Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-01

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~ = ~ Tin O. OnIssl States
vi}ch ~ rsad twies - soobfsso 70 the
Judiciorv Cominleloe. ..
sAY'he q - ia ~, s1.Al1s
ssrl. ~ he State u Iowa - I'D II ~ co...
\ sssr,.icr Of q railrood. which wss reod
twice AMI refsxrsd v shsee1mitses q up
IS fisdOm. 4 llina.. jat6Ddse5d : jist
,,sointion 1oe IL lulisf q esseao ss1ASc1s
nm he Sioux river In the 6tate Of Atnnsso:a.
wh;rI vas read twics end feierred to me
committec on Indian a6aifA go,
NJ. Clark, Of Kansas introduced ON
granting lauds 70 the 80 Of Kansas 70 csu
IN the construction q - ksnsAs anu ne
osho Valley Railroad And ite extension ~
the Red River, which was read twice and re
TERED TO the Committee On fuOhc Aa"uS'
and ordered printed. An =.
MI Ancona, Of p. istrs1us1 bill 70
amend Tho internal revenue Acts Of June ~:
1894. and March ID, 1858. which wae reed
twice aud referred 70 committee on Ways
II The resolution offered in January lAss BY
NJ, Julian, Calling for the speedy tnsi =
len. Davis on the charges NILE aGa!e" ~
And his prompe execution II found guilty,
~ taken vp. Mr.. Jalie9 ,e4fl1ed the
House In supporting the feS0l6lioD, when Il
Ma ps6s red 10 the Judiciary CouiuitAse
The committee on pubic sxpsntiiiures
was instructed TO enquire into the slf., . 2
frauds In enforcement NJ tie reveu0e laws
At Boston and New York, and authorized TO
sit during recess Of CoDgress 1t the most
convenient place.
TO furnish list of claims of citizens Of the
United States now pending In our Legation
u Caracas, against the Venezuelan Govern.
Incnt, and state what measures are required
| tor their speedy settlement.
| Tue River and Harb0r bill was consider
ed.
Mr. Elliot spoke in it favor, and proved
| the previous questi0n. Tue bin posood.
Mr.. Blame submitted letter from Proves,
Marshal General Fry and made personal
explanation vindics,fne himself from the
charge Of having made untfuthiul statement
touching difficulties between Conkling and
Fry. The letter states Blsne's assertion
strictly true. and details the ditaculties y
some length.
Mr.. Stevens from the Reconstruction Com
mites submitted . report alren9y publieAed
in reply to q question. Mr.. Stevens bAit
this report did not supercede the one con
corning Tennessee, submitted some day!
SINCE That the letter could be called up a
any time. The report by two-thirds VOTE
was made the special order Tor Tuesday
"Wednesday AMI Thursday next week.
Mr.. Stevens said q short written repor
would soon be presented.
Mr.. Stevens, from the Committee on Ap
Preparations, reported bill making apprO
priations for the use of the Bureau OF Re
iugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands To-
the year commencing Jan. 1st, 1865. which
was read twice and referred to the Commit
TEE of the Whole on the State Of the Unioi
Q vi made the special order for tomorrow
rhe bill makes the following appropriations
Salaries OF Assistant and Sub Assistant Com
missioners,. ~ 500; salaries II cleskA $e2.
800 stationery and printing, $G3. 900 Qusr
tiers and fuel, $500; clothing tor distrlbu
tton, 81. $50 OOO; cOmmissary stores, "a. LOG.
Cog; Medical department, $500. O0O ; trans
portation, 81. 05O. 600 school supcrintcnd
cnts, $21 900; sites for school houses an,
asylum. S3ooOOO; te!egraphing, $4,000
.otal, sll ,5s4, 900.
Mr. Stevens offered substitute for til
bill introduced by him Dec. 20 and reierre'
to the Committee Of the Whole on the Stat
of the Union, to double tllspensions Of .hos
who were made pensioners by casualties O
the laie war, to pay damages done loyal mel
by the rebel government and rebel rai0er
and to enforce the confiscation of prOpert,,
of the enemy, which was ordered print a.
The substitute iorfeits t. the United State
all the public lands belonging to the clever
States that for ned The g0verpment Of th
30 called Confederate Stsies OF America; d.
reefs the President to cause the seizure forth
!, with Of such property belonging TO the bel
ligcrcut enemy forfeited by the act Of tn
nth Of July, 1862; to hold and appropriat
. the same as enemy's property, and to pro
coed to the condemnation Of that alread
seized. 1t also provides that the Pr.siden
shall appoint two Commissions, or more, 4
consist of 3 persons each, to adjudicatc an,
condemn such property, which shall thel
become vest i in the United States. TIL
lands thus contiscated shall be distributed l.
the slaves liberated by the operations of tn
war and the amendment to the Constitution
at The rate of 40 acres to each adult NAL
person and to each widow who is the hea
. family, to he held by them in fee simple
but to be inaiicnable for ten years. Ate
|. which time the absolute title to the land
shall be conveyed to them
The rest OF the confiscated property Is Il
; be applied to the following purposes givin,
800 tor the erection of buildings on eacI
b 'mestead, twenty million to be invc eted II
United States securities and the interes
added to the pension. Pensioners one hun
drCd millions 80 go towards equallxing til,
bountics of soldiers, and I, hundred mil
lions to 60 towards defray ng damages 4
loyal citizens by the civil ana military ope
nations Of the Government lately called th,
Confederate State OF America. NOpcrson
property is to be rel I'd whose whole estat,
on the 18th of March, 1865 was not wortl
more than $4,000, unless he had volunta
fly become an Office or employee in til,
military or civil service of thsso ca led Con
iedcfate States in enforcing all confiscatiOns
property is to be LETT to the dclinquen,s.
MIR. Dayis-I furthermore stated that il
vas the province Of the two houses TO Judge
exclusively, each for itself, Of the electi03s
qualifications and returns Of its own mt1n
bers. That was the issue. The President
lled no control or jurisdiction, bat ct the
a1ane time II the members cOhtcnding fOl
seats were to get together in such bodies as
constituted a majority of We two houses,
then the, President had the right to recOg-
nixc thrin as tho Congress. say 30 still.
That 10 my oaIni n, my belief .ss.aisy
4 Adjourned. a e.2a +
a National Csnss1sQsaes o. veMlson.
New Yoxx, April 30.--The Commercially
Washington special saws:
It il rulnored TINT the President advocates
calling a National Convention to settle the
siaeues now pending. The siaI1e appropria-
tons already made and ptopdsed by Con-
gress alarm the finance committee
The l,ham a8enaersOn Trial.
s NASHVILLE, April 30.-The case Of Isham
Henderson respmsdss CoA Chs. IL Isvip