The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-18
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The House Committee on Appropriation
TO day instructed their Chairman to report ar
amendment to the Currency bill. appropria.
ting Slo0, eco to construct bridge at Roch
Island.
The Senate Financial Committes are ex.
pectedio report q an early day bill suthoriz
Ing ths issnS nf tventyrjiye. plllioss Of rArue
per cent. certificates, TO enable the Secretary
of the Treasury TO redeem an equal amour,
of compound interest notes.
The sub Committee on Ways and Mean,
will sit during the session Of the House, in
order to perfect the lsbors assigned them on
the tax bill at the earliest moment
The Reconstruction Committee tbs fore
noon bad pades consideration the division Of
Texas Into three or more States, and the bes,
means for securing the adoption of the Fir-
ginia Constitution.
The Senate Committee for the nistrict oi
Columbia, who we're INSTRUCTED to enquire
into the forcibie election Of Mrs Kate Brown,
the eoiored womon 10 charge of the ladies'
reading room Of the Senate. from 4 esr al
the Aleyandria Railroad, made report to.
day con6rmatory Of the statement before
made, but that Mrs. Brown has instituted q
suit against the Company for damages. and
that the policeman who elected her from ths
car has since been dismissed from lhe service
Of TIE Company. they recommend ,ha. ,S;
resolution, for the present. reta'n On 's'
pEtS.
Ia the District Court to-day Judge Fishe,
recognized s. j Bowen as Mayor Of Wash
ington, and Colonel Cook as Corporation At
torney. in plsce Of Joseph q. Bradley, Jr.
It is understood the Grand Jps5 ase exau
lining w!lhesses, sud With view Of brirginf
10 new indictment against Surra,t, charg'
ing him only with conspiracy to take ,ht
| life of P. esi lent Lincoln,
A large panker OF visitors were in atten
dance ct the Executive Mansion to-day, in
cluding many ladies and several ind yiduall
Of prominence.
The Mayor ad interim, and several mem
| bers of the Conservative wing Of the Cit,
Council had an interview with the President
| in reference to the Congressional bill re
! iating TO municipal affairs.
| Gems Rousseau and Hancock and Senator
Henderson and Bnckalew, also had an inter
view with johnson.
The bill reported from the House Commit
tee on Claims to-day. provides for the dis
trihutlon Of the S 100, 600 reward among th
| csptors Of JET Davis, II awards to jas, II
| Wilson, Ct lllionis, late Msior General o
volunteers, hepi. d. pritchard, late Colone
| of the Fourth Michigan cavalry, and j. A
| Youmans, late Captain Of the First Obi
cavalry, $4,000 each. The balance il divide,
pro rata among the officers and men Of th
| Fourth Michigan cavalry and detachmeu
Of the First Wisconsin cavalry who sccpr
panied Capt. YonnaIs.
/ CHICAGO, June II.
The Joarnars Washington special Of tn
18th says Chief Justice Chase visited th
White House last evening, and had lon
interview with tho President,
4 During the conversation President Johpso
frankly expressed : hope that the nemocrati
Convention would have the wisdom aud poll
cy to nominate Chase. II this was done b
(Johnsonl would do his UTMOST to secura th
ticket. The Chief Justice thanked ths Pres
ident for bis kindness, and expressed his vii
4 ingnsss 70 accept the nomipaiion on anY plat
form embracing living issues Of the day.