Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-04
NEWS.


80 WAsH1NQfon, lQAfUA B.
@ouss-Ths HUass ~ sighe aAjSsjty
r. committed 20 The Comoitese o. the il.
dic,sry The bill declsrisg the jarisdic
sion Of the Court Of Claims grewiSg out a
LGhe military sod naval operations darics
tho present rebcllcD, and also pr0vidio1
Tor the eettIemene Of the clAiw for Quarssr
mater and commisssry supplies oy the
proper bureaus, and making provision iol
boards Of ccnmissio ers TO ascertain othe,
claims. with 4 yivv 70 their future settle
meut. s
Anoeber bill, reported from the Commit
tee On Judiciary, was taken sp, provsdina
(oe the settlement Of the claims Vi quarter
masters and commisssry supplies on ths
present action Of satisfactory pro0fs. This
after debste, wss also re-commisted.
Mr.. Wilson, Of love-, offered . resoi utios
providing for 10000 additional copies o.
Grants military report, which was referred
to the Oommisses On Printing.
Ambrose ". CLARK, from the Commit.
tee on Printing, reported in favor OF print
ing GO 600 copies Of the agricultural repor,
for 1862
A debate snsoed, during which Mr.. Grin
nell. Of Iowa, spoke about the propriety o
dissem mating the report It the public e.
pense, and leave the Governments the cir
cuIation Of the documents Of military can
didates ae their private account.
Mr.. Mallory ssked what the gentlemen
meant BY military candidates.
Grinnsll-l mean military candidates FOL
the Presidency.
Mal,ory-Does the gentleman mean Gen
Grant 2 aa
Gei6nelI-Gen. Grant Is candidate fol
putting down the rebellion your csnd
date has been dead some months. --,s.4
MalIory-Who is that IL,
Grlnnell-I mean G.n. Mcclellan.
Msllory-Yuu mistake; Mcclellan is ,
live men.
MIR. Strsus Of Pa, agreed With Mr.. Steele
Of N. r., that Of al the printed document.
none Vas more valuable than the asr.cul
tursl report. Il was poor economy to bc
GIG with printing the trial trip Of q stesm.
boat it would cost three times as much .,
the number VI copies proposed-why no,
sconomise 10 the expenditure OF the mil.
lions On millions So lav,ehiy appropriated
The resolution for printing 5, QUO copies VI
the agricultural report was ordered ~ bs
printed.
Ms. Fepton replied to the former remark.
Of Messrs. Wood and Brooks, saying thu
Secretary Of tue Treasury, amid the great
est difficulties, lad managed cur Inaicls
affairs ~ith unr,vaied ability and success.
MIR. HImUn NOV d to lay the gold bu
on the table. Not agreed to-l4 yeas, u
rsys.
Mr. Morrill,, from committee on c,n!er
ence ON whisky bill, reported they were un.
able to agree. Mr.. Morrli moved ID,
ilnuse recsde from its agreement to til.
Sena tc's amendment Messrs. Ka.s. n arc
Spsuding, tba other two members Of tn,
cIniereDce committee, argued IN favor of Ia,
s!sting on the Houses disagreement.
The House refused to receds FROM its dis
sgreemens-6l yeas, II nays.
SENATE.-Mr Davis introduced an amend
mint TO the mt resolution TO amend t..
Constitution, which provides that no perso,
whose mother or grandmother is a negr,
shall be entitled to tue behtfit Of citizen
ship an6 Also that the States or NJ aine anc
Ma. sscbusetts shall cou. ,,tute one s. ate. Z.
,. called east New England, and Veruont
New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Con
Decticuc constitute another, TO he called
west Ne~ England. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Wilson introduced the House Joint
resolution tor continuance vi the pay men,
Of bounties to Aprli 1st, as reported irou
the military committee, With letter irun
the Secretary of War, recommending tLa,
it be immediately passed. The resolutio,
vas passed without amendment.
The bill to prevent military and naval
officers from interfering in elections ~.
called up and ordered printed. Mr.. Powell
addressed the Senate at length.