The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-06

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oefs 10 the Dsss possible nnmor and e
onsng'ng sa,utas'ons.
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vnen prayer wss onefed up % the rnfon'
oi 0racs " chaplain ChanDing.
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vafos OF low nsmosrs answered to theil
names and quorum was annosnced il
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a message vas received from the Sen
a'e 'e'ofming fhs Hoass . quorum 81 IL
senate naa assenolsd and ssre ready 4
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neso'ut!ons we're adopted 70 INFORM thl
Senate and President that the House wal
ready 70 proceed e busisess.
Inc Speaker laid before the House the
cfeosntiais from gentlemen Of Loaisians
$sSeea ~ A.ssss. Hshns Gsyesses. pro.
iesslng to Do sIected members Of the
nouse IN pursuance Of the recently adopt.
60 Lonsfitet'op 81 that STATE.
ine credenf,sh were reierred to The
Comm'uee on Elections.
Ihs privusgea OF the hall we're sccord.
ed to tnsm vino the question of then
creden.lais was pending.
DAVIS OF MARYLAND, presented . pro
test from Louisiana against this being a.
mltted - members. Referred 10 commit.
- on elecuqas. ar af
= On nct'sn ~ DssiA OF .Aar5lsaa, il
vas resolved the committee Of Ways and
Means De instructed TO enquire into the
exPedie ncysot fsportiDEv Mk for a
smend'nent OF the Co6s,itnroh, provid-
Ing that 80 much OF the 9th section Of the
Let article OF the Cons.itstio0 AZ, deeiar e.
no tax IN duty shall be laid on articles
exported from any State. be and the sams
Is hereby snnuissd.
Mr. Pendleton offered the following
Resolved. That the President be re-
qsested 70 communicate, II not iseon-
'pst.ese WITH Ysba'e issesssi, tho report
made by Col. Thos Mscky. Of an inter-
view between himself and Howell Cobb %
the l4th day Of June. 1867. on ihe banks
OF The cb'ckah hnnfn5s by the auil ilnraty Of
the War Department, on the subject oi
the exchanges OF prisoners.
. Washbprn OF illinois objected, 30 the
subject lies over.
Cox Of OHIO offered the following.
Resclved, That the Ccnni4tae Of Ways
and Means, With . view ta lessen the cost
Of the necessaries OF life, be instructed II
inquire into the expediency OF reducinz Z
the tariff on coffee. rugar, tea and similar
articles. by the payment OF all cu..oms in
paper currency Of the cover. mesls Instead
Of gold, o. by The s,odi6cAtiou a. tie tari1
SO that On aavaiorun and not . specific
duty be laid on said articles.
tOn motion pf Dsyi- sf Massachusetts,,
the resolution vas tabled-sixty-two Il
forty mine.
20 motion OF Merrill It was resolved
that the Committee OF Ways snl Mean.
be instructed to inquire Into the exped'.
tescy 81 Psss,dtnz sinking fuad az m
early day Tor The gradual exangaisamsn,
Of the public debt. =
Washburae offered resolution that il
any amendment to revenue bill, /, be re-
ported from the COMMITTEES Of Mays and
Means, the said COMMITTEES be instructed
to lay tax on ali stocks of dem sstic Ii
quors on hand. ~
Merrill moved to by the resolaion o,
the table.
Disagreed se-47 to o3.
seaoo was 'nen sgreed TO
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