Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-15

tiOu into Ill mAsasn cennec1esl wssn seceot
bloody riots In tnat city, vhhch D4gse on
the 1st inst. and particularly inquire MO
the original progress and terminauun 0I tne
fios0us proccedings, the names o. s1e ~
ties engaged 10 them, the y o. ekf0ue{
perpeeratoA The numb fOf killed. onu Woomos
ed. the amount and character Of property
destroyed and upset, all facts TO the House
nud the Sergeant at Arms or his deputy, ana
4 sten0grapher of the House are uifected 10
accompany ssid Connitiee. oil .he exesn:s
OF inveaigsaiOn shah - raid out OF coetee'
gent fuAd Of the llOass, 6nJ nd Commi. "
shall have power TO send for any person o.
persons and to examine witnesses under
oath.
Mr.. Harding desired 70 smend the reso
luton 40 Is extend the investigation to Chat
tanOoga.
Mr.. Chandler of New York desired to cx
tend 1t 10 thu recent nassrcre BY indians 10
Fort Goodwin, ArazouA Neither Of the
two last propositions were pressed ana the
resolution was 80 affixed, was sdOpted "
yeas 81, nays a.. ass.ss
Mr.. Chandler offered the following reso-
| luton:
Resolrsd, That the independent patriotic
and Constitutional course Of the President
II the United States in seeking to protec'
by the veto power the rights Of the people
! oi the Union against the wicked and re-
! voting acts OF q few malignant and mis-
| chievous men, meets with the approval o!
this House anu deserves the cordial support
Ut all loyal citizens of the United States.
| Htsolcsd, That this House believes the
Frcedmen's Bureau unnecessary and uncon
sll u,ional AMI hereby directs the Chairman
Of Committee Of the Bureau to brtlg bill
/ Ill "A g vnT, cy e
tent with this resolution.
Mr.. Schenck raised question of or1e
that the first resolution contained an Insult
ing attack on Congress, for which the mem
Der Offering 1t deserves to be dealt with b.
the House.
| Mr.. ScIenck gave notice that IS soon n
tn morning hour should expire he woul'
move q resolution Of censure against NJ
Chandler
MIR. Chandler retorted that he would Xix
to offer resolution censuring Mr. Schenck
Mr. Davis offered resolution directin
the COmmittec on Banks and Banking T.
in4 uire into the expetliency Of repeating il
Whole or in part the tax imposed by law o
the circulating notes of State Banks aflt
July LIST, 1866, which was rejecied.
Mr.. Schenck, as question OF privileg,
offered the following resolution:
Rtsolred. That Hon. John w. Chandler,
Representative from the 7lh District Of til
state OF New York, by presenting this da
a resolution TO be considered by this Hous
in tie following terms, quoting the fir.
resolution, has thereby attempted gros
insult to the llouse and Is hereby censure
| therefor.
Mr.. S added that he should perhaps hay
proposed a resolution Of expulsion but ths
he hardly believed the gentleman from Me-
York understood the character CT the lai
gul2e he had used.
The House, by vote Of - to 80, censure
Mr.. Chandler for the resolution which b
had offered
The douse then went into Committee {
the Whole on the tax bill.
; The Speaker announced the special con
, mi,tee on Memphis riot to be Acssr
Waslburne, Boutwell,, and lie Blond.
The Senate amendment To the b cent coil
age bull was concurred in.
Il Executive session adjourned.
! On motion Of Mr.. Blaine, the Committt
on ways and means were instructed 10 II
quire into the expediency Of removing a
tayes levied by the National Governmer
] ON National Banks, except the per Cen
: per annum on The average am Iunt OF the
Z deposits.
{. A Joint resolution was introduced and n
frrred for the re issue of $3.50. worth I
bonds. destroyed by fire, TO VIM. Jocylir
of Vt.
The Senatc's amendments to the post offit
appropriation bill were referred.
l The House considered the tax bill in
. committee of the whole. Several sligl
c amendments were made.
"A On motion of Mr.. Garfield resolutio
5 was adopted ins,ructing the Ways an
: Means Committee to enquire whether an
i further .gislaton is necessary in reicrcnG
e to the collection Of direct tax in the Stat,
;. lately in 7, belYbn.
5 Mr. koss introduced bill to improve Ii
navigation of the Illinois river Refurr,
to the Committee ON Commerce.
On motion OF Mr. Allcy Post Master Gel
cral requested the report to the House q
e conditions u. cpntract made for tran port
ton Of mails between the United tatcs an
Brazil, whether they have been compile
with by the Co. and whether the Steamsh
employed had been such as were require
D by law, also whether the department has an
I Information OF the contract, having bee
1 asscnted ~ and executed by the Brazilla
n government, and iuiiher directing that Il
I part OF such shall be paid unless the CONTRA
I | he carefully complied with on Part OF I'll
t Co and en- full, assent to by Brazil
On motion OF Mr.. Cooper the Judiciar
; Committee be instructed to consider Il
expcdiency of the purchase of Gov.
y Paschalls copy right of the constitution
II the United States with his notes Of Judc
. and legislative decision.
The House then adjourned.