Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-24

N WASHINGTON. July 23-SENArE.-Th
fEenate concurred in the House anne ndmen
4 10 the bill to define the number and regc' at
fihe appointment Of officers of the navy an,
the bill has gone u the Presiden'
Mr.. Wilson called u the resolution iii
recting payment to the soldiers and sails
held as prisoners Of war during the late <.
bellion, the Communication price Of the
tions accruing to them 20 held. The e
luton was passed.
II was then ordered that the Senate hol,
an evening session to cOdeider the bills from
the committee on commerce.
The bill to change the place Of holds
the Circuit Court In West Virginia ira'
Lewisburg 10 Psrkcrsburg was then pas \
Mr.. Chandler offered . resolution instruc Ct
Ing committee ON commerce 70 inquire int
the expediency Of repeating the neutrality
laws between this country and O. .
Britain.
Mr.. Cowan objected and the resolution
goes over.
The civil appropriation bill was then tax
en- up.
The amendment directing the Secretary
Of War TO pay out Of the Communication drai
fund for slaves belonging to loyal men, en-
listed in the army, not TO exceed t800 dol.
lars each was adopted.
An amendment Increasing the pay Of the
clerks IN the state Department ~ per cent
was adopted.
An amendment aoolishlng the mission to
Greece was adopted.
H. ncWald offered resolution t.as the
JOINT comm''!ee on reinforcement. % IN
lecting and disposal made Of captured and
abandoned property In the States lately In
Rebellion bv the Offlcern and naants 0f the
treasury DepeumenS. an0 tnes tne commil-
ICE DC invested with iulI power 70 send Tor
persons ana papers, The resolution wae
ad0pted
Mr.. Trumbull offered the following reeo
luton, which was adopted:
itssotusd, That the Secretary Of War be
authorized 70 transfer me Illinois 6oldiers
College and Military Academy from the sur.
plus on hand not needed for the public ser.
vice, the cots and bedding necessary to &C.
commodate SOOpers0ns for the use Of students
IN said institution disabled ~ the war.
sion and at 4:SO took . recess ill 7:So p. m.
HousR.-Nr. Bingham intsoduced 4 bill
to provide for increased rcvsuuo fbon Inn.
imported wool which Wa read twice and
referred 10 Committee of the whole on Tn
state of the Union and ordered printed. L
consists Of the wool sectiooo Of the revised
tariff bill passed by the Ho0se "a non.
poued in the Senate, excspe that 10 edva.
loren duty 10 increased from 10 to II per
cent. on nav wool and on WOODEN manulac-
turcd eooda The epecif|c dutv 4 reduce j
from q TO 50 cent? per pound
M. Dslano olIsred Z rVoolaeieo that the
Houss meet durine thIe veek - II oScIock.
and take reuoas daily non q an 51 -
that the first business In order n - even.
Ing session shall b bills on the epssksrs
0a6le. Which ~ s6onaed.
Mr.. CLARK Of ORC oiisred = resolution n.
questing the President 70 ne q the Cans
dian authoritiee ma eleo n M nritish
government thc release q the Feniss neieo
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