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

WASHINGTON. Feb. % -SgSATR
Senate elected .iao H. Detiries, of Indiana.
Government Printer.
JOINT resolution WAS passed authorizing
the Secretary cf the Navy to furnish two
eleveu-!Hch guns for the purpose Of testing
Rldseway' 5 revolving battery.
Ar. Grimes from tho Naval Committee.
reported bill TO amend All net relative to
the Navy, in certain respects repeating the
provisions that cadets at Naval academies
shall be under IS years Of age and have been
two years employ ed in the fabrication Of
steam machinery fixing the number OF CO.
diets for each meraber and delegate to Con-
gress one from the Distric, Of Columbia
ten at large, and twenty five to he selected
annually from the boys enlisted in .hs NAVY
after one year Of service, provided that this
reduction shall no. affect the appointments
already made.
THE Army Appropriation BIN was con.
sidered.
On motion OF Mr. Lane, an amendment
was aioptci appropriating $3.50, 900 for the
erection oi & lire proof building for an army
sto-ehonse ut Je!iersonville, Ind.
on motca Of Mr. Trumoull an amend.
mcnt was adopted ii Getting officers Of the
Frcedmen's Bareaa 10 prohibit manning and
whipping IN the late rebel States.
On motion Of Mr. Wilson, an amendment
was adopted for The disbaBdng Of the mills
.ary organ z1tions in the late rebel States.
An am ndment was adopted to pay the
CO 81 tfansl oitat.ou home to California and
Nevada, u volunteers mustered out Of ser.
vice st q distance therelrom
Ga motion Of Mr.. Trumhul, an amend
ment was adopted appropriating $3.50, 900
for the construction of the bridge over the
Mis- 'issippi at Rock Island. III.
The bill then passed.
Mr.. Sherman called up the compound in
terest bill, when a recess was taken.
EVENING SESSION The compound inter-
est note bill, on motion Of Mr.. Sherman.
was postponed till to morrow.
MIR. Wilson gave notice of an amendment
that every national bank shall at all times
have on hand, IN lawful money Of the Uni>
ted States, al amount equal " 25 per cent.
Of the aggregate amount OF its notes in cir
culatoe and its deposits.
The Senate. on motion of Mr.. Trumbull.
insisted on its amendment to the Joint rcso
luton prohibiting any officer Of the Govern.
ment fiom paying money to one not known
to have been opposed TO the rebellion and
agreed to II conference.
Mr.. Wilson called up the House bill to
allow the reissue Of discharges for use in
collection Of eXt.a bounty.
An amendment was offered making the
provisions for additional bounty in tho bill
OF last year. applicable TO sailors and mn
rines
Pending its consideration, the Senate ad-
journed.
HousE.-Mr. Wentworth reported for a
special committee, Of which he is chairman.
that lie had ascettained the story of q cor.
rupt bargain between some members aud
the President was derived from observations
made by reporters in the gallery and con.
leeural influences thercisom. No testimony
has been given affecting III the least the in y
tegrity Of the President or members. There
was not the least knowledge obtained by
the COMMITTEE about the reported PROPOSE
ton Of reconciliation ietw en- the President
and members, nr had the COMMITTEES any
reliable expectation u obtaining such
knowledge,
On motion of Nj. Wentworth, the com
mittee was discharged from further consi -
Grafton OF the subject
Tie Senate amendments t. the House
resolution prohibiting the payment Of claims
to any person not known to be opposed TO
the rebellion was acted IN, and that reaur-
ing the claimants TO prove that they were
always opposed to the rebellion was nom
concurred in. a committee Of conference
was asked
The House went into committee Of the
who.e on the tariff bill
The reading Of the Senate amendments
occupied till recess.
EVENING SEssIoy.-The reading of the
Senate amendments TO the tariff bin. in the
committee oil the whole, was concluded at 8
o'clock
Mr.. Morrill, offered substitute for the bill.
It being much the same as that reported by
the Ways and Means Committee, with not
more than II or ) alterations.
The committee rose that Mr.. Morrill, nigh.
move To close all debate in one minute.
wh'ca was ordered by ii2 against ~.
The House aeain went into committee
OF Tue whole. and Mr. Morrill,, to AVOID con.
!ns on, vi hdrew his substitute.
on moiion OF Mr. Morrill,, the amendment
proposed by tie Ways aud Means Commit
70 ta raase Tie act take effect on the first
- Ap:'l, WIS amended to rtsl "ten days
after pa age"