Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-17
WASHINGTON.
r0nTIETE CONGRESS-.

WAsHIsTOE, Dec. ~ --SENATE--Al. Vh
son introduced resolution to fix the com
pensat:on of the Diplomatic and Consular
os.icers and define their duties. Also, pil'
recognizing several mission bills 70 rco.-
ouixe and reduce EXPENSES OF the Depart
nens Of the State.
Mr. Yates introduced bill TO amend acts
nrovid;ur for calling out and enrolling M
Mr. Van Wrinkle introduced bill to pro-
v;sas for the appointment OF national bank
anital among different States and terrific
r;es and the District Of Columbia.
MIR Edmunds introduced bill to provide
for the taxation OF national banks. 49,.
Mr.. Wilson nom the Committee on MIN
tary Affair." reported y bill continuing .ne
Office oil certain officers of the freedmen .
Bureau, and gave notice thai no soou" %"
it uY 10 morrow -.
nm and onposed by Mr. Morrill, OF Vermont.
vhn rroved an emendmene 10 exemps Tor
eieu cotton after April, loVo. 80,
nr Fesseuden slso, opposed the bill.
A motion was offered 70 the amendment
making the tax 1c per pound. and Mr.. Pom
eroy advocated the bill and opposed the
ame ndments.
Bills were introduced BY NJ. Williams
Indiana, 10 pay the balance Of the bounty
to non. commissioned officers honorably
mustered out; by Mr.. Julian. 10 fix the
line for the election Of representatives, and
and delegates to Congress by MIR. Bald
win, to abolish the bonded warehouse sys-
TEN by Mr.. Hooper, means to prevent the
depreciation of currency by prohibiting the
circulation rs money OF anything prohibit
cd by Law; by Mr.. Hubbard OF West Wiz
gina, TO facilitate the resumption OF specie
payment; by Mr.. Hubbard Of Iowa, 70
amend an act Of Alay 18th. 1854. granting
lands 70 Iowa Tor railroad purposes; ny Ar.
Holbrckc Of idaho, extending the pre-emp-
ton and home stead laws 70 Idaho.
All appropriately referred.
Mr.. BENJAMIN offered resolution reel
ting that the President in bis annual mes
sace had seen fit 10 utter . disregard OF the
populsr will, as expressed in the election OF
members Of the 40th Congress, tn recon-
mend the repeal Of the reconstruction laws,
the feet Of which would be 70 remit the
government of the late febelhous States 10
rebel hands, and abandon the entire loyal
element therein 70 the will Of traitors, and
that Il 10 emineutly proper that the House
should respond IN emphatic terms 70 90 ex'
treordiuasy . proposition. and resolving
that the House will never consent to take 9
rctrograde step from its advanced position
in promoting the cause OF equal rights, NOR
to deviate from its fixed purpose oil pro-
tectlug sll men % equal before the law that
there n NO more ressOn 20 doubt that the
| reconstyuction Of the rebelliOus States /:
being successfully accomplished on hfm
and enduring basis, and NO good reason cx-
lists why the recOnstructi0n acts should bt
repealed.
Mr. Kerr moved to lay the preamble enc
resolution on the table, which wes mega
lived yeas 81, nays liz.
Mr.. Dawes introduced . bill To change
the time Of holding the annual meeting d
the stock holders OF the Union Pacific hail
road Company from the fret Wednesday II
October TO the 4th OF March, and to enable
them 10 fix the place Of meeting at Wash
inrtou, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore
Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis, and New
York, which passed.
Mr.. Butler moved to suspend the rules 81
as to enable him to offer y resolution dc
claring that in the judgment Of the Hous
oil Indebtedness of the nation ought to b
raid in exact accordance with the acts 0
Congress creating il, but not otherwise
that is to say, all loans enacted to be pait
in gold, to be SO paid, and all loans not So
enacted to be payable, ought 10 be paid II
the lawful money the United States Ths
rules were not suspe ndel, yeas %, nays s3
and the resolution Was not received.
Mr.. Blame offered resolution ins.ructin:
the Committee ON Naval Affairs TO rcpor
whether reduction may be effected in th,
number OF officers and men employed in thu
navy, by reducing the foreign squadron Il
the number of ships and guns in the ser
vice before the war. which was adopted
NJ. Maynard introduced bill for thu
l. $40. L..
pensions 10 soldiers in the war of 1912, and
10 provide Tor officers and spl3iers not mus
tered into the service, which Was appro
priately referred.
Mr.. Wood asked leave 10 offer resolu
ton declaring that the House reserved tc
itself the right to judge Of the proprieiy
and necc ssity OF making disbursements o
public money without reference to any
action OF the President If the Senate in q
question OF territory under that clause oil
the Constitution which vests in them the
power 10 make treaties with foreign na
tions
Mr.. Banks objected and the resolution
was not received.
The Speaker presented a message from
the President, transmitting copies Of papers
relating to the trial OF Albert kusk, of In
diana, in New Orleans, and stating that no
action had yet been taken in the case by the
President. The message was referred 10
the Judiciary Committee The endorsement
OF the papers by the Secretary Of War ad
| interim, is, that the crime was most fear.
full end brutal one. and that AS this was The
first trial by . military commission under
the reconstruction acts, the sentence should
be carried into effect.
A message was also received from the
Secretary oi War dd interim. relative to the
claim OF the State of Iowa for military sun.
plies. Referred.
Also message from the same withdraw.
ing bis communication Of the 2ist, which
recommended IN increase OF 90 per cent. to
the pay OF the employees ofthe War Depart
ment, was referred to the Committee ON Re-
trenchment
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole. Mr.. Broomall in the chair. and
considered the Deficiency Approximation
bill, which arpropriates 1855, 100; and.
after debate, reported il back 10 the House.
which attached 10 it, bv a vote OF 81 to 20
an amendment giving 20 per cent, additional
to all the civil employees in Waehip ston
whose compensation Is under $4,000. The
bill was then tabled. BY % to 63,
The Currency bill was again introduced.
and passed without the provision for ad
ditional compensation. The House refused
10 suspend the rules.
M. Hubbard, Of West Virginia, asked
leave TO offer resolution that the Commit.
tee on Rstrepchment reconsider the ex.
pesiicncy Of reducing the ray Of membcrs
Of Congress 70 "a ,OOO and 10 cents MILEAGE.
/ Mr. HiCkHno nhioCeoA .