion Of Mr.. Doolittc the till was
postponed, and made special order for
"Wednesday, ,2lst, when the whole subject
Of rcimburslng the State of Minnesota,
should then be discussed.
On motion Of Mr.. Salisbury the bill
for reorganization Of the court Of claims
was taken up.
! Mr. Hale moved to postpone the bill
I indefinitely. Alter discussion it was re
| iected--ll to 20.
Mr.. Grimes moved to strike out the
first section, which provides for two sd-
ditiona! judges. The motion WAS reject
cd.
After executive session the Senate ad.
jouzaed sssa.e