Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-04-06

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War Tor infosnatioe 10 rsieeeaee 70 orders
given BY hin % his subordissto Tor ths
ssixure % pAess Of religious WosshIp.
Mr.. Co6an moved - lay the resoletiou
% thsstabls. Agreo1 60.
On motion OF Mr.tI sumbull, the Senate,
at / o'clock, vent ~ excessive session.
At 2 o'clock To 0onate again opened it,
doors.
A colloouy ensoed between Fessenden
and Trumbail, - the ,forns's motion Of
Yesterday, to possfsAS Atbs PRIOR order TO
the Joint resolution to amend the Constitu.
ton. and take MP the, naval appropriated
bill. The Senate refused to postpone, 81
| to %.
Mr.. johnson proceeded to address the
| Senate ct length, on the subject.
Mr.. Dsvis' aaesdment, thae no negro or
person whose mother or grandmother 10 OF
was . negro, be . citizen Of the United
States, or b eligible TO any civil or milits'
~ once orsny place Of trust o. profit M.
der the United States, was rejected 5 yeaa
to 80 nays.
Adjourned.
/ Mr.. Powell proposed y insert at the end
Of section one the following: "That no
slave shall be emaucipstsd by this article
unless the owner thereof be hrst paid the
value of the slave or slaves 30 emsncipated.' u
Rejected By yeas to "a nays
Nj. Davis submitted On amendment pro-
viding for the distribution Of negroes set
free under this act among the Northern
States, according to respective population.
Rejected. &e
Mr. Salisbury obtained the floor.
Mr.. Harris reported from tho judiciary
committee bill for the collection Of taxes
10 the insurrectionary districts. with amend
ment striking out the provision authorizing
grants OF 4O-acre lots to soldiers.
Mr.. Anthony submitted On amendment
intended to be proposed to the bill for the
relief OF justices Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, which proposes the retire.
mept from Supreme and District Courts ct
the age of 70, if they desire it, giving So
preme Court justices from 81, 600 to sc, 600,
according to length of Official Office, and
three. fourths of salary to District Court
justices, provided such salary shall not be
less than $1,000 in cases where the service
has exceeded Is years.
HousE.-Mr. Arnold, from the Commit.
tee on Roads and Canals, reported . bill
which he explained to be amendstory Of
the post route act Of July, 1862, and provi.
ding for the construction of two bridges
over the Ohio river, to enable the railroads
Of Indiana and Illinois to meet those on the
southern banks Of the Ohio 10 Kentucky,
and for the security Of navigation BY d.
rcc,irg tie bridges to be built from 265 to
800 feet nigh. The railroads are ready to
construct the bridges without cost to the
Cover lment, 1T the falls Of the Ohio.
NJ. Mallory, Of KY, in adverting to the
| bill, said if it had been passed two years
ago millions Of dollars would have been
saved to the Government in the transports.
ton Of supplies.
Both gentlemen spoke Of the great mill.
tary d we'll - canal importance Of securing
the connection.
Mr.. Morehead, Of Pa. moved to lay the
bill on the table. Negatived by 40 major
ity.
Mr.. Holman offered . substitute for the
bill repeating the National Bank account
now in existence, and giving the institu-
tions three years in which to close their
affairs. Disagreed to by A to 43.
The committee here rose aud reported
the bill as amended to the House.
| Mr.. Stevens offered . substitute for it
similar to tho bill ss amended, but fixing
the rate Of interest at per cent, and
emitting State taxation.
Mr.. Stevens acceded to the suggestion Of
Mr.. Brooks that the amendments made to
the bill by the Committee Of the Whole on
the State Of the Union, shall be printed be.
fore further action is taken on the subject.
House adjourned.
| Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, said the bill
involved great constitution principles, and
therefore be moved that it be referred to
the consideration of the Committee Of the
Whole. He was opposed to the bridging
of navigable streams. His own constituents
suffered too much altogether from the
bridge at Rock 1sland.
The bill was recommitted to the Commit
tee on Roads and Canals.
Mr.. Holman offered . resolution direct.
ing the committee on military affairs to re-
port bill increasing the pay Of privates.
Mr.. Schenck. of Ohio, said the commit
tee have prepared such bill, but withhold
| it to see what amount will be raised from
the new tariff.
Mr.. Schenck moved to refer the resolu.
ton to the committee on military Affairs
| Agreed to.
The House refused to give the naval com.
mittee ten days leave to visit and inspect
sites for navy yard.
| The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the National bank bill.
The committee agreed to the amendment
offered yesterday BY vste Of SO against
81, that nothing in the act shall be con-
5 strued to prevent the taxing of banking
capital. provided the taxes shall not b.
higher than the rate imposed BY States on
the same amount Of monied capital in the
hands Of individuals.
Mr.. Brooke submitted three additional
sections, two of which, he said, came from
Oil the banks Of New York, with perhaps
one exception.
lst An amendment providing that the
coin received BY every association shall be
retained up to . certain extent.
I'd. The amendment designating ways
and means for winding up the associations
when they desire.
Sd. Forbidding these banks from being
turned into savings banks.
These amendments we're severally re.
jeeted.
t &sr OAI o,sApril 8.
The 47th Indiana and I'd Illinois Cavalry,
veterans, lett for New Orleans to day.