Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-05

WASHINGTON, May 4.-SRNArR.-Gcorge
q. Gorham, defeated last year for Governor
OF Califor MIA, was elected Secretary withou,
u ballot or q dissenting voice
McCreery and Duckalew announced the
death Of James Buchanan.
Adjourned.
HoueR-The bill passed, ceding 20 Ohio
the unsurveyed and unsold lands in Vir-
cinia Military Reservation, reserving the
right Of settlers to tie extent OF hundred
ard sixty acres.
Bills passed to relieve discharged soldier:
who settle on lands under the homestead
net from the payment oil the zee 10 protec,
the rights Of actual settlers on public lands
by forhiddng the entry Of more than three
sections in any one township by means Of
agricultural college scrip making grants OF
land 10 Minnesota 10 aid in the improve
ment of tie navigation OF the Mississippi
River, the purpose to constitute dam and
lock at M,cker's Island, between 81. Pau
and T. Anthony, thirteen feet high, and &c
eos, about s320,C00 according To the plans
and estimates of Gen. Warren: the Senate
bin TO amend The act for the relief of inhab-
itants of cities and towns on the public
land.
The Senate amendments to the Arkansas
bill were now concurred In. and OR motion
of Mr.. Stevens of Pa, conference asked.
The House went into committee on the
tax biil.
Mr.. Miller SPOKE briefly on It's support
Messrs. Maynard and Allison followed on
the same side, the latter however favoring
the reduction of tax on distilled spirits to
IS or CD cents Az to tobacco, the commit
tee Of ways and means would not insist on
the increase proposed, but would allow the
present rate TO remain. He referred TO the
agreement made by that committee. not to
report the tariff bill. remaTking that there
was no occasion for . general revision q
the tariff, as the manufacturing interests u
the country were ct present In prosperous
condition. The yield Of coal this year ID
larger than ever before, and the manufac.
tuse OF pig iron was never more prosper
Gus. In fact, mono Of the CREST mauuiactur.
ing interests would suffer by . failure 70
modify the tariff.
MIR. Norris asked whether the COMMITTEES
of ways and means intended TO insist on ten
dollars on c'gare.
Mr.. Allison replied that the committee
proposed to leave it 40 now at five dollars.
The general debate closed at O'Clock
and the committee proceeded TO consider
the bill in detail
Mr.. Blaine moved TO strike out the first
section which cons tituted the internal rev.
enuo department, and spoke in favor Of his
proposition.
Mr.. Logan opposed the amendments.
Mr.. Judd moved 10 amend the section by
providing that Commissioner Smell be sub
ject to removal or suspension, only with ad-
vice and consent OF the Senate.
Mr.. Wood opposed the amendment. a. did
Mr.. Schenck.
Mr.. Beck opposed the first section, argu-
ing that under the Constitution Congress
had no right TO create department. and Je-
clare who should ill it.
Mr.. Maynard, replying. cited the case of
the Department of Agriculture as . case in
point.
Mr. Judd argued that Congress had right
10 impose additional duties upon an officer
of the government. and that waOlall the sec.
ton proposed TO do.
Messrs Logan. Schenck and others also
replied TO the objections to the section,
claiming there was nothing in it which mi,-
itated with the constitutional provision in
regard to appointments.
Mr.. Garfield supported a modification Of
the section, by striking on, the part which
makes separate department.
Mr.. Farnsworth opposed the section,
when the House took . recess.