Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-08
News
N7' Gis.lPK.
North western Associated Press.
From Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. s.
A Washington dispatch SAYS that the
Presidents veto OF the District Of Columbia
Suffrage Bill WAS received by the Senate 1t
! o'clock yesterday tcrnoon. After a
brio, debate between the Houses. Cowan,
job, sou and Dooiltlc in defense OF the veto,
and Senator Williams Of Oregon against it.
| \ vote was taken on the final passage Of
| the hill over the veto, resulting in 2? yeas,
| 10 rays and IL absent. The Senate then
pro, ccded to discuss the Nebraska Ball,
VII O. Consumed the balance Ct the day.
III. House was manly engaged in hear>
ing AID discussing resolutions relative to tho
inn slchmcn: Of the President Ashley's
resolution being Of special interest. On
resolution to lay it ON the table only five
Republican u enbers voted yea.
The Second Auditor Of the Treasury has
issued still more stringent rules for the set.
Element Of the accounts Of deceased soldiers;
for the reason that frauds have been perpe>
iratcd upon the department by the wholesale.
Quit, . number of persons implicated in
these frauds have been convicted and SEM
fenced to Imprisonment to terms varying
from two TO seven years. Parties charged
with oslcn,ts of this character are arraign>
ed for trial in Indiana and Northern aud
southern New York Ohio and Illinois, and
strong efforts are being made to convict
them.
The decision in the ties. oath case will rot
be made until the l4th. The majority Of
opinion will be delivered by Judge Green,
who is sustained by Clifford, Nelson. Field
and Wayne. TIE dissenting opinion will
be delivered by Judge Miller, and will be
sustained by Chase, Swains aud Days.
The consolidation Of the Quar- termasters
subsistence and Pay Departments Of the
Army are engaging the attention of the
general officers nov in congress. General
Grant is Understood to favor it.
Mudd, Spangler, Arnold and O'Laushlin,
the assassination conspiratory, will, in con-
sequ. nee Of the Supreme Courts decision
to Washington from Tortugas and handed
over to civil tribunal.
1t is reported that the Committee Of Ways
and Means will not make any change in the
cotton.
Justice Nelson Yesterday delivered an
opinion in the New York Bank cases, affir.
ming the decision Of the court. Messrs.
Chase, Wayne and Swaire are dlssentials.
TIE illinois Legs'a,uie Is fully Organized
and the standing committees appointed
The resi- cork Of the Session eos1mehces to-
day. Mr.. Cowcn, Of LaSalls county, was
elected Speaker Of the House by vote Of
IS 70 "a. Mr.. Casey was his opponent
Gen. Lippencolt vas elected Secretary oI
the Senate. An election Tor the rsst Of the
officers Of the Senate vas held, with the
following result: Charles Edwards, Let As
sistant Secretary J. McAdair. I'd Assistant
Secretary John Nixon, 3D. Assistant Sec
rotary John II. Barber. enrolling ant
ensrossins clerk; l3aily b. Dawson, LIST asst.
; Charrs b. Rice. I'd asst; laaac G. Mitchell y
; Sd asst. Before the election Of I'd ass't
Senator. Murray Mlronwell moved to dis
pensc With the 81 asst. OH the ground tina
there was no need for such an officer. tn,
motion was laid on the table by vote 16 t,
.. The Senate then continued its election
, VIM. Mitchell. sergeant alarms; John
La,her. asst; I. A Parks. Postmaster.
Are-olu'ion was adopted emitting eac'
!. member and oflicer TO fifty daily papers, o
= Their equiv alent, at the expense u the STATE
y ltis said that the lack Of amos in .
. parts Of Wisconsin is seriously inseffctin
with the lumber interests.
}. Al the annuA meeting Yesterday Of III
Mercantile Association of Chicago, It VI
stated that NE trade Of the city was dam
i, aged by the cholera last season to Ii
, amount of s3.uoO,0oo. 1t was urged thu
d board Of health, with FAR greater pows
e than the. pteeht. bsar,l, should Re autho,
lied by the legislature.