Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-06-21

$4,000 TO $4,000 worth Of Government
powder from . schooner, Of which he hnd
charge, 10 still confined on the receiving ship
Vermont. He was 4 gunner on Ellis Island
and was appointed from Maine In 1861.
BANGOR, Nc, June 20.-The Union Con.
grcssiOnal Convention held here to day was
fully attended. Hon. Jno. A. Peters was
nominated for Congress, receiving a nearly
unanimous vote.
Congressional.
WARRINGTON, June 2O.-.IioUsE-Mr.
DOnnelly from the Committee on public
lands reported bill granting to the State Of
Iowa land in alternate sections to aid lin the
construction of the Iowa Central Railroad,
which WAS ordered printed and TecOmmit-
ted.
M. Begieston from the Committee ON CON-
mcrce reported lnck the Senate amendment
TO bill further to provide for safety OF lives
of passengers on board steam vessels, with n
recommendation that they b. non concurrctl
in. The amendments were non concurrcd
in and Committee Of Conference asked.
Mr.. Boutwell, introduced bill to amend
the aCs OF April, 10sh. 1918. for the punish.
ment Of certain crimes against the United
Htalee, which WAS read twice and referred to
the Judiciary Committee. 1t provides that
the act Of 1918 shall mot be 20 construed as
70 prohibit citizens Of the United States from
selling vessels, ships or steamers built within
the United States, or materials or munitions
Of war, the growth or product Of the same,
to the inhabitants Of other countries or the
governments not at war with the United
States,
Ffovidtti, That the operations Of this act
shall be suspended whenever the United
States shall be engaged in war.
Mr.. Gloss Bremen, from Committee on
Public Lands, reported back bill for relief
OF inhabitants Of towns and villages in the
Territories of New Mexico and ArixOnn,
which was ordered to be re committed.
Mr.. Washburnc, Of Illinois, asked and oh.
tanned leave to attach his signature to the
report Of the Reconstruction Committee
which was made In his absence.
NJ. Pcrham, from Committee on Invalid
Pensions, reported bill increasing tho pen
siOns Of widows and orphans and tor Other
purposes.
Tho first section extends the provisions OF
the Pension laws to Provost Marshals, Dep
uty Provost Marshals and enrolling officers
who have been killed or wounded in the
discharge of their duties. Provost Marshala
arc to rank for the purpose Of pensions ms
Captains, Deputy Proves. Marshals as First
LieutcnAuts and enrolling officers rs Second
Lieutenants
The second section increases the pensions
10 widows Of deceased soldiers and sailors
having children at the rate Of two dollars
per month for each child under the age Of
sixteen.
Mr.. Pcrkhain made statement rs to the
existing laws or bills that are pending under
the existing laws. The annual amount paid
was $1O,OOO,OOO. This bill would increase
the amount $500, 900, making it e.2,OOO,O
The bill pending to pension the soldiers Of
the war Of 1912 and their wioDws. which
would cost el3O0O.OOO. would make the
total amount Of pensions t35, 100000. I'm.
der the circumstances the committee was Of
opinion that neither the country nor the
pensioners would favor proposition to
double the pensions now allowed.
Mr.. Harding, Of Kentucky, while favOring
the second section opposed the first, and de-
Clarcd that the Provost Marshals were stay
at-hOmc men who shirked military duty,
and that many Of them were infamous and
disloyal, and had been in all sorts Of unlaw.
full operations during the war to fill their
pockets.
Mr.. benjamin took similar position.
Mr.. Stevens expressed his opinion that
the last grade Of pensions, for total disabili.
~, eight dollars a month, was too low. 1t
had been fixed when the soldiers pay was
81, and now when the pay was e16 per
month, he thought the pension should be
increased. lie should be glad TO test the
sense Of the House on 4 provis0, that the
lowest pension allowed for total disability
should be 112 per month.
Mr. Harding moved to strike out the first
section, which was ncgativetl-34 TO %.
SkxArR.-Mr. Trumbull, from the Com
ntttcc on Judiciary, reported the following
Joint resolution
Resoloai, That the Secretary of State be
authorized to hire . suitable building or
buildines for the Temporary accommodation
Of the Department Of State and that such
Sum Of money, mot exceeding CSC, 900, - may
be necessary towards deffaying the expense
of such hiring, the transfer of the public ar.
chiyes. and the hitting up Of the building or
bulldings, be and the saInc 10 hereby appro
priated out Of any money In the Treasury
rot Otherwise appropriated.
M. Harris presented four petitions for
The poetpo0e0ent Of the ten per cent Tux on
hank clrculation and one remonstrance
against such postponement, which were re
6efred 70 Committee on Finance.
n. Howe, from the Committee on Libra
~, reported the Joint resolution to author.
iSs Ne distribution OF surplus copies Of the
American state papers, recently passed BY
the Housc. 1t was read thrce times and
passed.
n. Morrill, Offered . resolution, calling
opon ~ President for detailed statement
Of the amount expended for public buildines
in the several States and District Of Colum.
b!a. from IT'D TO the present time. Adopt