The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-16

Specials to new york DAilies.
New YoRK, Feb. Is.

New YORK, FEB. 10.
The steamer Bremin from Southampton IS
below e
The Worlds Washington special says the
snecial committee on the debt of the loyal
States had another session to-day for the par
nose ofdeterming tn basis of apportonment
10 which each State is entitled
1t appears that Missouri is not disposed to
accept her superintendent, she claiming some
eight millions more than the committee are
willing to allow. The matter viii be resumed
again to. morrow.
The Ways and Means Committee have di-
rected the Commissioner of Customs to pre-
pare a bill abiishing the offices OF Surveyor and
Naval officer. The Commissioner in report
to the Committee showed to their satisfaction
that these Offices could be abolished. not only
without any detrlment to the service, but with
a very great saving to the government lhey
are regarded as mere snecures and ought 10
be disco ntnued
The Senate Judiciary Committee had under
consideration to-day Senator Towards bill
re organizing the Judiciary of the United
States This bill differs very materially from
the bin introduced BY Senators Doolitte and
Henderson. 1t vests all Authority and juris
iiction in the Circuit Courts OF the United
States in the District Courts of the United
States. aholishing the former. 1t provides
for the esHbiishmentin each of the circuits
of the United States court to be called the
Court of Appeals, which shall have jurisdic-
ton of all cases arising in the several District
Courts within said circuits respectively, but
no original jurisdiction.
The Times Washington special says the
United States Court of Claims tor day decided
the case of Pierce rs. the United States, in
volving the validity of the Floyd acceptances.
The decision is adverse TO the claimant. The
opinion of the Court is, that these aceeptances
were issued without authority of law, for q
fraudulent purpose, and therefore the Gov.
eminent is not bound to pay them, although
they were in the hands OF bona tide holders
Over 81, 900 is involved IN this and other
eases dependent upon the result of the above
decision.
The Tribune's Washington special says F.:
ttls reported to day. and seems to believed by
mauy, that Mr. Bancroft is a candidate for
the custom house in New York 1t is believed
even by some who are seriously supposed to
be IN the confidence of the Administrations
Mr.. Seward gave dinner yesterday. to
which tue members OF the diplomatic CORPS
aud other distinguished individuals were in
vited.
Il IS expected that Hon James McIntyre
Will denver d speech upon Reconstruction to-
morrow.
Within the past fortnight some FIVE hun
dred post Offices have been re opened in the /
Southern States, and the work is still going
forward.
The Union Pacific Railroad having filed
map IN the Interior Department of the per
manent location of the road west of Omaha,
Nebraska, fnr the second hundred miles. the /
commissioner of the general land office has I
instructed the local land officers to Withhold +
from sale the odd sections within twenty /
miles on each side of the road.
Inc Herald's Savannah letter sas the Mex. /
leo city papers contain full accounts of the
setzate OF Bagdad aud expresses the hope
that me United States will make reparatou
and thus remove the necessity Of declare +
ton of war.