Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-23

HEw 1OHk, Dec. z3.--A special says:
The case Of Smltheen against stanton. on
charge Of false imprisonment, ii tt can be
brought 10 the test Of an argument, promi-
>es to solve many of the doubts which sur
reun1 the Que stion az 10 tho extent TO which
an Official 81 the Government has the poser
to seizs tie persons and property oil indl-
vidusls without due process OF law. hughes
Denver Snithsen was arrested and conti1e
in Fort Lafayette; after some time he was
released and after the var was again arrest
ed, tsied By military court and sentenced 10
i've years imprisonment at Albany, N. I.
After . brief confinement no was again set
at liberty by q pardon by the President.
During these occurrences, II Is said that
Government detective, upon an alleged an-
thority from the Secretary II War, turned
the wife aud children Of Smithsen out Of
their house, which vas occupied by officers
Of the Government The case has thus far
been postponed out Of courtesy to the OPP
plaintiff have now determined 10 press their
motion for oyer and inspection, and upon
receiving On order of tho Court to that e.
feet, will proceed ct once either upon the
merits Of the case, or. in the event OF con-
tiDued refusal without giving sufficient legal
reasons TO produce the desired original
letters, will move 20 set aside the JUST.
fcation set up by the defence and for an
order for contempt Of court against the
defendant.
A special says: Wall street is in a ire
NOR over Senator Sherman's bill, and COM
munications by the score have been sent to
members Of Congress, protesting against
the clauses providing for the taxation ofthe
bonds, and Directing to Shermans bill in
general. FROM . canvass Of the House,
however, il may DO positively stated that .
majority ere in favor Of that section Of the
bill, and though the law says that they
shall not be sutjsct to State or municipal
taxation. the statues nowhere define that
they shall not be liable 10 taxation by Con-
! strong disposition to subject them to taxa
tiun, and nov, or before the final adjourn
ment Of the present session takes place, .
bill eifecting that purpose will undoubted
be passed
The 10 considel able discussion here on the
district suffrage bill, striking out tho word
xhite from the laws of the District
Of Columbia, and allowing negroes 10 sit on
jurics, which was.passed some days ago. but
which had not been sent TO congress by the
Pre- sident within the ten days prescribed BY
law, the adjournment having taken place
| before their expiration, the President and
his friends hold that the law 10 now virtual
~ dead, and that congress will have 10 70.
pass the measure, IL they wish 10 get il On
the statute books; but this 10 mistake, a
according to all the precedents, the tenth
day will not have expired until Tuesday
January 7sh, 1868. The interval is only a
recess of Congress, and not an adjourn
ment.
NEw YoRk. Dsc. GA special says the
| only bills signed by the President that were
not reported 10 Congress before the adjourn
ment, are the bills changing the time Of
holding the annual meeting of the stock
| holders of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany, and the hill changing the name Of
Samuel Chase Barney. The other bills in
the hands Of the President fail for lack OF
his approval. Senator Howard, who has
charge Of the Stanton nvestigation, is bu~ily
engaged in preparing report on that sub
&c, 1t is stated that he has called on the
Executive Department Of the Government,
Tor further information, and that the reporl
vil probably be ready az soon as Congress
re assemblies
General Sheridan left here last evening
for the West, and will not return till early
IN January, when he will preside at the
Board II officers which has been Apo nted
Tor the reysa Of the laws and rcorganiz.-
ton Of the army. Generals Augur and
Barney IRE on the Board.
A special says: Members Of the House
Of representatives, state that its . notorious
TACT that all efforts to relieve the immediate
necessity OF the finances of the nation have,
upon reaching the Finance Committee o.
the Scnstc, been suppressed, or at least
promise to remain unnoticed until their util
ity will become greatly lessened. A
resolution against contracting . inca.
sure decidedly popular among the western
members, has met this fte, aud hence the
severe remark to which this course Of pro
cedurc has given.
A special says: The House special com
mittes to inquire into the cause Of the delay
in settling addition bounty claims, find that
the total number Of claims filed up TO Dec.
Is, 1867, was 4l2 900. OF these 5000
rcmain unsettled The delay arises in a
great part from the lack Of force employ ed,
aud tho committee report that oil has been
done which could be expected ola force 50
reduced 1t l. very evident from the report
that the work of retrenchment in some Of
tho offices here has been pushed TO point
where the public business is suffering by il,
and especially the interest of nearly 800, 900
soldiers. The committee recommend bill
authorizing the employment Of an addition
al force, and to pay duplicate checks upon
the evidence Of the loss Of the original.
BurrALo. Dec. 23.-The funeral Of un-er
cognized dead took place at the depot Use
terday, in the presence Of at least 5000 per
sons, and the bodies were afterwards depos-
tied in the vault Of ST. Paui's church.
Mr.. j. d. Cooke. VI Rochester, il known
70 have been burned. A bunch Of keys
has been found among the ashes Of tie
burned car marked -. Hubbard"
fire last evening Opposito the W ads