Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-20
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/ CLERK 81 the House sannOgncai the agree
meat of the House 20 the report q the Con
ference comn.ttse, On Tie oil. to regua.,
tie tenure OF flies. Ii GOES to the Pres
iden,.
Mr. Sumner offered resolution calling
upon the President to inform the Senate il
there had been any correspondence between
the Department Of State and the Minster
resident 1t Portugal, with reference to bis
compensation; also, TO inform the Senate u
auch minister received any compensation
for service since the act of last summer de-
ny ing him such compensation, aud out Of
what fund. Agreed to.
| The bill amendatory TO an act - provide
for the safety Of the lives of passengers on
board Of steam vessels, to regulate the ssla'
riss Of steamboat inspectors and other pur-
poses, was passed.
Mr.. Wade moved that the Senate insist
on its amendment TO the reconstruction bill
and agree 10 the amendments called for by
the House.
Quite lengthy debate ensoed.
| Mr.. Sherman would, under ordinary cir
cums,ances, vote for COMM tee OF confer
encc, but il was known that opposition to
the Senate amendment IN tins case was not
10 lie reconc,lei without suFrendcrng the
principles upon which the bil was framed.
| Opposition to the bill came from the two
extreme views in tie House; one asserting
| that the rebel States were now entitled 10
Representation, and the other bciesiag hat
the terms Of the bill were to liberal. lie
did not sec how the conference committee
cou'd settle this difference, and thought Il
| best for the Scnrte to insist still further on
its amendment and give the House another
opportunity to agree with the Senate.
Mr.. Hendricks said he did not desire the
| President TO take advantage Of the ten days
rule to defeat the bill hc did not think
there was any reason TO believe that the
| President would decline TO act, il he had
time allowed him to do SO.
| Ms. Fessenden said the bill failed in the
| House, NJ he understood, because Mr..
Blar's amendment, as redrawn, was thought
not TO afford sufficient protection to 10y al
men, this could be remedied, in the confer
cncc committee he concurred in the belief
that the amendment did not 60 far enough
in the safe guards he preferred the militia
| ~ bill as il came iram the House, and was
unwilling to take the responsibility Of in.
sisting on the Senate amendment, as il
might defeat the Dill.
MIR. Howard rejected Mr.. Fessenden's
views.
Mr.. Howard was unwilling to trust this
important subjec, to committee Of confer
ence. Such a measure should be settled BY
the two Houses in open session.
| Mr.. Sherman moved that tho Senate in>
sist on its amendment.
Mr.. Trumbull did not regard the bill, as
it came from the House. a military bill o.
he slightest Importance the 14th section
provided for Just o. much military control
over the South as this military bill, as il
made il the duty ol the President to protect
Union men, black and white, in every right
and the enjoyment of every liberty II this
had not been done already il was useless T.
| repeal the law already on the statute book
lie though, something else besides Til.
on INT to hc Incorporated in this bil, and h,
| advocated BLAIR, amendment. He WIS OPP
posed q a conference COMMITTEE. liz also
alluded 70 tn Freedmen Bureau hough
il WAS tsue that Geaeial Howard was at 1t,
| head, the President set aside bis orders ise'
| auentlv, when he ur his subovGinatcs haC
attempted to punish crime in the South
The President had recently pa'doned thC
murderer ol tt nero in Virginia, and hat
pardoncd other rebels On motion OF reoc
Governors.
After further debate, the Senate insisted
upon it's amendment and took recess.
EVENING SEssIoN.--1he Chair submitted
the response OF the President 10 the reso!u
ton enquiring whether any violation Of civ
II rights bill was known and il SO what wa.
done to bring the offenders to justice.
Ordered to be printed.
The bill to abolish and fore yer prohib
peonage in New Mexico.
Passed.
The bill passed that regular army officer.
shall have 10y brevet the highest rank they
held as volunteers.
The bill passed given $500 to drafted mei
who found substitutes and were again draft
ed and went into service.
Adjourned.
iIorsr.-The House proceeded 20 consid
err tho act for the more efficient govsrnmen
Of the rebel States, and refused 10 concu
IN the Senate amendmcnt-13 to 9S- til,
democrats mostly voting in the negative
and then appointed committee oil confer
eucc.
Messrs. Shcllsbarger. Stevens and Blain,
were appointed the said committee OF con
ference.
Mr. Schenck form the committee Of con
ference on the bill to regulate tenure .
offices, made a rep0rt-the same as wa
adopted IN the Senate yesterday, which va.
agreed to by lis against 40, strict party
vote.
The Indian appropriation bill was consil
cred and passed.
The Speaker presented telegraph dis
pa CHI from Amsterdam. n. Y, announ cinl
the death Of Samuel Downing, the last sol
dicr of the Revolution, yesterday at Elm
burg, Saratoga county.
The Senate anne ndment to the House bill
for III. election OF Congressional printer
providing fer election % by Senate, wal
conCurTred in.
The post route bill was passed.
The House went into committee Of thu
whole on the army appropriation bill
amounting to $23i, 50S.l2 . section Of
which provides that the general IN chisi
shall have his headquarters in Washington
and not Re assigned to duty elsewhere with
out the approval Of the Senate, and order.
given TO the contrary to be considered mis-
dsmeauor in Office, and any officer who shall
refuse to obey such orders will be lab,
to imprisonment not less than two MOI
more than thirty years. This provoked OPP
position from the democrats and without
conclusion the House took recess.
A motion 10 reconsider the vote WAS Ia
bled by so against 40.
Mr.. Banks introduced resouton relative
to the suffering poor Of the South, which
passed.
The House went into Committee Of thu
Whole on the army appropriation bill.
Msssrs I.eBloud and Wright argued
against the section alrsady referred to- The
former characterized it as trick to sntrap
the President.
But little attention was paid to the dis
cussion, the members being mainly engaged
in ascertaining wha: votes might be chang
cd to secure concurrence ia the Senate,
amendment to the military h.li
EVENING SESSION The S cie.ary of th,