The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
MIDNIGHT REPORT.
NEWS SUMMARY.

NEW oRK, May IA.
The Times special says that the
bill making appropriations for legis-
latlve, executive and financial expenses,
will be called up in the Senate to-
morrow, and either considered at once. or set
as q special order for given day this week.
In this bill, as it passed the House, there is
an appropriation of two million dollars for
expenses for issuing treasury notes, and
authorized loan, with proviso that no
further expenditures shall be made for the
experimental system Of hydrostatic printing
by the Treasury Department, until such ex-
perments have been definitely authorized by
law, and distinct appropriation made there
for, in the face of facts susceptible of the
plainest proof, and showing the propriety of
the proviso.
Mr. Clark has succeeded in getting the pro.
viso struck out by the Senate Finance COM
mittee.
General Howard has begun the distribu.
ton of the twenty-five thousand dollars, ap-
propriated by Congress for the relief of the
destitute and suffering freedmen in this dis
trict. A board has been appointed, with DIR.
B. E. Burn. chief medical examiner of the
bureau, as President, and the city divided
into two districts, with a superintendent for
each. Every case Of destitution reported is
thus thoroughly examined, and the relief
afforded is granted with care and discrimina-
ton.
The reconstruction joint resolution is not
likely to be reached in the Senate tomorrow,
unless specially called up.
The Senate is much behind the House in
matters of business at present The appro.
priation bills which have all passed, the House
are pressing upon the consideration of the
Senate
The Worlds special says every measure
which may be consistent with the welfare Of
the country is being used to reduce the num-
ber of volunteers in the service. The Pay
master General has issued special order di-
recting the pay Of about one hundred officers,
in the volunteer and regular service, to be
stopped until they give satisfactory accounts
to the Government. So much negligence
has occurred in this regard that the Psymas-
ter has determined to use the most stringent
measures to overcome the abuse.
George Goodwin, the Delegate in Congress
from Arizona, does not like the doubtful
view of the massacre story attributed to Ross
Bronner. He says il is an easy matter for
Indians to gather force of two hundred for
treacherous expeditions, like one presented
in capturing Fort Goodwin, and massacreing
its inhabitants. The Departments have reason
to fear that it is true.
The new excise law was generally enforced
in this city yesterday. The restaurants, how.
ever, were open and drove thriving bust
ness. A large number OF people also made
excursions to the rural districts Of Winches.
ter, where the law is not in force There
we're eighty six arrests for infringement of the
law in the city.
One death from cholera occurred yester-
day in the hospital ship Falcon.
Active preparations are being made for the
great Fenian demonstration in Joneswood
Upwards of forty thousond people attended
the funeral Of the late John J. Davis, grand
master Of the Odd Fellows, yesterday.
The Commissioners of Agriculture has
lately received from the royal agricultural
society of Austria, very fine collection of
choice seeds donated to the United States for
experimental purposes. The commissioner
is of the opinion that experiment will salts
factorily demonstrate the sdaptability of many
Of these seeds to American climates. and
prove a valuable acquisition to the agricultural
interests of the country.
The Herald Fortress Monroe correspon-
dent says JEFF. Davis received the announce
ment of his indictment with indifference.
His main point of defence will be tased on
the prerogatives granted to every citizen to
sustain the official action of his respective
State.
A special to the Commercial, dated New
Orleans, 4th, says one white man and fifty
negroes were burned to death at FIRE on
New Levee street Saturday night.