Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-27
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b held % ssapoast6iltey.
The Hosss shsa $500 she joint rssolu-
tios 70 extend 10 tios for Tho psyasst d
bouuties. -'- -'' ~
The Hssss paapsd . -rssoist,es Il thssts
to Admiral Porese, ooDooo1tog 10 Misois.
sippi squs6ses, and oGcess and neu Tor
s0iaeut ekill sod endaraAoe 10 co-Operatine
With the army II rs-0psaing The nississippi
river. Alec, rssoluti0s q thsaks 70 Oo0.
nodoee Ringgold, o0cees, snd -, ior der
isg add skill 10 fsseuisg o. 8. sroeps iron
shipwreck, durisg 1861.
HI. Blair, Of Missouri, iron the commit.
tee reported . bill which, after dsbase, w.
passed, allowisg peseons il North OorolinA.
South Ossolioa, Alsbaua, end other Ssuoh.
ero States, 90 b enlisted h the army Wieh
Oil the privileges under existing lava u ~
gard g pay, bounty, &c., ssoh solastesss -
30 credited TO such States o. Sob divisioos
OF Stsees q they may select. The bill wss
passed, 81 70 "A.
The Virginia election case VS. taken up.
Mr.. Washborne, Of Ill. made . report
from the conference committee On the die.
sgreeisg smendmeut 70 the Lieut.. General
bill. Nr. Washbsrne e1plainad that the
Hause committee had sgreed to the Sen.
ste's amsndmens By striking out the r..
commeudstion tbse Gen. Grant b sppoios.
ed Lieut.. General, for this reason they had
every reason to believe the report rhoold
be concufred 10. Gsue Grant would b %.
lscted TO Oil tho position BY the PRECEDENT.
Mr.. Cox, Of Ohio, accused Mr. Wsshburn
Of deserving bic old friend Gen. Grant, BY
yielding to the striking out Of the recon-
mendstion.
The report was then adopted By . vots
Of 73 sgainst ~. Adjourned.
SENArE.-Mr. Sumner introduced bill
to exclude disloyal persoos from the public
lands Of the United States. Referred to
committee On public lands.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill which pro.
vides that future cnlistmeots in tho regular
army shall Be for instead Of years, and
soldiers In the regular army Who enlisted
prior. to July sd, 1861, shsll have tho
privilege Of re-enlisting until the let Of
May sext, With existing bounties. Order
ed to be printed.
On motion Of Mr.. Collamsr, the bill to
remove disqusli6~tions On sccount Of color
in carrying tho mails, Vas called up.
Considerable debate ensued on the
amendment Of the post ofiics committee,
which provides that there shall Be no o.
ciusion Of witnesses il courts Of the United
States on account Of color.
Messrs. Lane and Hepdricks, Of Indiana,
Powell and Salisbury opposed the amend.
ment. Msssrs. Sumner, Collamsr and Hsr
lao supported it. The Senate without con.
GLIDING the subject Of removing the disqual.
,tications against colored psrsons carrying
the mails aud allowing them . testify In
{ ,urts, il was resolved to adjourn till Mon.
day.