Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-12

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Con. Howard has appeinted special r.
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president. 10 distribute the t25. 900 approx
pris, ed By Congress for the relief Of the
destitute epleeed eCgpls ierthe AialeeqeN
TAe Biaihx ConEIing investigating CON.
mittes il moving slowly. Interested poll
ticieps aadveshsrs ~ hid e ~ hesss tooA
New York City. and to be using oil the DER.
suasion and personal inference possible to
deter or choke ID any investigation that
would expose the Official frauds that were
perpetra,ed.
The select committee Of Eve, consisting
Of Senators Doolit,le, Collier, Anthony,
Cowan and Lane, mt this snOsning to lake
into consideration the propriety Of reducing
the clerical force " the Interior Depart,
neni, aads increasing the psy of1the re
mainder. The aggregate saving to the de
. partment BY this r1eaqs, it is estimatedp will
} be aV0G ~, V0Q. NAri0D hQ6B Ou
reabS were before The committee, and gen
orally argued in favor Of the plan. A bill
for that purpose whl soon be reported.
The st amer Asia, from Liverpool, has
arrived. News anticipated.
u The Trbunys Washington apscial cay
: The Senate to-day ton6rmed 0ehera
Mann as collector OF Internal Revenue foI
5 tirss district Of Illinois, vice s. Schneider
removed.
p6ls 6snssor Heh9sfson's bill Restricting a.
Presidents power Of removal from ofic'
= without cause.
q TIE veto Colorado bill will DO presented 4
!, the Seechl' Cabinet oeeting - Aoneag ent
. will be transmitted to the Senate.
I In the case GOf the Merchants Nationa
{ Bank had it nee bern for the conduct 9
pauldiDgs in disobed,encs Of orders in o.
b tempting to prop up the concern becaus
Is both Of his securities we're directors in tn
, bank, no loss would have been sustained
z by the Government. TIE court Of inqair!
Il are still taking testimony in his case an
and will probably report next week.
The House committee ON public txpendi
r lures net to day and laid plan for inves
3 tiga,ion Of alleged fraudulent practice at IN
u Bnosn md Now York Gust d ,Aouset
is which they will prosecute vigorously.
Gen. Howard Yesterday received the fol
n lowing dispatch from Gen. Clinton B. Fiske
ct the hrad Of the Eseedmsn's Bureau ia J On
neSsee '-' "f 80 So" II
Y MEMPHIS, Wednesday. May 9th 1866
y Tue school houses wil be rebuilt an
: schools all open ~ ain IN tel days. ] sha
remain here uhtil wsste places ase restored
r. (Slgned) CLINTON b. FisKE,
= Breret Major General.
The Times Washington special says =
le Indications are uninis,skeable tina. the joiG
p resolution which passed the House yestcr
: day, will be modified in the Senate b.
y striking on. the Sd section entirely. or sub
- stitutiug for it . provision detlar
ing certain classes " prominent rebels. for
ever ineligible 10 Office under he Nati0na
Government.
IL The President has appointed Col Waltc
~ b. States, Collector ot'('ustciRs for Chicago
y to get up the new five c, ut piece which i
soon TO he issued. 1t Y ~ cost about $500.
UUO. There will b., when the coinage i
as complete, $1,000, 900 in this nancy in cir
p, culatien, that being The amou"t Of posta
le currency, three and five cents that the coil
is intended to supersede.
" Col. James ID. Collins, formerly Of Ohio
u has been appointed Receiver Of Publ
{ Moneys, and United States Depository, a
Santa Fe, vice John Grcever, late Of Z, lum
:, bus, Ohio.
. Gems Steadman and Fullerton, the Com
,r missioners appointed to investigate III
), workings Of the Freedmcn's Bureau throul
ii the Southern States, hare made . report D
h their observations in Virginia and Nnrtl
d. Carolina. They sustain tile char es whcl
u have been freely ma, . against the agent
= Of being interested in specul atoms, ETC., ar,
=. recommend the removal Of the present eli
y GERS of the Bureau from those States, ali,
= the transfer Of the duties to the officers con,
!. handing troops in the State, as the agent
= have but little to do--all cases for trial O
adjustment having been turned over to IL,
civil courts.
the ssrenade to Stephens, Head Cent?,
}, of the Fenlans, last night, he made shor
il. address, n which he repeated his assurance!
/ that his mission here was to close up III.
e gaps in the Order. produced BY tiisse ntions
;. lie promised a lengthy speech at the erea,
meeting soon to be held.