Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-23
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wAsulSaroS, FEp. ". - SENATE. - Tb
Chair submitted the resolution OF the Rhod
Leland Legislature ra,ifying the Consti,a
iionsl amendment.
Mr.. Howard presented resolution from
tho Wisconsin Legislature, certifying TO tn,
ratification, .by that body, Of the 1871
amendment to the Constitution.
Mr. Chandler, from the Committee %
Commerce. imported back the House bill fo
repairs. pesservation and completion o
public works, With amendments, prominen
amorg which 10 one striking out the ap ,rc-
priation Of 81 ,0oO. 600 for the improvemcn
Of The Dee Msinss Rapids, and snothc,
striking out he appropriatios Of e75.c0t
fos the Improvement Of the Harbor al
Michigan City,
Mr.. McDougal presented the credcn,iali
Of Senator Cole, Of California, as Senator
for six years, from March ish. Ordered
filed.
Mr. Pomcroy called up the joint re- o'ution
10 extend to the State oil Tennessee he ben
Gifts Of the act donating public lands tn the
several States for the establishment G, agri
cultural colleges. The proyiSo adopted in
the House. 10 proh bit any person who ever
held office under ihe reLel gorernmen, iron,
holding professorship in said college, uai
stricken cut and the bin passed
| The bill IN relation to the Indian Bureau
was taken up. Nj Doo,tic and otsrls :,
opposed the House amendment, which was
disagreed 10, and a committee % conference
| ordered.
TIE Senate also agreed 10 COMMITTEES OF
conference On the legislative appropriation
bill. A similar course was taken on the
Military Academy aud Diplomatic sppto-
p,iation bills.
On motion of Mr.. Sumner. tho JOINT reso
'utioO, supplementary to that in relation to
the representation Of tho United States at
the PARIS Exposition. was considered aud
passed. II appropriates $4,000 in ad-
diton to the $4,000 previously nppro-
printed
IIsusr.-Mr. Stevens reported back she
civil appropriation bill with the Senate
| amendment.
| The Senate amendment striking ont the
appropriation for the Daily Congressional
Globe. was, on accommodation Of the
Committee on Appropriations, non concur
red in.
The Senate amendment approprating
$40, 900 to facilitate Geographic conrnun,>
cations between the Atlantic and Pacific
States Was concutred in
The other amendments were unmpoit.
ant.
MIR. Stevens also reported ba X the Senate
amendments TO tho military academy bill :;
the Senate amendment stvitin; out the pro,
vision that no money shall De expended in
violation of the test n4th, aud thai no cadets
shall be admitted irin the rebel States
which wcrc not consurred in.
The Committee on WAYS and Means were
| requested 10 examine into the expediency
Of bringing in bill to establish a National
School VI Science.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on tho tax bill.
An amendment was adopted that, after
the st of Sept. 1867, TO tax be lcyed on
cotton grown in the United S,as,s
IN Amendment relieving fire insurance
companies from the tax OF one aud half
per cont. on gross receipts. for one ear, was
debated and lost.
large number Of articles were added TO
the free list.
The committee then rose.
A motion TO suspend the rules, SO US 10
close doha'e, was lost
A motion WAS adopted that debate on the
pending section be close in one minute.
The House again went into committee on
the tax till
Amendments offered to the in ONE tax
were lost, and the income tax rem ans a: }
per cent Oh excess Of 81 ,n1o.
Recess