Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-02
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WAsHTNoroy, July f.--SREATE After
some unimportant business. Mr.. Ecmunis
called NJ the join, resolution, reported from
the Judiciary Committee, as resolved, &C..
tha; the States OF Virginia. North Carolina.
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Afkarsss. and Te1-
rs, psciiyely, shall not he entitled 10 rep
Ecsenlation in the Electoral College for
choice OF President or Vice President OF
The United States. No electoral votes sball
be received or counted from any such States
unless a, tbs time prescribed by Law for the
choice Of electors the people OF such states,
pursuant TO the acts Of Congress in that be-
half, shall have, since the 4th Of March,
1865. adopted q constitution oil state gov
eminent under which State government
/ shall have been organized, and shall be 10
operation and, unless such election oil
electors shall have been held under author
ity OF such constitution and government.
such state shall have also become entitled
70 repre- scntatiOn in Congress pursuant 70
the az, OF Congress in that behalf.
Mir. Trumbull made argument IN opposl.
lion To tie bi and offered an amendment
70 silk. out nom the resolution tie words
Arkansas and FLORIDA.
Mr.. Davis rose TO speak. but the morning
hour having expired, Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine,
called for the order OF the day, the Civil
Appropriation bill.
Mr. Edmunds moved TO lay it aside for
the purpose oil continuing his bill. Motion
rejected . to 20.
"a nigh, session was ordered for the con-
SHERATON OF private bill.
The Civil Appropriation bill was taken
up. The question was on Sherman's amend
ment to place the funding bill a. d rider
upon the appropriation bill. Mr.. Sherman
withdrew the amendment ut the request oil
number Of Senators. with the under
standing that il he taken up o. = separate
till. ne gave notice 70 that effect.
Several amendments were Offered and
adopted including one appropriAtipg 1880
dollars for surveying the boundary between
Colorado and Nebraska. The apprOpria
ton for surveying The public lands in Ne
vada increased 10 10000 dollars. An ap
preparation OF 10000 was made for aimi
lar purpose IN Florida.
On motion OF Nj. Cragin, $4,000 add
tionsl was appropriated for the balance Of
the expenses OF the impeachment trial.
90 motion Of Mr.. Anthony. an amend
ment Was adopted repeating all laws regula-
ting the price Of labor in the Government
printing Office, and allowing the Superin-
tcnncnt 10 make contracts. Mr.. Anthony
stated that employees there were now paid
80 per cent more than the same claos 10
other cities.
The Senate went into Executive session,
and con iirmed and rejected quite large
uumbcr oil nominations, after which they
took artccse.
At the evening session eeveral unimport-
ant bills were passed. mainly OF a private
| nature, including one Tor the relief of the
| widow and children Of Gen. Mulligan.
Adjourned.
IIousK.-Mr Blaine, OF Maine nsk,
| leave To offer n resolution instfuctipg the
Committee on Ways and Means inquire
into the expectancy OF reporting the tund-
ing bill providing Tor the consolidation VI
all the bonded indebtedness Of the United
states into five per cent. ten year bonds and
tour and n half per cent thirty year bonds.
and i1ur per cent inierminAblc securities,
the holders OF outstanding bonds 10 have
q choice ol these ioIlns o. security.
MIR Pomcroy objected.
Sir schoIclj, from the Committee on
Elections, rcporteA Charles NJ. Hamilton. Of
florida, entitled To q seat. Report agreed
10 aud MI Hamilton sworn In.
The bill reported in the morning hour
yesterday by MIR. boutwell,, from The Ju
dicmiy Committee, regulating judicial pro
l cecdines Uncertain cases, tor the protection
Of oGlee rs and agents OF the Government
and for the better defense Of the Treasury
against unlawful CLAIMS, passed.
| Severgl private bulls were passed.
! Mr.. Washburnc, OF Illinois, gave motto,
that hc would move tomorrow to pos, pont
the blu making appropriations for The Rus
sian treaty and take up the deficiency bill
Mr.. hanks proposed that . vote be taker
on Thursday Ut next week, In the msantim,
the debate may be considered n not closed
The House ~ hAlf-past one went int,
/ Committee Of the Whole. Mr.. Garfield il
the Chair, and resumed the consideration o
the bill apprnpriating 5000 900 in coin l,
carry into fleet the treaty for the acquisl
ton of Russian America.
Sf. Wsshburnc, of Wisconsin, addressed
| the Committee In opposition to the bill IL,
twp hours.
Nj. Ehoi moved 10 amend the bill by in
sortiag provision that no purchase in lie
| hail oil The United States of foreign terri
| tory Shall he hereafter made til after pro
| vision 10y law Tor its payment is made an,
| declaring That the treaty making powe,
| Ices hot include any pow er 10 complete tn,
| pufchasc ~ territory before the necessar,
| apprapr alton is made therefor ty act q
Congress.
Mr.. Munger said he was authorized Il
make proposition ON the part of = com
| papy 81 gentlemen to pay, within twenty
days. into the Treasury OF the nited State
ten million dollars in gold, they taking il
fee simple the territory Of Alaska, ant
| leaving the cntire domain in the govern
| Inent ni the United States.
| Mr.. Price spoke In opposition 10 the bill
Mr.. Donncly sustained the appropriation.
Mr.. Shellabargcr argued against, and Mr..
/ Stevens, in favor OF the bill.
The Committee rose and the House took
recess.
EVENING SRssIoN MIR. Moorehead, from
the Committee On Ways and Means, re.
ported back the tariff bill, and asked that il
be printed and made the special order fol
Friday.
Mr.. Marshall objected to its being made
the special order.
The bill was ordered printed, and the
House went into Committee Of the Whols
on the Alissks bill.
kesrs. Maynard and Myers advocated tbs
bill. fF
After further debate the Committee lrOs(