Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-11

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The Genste Naval Committee will report
herk IN ~ senate the House bill 70 increase
The corps Of paymssters in the regular navy
With q clause requiring the appointmenst 70
be made from the acting assistant peymas.
ters. with this amendment there y NO
The second comptroller yesterday decided
thst whenever the account Of . discharged
ofIicer or soldier has been settled and his
travel and nav adjusted usder the 10th &c
ion Of the act Of January q. 1913. or INC
9Th section of the act of July %, 1915, y v
not legal for any Disturbing or accounting
officer to reopen accounts for the purpose q
making additional allowances for CoDssruc
tive services or constructive travel. A
months sea ray is allowed to every Omcef
in the navy by . law which has lust passed
Congress for clothing lost during the VA Of
1861. Application should be made TO the
fourth auditor inclosing af1dsvits that .
clothing was not lost through n~egllgencc or
fault of the claimant, and also . schedule q
The PCx'. special says: The Ways and
Means Committee has some trouble In
agreeing uron the details Of the new "a
bill, and will probably be unable to report
before the end of the week.
WASHINGTON, April 10.-HoUsE.-Mr
Chandler, of N. Y, stated that if he had
been present yesterday when the vote wa
taken on the Civil Rights bill be woult
have voted in the negative.
Mr.. briggs, Of Mich, stated he he'd DeO1
called out by unavoidable business yestef
day and was absent but 81 minutes. Wher
he came back the bill was passed. Any on
who knew him knew he would not hAvt
lodged the question. If he had been pres
ent he would have voted aye.
Mr.. Dawes, of Mass, Offered . resolution
| which was adopted, directing the Secretary
| of War to furnish the House with the lind
| ings of the Commission in the case OF TN
| rewards for the capture Of Booth and Har
rold.
Mr.. Cullom, of ILL.,, from the COMMITTEES
| on Foreign Affairs, reported back two Join
| resolutions of the Senate authorizing Ad
| miral Paulding and Commodore RadfOrd 4
| accept decorations from the King Of Italy
in recognition of services rendered TO ffig
| ate Restalia, which were considered ant
passed.
Mr.. Raymond, from Committee on For
cign Affairs, reported a resolution, request
ing the President to inform the House wha
| steps nave been taken to protect the right
| and interests of American citizens on tn
| fishing grounds adjacent to the British prov
inces, and whether any legislation or othel
action on the part of Congress, in his iudg
ment, was necessary to secure those right
| and interests, in consequence OF the AbrOga
| ton of the Reciprocity Treaty OF 1854. Tn,
| resolution was adopted.
The Speaker presented q message from til,
President transmitting committee from tn,
Secretary of War with accompanying paper!
in relation to grants OF land, made by acts o
Congress passed in the years 1S4S, 1858 ant
1856, to the States of NJ ssissippi, Alabama
Arkansas, Florida and Louisiana, to aid il
construction of certain railroads. Thes,
grants would expire by Limitation on the It'll
of August, 1856, leaving roads for who's.
benefit they were conferred in an unfinished
condition, and the President recommend,
the time within which they must be compile
ted be extended for q period of five years
which was referred to the Committee or
Public Lands.
Mr.. Deming, from Committee on Military
Affairs, reported back with amendments q
United States. It was made special order
for Tuesday next.
Mr.. Ancona, from Committee on Military
Affairs, reported back with . substitute the
Joint resolution expressive Of the thanks q
Congress to Mai. Gen. Winfield Hancock,
for his mcritorious and conspicuous share In
the great and decisive victory of Gettysburg.
The substitute was agreed to and the resolu-
ton passed.
He also reported a bill to extend the juris.
dic,ion Of Court Of Claims, by giving Il ju-
risdiction to hear and determine all claims
of Paymasters, Commissaries Of Subsistence,
and other discussing officers of the United
States, for relief from responsibility on &C.
count of losses Of public funds or vouchers
by capture or otherwise during the late war.
On motion of Mr.. Conkling the bill was
rccommitted and ordered printed
The final vote on the passage OF the Bank.
rupt bill resulted rs follows: Yeas, 70 !:
Nays, u. :