Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-25
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TO THE DAILY DEMOCRAT.
rminrY.NsNr CONGRESS.

Lon, to prohibit any officer Of the Governs
mont from paying any claim accruing from
the 18Th Of April, 1861, in favor of any per-
son who promoted. encouraged or n any
manner susta ned the REBEL ion, or in favor
Of any person who during the rebellion was
not known to be opposed thereto, ard dis
tinctly in favor of its suppression.
The Senats judiciary Committee recon
nended striking out ali after the word re.
belion. where i, first occurred.
Mr.. Trunbull said he was not in favor OF
the amendment, but the majority OF The
committee were.
Mr.. Hendricks objected to the bill pre-
venting military officers who joined the re.
bellion, and to sccompIish this the words
proposed TO be stricken out were not necos.
sa-y.
Amendment agreed TO-
Mr.. Fogg offered an amend .nen,, that the
resolution sha,. not be construed so Is to
prevent the payment of claims on contracts
made from April 18Th. 1861. with loyal cts
liens Of the Southern States.
Agreed 10.
Mr.. Howe offered M amendment 70 add
after the word rebellion where it frs. oc
sons " no do no. prove TO the satisfaction Of
the proper accounting officer, that they
were opposed 20 the rebellion and in favor
Of its suppression.
Adopted. Yeas %; nays6.
Mcssrs. Bucka'ew, Davis, Doo,it.le, Hen
bricks, Cowan, johnson, DIXON and Patter>
son voted ave.
The Joint resolution as amended passed
Mr. Fessenden reported the army appro>
priat,on bill for amendment. The provis>
ion forbidjng the removal, suspension or
relieving Of the GenerAl-in- Chief, or chang.
ing his head quarters from Washington.
was amended by adding the words except
with his consent"
Mr. Converse introduced joint resolu.
ton instructing tho Secretary Of State to
obtain from tho Columbian Government
authority for survey for an inter>oceanic
ship canal across the ls,hmus Of Darian,
and ascertain the terms upon which the
right Of way can be obtained. Passed.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up. 1t appropriates $2.so0.000. The House
provision that no part Of the appropriation
for the expresses in Colorado shall be dis.
bursed by Alex. Cummings was stricken
out $4,000 was added TO the bill to make
good the Indian fund lost by deposit in the
Merchants Nstonai Bank Ut Washington.
Mr.. Sherman opposed the whole Indian
system Is farce; he would be willing,
however, to make an appropriation from
year u year for the support of our Indian
obligations.
MIR, Henderson offered an amendment for
an appropriation of $l12 per head per year
for the G,000 Navajo Indians held as prison
er- Of war in New Mexico.
Recess.
EVENING Session Senate agreed to
the report Of the committee OF conference
on the bill to give certain men drafted with
in year after furnishing substitutes, $500
Tho bill 10 establish Ind districts in
Montana, Arizona and Idaho was passed..
The Indian approprat alton bill WIS then
tnken up.
Sir. Sherman of cred . substitute for Mr..
flendsrson's amendment, which appropr-
ates 500, 900 for the relief OF Indian prison.
ers in New Mexico, to be expended under
tho direction Of the Secretary Of the
Interior, provided that no raiions are issued
to them 10y the Secretary of War, after
July first.
Adopted
On motion of Mr.. Willisms, it was agreed
that all vacancies in the sub Indian agencies
of salary greater than 81 200, shall here.
after be filed by the President, with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson, the appro.
rs,ation fer Indians in Arizona was raised
10 $lO,Vuu
Mr.. Henderson offered an amendment ap-
prcpria,ing 10000 to pay expenses OF the
Fort kearney massacre investigation.
Adopted. f
After a len thy 'discussion on other amend
ments. not agreed to, the bill passed.
Adjourned.
H0rsE. Tho House in Committee Of the
Whole took up the civil appropriation bill.
Among the appropriations made, are for the
survey Of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts,
S250,00O for survey CT the western coast,
$4,000; survey o. the South Florida
Reefs. S2j GOO; light house establishment
as foliows--supply of oil, &C., 24,600-re-
pairs ana incidental expenses. $205. 00u-
salaries 81 oe9 keepers and assist
nats. SD ,ooo--sas aries Of AZ light
Yea .cs, SIS o 70 -seamcns wages, S21l 100,
expenses, bcacons ANA buoys. S22,22.,9; re-
building md repairing light houses, $40, :
OoJ; compensation of "a keepers OF life
saving s.atons $4,000; capitol extension,
work on the north portico OF the pa;en: Of
fee, s25 eco dome OF tho capitol, $4,000;
u. :. clurt house AM post cftice at Des
Moines, Iowa. $4,000. completing, fresco-
ing and vanishing treasury building, $685..
900; for the purchase of Peter Forces his.
torical library, 100000; repairing, &c, of
the Washington acquedact and POS sundry
expenses, principally about Washington,
So, 900 salaries for registers and land off
GERS, S208,co0; surveying Of public lands,
i20s.O00.
Mr.. Price moved an additional appropri.
alton Of 100000, for constructing the Rock
Island bridge across the Mississippi river
Rejected.
MIR. Spauldne moved an appropriation Of
42o, 900 for the life saving station on the
lakes. Rejected.
$4,000 vas appropriated for the light
house on Point Kees, California; $4,000
for repairs on the marine hospital 1T Louis
vile; $4,000 additional for the light houses
along the Western Lakes and Northern In
lets.
Mr. Price renewed his motion for the ap>
for the construction Of the Rock
Island bridge, modified by tho provision
that the appropriation be expended under
the direction Of tho Secretary Of War. and
by another that the bridge shall be free to
public travel, and half Of the expense Of gu
perstructurc shall be be borne by the rails
road company.
The amendment, as modified, was agreed
TO.
An appropriation Of $4,000 for the
custom house, internal revenue office. and
the post office At Quincy, Illinois, was re-
iecied.
On motion Of Mr.. Hogan. $4,000 was
wrecks from the Mississippi river.
An amendment providing for tho election
by the Senate ofa Superintendent Of Public
Buildings, to hold otlico four years, to al
the plac, OF Commissioner of Buildings. and
abo'ishins tho latter. Was pass d.
The sum Of 81 800 vas appropriated to
purchase a bust of Pulaski, executed BIZ II.
ID. Saunders, rs an accompanying bust "a
that Of kosaiusco, by tho same artist.
The Committee arose and reported the
Senate bill TO provide for the temporary in
crease OF the pay Of army officers. Re
ferci
Recess.
EVENING SESSION. The civil appropriation
bill was taken up.
The amendment making appropriations
for light houses f,v Western Lakes and
lnlets, Was adopted.