Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-04

across the continent. Referred.
Ordered that Friday and saturday s pro
ceedings he confined to debate on Mr.
Stevens bill.
Mr.. Eldridge offered as question of
privilege Mr.. Stevens resolution Of Decem.
Der 4th, 1852, as the sense Of the House re
lating TO peace makers.
Mr.. Ashley objected, and not received.
Mr. Niblack asked TO offer resolution for
the erection of new Executive Mansion
for the President.
Objected TO-
NJ. Wentworth moved for information Of
progress Of survey Of Rock River and ILL
nois River.
The House then adjourned.
Rsoo Waehlogsoa.
WASHINGTON, Jan. A-The 0scseesry Of
tho Treasury. In hissubmitting 70 the HOsss
tsria bill. prepared By Commissioner Wells.
Gays whatever diderenceo 0foentinents may
exist 10 regard TO lie oplnions spd conciu.
siOno OF tue C0mmiooioneS, no one can ex-
amiae carefully hi ruposs ard bill and fail
10 perceive thas b has performed very
large amount OF labor, end cadeavosed faith
fully % discharge tbs duty which devolved
upon him. Il may not b improper Tor me
70 1emAsk that his opinioas snd c6ncluoions,
with vesy digit excepeioas, have ny hearty
approval, and lfeoonlmend it 20 the careful
consideration q Coagsuos.
This hes been day Of much excitement
in OOngss1n. especially In the neuse. The
cause Of Il was owing 70 speech and pro
positions Of Mr. Stevens, which produced
moro than usual agitation. IL
There h very general feeling among the
members Of both h0s'ses against auy further
reduction Of the currency, and Senator
No. ~
that Congress would not interfere with the
present currency Law at all. or in other
words, that it woul,lllneithcr authorize n
contraction or reduction.
There 10 no truth in the telegram to the
New York papers to the effect that son Of
the Secretary Of State had been dispatches.
TO France.
The Senate Committee on Territories
have considered the admission of Nebraska,
and an amendment will he reported making
no distinction OF color or race, which will
harmonic opposing views. The same
principle will apply to Colorado.
| Five Arkansas delegates bad an inter
view with the President today on the con-
diton 81 the country. They will meet the
| Cabinet and Gen. Grant tomorrOw.
| The statement is entirely untrue that a
million dollars have been paid to claimants
of cotton csptured at the South during the
war. None has been paid.
Mr.. Bundy's bill provides for dividing
Texas into four tcrritOries-BrazOnia.B Bravo,
Sabine and Lincoln, to he admitted when
they have the requisite population AZ
States.
The Government has recent news Of the
seizure Of another lot of $1,000 pounds OF
steel carriage springs at Buffalo from Cana
da. The treasurer has received from j. ].
Osteroth $50 for the conscience fund.
The Bureau Of Refugees has cent the FOL.
lowing tothe Secretary OF War. II Virginia;
the freedmen have decreased in number.
The estimated population at this date is
100000. North Carolina is estimated Il
about the census of 1860, 360,OO6; south
Carolina decreased, the present population
is estimated at 345, 900 Georgia is estimated
at 10000. The population of Florida has
remained about the same as wien the Gen.
sus Of 1860 was taken. 62 611 in Mis-
| sissippi, census has been taken
since the close of the war, showing
slight decrease; 10000 Is the pres
cnt population oil the State. In Louis
lana no change: the population is 35OOO0
Texas-Thc Assistant Commissioner Ut this
State reports an increase in the colOred pop
ulation; estimated ut 100000. Missouri-Ii
is probable that the freedmen have left this
State IN large numbers for Kansas, Iowa
&c; estimated population 100000. In Ar
kansas the colored population has decreased
to about 100000. In Tennessee, the Assist
ant Commissioner estimated an increase
| from 5000 population, in 1860, to 3OO, OOO
The reports contain evidence, that the man
ner Of executing the laws on the part Of the
magistrates and jurors, IN some parts Of the
South, have done great injury 70 The
freed people. The necessity ios e0l6eulnl
General orders, No. "A, form Headqual
ters of the Armies of Tie United Ssatss
| In Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas BY A.
oissant CommieeiOncfs, and fully established
the decision Of some OF the DissSiot Judeel
| In the State Of Mississippi. that tAe civ1
rights bill Was unconstitutional, hao NJ
doubt robbed colored people Of privileges
intended TO be secured BY thas law. Tn
machinery Of Ne civil rights bin b no
In opeasion in cone portions OF tn
South, for many criminals Tat ought 4
q large. The Assistant Commis1iOneF
eanesH1ly hvOr ~ contract system
The freedmen ase reported - having Il
mpoe cnDee hithf0lly performed their obi
eAtiona. 1ho e0ployeso have - . ecoetA
Shine sesalsd with The fbeedmen IN accord
ance with Ne tes9s Of theis eQatract, IN
ret when any Of them have falled 70 do q
6taae laws have not in Ill Cases aGorde
~ freedmen ~ pgopog SUmo1y ed Vs1
tectiod. O0een q ~ 1Ugo ~ intel
fered % guardians Of II 0oto1Aeu Trial
for vagi1acy aso co1Gn0aly And unjustl
forced upoA thsm. with inca whipping. b
The Hpot = sagssi ~ Gen. Howard.
The eGeinates for The construction Of th
Nosshern Pscinc Railrood was ssut 20 tn
0enase TO day. TAe Quoseefu1aoee 0euos1
i..sa-~A.- e6Se e~~~~,>svea NRrp> Vwnsf10 ~. -
ouired b. the War Department for ID. O0
men and 16,8SO,OO0 pounds Of militar
! stores. having based his calculates upo
! the supply Of is military posts, each ubaune
with 40 foot and 20 mounted men, ten
: them from the eastern terminus and ~
from the western terminus The estimate
Of the c0oe or the road, prepared by Brew
. Brig. Gen SimpeOn, are - fOlOwe: Fl
construction Of 2O4 miles Of road, el49. 48S
e 665 /; for rolling stock and fixture
q Oil 200 per mile; "a, S9o. lSo Tor sleau
J. er on Missouri and Columbia Rivers; &s
}. 1000 for engineering and contingencie
e $4,000 for tunaelines beyond the estimat'
e average per mile, $11.07S. 39e These q
o other items named make total OF esO(
J. eoo.s4o. or an aversge per mile Of eioisca
p FPsm nAaine.
AuausrA, Ne, Jan. 3.-0ov. Chamb>
lain read his inaugural msssaye sothe Leg
. lature 70 day. Il open Wlsh G1peensi
70 views ON national Affairs. In reeafd to !
,. result Of the var, he sAys the theory q
10 Ne have established. 10 mot that The Natl
D. p I'll aud ssasss noshing., III II saahee =
that on al Questions Involving heh2A
3 integUuas q ~ 0nessOYWege mlppu
20 allegiance % the United Slaet8. ID TIC
~ The ultimate authority Of the 0ovefnml
y b nos In the VIII d SA1A etaso, - euqA 1
= In the peopls Al lhe Uultea o0leA He .,
or gesss the Importance Of having . en-
forcs Of we'll disciplined State troops
3 command. On reconstruction, he says
On old relations cannot be restored withou
lor sew treaty. They who resort ~ The high
ice afbltfament known to nations must I,
upon themselves, whether willingly Or .
IN the legitimate aud inevitable consequent
.c War Is not game where there is everyth
SC 10 win and nothing TO lose. Those who
for neal to Law Of force should not complain
ION lis decision IL held ~ tisal. He urges
Jog passage Of the Constitutional Amendn'