Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-07
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NAsniN0ToS, Feb. 6.-SssATg al.
Watson, from tho Military Committee, fs>
ported bill, recently introduced BY MN, :
providing for temporary increase oil ply /
or army officers. Ordered printed.
On motion. tho night session of the lith
ust wss &C., apart for the consideration of
,ills from the Committee on Pensions.
Mr.. Pomsroy ,troluced bill TO amend
HE &C, granting lands TO Kansas 10 aid in
he construction Of the Southern Pacific
tailroad and telegraph from For Riley to
Fort Smith. Referred.
Mr.. Poland introduced liil fixing the
'alasies Of Judges Of the Supreme Cour. in
The Territories, At So, GOO, FROM April lst,
1867. Referred 10 the Judiciary Commits
tee
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee on For.
eign Affairs, reported, with amendments,
the bill appointing additional commissioners
TO the Paris Exposition, proving reguin.
tions for the government Of the Board OF
Commissioners and making additional ap>
preparations for the expense attending
proper representation Of the United States.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill fixing the
Vice President Referred 10 the Committee
on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Edmunds called UP the bill TO icgu
late the tenure Of Office.
Pending the question on the House
amendment, to include Cabinet ministers
among those officers Who may no, be TO-
moved without tie consent OF the Scnat,,
Mr. Howe spoke in favor e the amendment
conicnding that, under the Constitution,
officers OF the Government could not he re
moved except Oh Impeachment, and that the
My questions that ought to be put to can
| didate for office were those touching his ca
pacity for the position.
Mr.. johnson spoke in opposition TO the
amendment, and advocated the right OF ihe
| President to appoint and remove Cabinet
| officers.
Mr.. Doolittle spoke in similar strain.
Mr.. Buckalew opposed the amendment.
Mr. Sherman doubted tic pTopricty. ns
| under It the Preside. would have to retain
in office the Cabinet Of mis- predecessor
| until the Senate consented to a reno val,
though they night be politically opposed to
| him.
After further debate the amenemsni was
So the Senate refuses to concur in the
House amendment aud the subject must 81
e. q COMMITTEES of conference.
The Senate then went into executive SEES
sion and soon afterwards adjourned.
Ilousr Mr.. Henderson introduced q
Joint resolution for the survey Of the bound
airy line between Idaho and Oregon. Re
trrrcd.
The Indian Appropriation Bill reported
last evening from the Committee Of the
Whole c,nc up as unfinished bushes, and
gave rise 10 lively discussion between Mr.
kasson and Mr.. Windhsm, on the relative
expenses of managing Indians, under thu
War Department and the Interior Depart
mcnt. The debate was also participated In
by Mexsrs. LANYARD, Schofic!d, Henderson
Thayer and Brcomall. Finally Mr. Thayei
| moved to rccor slider the vote by which Ia,
main question was ordered - as 10 leave The
| bill opsn. The motion TO rccnmrlit was r.
considered. and tho House r,.usel to eidci
the main question.
| Mr.. Scl.oiield moved to rccouinit the bill
to tho Commute ON Appropriations witt
instructions to report back, excluding al
appropriations not necessary, 10 carry on
tho treaty Of s,ipulatioas or maintaining th'
| indians.
Tho motion was agreed to and ieccmnsit
ted wi,h IL. instruct ons
The speaker then presented rcssac
from the Presidcn, transmitting. the repot
Of the Secretary of state as 10 states nov
repre- seated in Congress, which ratified tn
Constitutional Amendment prop scd by III
aath Congress- The Secretary reports an
thentic evidence OF such ratification, recei,
ell from Connecticut, Tennessee, New .'er
.ey, Ohio, Vermont. West Virginia, Ken
sas and Missouri, AMI tina; a printed cop,
OF tie Joint resolution ra,ifyins il los beer
re. cved from New Hampshire.
Mr. Ancona reported bill amcndatory o
the bounty act OF july 2sth, 1866, SO as 4
allow soldiers VIII, have lost their discharg
cs TO make all oah Of service, &C., 70 tn
4 Auditors Bureau. Passed.
Mr.. Uonnellv introduced 4 bill allow IN
transportation aud bounty 10 soldsrs $
charged Tor ,rposc OF accepting civil sc'
wee by order ii t., government. Re.errct
Mr.. Blame gave MT 20 thu. Ns would 4
the earliest Opportunity cal UP he hous
biii to pas lovli States fer Uo,ps furnishes
Ths House proceeded 70 debate the cor
sidcratIcu bill reported hy Mr.. Jencks, irot
the JOINT select committee IN .etrcnchmea
- regulate the ,iv.i service OF the nitr
States.
MIR. Mckee m3gei ali Amendment to tn
st ction SO as u render it Ineligible I
office for those who voluntarily aided or en-
couraged anv Instruction against the Gov
eminent OF The United States.
ia motion Mr. Stevens amendment WI
tabled by a vote Of - against CT.
Mr.. Jcnchs changed his vote Il ave am
moved to reconsider the vote. but Withdrew
/. TO allow the transaction ot other business
MIR. Stevens reported the following !rou
the Reconstruction Committee:
bill to provide for the more cificien gov
eminent Of the insurrec,ionary States.
WHEREAS, The pretended State Govern
ments Of tie late so called Confederat
States OF Virginia, North Carolina, Soutl
Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama
Louisiana, Florida, Texas. and Arkansas
were set up without authority Of Congress
and without the sanction Of tho people; =
and
WHKREAs, The so pretended government
afford no adequate protection Tor life c
property, and encourage lawlessness IN
crime and
WnsRxAs, It's necessary that peace On
good order should BE- enforced in the 81
called States, until loyal State Government
can be legally established; therefore
Be il enacted by the Senate and House
!; Representatives, &c, that the so-ca:ls
4 States shall be divided into military di
J. ,ricts and made subject 10 military autho
= ity Of tho United States, ~ hereinafter pr
e scribed, and for that purpose Virginia sh,
70 constitute the first district, North Carolil
aud South Carolina the second distri,
Ge,gria, Alabama and Florida the thi
.. district, Mississippi and ArkM .as the four
All district, and Louisiana aud Texas the III
district.
SEC. 2. That il shall be the duty Of I
ne, General Of the army to assign 70 the CO
'a' mand Of each of said districts, an officer
4 the regular army, not be,ow the rank
". Brigadier General, and 10 detail snilici,
s8 miltar force 20 enable suc officer to n