Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-25


From Rev Yesk.
Nrw YopK, July 24.-The Board Of
health reports only two cases 81 choleFA In
this civ to dav, end IN Brooklyn three cases,
two Of which were fatal are reported.
Congreseaenal.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-SENArE.-The
bill for the speedy con,plesioa Of the North.
ern Pacific Railroad recently rccou mittes1
to the Committee on Pacific Railroad was
reported by Mr.. Howard and on his motion
further consideration was postponed until
to morrow.
Mr.. Wilson called up the army bill recent.
" passed and moved 10 amend by substitu-
ting for it the bill lately passed the Senate.
He did this he said 10 get the subject before
Conference Committee
As amended the bill was passed and goes
TO the House.
The Joint resolution In relation TO boun.
ties to colored soldiers was taken up, amend
ed and passed.
A bill 10 grant lands to aid in the cultiva.
ton of the Stockton & Caporis Railroad in
California was passed.
Mr. Sherman called up the tariff bill late.
ly passed by the House.
II was amended BY striking out from the
first section of the clause and NO tare for the
box in which cigars, cheeroOts, or cigarettes
are packed, shall bc allowed in ascertaining
the weight by striking out the 9TH section,
| which adds the cost Of transportation in de
termining the durable value Of articles by
striking out the 18th section, which cstab-
fishes q bureau Of statistics and by inserting
a new section authorizing the Secretary Of
the Treasury 70 suspend the direct tax until
Jan. LIST, 1865.
Mr.. Sherman from Committee on Confer.
ence on the Indian appropriation bill made
report which was agreed to, and the bill
goes to the President.
MIR. Sherman called up the tariff bill
passed last week by the House. which VA
passed by the Senate with amendments fol
concurrence in, and sent thence for concur
renee in amendments.
Mr.. Wade from Committee on TefritOries
reported bill for the admission OF Ne
braska and asked immediate consideration
MIR. Sherman said he was In favor Of thu
bill, but should object TO its present consd
Grafton.
lie hoped the Civil appropriation bill
would be taken up.
| Mr.. D0olittle from the Committee on In
dian affairs reported u number Of amend
ments for Indian appropriations, which wal
agreed to.
Mr.. Riddle Offered an amendment incrsas
Ing compensation Of members Of Congress
to $1,000 year and mileage, instead Of %,
ono rs now. The increase to commence
with the 30th Congress.
MI, Rhldic said the Senate had been lib
cral to others and ought to be to itself. L
was well known that the salary Of Con
grcssmen for the present session did not pay
their expenses.
Mr.. Henderson offered . substitute lol
Mr. Riddles proposition, that the compensa
ton VI members and Senators shall be Is,
900 per annum, commencing with the 4th o
March, 1887, and 20 cts. lpcr mile by neares
route, instead Ot 40 cts. per mile by ordinary
Travelled route ms at present. The mileage
for the present Congress 10 be 40 cts. pei
mile
Mr. Howard asked Mr. Henderson wha
would be the effect oil his amendment OF
the expense Of Congress.
Mr. Henderson said the effect would In
to increase the expenses Of Congress abou
| 100000.
MIR. Riddcll's amendment was adopted.
Mr. CLARK offered an amendment apprO
priating s., 100000 for repairing the leve,
on the Mississippi.
Pending discussion on this amendment
the Senate took recess TO $50.
HousE.-The House bill amendatory o
the habcas corpus act Of Nay nth, 1855
making some merely technical provisions il
regard to the practice in the Courts wal
passed.
The House went into Committee of III,
| whole.
Mr.. Dawes in the chair and resumed con
sidcration of the deficiency bill.
| I'm, hair ,1,,.
offered yesterday by Mr. Dclano TO STRIKE
out the paragraph appropriating of Mr.
Penna for certain buildings owned by him
in Memphis, Tcnncs &c, taken possession OF
| ard used by l. 5. troops. The amendment
| gave rise to considerable debate.
Mr.. Schofeld, Spaulding and Farnsworih
| advocating3 the appropriation, and Mr.
Schcnck, Davis ard Morrill, opposing il, as
being partial and exceptional.
MIR. Morrill, said that il the principle en-
| bodied in the paragraph were acted ON il
| would cost the government hundreds 81
millions OF dollars and present a system OF
tariff that would be entirely insufficient
The amendment was agreed to &C to 20. =.
The paragraph appropriating for repairs
of the Presidents house being under consd.
Grafton, Ar. Stevens took occasion to say
that former statement Of his to effect that
u IT.
chanan's time was erroneous.
Mr.. johnson moved to reduce the
appropriation for the removal of State
department from $4,000 to 5000.
On motion of Mr.. kasson, new sections
were added recognizing collection of In.
tcrnal revenue as dlsbursing agents and
making the appropriations for light house
keepers.
The Committee next proceeded to con.
slider the House Bill, authorizing the dis.
burscment Of the territory Of Nebraska, for
certain expenses incurred in repelling Ind
ian hostilitics. Both Bills were reported to
the House and passed.
The Speaker laid before the House mes.
sAge from the President, in relation to the
joi mt resolution, declaring the State Of Ten.
nessee restored to her former, proper and
practical relation with the United States.
Portions Of the measure was received BY
the Republicans with decisive laughter, 10
with applause. The message having been
read BY the Clerk, and il having been laid
on the table and ordered printed, Mr.. Ste.
vens arose and said:
Mr.. Speaker: lnasmuch Is the joint res.
olution has become law by the entire and
cordial approval Of the President. Taught.
er. ! am asked by the Committee of If.
teen, to request to be discharged from the
further consideration of the members from
Tennessee, and that they he referred 70 the
Committee of election, which motion now
make,
Mr.. Randall. Of Pennsylvania, called for
. division Of the House, the question being
derided. The fifst part Of the message dis
charged the Committee from further con-
alteration Of the credentials Of the member
from Tennessee, was agreed TO. The second
part Of the message being on The reference
oi the credentials 10 tho committee On elec-
tiOn
NJ. LIE Blond, called for the yeas and maya
The vote was - yeas, % nays. The Demo
Gratis voting in the negative in order that
the Tennessee members might be sworn In
at once
M. Bingham enQuirsd Of the Speaker
whether the President had returned IL
joint resolution with his approval. The
Speaker replied that the President when
he approves Bill he does mot send Il TO
Congress, but to the State Depaftment.-I
The message just received announced that
he had approved the Joint iesolution. Il |
was therefore returned
Mr.. kass0n, from Committee of confer
ence on Indian appropriation Bill, made |
rerort which was agreed To.
: Nj. H0tchkin from the Committee ON |
CLAIMS, reported Bill authorizing the pay.
ment Of the reward offered BY the President |
and War Department for the capture of JEFF, |
Davis and the assassiue OF President Lin.