Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-25

CHICAGO, Fsb. -. The Republicans
Wa .tington special to. night hes the & Il, ".
ing items:
Should she House agree to Blsines amend
ment to the tax bill to olace cotton an the
free list. there will not be enorsh revenue
tax collected next year n the cotton States
to nav the expense of its oollec ion.
Mr.. wilson, OF Iowa, took advantage last
night Of the absence Of the Democrats st
McCulloci,'s lsvee, 10 pass his iedemnitv
bill for the protection Of loyal onlcerp. and
to prevent any more encroaehmeuts Of tho
Supreme Court upoa such military tribunals
a. may be necessary to arrest and des,rov
traitors and their vaccinations. Tboreh
nearly oil the Democrais were A MoCnl.
loch's there were not dozen Republicans
went.
There ere nu0b9 efmsobses vho venld
not mourn il the tariff bill Wa Ieat. vet
Who would not vote openly sesinst d.
rhese members hold the balance Of pov.,
and can BY delays aad procrastinatins. pre.
ven, snv action q this ssssioe. liz a.i p
less their determination to do 90. and the
bill may BE- considered a. good a. lost. A
movement is on fost to ask the House to
simply non.concur in the Senate amend
ments, and ask for . committee of confer.
ence: but the friends of the measure can
slider that an attempt will be ms de At the
next session 10 prevent action on the ground
OF non>representstion Of the several States
Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Yesterday ex-
ahmed the special telegraph correspendents
of the leading journals in relation to the re>
cent Congressional peace conference. No
members have yet been examined. Mr..
Hubbell, Of Ohio. states that he never at>
tended any Of The caucusses or conferences
Mr.. Dodge gave party last night and
many members refused to 60 for fear Of
having their regulations injured on the
ground Of being charged with being eneag-
ed in another conspiracy.
Among the reJections yesterday was the
Presidents patron, Wax-work Slosnaker.
Of Philadelphia. who bad become 40 odious.
this being bis fourth rejection, that he did
rot receive single vote.
II is boldly declared that Sur IL will be
at liberty within 80 days and great fears are
EXPRESSED am ng Republicans that. under
Judge Fisher, he will be allowed to escape
entirely. 1t is understood that an effort
will be made to establish an alb.
The Niagara ship canal bill is considered
dead.
There is gleat danger Of the bankrupt bill
being lost, as the House refused 10 concur
in tue Senate amendments and the Senate
refused to recede.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.--The Journal special
from st. Paul ssys:-A Ere occurred here
last night BY which several negro families
sick with sma,l>pox were rendered shelter
less.
Thirty kegs Of powder were discovered
and removed just in time to prevent ter>
rifle explosion.
The House, to day. s discussing the pro
hibitory liquor law.
vetoed the bill allowing the counties along
the line Of the projected railroad from Port
Huron to point on the Milwaukee and De.
troit Railroad to pledge their credit to help
in its c0nst -uct.on.
A Springfield special ssys:-Gov. Oglesby
has signed the S ate House bill.
No special business Of interest was trans.
acted in the Lower House Of egislation this
forenoon.
The Senat. has not yet reported.
II. A. Stan, an Old Inc Democrat has
just been appointed Post Master At Milwau-
kee
A Washington special says The House
refused 10 suspend the rules on Mr.. Nor
rilrs motion to sen the tariff bill to com.
mittee Of conference. This is virtually the
defeat of the bill
Later dispatches from Springfield say
that the Senate has passed the bill locating
the Industrial College .. Champaign.
Both Houses have passed the supplement:
airy State House bill. II forbids the letting
Of contracts in excess Of the appropriation.
A fire occurred last night at Cairo. The
property destroyed was fully insured.
he cable news is withheld from tho
agent Of the Northwestern Associated Press.
No important news to-day.