Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-04
NEWS
NJ TRke0R.10nO

says:
Conservative Ssnators pronoup.. -.
Prssident's Message sound 70 the core H.
argues at Considerable length in favor A.
policy Of reconstruction, and says our -.
tons with England and France were nv.
more satislactosy. He calls special att.c.
ton 70 the recommendation Of Secres.,-
AeCulloeh 70 convert the 7-sO bends. a ~.
time before their maturity, 1t the Secret.
rvs option, into per cent. bonds. intsr...
payable in gold.
The Heralds special says:
Last week e275, 400 in mutilatsd currep.
| cy passed into the Treasury. and 195l $50
in certificates Of Indebtedness were =.
deemed.
The Tribune's special says:
The Senate will convene today At l2
o'clock, await the organization Of the
House, and adjourn. A Senatorial csucua
will then be held to prepare lists Of corn.
mittees. With what temper the resolutions
Of the House caucus raising joint stand
| ing committse upon the admission Of South.
ern members, will be received 10 not vet
entirely ascertained. Some Senators, %.
proving the spirit and intent Of the resolu-
tons, are jealous Of any infringement ofthe
rights Of the two bodies under the Constitu.
ton to regulate admissions to their respec-
tive organizations.
There is no doubt Of concurrant action
but the passage Of . resolution by the House
affixing conditions membership in the Sem
ate, and vice versa, is SO suggestive Of IT.
regularity, if not Inconsistency that it is
| thought possible by influential persons in
10th branches of the National legislature
hat similar. though separate committees
may be raised in lieu Of the joint commit
tee.
The House will meet at the usual hour
and 60 through with the form organization
without delay.
The several caucus nominees and cspe
cially doc, keepers, have had little time for
their dev0tions to-day, so necessarily and
J impOrtunate have been the place seekers.
| These candidates are from the heroes Of
the many battles, down to the idows son
who wants to be Page and their names are
= legion after adjourning.
The House will adjourn to Tuesday when
the message and accom-. anying reports
will be received.
There ives but one National Bank es
tablished last week. There is now in ope
ration 1913.
Gen. Howard, Of the Ereedmen's Bureau
yesterday, issued q circular stating that
numerous cases have been reported Of the
summary expulsion of freedmen and refu
gees from their tenements on their planta.
tions restored. and ordering that hereafter
all officers and az nts Of the Bureau will
prevent the rc0ct urrance Of such reject
ments in future.
In cases Of doubt, the Assistant Com
missioner Of the state is directed to for>
ward his opinion to the Commissioner of
the Bureau before Any order Of restoration
is issued
The Heralds sp cal says:
Mr.. Harlan, Seer tary Of the Interior, has
commenced his pr parations to secure his
election to the Unite States Senate. This
indicates that he intends t. leave the Cabi-
net at no distant day. 1t has been the i'm
preston here for som, time past that Mr..
Harlan is the only mei Der Of the present
Cabinet not in full accoi with the Presi-
dent.
Collectors on the front er report that
smugglers, who have been sc active, are be-
coming alarmed at the prepare ions made to
apprehend them, ard that the business is
falling off. Merchants along the line, both
in the States and Canada, are shu ting up
their shops and suspending operation 9.
Since the revenue officers inaugurate the
system Of closely examining the clothin Of
females who cross the frontier, that class IF
travel is falling off. Not one woman cross
es the St. Lawrence now where twenty did
before
During the month Of November the %
Comptroller Of the Treasury revised 2,723
prize claims, and 6,4OO claims of deceased
soldiers.
The ID Comptroller has decided that in
the case Of soldiers being detailed as clerks
in the War Department, the payment Of
bounty maturing while on such service can
not be made, as extra pay is received for de-
tached duty Of this kind.
1t is also decided under the same authori
ty that soldiers who enlisted in the Veteran
Reserve Corps unGer the provisions Of Gen
cral Order No. 1871, Of June 25,h. 1864, is
not entitled 10 any bounty maturing, when
serving as clerk in any department, but II
discharged with all the men of his regiment
because the Government no longer needs
the service Of their entire term Of enlist
ment, he maintains the same footing, aud
sights in regard to bounty claims as per
tain to the balance Of the members of the
same regiment.