The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-29
WAsaISeror, July 2e.

WAsHISaroS, July %.
At the sssiou ef ~ ss.q1s. ~ svssina
: Coufevuce ccmnittee 01 N 1(isosllsneou1
Approprias;on bill iwas ashed q ~ Hcass.
The bill 70 give transportation to soldisrs
to sud from stl4piac4 yheN Gove1nmsnt fnr.
nilAs iksn Viz attieesllA, ssAs passe1,
and goes to the Prssidtnt.
The joint resolution continuing in forcs
army regulations enacted since January IA,
1861 was called np1and anendsa by addnG
two colored regiments TO the regular army,
and then passed.
The hilf extending the jurisdiction Of the
Unitsd StaHss CircSit Cosrt wa1 paesed, and
goes TO the President.
The report Of The Conference committee on
the tariff bill was agreed to and the bill goes
70 the President
The report Of the Conference committee
on the civil appropriation bill increasing the
nay Of Conereesmen, and respecting ths boun.
II bill was agreed to BY the following vote:
Yeu,-Messrs. BuckAlew, Comes, Cow
an, Darnes, Doolittle, Edmunds, Fsssenden,
Foster, Guthaie, Henderson, Howard, John.
son, McDou6all, Morgan, Norton, Pollard,
Pomeroy, Ramsey, RIDDLE, Shsrnan, ,0H.gus,
Stewart, Sumner, Van Winkle and Williams.
2s.
Nay,-MeSefo, AutnOnyf Nuouuict,
Creswell, Harris, Kirkwood, Lane, IN,
Y.) E. Roes, Trumbull. Wade, Wiley, Wilson
and Yates.-l8.
Mr.. Wilson then urged that the bill to
eoualize bounties be taken up, but motion
made by Mr.. Holland to proceed with the
consideration of the case OF Nr. Patterson,
nom Tennessee, prevailed, and the following
resolutions was adopted by vote of q to
II.
Resolred, that Hog. David Patterson, upon
taking the oath required By the Constitution
and laws, be admitted to his seat as Senator
from Tennessee. The following was the
vote
Feas-Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan, Davis,
Doolittle, Edmons, Fessenden, Foster. Gnth-
rie, Harris. Henderson, Powell, johnson,
Kirkwood, Lane, Norton, Pollard, Riddle,
Sherman, Van Winkle, Wiley and Williams
-2l.
Nays-Messrs. Cnandisr, Creswell, How
ard, Pomeroy, Ross, Sumner, Trumbull,
Wade and Yates. The Senate at AIS A. n.
again went into executive sesaion.
The following is . continuation Of last
nights House proceedings:
The Senate bill for the admission OF Ne
braska was passed, 63 to 81.
The Senate joint resolution continuing
army regulations came up, and on motion OF
MI. Schenck, who characterized it a.
oontinpRnce of the Senate to avoid passing
n arpnt bill, it was laid on the table.
AteSort from the Conference Committee
on the deficiency bill WAS agreed TO.
the Civil Appropriation bill was received,
retaining increased compensation Of Senators
and members, making tho pay Of Speaker
5000. 1t was rejected by vote of yeas IA
nays 10.
Another Conference was asked for from the
Senate.
The Conference Committee on the army
bill reported, and the report was agreed to-
IThe report of the Judiciary committee on
the case of Jen. Davis, part Of which we
had yesterday, isss fql'osa:l
= The committee present mass oftestimony
showing that the rebel authorities, under the
direction Of Davis, declined to give negro
soldiers and their officers the treatment due
to prisoners Of var. 1t is shown that Gau.
Kirby Smith objected TO the capture Of ne
groes in arms, and letter from General Dick
Taylor is quoted, in which he says: II have
been urofcislly Informed that some Of our
troops hve captursd negroes In sxms-
hos tlis may NOT b 90, anA that yom sab
ordinates 10 command Of capturing parties
may have recognized the propriety Of giving
no quarter TO armed negroes apd thejF on
cers" A message Q. Jef Dtyis Z also
quoted, in which be proposes that Union Of
hcers in command Of negro troops shall,
When captured, be dealt With ~ criminals
engaged in melting ssrvile instruction. With
regard to the maltreatment of Union prison
ers, it is generally shown that Je6. Davis de.
II nd
robbers, who had forfeited their claims TO be
treated O. prisoners of war. A great mass
of testimony is added to show that the pris-
oners we're treated In accordance with the
views Of Davis, q above setforth. The doc
umeurs.citea are eli of rebel origip, apa show
that the prisonefs at the South were In .
friehtful condition. The facts were frequent
ly brought to the notice Of the Confederate
authorizes at Richmond, but without avail.
A letter from one SAbina Dismakes, dated
at Sta esburg. South Carolina, October
18th, 1864, TO Jefferson Davis, says, with
regard to the sufferings of the persons a'
Florence 'sIf such things are allowed to
continue they will most surely draw down
some awful Judgment upon our country. 1t
is q most horrible national sin that cannot &C
unpunsbed. If we cannot give them fcod
and shelter, for Gods sake send them back
to Yankee land, but don't starve the misera-
BILE creatures to DEATH Accompanying the
letter was an article from the Sumter Wdfch
man, giving the details of . visit made By
the writer to the PRISON at Florence. Thu
account is most horrible one. The prison
ers are described as filthy, diseased, famished
men, with no hopes Of relief. except b,
death. All were in rags and barefoot, ane
crawling with vermin. While the reporter
Was there rain storm took place, and he de
scribes the activity with which the prisoner
welcomed it, opening their months % catcl
ID hands, and then receive from him tn,
same like office. A great mass Of similal
testimony is submitted, all going 70 show tha
Davis was fully aware of the condition Of ths
prisoners. Considerable space is devoted x
the Vaccinations of Clement G. Clay, Bev
erly Tucker, Geo. N. Saunders, Jacol
Thompson and others, in Canada, during thu
war, and it is shown that portion Of thu
rebel secret service mopey yas paid (
one Hyahs, who rendered services in convey
ing boxes Of small .pox elothing 10 be sold .
Washington. In connection with these mat
ters large number of documents were sub
nstted. In all Of these schemes it va
shown that Davis WAS concerned, and tn
committee agreed that the fact il . bar TO ths
plea that he and his associates we're incspa
ole OF the crime of assassination. In furthe
confirmation of this view, copies Ar
given Of letters ffom . foreigner
named DeKaib, who proposed =
blow up the capitol At Warrington, wheI
Abe Lincoln and his myrmidoms and th
Northern Congress we're assembled there
One Of these letters i endorsed by Walker
lrebel Secretary Of War. Another letter fror
lone PArramore, stasing h had fs1nd : mean
Iof diaposing Of the leading cAaEaetses = .
NosS, II q sndseAana naaass, beas u
Ispaossensot Of JED. Davis knssk Aa0th
LEI letter from Il. G. Durham, directly pro
posing the assassination of 0svssd, Liaeols
i0en. Prentice, &c., vritesn 70 Dssis I'D n
|ferred By him TO the rebel Secretary Of Va,
is produced. The committee uEgs that thea
letters prove conclusivey that Davis and b
Cabinet kpev that plcts Of asssdsAsion vsl
oa foot
Copious extracts From the testimony give
at the trial of Payne, Mrs. Surratt, and the
accomplices are submitted, all tending
conhrm the opinion. It 10 also sisted thi
sfidayits have been taken By the Judge AZ
vocate General, from several pessoas, "
swore that they were present 8 N intsfvia
between sGurratt, Davis and benjamin, fu
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