The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-03-08

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On motion Of Sumner the bill rspeallBg
all acts for the rendition Of fugitive slaves
was made the special order for Wednes-
day next.
Sherman offered the following:
Resolved, That quorum Of the Sen
ate consists Of majority Of the Senators
duly chosen and qualified.
Resolved, That If majority Of the
Presidential Electors duly appointed and
qualified vote for one person. he Is the
President.
Resolved, That il the election Of the
President devolves on the House OF Rep |
resentatives and the votes of majority
Of the States represented.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
| Some weeks ago . resolution passed
ordering 1900 copies of Larnorns Di-
rectory of Congress, ct copyright Of
two dollars apiece. This resolution was
afterwards repealed.
To-day Mr.. Spaulding offered resola-
ton to remove doubts which have arisen
a. to the binding force and efficiency Of
either of these resolutions, and Affirming
in all particulars the one which heretofore
passed, providing for the printing of the
work, ssse only that the price shall be
limited to one dollar spieee.
After an hou Rset - tAs sAb9t,
she recitation was passed b. sixteen ma3y
\ jofity. $50 - - ss''fs-s'sl - =
/ Coxoffared aresolusion calling on The
President, if compatible with puSlic 10.
terests, to inform the House what steps
be has taken or is about TO take for the
exchange Of prisoners, and that he COM
municate oil the unpublished corresPon-
dence in relation to the said exchange.
Dawes, Of Massachusetts,, objected and
so the resolution lies over.
Alley, Of Massachusetts,, from the Com
mit.ee on Post-ofices and post roads, re-
ported q bill requiring all sailing and
steam vessels between the United States
and foreign countries TO carry the mail for
such reasonable compensation as may be
deemed proper, authorizing the +. M.
General to contract for four years carry
ing Of the mail matter, other than letters.
:, to the Pacific coast BY sea, DC. Passed.
The House proceeded to the conside-
) ration Of the Senate amendments TO the
deficiency bill.
On motion of Doolittle the bill granting
lands to aid in the construction oil rail
! road from ST. Paul to the head Of Lake
Superior, was postponed till Thursday.
,, Brooke made speech denouncing the
: extravsgance in military expenditures
Stevens thought if the items in this
. bin were improper the gentleman could
Y vote them down.
Smith, of Kentucky, advocated the
item of S20,O00 for the medical attend.
= ancs OF contrabands, and Mallory, Of Ken
> lucky, opposed, wishing to confoe the
appropriation to thoee actually employees
in the army.
;. Brooks stated that among the appro
: priations for the qusrtermasters depart
: ment we're items for the transportation o
troops 10 different States, who were thu.
sent in the interest of the Administration
to control elections by out voting th.
: conservative power. He appealed frou
= The majority of this House 10 Almighty
God to denounee such proceedings. HI
would not vote one dollar till such item'
;. :. we're made clear.
y Stevens replied to Brooks, saying a.
g to his appeal from the majority OF thu
House to another tribunal, he (S,evens
y did not know either party had standin.
in that court to try the issue Stevens
L explained the bill, saying when it wa
6rst reported the call for 100000 NOR
troops had not been made, and the Sen
d ate's amendments we're not made 10 pro
vide for equipment of these troops.
IF The item of $50, 900 for medical at
tendance on conIabands being unde
is consideration, elected some debate, du
,e ring which Smith Of Kentucky said tn
Of South care nothing for as and would des
troy both white and black to oserthro,
(. our Governments. For himseif, speskin,
1t - slavehofdef, and whose family IS ia
D a. he could ,rsce back we're shareholders
h he wsuad Be ever ready to give aid Ant
D. comfort to any slave who would escap
ct from his master and make him free mar
The Government, if wanting means. I
he put down the rebellion, was At liberty t
r take his horses, negroes, corn, or any
thing else.
After long debate involving polite,
.. questions, without acting, the committe
rosa and thu Housc adiourned