Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-04
News
BIZ TEEEG R.fPH.
From New York.

NEW AokA, MAJ 4.
The Times Washington special says:
The President is now preparing an answer
to resol ton oil the House. u statement I.
| he number and names Of all whr have be, n
| granted amnesty pardon ard y particular
| statement of all the coniis ated property
that has been restored to the original own
ers. The value Of the property is not sta
| ted but learn that the number Of pardons
| is something over 1000 and with but few
exceptions, the persons pardoncd arr pri-
| vate citizens.
just before the adjournment Of the lat.
Texas State Constitutional Convention, a
resolution was adopted which appointed
four Of its members, Mesers. j. w. Hem
derson, Il. Ii. Lane, J. A. Porter and John
Hancock, . committee to visit Washington.
| and lay before the President, the result oi
The deliberations Of the Convention
these delegates arrived here and called upon
the President to- day ard laid before Mr.
Johnson the official copies OF tho ordiYanc,
adople by the convention, declaring the
ordinance OF Secession null and void, repu
stating the rebel debt and giving freedmen
the right to testify in the courts, etc.
The month of May opens well for the In>
ternal Revenue. Tie Treasury has rcceiv
! Ell S4,S73 $50 in the first 8 days.
Mr.. Shermsn's thirty year five per cent.
oan bill is freey canvass, d in all quarters,
aud favorable opinions as to its praclicao,i
~ and success IS rapidly increasing. A
strong evidence OF this seems in the rap
appreciation Of ten forties. There is d
strong PROBABILITY of the passage Of the bill.
In answer 10 Numerous Inquiries from
Custom House officers, the Secretary Of
the Treasury says: 1ha. refined petrole>
UNI, not less than one hundred and Ave
degrees Fahrenheit, Is not included in the
prohibition as to transportation set forth
in circular Of April 9TH. 1t ia also decided
that crude petroleum can he transported In
oar1ss to~ed BY passenger steamers with
90 ~ license required by the circular
,ovc named.
Tue Trlbune's Washington special says
Gen. nancock's Military Board, now exam-
ming breach loading Ihes for the purpose
of substituting new model for the Sprins-
field muzz' e treeeh loading rif,, is rapidly
drawing to close. Thus far nearly fifty
patterns have been examined, ard tn
best Of them are now being testei on
strength, concentrating range and accuracy.
All inventors, in order to secure an exam
ination Of their. respective patents, must
present them previous to May 2lst,as sone
will be inspected after shat date. The re-
port will then be made up, and probably
compiled BY june. LIST.
The reports Of the Intelligence Office for
freedmen in Alexandra, for April, shov
that 2A1 applications have been made for
servants TAG freed people kave applied for
employ ment; 1874 were furnished with EN-.
ploy ment, Ind ~lS6 was received q fees
Tor making contracts. 40
There are loo. O0O letters delivered tbro'
the City OF Washington month y, and so.
600 to "a, 900 collected per month.
The Worlds Washington special esvs:
Judge Undsrvucd. Who l. NV here, states
that ths Gsard Jsry which meets 1t Nor
folk on Monday next, will bring In I true
bill against Jefferson Davis for ,reason.-s
This Is the dfat step, and as soon, there
fore, Is tbs House Judicisry Comm,ttee
have acted rpon the suhjeN-~hicl, will
probably b within tAs asxt tn days-ths