The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-03-04

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st1s Washington, March >.
HOUSE.
The House, by majority, recomnit-
ted to the Counittsea On the Jadi.
cisry the bill declaring the jurisdic-
ton Of the Court Of Claims growing
out of the military and naval opera
tions during the present rebellion also
providing for the settlement Of claims for
quartermaster and commissary supplies
By the proper bureaus, and making
proposition for Boards of Commissioners
to ascertain other claims with view 70
their settlement.
Another bill reported from the Com
mittee on Judiciary was taken up, pro-
viding for the settlement Of the claims OF
duarternaster and commissary supplies on
the presentation Of satisfactory proof
This, after debate, ives also recommended.
A resolution was introduced providing
for 10000 additional copies Of Grants
military report, which Was referred to the
Committee on Printing.
Ambrose Clark, from the Committee
on Printing, reported in favor Of printing
sc, 900 copies Of the Agricultural Report
for 1862
Debate ensued, during which Grinnell
spoke about the propriety Of disseminating
the report At public expense, and leaving
the gentlemen the circulation of the doc
uments of military candidates ut their
private account.
Mallory asked what the gentleman meant
By military candidates.
GriuneiI-I mean military candidates
for the Presidency.
Mallory-Does the gentleman mean
Gen. Grant?
Grinneli--Grant is candidate for put
ting down the rebellion. Your candidate
has been dead some months.
Mallory--Who is that
Grinnel-I mean Gen. Mcclellan.
Mallory-That is your mistake, No
Clellan is live man.
Mr.. Straus, Of Pennsylvania, agreed
withe Mr.. Steele Of New York that of all
the printed documents none were more
valuable than the Agricultural Report
Il was poor economy to begin with print
ing the trial trip Of steamboats,. 1t would
cost three times as much Is the number
of copies proposed. Why not eeooom'se
in the expenditure of the millions on
millions so heavily appropriated.
The resolution for printing %, 600 cop
les of the Agricultural Report was ordered
to be printed.
Fen.on replied to the former remarks
of Wood aud Brooks. saying the Secreta-
~ of the Treasury, amid the greatest diff
fIculty, had managed our financial affairs
with unrivaled ability and success.
Helm moved to lay the gold bill on the
table. No. agreed to-54 yeas. IS nays.
Morrill,, from the Committee on Con-
ference on the whiskey bill, reported they
were unable to agree.
Morrill, moved the House recede from
its agreement to the Senate's amend
ment.
Kasson and Spaalding, the other two
members of the Conference Committee,
argued in favor Of insisting on the House
disagreement.
The House refused TO recede from its
disagreement-6l yeas, l nays.
The House finally voted to adhere to
its disagreements to the Senate's amend
ments to the whiskey bill and then ad-
journed.
SENATE.
Davis introduced an amendment to the
Joint resolution to amend the Constitu-
tiop, which provides that no person whose
mother or grandmother is a negro shall
be entitled to the benefit of citizenship,
and also that the States of Maine and
Massachusetts, shall constitute one State.
to be called East New England, and
Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
aud Connecticut constitute another. to be
called West New England. Ordered
printed.
Wilson introduced the House Joint
resolution for tha continuance ct the pay
ment Of bouatiss to April lst n, reported
from the Military COMMITTEES, with let
ter from the Secretary of War recon-
mending that it be Immediately passed.
The resolution was passed without
amendment
The bill to prevent military and naval
officers from interfering in elections was
called up in order.
Powell addressed the Senate At length.
Several memorials, petitions, de-, were
presented. including resolutions from the
Wisconsin Legislature in favor of extend
ing the bounties to April LIST.
Powell condemned the interference BY
the military with elections, saying We
were the only people who would tolerate
it and held the President responsible for
all such infrlngemeuts upon the local laws
of the States.