Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-19


WAsuIyaTcy, May 1s--SENATE.-lhe
Senate receded from its amendment 10 the
dill TO fix the time and change the place OF
holding q. 5. Courts in Virginia, and the
|-bill WAS passed ~.
Amendment to strike out proposition
authorizing the Chief Justice to Call an extra
session of the Court was referred.
The special order of today, which was the
consideration of the bill from the Pension
Bureau was taken up.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-HoUsE.-Mr.D Don
| nelly offered the following resolution which
| was agreed TO:
Resolved, In view of the almost com
| -, 70 absence of the woods and forest
~ ga, interior regions of the CONT
| nent and their paramount Importance III
,La s,,,ia,o, and occupancy OF the coun
nv. that ,ho no, 'Uittee on public lands bt
directed to inquire 'e'her a system cann l9'
be devised whereby the o',n'lu j., ~ 800"
and forests may he encoui. .;a,,a,i7.r nl
destitute of timber by a liberal " ..1;v; \
pubic lands in alternate sections IL -. ~
uals or corporations, and the 7. servat : =.
he adjoining section by the government
an increased price or in the case oil Railroad
grants, the lands so granted or appertainlns
t'dtt ttHttpi W l'ttlIt'l Will titte
I'd To tic elm .tc and the needs of tho COM
| munity.
Nj. Burlcieh of Dacotah introduced bill
| to provide fora better projection OF the for
eigners of the United States and the Terri
tories thereof, which was read twice and re-
ietfed 10 comVittec on ,nliItary affairs
MI Wilson of Iowa from Judiciary Com
mittee reported beck Senate bill passed
Feb. 10. to prevent and punish kidnapping
which WAS cons erred and rassed.
The bill to establish III the District OF co
| lumbia Relcrm Scliool came IN rs uniin-
ished business anu, alter some discussion, TIC
| bill passed
Mr.. Walker reported bill TO amend the
Bath section OF the declaration OF rights q
| The state OF S.arylanl, 1116, so lar as it APP
Piled to the Disuict of Columbia in order
| that deviscs or gifts may be made to religi-
| Gus societies or corporations. The bill was
passed.
Mr. Schcnci, from Committee or Military
Affairs reported bill to oquaizc TIE boun
| ties Of soluitrs, sailors and marines who had
| owed IN The late war for the Union. ihe
bill is as follows:
SECTION /. mat instead Of any grant o!
land 81 any Other bounty, there shall bc al
/ lowed ana PAID 90 each and every soldier,
| sailor and ui4rin, VINO talthinlsy served ~
| such IN The army, navy, or marine corps ol
| thc United States and who has been, OF may
! hereafter be, honuraDiv discharged isomisuci
! service, the sum oi Ssh per month. or ut tie
! rate OF 500 per year, rs hereinafter provided
l Tor. All the time during which such sol
| diers, sailors or marines actually served be
| tween the 18th day of April, 1881, and the
| 10th day OF April, 1860, and III the case O
| any SUCH soldier, sailor or marine discharge
~ IA
l cciyetl in battle or while epgaget. IN the line
| of bis duty, the said allowance shall be com
putcd and rgid up to the end ri the term q
| service for With his enlistment was made
!! and in case OF tie death Of any s,i, h solder
\ sailor or marine while III the s.IylCe or ht
fore the end Oh his term ol eniisiinent, d
tischafged on account OF being wounaeti, a.
| before provided. the allcwan nsid iymel'
| snail be made to his widow, or il there be IL
1 widow, then to the minor children oil tht
deceased.
SEC = That in computing and ascer
! tanning the bounties TO be paid 10 any sol
\ der, sailor, or marine or ms proper repre-
tentative under the provisions Of this act
!, ere shall be deducted thcreirom any and
III, 'onniies already paid Or payable uEdci
Tie I, xis.ing laws by the United States SC
that IN ne case shall tie aggregate amount
Of boui IN $3.50 800, 800, a, ~.
month " so. 'a.'n,u i 10 ~ .ae,
rate OF slo' , .a', Gnu y, ,,. .o1 es In H.
sailor or ma '.o :" M' ,n ,ne =, s',c.
been patti or w aoa' ,'I ,,''1 .s =, eu n,
prize money 81 =, asu :" =, a - ahai, :,
such amount !" 'orrrs "o pa,a 81 an~ ,' ~ i,
act'ier with suc.' s'TA. ' ' 49,, ay
q bounty pad or pssa"a - ), .a1 III . ann
states anioa,. ~ 'hc sssSeA'' " wv '1A'
allowed by tnis act ., ,.ssx ,fo ,.or;.
Ssc q this ,a ae TO s e paid ta, or On ac
count Of any soldiers. lor or. or i,.leae e. Who ,,a
was caltui1a: pi.sc " - ~ On. 80.
time OF his enlistment nor 10 airy one VINO