Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-26
NEW YORK.

NV foRE, Feb. ga Tribune special
from Washington says: Gen Grant has
expressed himself to Senator Wilson and the
Secretary Of War as warmly in favor Of the
reconstruction bill. Contrary reports are
unfounded.
The report Of the committee raised By the
resolution offered by Mr.. Wentworth. q to
ar attempted compromise between certain
Republican members and the President, will
show nothing improper on the part Of the
Congressman concerned.
Senator Sherman will call up the loan bill
at the first opportunity, and move that the
Senate insist on their scheme Of per cent.
loan certificates instead Of one hundred mil :
lions Of greenbacks, as proposed in the
House proposition. considerable debate 10
expected.
The Custom House investigation report is
nearly ready. The bonded warehouse bus.
mess is the most corrupt OF all the irregular
tiles found. Efforts were made to have
some leniency shown Collector Smy the, but
the committee were memorable.
Vim. A. Dart, Who was removed last fall
from the position Of United States District
Attorney for the northern district Of New
York, has been reinstated BY the ATTORNEY
General.
A Worlds special says: The President
has rendered the Vienna Mission to Post
Master General Randall as the Senate viii
not confirm Cowan's nomination.
The House Judiciary Committee to day
agreed to report bill establishing eight
hours 40 days labor in all Government
workshops, navy yard, &c.
The Tribuue's special says: The judiciary
Commissioners on the investigation Of tho
matter Of the return to rebels Of confiscated
property shows that in Louisiana alone
property worth 1000, 600 had been re-
turned TO rebels BY order Of the President.
Our Generals have frequently decided that
this property belonged to tho Govern
ment as much As any property could. The
facts connected with the recovery BY the
rebels Of oil this kind Of property in oil the
States Of the South will startlc the public.
They can not only be shown from the rec.
ords Of the Bureau in Louisiana but from
those Of the Bureaus in oil Of tho Southern
States.
II is stated that the Roberts Fsnians in
this city contemplate an early resumption
Of operations in Canada.
In the Supreme Court, yesterday, the
Jury rendered . verdict for the defendant IN
the Indian reservation libel suit, Of Henry
W. Depuy, against Oliver q. Hartford. The
plaintiff sued for 800, 900 damages.
The lleralds Havana correspondence Of the
10th. says that the Bay Of savanna has been
secured by Mr.. Somers Smith, the charge
D'Ailars Of the United States in st. Do
mingo, as q coallng station in the latter Re-
public for United States vessels. The treaty
has already been forwarded.
The Hcrald's Belcize. British Honduras
correspondence Of the 80, says: Another
expedition has been started after the lndi-
ana, IN charge of Col. Haley Of the British
army.
The fact Of tie late defeat Of Her Majes>
TVS troops are SO dsgraccful, that for the
credit OF the soldiers, ! forbear to give the
details
The cane crop is magnificent, and some
thousands OF ripe cane is waiting for the
mills, ard We shall have excellent sugar in
abundance.
A Times special says: Edward Cooper,
of the Select Committee, to inquire into the
murder Of Union soldiers in South Carolina,
had submitted a minority report, in which
he admitted that the soldiers were unQues
tonably deliberately murdered, bat claims
tina. it is not proved beyond reasonable
doubt that the discharged prisoners were
guilty Of the crimes. lie then proceeded
at length to sustain the official action, which
finally eliminated in the release Of the pris-
oners under the haJeas corpus. He also
disagrees with the committee as to the ne.
cessity for military rule in the South TO
maintain order