Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-09
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Nav foeg neo ga sitea from 81.
sn3gn as, G8sfd ls.h at.. state thst Admiral
"a. neI aa1 tie Hanis Commissioneis sesc
TO meet Tao oJyera j neXG day, u calupcs
arrangements lot tie transfer u the iaiaud
30 he tnitei States. TIE psope were
pleased, bus Tue merchants we're sat Ia
eiaa.el Ni.n tne IL q Of American tamil.
y SPECIAL says: s.e Senate Iiu2L &c Com
iastlee viii cousid.l the currency bill dur
Ing the coming week and report il as soon
As possible. il is understood that the III, IN
bers Of the committee are anxious to bring
It forward at an early day, not only on ac-
count OF the large vote il received 10 the
House, tu. also On account Of the pressure
brought to besr on them from outside
sources.
The treaty for The purchase Of 81. Thomas
and ST. John, will probably not be taken
up for consideration in the Senate til next
week. Meantime recomne ndaiions for The
purchase, from representative com M rcial
men, nre coming IN, and Senator'S indicate
purpose to delay action in the Senate I'm
I'll further indications Of approval come in
from influential quarters.
Information received here yesterday from
The Government Of Spain, disclases an
anxisty about the purpose OF the United
States ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS having Teacht q
the SpAnish authorities to the elect that il
is the intention OF the administration to gel
| possession II Porto Rico and four or five
other islands, and even Cuba. 1t is under
stood that Mir. Stewards exclamation wa,
such ss to quiet the alarm of the Spanish
government.
The Appropriation COMMITTEES have no
| yet taken any action relation TO the Russian
clam for the Territory of Alaska, but
though there is gr.a, desire to retrenci
NJ much AS possible, IL Is probable that th'
Appropriation will he voted AT an ear Y day
\ SPECIAL says: The vote by which th
WAYS and means differentiation pssses
the House. ~ ayes TO 81 NAYS. is sIgni
iicsDt ii the feeling IN the House OH tn
subject Of the currency. There Is it'll
doubt but that the mex, thing passed ny til
House viii be bill for the reissue o
grecnbacks TO the original amount beior,
contraction began The first II thes
measures may be got through the Sennt
| witt certain limitations, but the last VII
fail
A considerable number Of whisky dlstlll
| ers and dealers are here. and n convention
will be held on TUESDAY - consider villa
measures shall be recommended to Con
gress IN regard to the tax aud the mc,ho'
| Of coll, ctins it,
A special says Mr.. Boutwell,, though
not much astom-hed at the fate OF the lat,
bill Of impeachment. feels sangnne that be
ere many months Andrew johnson will b,
impcnoLed in real earnest and removed. IL
says it is impossible that the Presden
inflated with the notion that the poop,
have at last endorsed his policy, aud force,
their representatives TO overthrow the i'm
peachers, eau lid committing some out
rage , ana act that will call down on him tn
stern ret'bution Of Congress.
1t is the belief OF prominent rad ca
Senator that ex Secretary Stanton viii b
lief, untouched Nv the Senate that nj leas
nothing will be done 10 king toward bis re
storatlpn 10 the position the President j
required to vacate.