Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-20
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NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The anniver0as Y
of Washington's birth will Be observed % 4
holiday here. Public business, and to a
great extent private business will be sus.
pended.
The Executive Committee Of the Nation al
Board Of Underwriters today presented .
report in favor Of the limitations to insur-
ance, which will be submitted to . conven-
ton Of the delegates Of all the companies to-
morrow.
New YoRK, Feb. 20.-The Tribune
special says:-Thc Senate Finance Com
mittee to day had under consideration quite
Z number OF nominations Of revenue officers,
Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Nearly oil Of them will be reported back
adversely, which is a virtual rejection.
The Senate N i,ary Committee have had
under considera,i III the mi itary nomir a :
tons.
They Lave pas ed, thus Ear, but very
few
Chances arc that Urge number of them
will be rejected.
Tie COMMITTEE are insti,u ing rig d ems
Quirv mo the character OF those IN dc by
he p. resident, against the wishes Of Secre.
tary Stanton, ard unless their record 10
COED tney Will DC rejected.
There is no probability that anything vi i'll
be done with the proposition which Was re :
ferred to the Committee on Ways and
Means TO report bill providing that there
shall be no further reduction during the
present year Of the four million dollars per
month
At meeting Of the Southern Republican
Association held in Washington on Mon>
day evening, Gov. Hamilton, Of Texas, offer.
ei the following resolution which was
adopted:
Rcsolced, That in any action Of the Con.
gress Of the United States touching the con.
dition Of tine States lately in rebellion, it is
essentially necessary to the protection Of the
lives and property Of loyal men to the cree,
ton Of loyal governments in those States
that the present governments be
abrogated, The loyal men Of
all races be franchised, and at least
portion o! the rebels disfrsnchised, and
tue organization OF lcgitim tie State Gsv-
therefore respectfully but earnestly ask
Congress to apply the bill known - the
Louisiana bill, reported by Mr. Elliott OF
the House OF Representatives. to all the in.
surrec ionary States not now represented
in Congress. AID we do dlsappsove the
bill nov pending before the House OF Rep.
resentativcs known rs the Military bill, IS
passed by the Senate Of the U. 5.
At meeting Of the Cabinet to-day the
Pos; Master General remained in conference
with the President for some time after the
departure Of the other members, and when
he came out he did not look like On official
who is threatened with decapitation.
The Fenan excitement in this city is
shaping into serious action. Tue discour.
aging cable Geographic dispatches were dis
believed, and volunteering was brisk. The
Brien, Bond street. Lawrence q Toole, Lara,
and other circles held enthusiastic meetings
during the evening. Mayor Hoffman being
invited to address Fenian meeting. b de.
clined in . manner that showed he did not
approve Of such demons trationo.
The depot Of the Morris h Essex Railroad
At Drakesville, N. j., Was burned Yesterday
morning early. The agent Of the company,
Mr.. Frank Bryan, and his wife. who slept
in the building, narrowly escaped with their
lives from the burning station. Two OF
their daughters were severely burned
Nothing in the building was saved.
The Herald's Richmond correspondent
says: A man named Massey was attacked
by gang of ex>rebels under the leadership
Of \ sheriff named Davide, At Waynesville,
North Carolina, recently. He ives fired
upon 40 times without being injured, and
returning the fire, injured man named
Underwood. He then escaped, but the
sheriff says he will call out the county to
take him. Massey was engaged during the
war in passing recruits through the lines -
that ofense. This vas the cause Of the at<
tack.