Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-04-18
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~ THa0ein Geld.
A Ssesessfal Expedition under
Gen. GRAHAM

SsnArR.-Mr. Hendrick offered resoIa.
ton requsssisg ths Secretary Of the Irsa'
sury 70 comnueiease regulations have beee
made for The iesue q eseti6eatss % b -.
csivod In payusoe u sastoos; whether
they are payable ID ooin Of currency, and
IL the latter. what smounts have been 10.
sued. :.
The bill making . grant Of lands 70 aid
In the construction Of railroads in Wisoon.
Gin, vas called up BY Mr.. Doolittls and
passed.
Mr.. Howard introduced . resolution
which was modified - follows, and adopted.
Resolved, That the committee % the
Conduct Of the War Be instructed 70 In
ouirs into the truth Of the Slaughter Of
troops at Fort Pillow, and whether Fort
Pillow could hsve besn reinforced or evae.
usted, and that said committee % instruct
Cd to report ct - early . day - possible.
Earnest speeches were made b. Howard,
Wilson. johnson, Comes and Grimes, 10
favor OF strict measures Of retaliation, man
for man, Or two for ono.
Mr.. Wilson stated that tho Secretary Of
War had this morning received dispatch
from Gen. Sherman, placing the number Of
The Senate took up the bill to provide
for collection Of direct taxes in the insur
rectiouary districts - reported By Harris
from tho judiciary Committee. The amend.
ments were sgreed to. The bill was here
laid over and Senate proceeded 70 the con.
sideration Of the Gold bill.
Mr.. Oollamer proceeded TO addrsss the
Senate on bis motion 70 strike out tho
words foreign exchange.
HousE.-Mr. Davis called up the report
OF the Committee on Elections declaring b
M. Kitchen not entitled to seat o. Repre-.
sentative Of the 7th district of Virgins
The committee say that they cannot ssti.fy
themselves that there has been tuch free.
dom Of election to warrant the conclusion
that the choice Of the loyal voters di strict
"a quarter portion-failed to participate
for the reasons that they were held under
the power Of the rebel army.
Mr.. Smith, Of KY, Of the Minority Com
mittec, contended that the resolutions were
prinso facie evidence that Mr.. K. was the
choice Of his district.
Mr.. Wballcy, Of West Virgins, briefly
commended that 40 the people are taxed and
furnish troops, and they should be repre-
sented here.
Mr.. Dawes supported the views Of the
msjority, mentioning, % fact, that the
Virginia district bordering on this Capital,
have been 50 far under the control Of the
enemy since July, 1861, that it Is impossi-
BILE to hold an election there. The com.
mittee desired to set . precedent, not only
IS to Mr. X, but % to oil others under
similar circumstances, declaring Kitchen to
be entitled to seat.
Nj. Wilson Of Iowa, introduced . Joint
resolution which was unanimously psssud,
that the Joint committee on the Conduct Of
the War, or such members thereof % may
be designated, proceed 1t once to Fort Pill
low and examine into the facts and circum.
stances attending the recent attack and
capture Of the Fort By the rebels, and that
they report with % little delay o. possible.
Mr.. Fenton moved to postpone the spe.
cial order, viz: The bill to reconstruct the
rebellious States until Tuesday, 10 order TO
take up the National Bank Bill.
Mr.. Brooks said the H use had already
killed the B,nk Bill and thus settled that
question. 1t WAS moro important they
should consider the tax bill.
The motion Vas agreed TO BY 76 against
As.
Mr.. Holman raised point Of order, viz :
that the Bank Bill must receive ito fret con-
sideratiou in Committee Of the Whole on
the State OF the Union. IS one Of its sec
lions proposed duty or tar.
The Speaker overruled the point on the
ground that the rule referred to tax OF
charge upon the people.
The decision Of the Speaker Was, on up.
peal, sustained by 20 against 81.
Nj. Fernando Wood raised similar point
- to the reference, because tho bill involv
cd On appropriation for clerks.
The Speaker o,erruled the point on ap
neal. lie decision was sustained BY e
against9.
Mr.. Hooper, Of Mass, said that was thu
rule heretofore acted upon BY the House
with an amendment allowing the State Il
tax the property Of the individuals interest
ed in the banks, but not to tax the bank,
themselves. He moved the previous ques
ton Of the bill, but the motion was die
agreed by vote Of S. against 70.