Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-04-27
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outh.
Cen. Weasel still holds
the Fort.
Gen Grant has hio Armies
in Position.

In YoO1S1o0.
uousr.-Ths liouss vent into comm'ssee
on The informal revsuus bill.
Esfaiua Stesios.-Mr. Juneu
norted from the comuittes on poo"c Isnos
the Senate bill which pissed WIN 1e'ess.0
"a donations Of land claims I'D Vregon s"o
A. h,;~oe, from the same COMMITTEES,
.,ao.,e I'd . Ri granting lands TO that State
~ ~. constructjon Of . wagon road Tor
.s;l;t.rv and postal purposes. After o..
nianation tho bill passed.
A., flrises also reported bill granting
lands TO Wisconsin for the construction Of .
railroad to Like Superior, which passed.
Mr.. Allison, from the same committee,
reported bill granting alternste scctions
Of lands for railroads in lows, and also for
railroad 10 Minnesota from st. Paul to st.
Anthony. Passed.
Mr.. Allison $50 reported . bill author
ising Iowa to modify and change tho locs
ton Of railroads under the land grant act
Of 1856. Passed.
The House passed the following Senate
bills: A bill granting land to the Lake Su-
perior and Mississippi X. r. Company, and
. bill granting lands to Mississippi r. n.
purposes.
Mr.. Herman said be would like to know
how much land We had left after the exten.
sive grants made tonight.
The Speaker replied that he was unable
70 say.
Mr.. Herman Vas apprehensive that there
would not DO enough left for soldiers.
Mr.. Julien, from the committee on pub
lie lands, reports . bill to secure soldicrs
and sailors homesteids on forfeited and con.
fiscatcd lands, pending which the House
adjourned ct Q / 4 o'clock.
SxxATr-Mr. Hale introduced bill to
amend % act to promote the efficiency Of
the navy. Referred to naval committee.
Mr.. Wilson submitted . resolution for
appropriating $25 .OCO, COO for pay and sub
sistence Of militia to- DO called out by the
| President. Rsferrcd to military commit.
toe.
Tho House bill to establish the postal
money order system Was taken up.
Tho bill passed after being amended.
The bill relating to. ranked matter was
also passed.
Senate then, on motion Of Mr.. Wilson,
establishing bureau Of military justice and
| sgreel to . committee Of conference.
Tho Senate next proceeded to the con.
. deration OF the House bill to provide for
National currency.
An amendment 70 the bill offered by Mr.
Sherman was adopted. Its Effect is to I'D.
init the Bank Of Commerce Of New York
into the provisions Of the bill making share.
holders liable to the extent Of their shares,
so long - the surplus fund Of 20 per cent.
shall semain undimnished.
Mr.. Collamc. called up tho Senate rcso.
luton relative to frankcd matters. 1t per.
mits al communications Of whatever origin
to be received by the heads Of Executive
Departments and Chiyfs Of Bureaus, when
entitled to the Thanking privilege, without
being endorsed official business, but with
tho name OF tho writer thereon. Passed.
The bill for tho relief Of the State
of Wisconsin vas called up by Mr.. Doolittle
% unfinished business and made the special
order for Monday next.
Mr.. Sherman called up tho special order
the bill to provide . National currency Sc
cured BY . pledge of U. 5. bonds, and to
provide for tho circulation and rode mptiOn
thereof. Mr.. Sherman explained that this
till repcals the act Of the last Congress,
though nearly all the provisions Of that bill
are contained in this one. The amends
ments are mainly ~ the details to give Ct.
liciency. The chief differences ore, frat,
that the bill OF last year required banks or.
ganixed under the act to redeem their own
notes At their own counters, but this bill
names certain chief cities where the notes
e tho IL han IN, h0 endo nd
In addition 20 these the second change -
10 regard to taxation, there having been
some doubt Is to whether tho banks were
to DO liable to both the government and
State tax. In this bill that matter is clear
~ detincd.
The third and fourth changes arc in re-
gard to State Banks. improving the system
by which Banks may como in under the
new law, and holding stockholders individ-
ually liable to an eyfspt equal to the
amount Of their stock HE fifth change is
in regard to interest, but the Senate CON-
mittee proposed to striks out only the uni
form rate VI Z per crut., Is established in
the House bill, and leave it much the same
o. in the old bill. Toe sixth change pro.
vidcs for the receipt 81 five psr cent. -
we'll as six per cent. boLds u the United
States, a. the basis Of circulation, to be
kept always 1t margin Of 10 per cent. on
their market value. The seventh change
allows the issue Of notes Of less demon
inaton than five dollars, to the extent OF
one. fifth Of their entire issue such notes
to be redeemed when specie payments are
resumed.
The Senate proceeded to consider the
bill reported BY the tioancc committee.
One year from and after tho LIST u January,
1864, upon the average Of its notes in c r.
cuiatlon, oil banks shall pay duty Of one
fourth Of one per cent. halt yearly, ~ aiore-
ssid, on the average amount Of its capital
stock beyond the am .uat invested United
States bonds.
Without action, the Senate At S O'Clock
adj urned.
NEw YuRK, April &c.
The strike 1t the Atlantic Docks 10 end
cd, the demands OF the workmen being