Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-18
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the Senate on W euncSuAy, winch pTOvsuee
for the removal OF the Bureau Of Indian Ar
fairs from the Interior TO the War Departs
ment, is proposed as means Of breaking
up all the late abuses Of the Bureau ard
placing the control OF The Indian affairs in
The Department where the immediate and
efficient action of the military may DC had
when the emergency demands it.
A conven.sn Il The Psssidents and Su-
perptendents Of the southern railroads, IL |
being held in Richmond The object being |
to secure unfora schedules Of time, and |
rates Of fire. One thousand, eight hundred |
and forty miles are represented.
Col. MARYLAND, special supervising agent
of the Post Office Department, has returned |
from his .secent visit to the MisgsAppi VAL |
ev. having succeeded in correcting the
buses in the mail service and adjusting the
difficulties among the mail contractors, on !
the route from Cairo 10 New Orleans.
The State Of Virginia issued yesterday,
IS 900 in coupon bonds to pay the interest
on her State debt This lis the first issue
under the act Of the las, Legislature.
J. H. Anderson, who was removed from
the OF &C of storekeeper OF the Richmond
penitentiary by the las l. gislature for his
Union sentiments, has been appointed by
the President, and was yesterday confirmed
by the Senate as Collector Of Internal Rev
enuc for the Southern District Of Virginia
Such Of the Mrnncsots Sioux Indians as
were not driven off by our operations IN
1869, or kent IN close confinement, were 10
Gated on the Missouri river, about 100
nile above the present capital Of Dakotah
Territory. Thre, hundr d, however, were
imprisoned at Davenport, Iowa, until re-
Gently, when by order Of the Secretary Of
| the Interior, they were released from con.
| hnement and taken to one Of the western
counties Of Nebraska, on the borders Of
Dakotah, and colonixei near the Missouri
river, alta point considerably this side Of
| Fort Randall.
Arrangements were also made for the
| transfer Of the Sioux who had been pre-
viously located on the river above, to their
lower settlement. The citizens of Dakotah
are particularly di1nant at the location oil
| the hostile Indians, and predict all sorts OF
| outiages and atrocities in the future. The
| affairs seems to have been enveloped IN
/! great secrecy. The intention Of the Gov
| eminent to locate them at the latter point
| was first known here from tho complaints
| Of the citizens Of the counties Interested
The turning loose Of SO large body oflaw
| less sayapes. who are believed to deserve
The penalty Of confinement for life, is re-
ceivcd with great alarm by the people Of the
!, frontier, and they especially object to Their
being placed so far to the rear Of many Of
the weak and widely separated white set.
Elements. The affair will probably be IN
vestigated, aud some congressional action
| solicited.
The commission appointed to examine
into the affairs Of the Merchants Natona
Bank. are OF the opinion that the institution
will be able to pay about per cent. on th'
amount OF its liabilities.
The s enate will take up the Pension bill
| on Friday, as The special order, and the Fl
| nance Dill of Senator Sherman will have Il
| 20 over for week, and the Constitutions
amendments will come Up on Monday mex
as the special order, and will occupy per
hars week
The Consular and Diplomatic, and Yves
Point appropriation bills, were finished to
day in the Senate, and now return to TIL
House. but there are no material amend
men,s that will be objected to, except th'
creation of another Assistant Secretary o
! State, to he termed a Second Assistant. L
is understood that Chief Clerk Hunter vii
be designated if the bill becomes a law.
The House committee are working indus
triously on the tax bill, which will probably
not b. mpleted before the last OF req
week. To morrow the tobacco interest vii
be pretty thoroughly entilated.
At the Convention of loyal men, held r
Alexandra, Va, yesterday, various re ou-
ions were offered and referred 10 commit
Zee Of five. These resolutions set forth that
,Lc rebellion was wicked and causeess
one. and that some discrimination should bt
made between those who supported the
Government aad those who opposed it.
recommending that ali who voluntarily bore
arms in aid of the rebellion should 10 ex.
GUIDED from the exercise Of the elective
iran' II Sc, but il! 1t is decided to restore to
all late rebels the ri shts of suffrage, no d.
t,ne tioa sh uld be made in PERM ting all
citizens 10 vote, Irrespective oil Color
Tney express coniidenc @ IN the abliity, slgac
ity and patriotism ola ma nityoi thepresent
! On, Congress, and decl,re that they viii cheer
jully acaGicsce in whatever measures they
NAV r,lopt for the reconstruct on Of :he late
rele. lious States thanking those of both
| Houses of Crner. = who secured Inc tina.
passage OF the Civil Rights BIZ according IA
| heart; approval Of President JcAnsor's pol
| iey ynile he was Governor Of Tennessee, and
since his eec, ion to he Chief siagistracy,
! for declaring that he loyal men alone shall
govern The State; they then cite passage
| from his syeech ct Nashville, in 1861, as
| taair creed. where the views q the Ptesi.
dent were ably enumerated, procaln-ifs tilas
| the ioyal men q Virginia are under the ~
| ranny of pardoned rebels, ungratssul Tor
the Kindness Of the President; and that the
disqualification Of rebels either 10 vote or to
hold oiii.e, is absolutely essential c the safa
and comfortable residence o. loyal men; pro-
posing reputation of the nets of the legls-
laion which lately met in Richmond, ani
asking or the meeting of the Constitutional
Convention to originate with true loyal
men.
Mr. Stephens is expected to start on his
tour thu oush the States on Monday next.
The Herald has statement thai Sweeny
has said recently that he was satisfied that
StephCus was rothing more or less than
British spy, and that hc was allowed TO es
cape from prison by the British author ties
for the sole purpose OF visiting this country
in thciv interests.
TIE Tribune this IN ,rning insist. that Mr.
Thomas Brown, formerly OF Diio has been
appointed by Collector smy:hc. his private
secretary.
From Sysslsin.xo..
WAsnlaHroS. Hay is.
The President fas approved Of the iol
loving hills AID joint resolutions: Autlloriz
ing tae coinage Of copper atd nickel I've
cent pieces; leavi a duty OF 20 per cent
on imported horses, cattle, swine, and
s. 9 p: giving the vice admiral a sc,retarf,
Ans ~ 'zing the selection oil prop r
site in the City Of New York Cor post Of
fee building.
a Washington special says: The House
committee yesterday had up the Mexican
Question. and ia their discussion the Mons
roe doctrine was adhered to. As to guar
ante ing = 30. eco 900 Of bonds. the commit |
tee though It best to sell Mexico war mas
tcrals, or ships, or even to take her bonds
in pay F1e,,t, salhcr ;, han guarantee any OF
her Indebtedness, but the house, probably, |