Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-27
WASHINGTON.

WARRINGTON, Feb 2G.-CiIicial re,urns
Of TIE Georgetown election show the cleo
ten OF a radical mayor, by % majority, and
seven radical councilnen, with four OF the
conservative party.
The great painting of Lincoln reading
the Emancipation Proclamation to his Cab :
met, by Carpenter. was placed over the
east door q! the rotunda Of the Capitol to-
day.
Gen. Hazen has addressed a letter from
Jefferson Barracks to Representative Bd<
well, who had requested report of his oh.
setvations Of affairs in Utah while there in
October Inst, he says think 1t important
that the government should in some way
strengthen its authority in that Territory,
and at the same time increase By eve,y
means possible our friendly relations With
those people aud elevate their intelligence
till they come TO feel that they are a part Of
US and We are their friends. Harsh meas>
ures viii only more strongly consolida Q
them. The lands of the territory are still
held by the government, il it is the inten.
ton t. give actual titles to Mormon occu.
pants on tue same grounds as other emf
srants,and do not see how We can do Less.
a land office should be opened there and
commissioner appolnied to settle conlictory
claims
Receipts from Internal Revenue to-day
is $500. 1916.
Inc Senate committee on agriculture has
commenced action on building for an OK.
elusive agricultural depot.
The annual report OF Abe agricultural do,
parinent for 1866, was presented to Con
gress to-day. 1t embraces in addition 70
the work of the department papers from
some of the best agricultural writer's Of The
country.
The monthly statement Of the publ;c
debt will Tee published about the fiI,h Of
March. - VIII nst Snow any vcrv material
d'aeIeNee from ;hs last statement. The
receipts from customs during the month vii,
appear quite heavy and those from internal
revenue ,oarc' unn ually sm Il 1t will
sxh'ost Heavy 'ncr -asc II The gold bal
ane.
Tie difficulty between Sir. Barton. Amer.
team Minister, and tie Colombian Govern
ment has bean arranged in a satisfactory
manner.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 27.-The COMMITTEES
on the New Orleans riots, who were iu>
s'ructcd to inquire into the alleged frauds
in the New Orleans Custom House. have
made report on the latter branch, in which
they say they decided not TO tempt an in
yes'isa'ion of matters concerning which no
information had been given to them. or into
occurrences said to have transpired al so re-
mote date az 1862. but confined their a..
ton to that part Of tho resolution which re-.
garded appointments. The conclusions at
which the committee arrived aye.
LIST. That it does not appear tn Il the col.
iec'or, Mr.. Kellogg, has made appointments
OF persons whom he had reason TO believe
hsa been IN any way connected with IN.
rebel service.
"a. That It does not appear that Mr.. Kel.
iogg deemed It his duty to INQUIRE. and th.,
he had net. in fact. inquired as 10 the ante,
cedents Of the applicants for Office with ref.
erence to their connection with The Fedcrs,
or rebel service.
Sd. That removal had been made. so,,e
OF which were quite recent, OF persons EN-
p'oyti IN the custom house, when il an.
pcared That they had actually been engaged
In rendering all during the rebellion to The
rebel cause
al. TIA q eat ard continued care should
"e tsHen IN the appointment Of officers
whose DUTY It is to protect the Government
AGAINST 'muds upon the revenue laws
inas none but genuine and known friends
o. Tue government should be appointed to