Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-04-29
It Is Reported that Qaas'rsl y
on his way to Invade Kansas
Great Activity amongst our War
Vessels.
XAsHIkGfoN, April 90.

ports 81 re cent, Win an aucDumeut eop'
sttntlng 80 8 per cent. increased ON Il =
present duty, and also e1cmpting goods N
bond and trsnsit,
A debate cnsued OH the House bill H.
creasing Temporarily the duties on mports.
Tho amendment deer casing the increase tf
tho temporary duty on imports from oO to
33l.3 per cent. on tho present rates was
passed.
Tic Senate amendment cxcmptirg TOR
esn FOODS already in bond and transit from
the temporary dl.y VS. adopted On sep
ara.e vote.
Tn. amendment adopted in the commit
tee Of tho whole levying on increase TEN
po,ary duty Of 80 l 3 per cent. instead Of
50 per cent. On present ate duty Oh foreign
imports was rsjected.
The amendment excepting goods in bond
aud in treasury was rejected.
The ilJuso bill was then passed without
amendment by vote o! 30 TO ..
The Senate adjourned 8, $50 P. NJ.
floUsr.-The House went into commits.
tee Of the whole On the Internal Revenue
bill.
Mr.. kasson offered substitute for the
l5l-t section, which was adopted. 1t pro
vidcs as follows:
1t shall not DO lawful to record any in
ssrunent, document or paper unless the
proper stamp shall be fixed, and the re
cord when the proper stamp is not affixed
shall be utterly void, aud shall not be used
as evidence.
Tue section stricken out proposed pen.
atty Of $50 Tor failure to afIix the stamp.
The following il the iolat resolution a.
passed by the Senate:
Resolved by tho Senate aud House q
| Representatives, d., That uotil the end 81
sixty days from the passage Of this rcsolu
ton. 50 per cent Of tic rait 0! duties and
mposts now imposed on all goods, wares,
merchandise and articles imported shall BE-
| added to the present duties aud impos's
| now charged On the Importation Ut sucA
articlcs; provided chat printing paper, IN
q ed. non used for books and newspapers
exclusively, shall DC exempt ION the ope.
| ration Of THIS resolution.
The Speaker laid before tho House al
address to the President iron tho people q
East tennessee az, the Presidents reply.
The address rccounis tue suaeriEs {, the
people OF Est Tennessee, asks for prompt
ia, men, Of claim against the government
and for the establishment OF railroad lacli
ties for obtaining supplies. aud that the es'
tablishnent Ct a railroad between Knoxville
aud Cincinnati By way Of Central Kentucky
would be Of great consequence ~ the pres
cpt emergency, ard estimates the expense
and loss " 1ica a railroad in le6l would
have cost It least $500 coo. TIE Pfcsi.
dent in his reply said he had in bis annual
message OF 1861 recommended the constsuc
tica u q railroad, aud now, with tbs heayt}
concurrence Of Congress, would yet Dl
pleased to do SO.
TIE Speaker also laid before the House
the following massage iio.n the President
to the House Of lresentstise5:
La obedience To the resolution OF your
honorable body, q copy oi which Is here
~,h leturned, | have the honor to make
the flowing prie! s.atemcnt, which is be
oycd to contain the information sought.
Pi or TO and 1T tie iuGrting Of the pres
ent Congress, Robt. {. Sohenck, Of ONO
aud +. t. BAR, Dr., 81 No, members elect
thereto by aid with tie consent Of Tho
| Senate, held commissions from TIC Exccu
tive as Msjor Generals in the volunteer
army. Gen. Schcnci. taa!ercd tie resig
nation OF bis SAID commission%nd took hi.
| seat in the House OF Il representatives. at til,
assembling thereof, upon the distinct ua
derstandns with the Secretary OF " IL ans
the Executive, .l2t he might ut any tisns
dufiag the session, at bis o.n pleasure
withdraw said res gnatoa and return to tb'
field.
Gen. Blair was, by temporary agreement
] NJ in ri
through the battles IN llont Il Cuattaneosa
and ia marching to the relief CT Knoxville
which occurred in the latter days Of De
ccmbcr last, and of course vas ne; present
At the assembling Of Congre.a. " .en b.
subseGAs niiy arrived here, be sought and
was ailowed By the secretary &. VA. anu
| the Executive, the same conditions and
| promise as were allowed and made to Con
SsLeDck.
Gen. Schcrck has ret applied to With.
draw his rcsignaticl, but Wien Cen Gran,
was maze Lieutenant General, produc ing
some change II commands aud Ulcers, Gen
Blair sought to be assigned to tie command
Of u corps. THIS was made kGcIn to Gen
Grant and Gen. Sherman, and Assem- ed tc
by them, and the particular corps for hin
was designated. This wan arranged
aud understood, az now remembered
so much as month age. but I'll.
torus! withdrawal o! Gcnerai B.air's
| resignation and the Ieyok;ng 0. the order
assigning L,n 20 the command Of corps
wero net contaminated Ct the War i part
ment until last week. Perhaps on tLu 20 !
Of April. just as summary oil the whole, it
may be stated that Gen Blair hollis no mis-.
eion or appointment other than is herein
stated, and that it was believed nc Is nov
acting as MajJr General upon the ASA d
validity Of the commission Eerein stated aud
not otherwise. There arc some letters.
notes and kilograms, orders, entrees, and
perhaps other documents i, connection with
this subject, which it is believed would
throw no additional lieatupon il, but hlch
will be cheeriully furnished, il Desired.
tSigncd,l ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
April 2Sth, 1864.
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