The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-11

Kiln CoNuRns-s seed,,d seasioD.
WAsssxoros, Jan. 10.

b .sE4ATss
On motion Of NJ. Washburne, Of Illinois,
Il wasIUvdefs6 int the session tomorrow Be
devoted 10 ! senesai debase.
Ms.IStessns, Of Pennsylvania, reported :
|bill il establish system Of schools for Tho
Distsi@t q ColnmbiA that shoatd ssevs % .
sBodsl1 ~ similas ins&itutloss shsenCbost the
Nation. Possponed and msde the special
orde9 ttk Wednesday asxt, ssd noted DIS
posed Iof and ordered 10 be printed.
4 Th4 HSuae then pruct1d6d tDs1 een1defa-
tiUn o. the joint fejolution under discussisa
yesterday ~ sefseenss to whisky nAtsrs. On
vhichtthe previous question had been Sec
Mr.Ischenck, Who was entitled 70 one hour
to cleds de debsas, yielded; . peat of the
tine y Hr. Pile, WHO, In ssiesriag 70 he re-
marksIof Mr.. Msrshall yesterdsy, that thiev-
ing 10 The 4ffst OF President Lincoln . admiae
istratipn was mure than the whole cost Of
|Bsehahsu's four yeafs administration, re.
maYkdA that the last year OF Buchanan's ad-
whcie Of kincs1n' SIRE tesny taking gold ~
the basis Of vslne, and deducting the ex-
vensed rpvins out ol the var. On tAe men
Who NOV constitute the Democratic party,
and thk Demoel1tic public press, from the
pspes pf Brick Pomeroy, in Wiaooniu, to the
New York World, in New York; and on the
Demokrstic leAders, from Henry Clay Dean,
fin IosA, up 70 FallAndighAu, Seymour
and Psndletes, resssd ihe responsibility for
the wsr and the public debt, and for the de-
ImcYai5astion that had been referred y; and
Jet The party that bad been the ssye II the
eye. tie polypus in the nose, and the cancer
In The heart Of society, was the party which
the rebtieman from Iillnois (MAnahaiIj asked
the kspubhean party 10 Abdicate ID favor OF.
Mr.. [Marshali, referring to Soma remarks
made by Mr.. Pills, rel1sciing on the charsets r
of Mrl GoodelI and DR.. Fowler, Of Spring
field, ILL.,, desired him v stata vbethes be in
tended to make specific charges Of fraud
against thess gestlemen? II 50 be desired
these charges to be made 10 saeh paneef
that .lIey should be investigated. He pn4sr,
stood these gentlemen 70 be men sf high 10.
eial position.
Mr.. Pile replied 10 refe~nee to the two
esstiensa speeially samsd skas he only
statedIxhat be did on the public est nation
Iiawbikh they HesA hsld - * e be had
heard III expressed, and especially ON the
sussedioa Of go.hef gentlemen from Illinois,
Who bid gwen him their names. .Ass
Mr. Marshall expressed desire TO know
what esntlemen from Illinois had made any
charges sgainst these persons.
NJ PIE declined 70 b &nber examined
on the subject.
Aft4r remarks by Menrs. Woodbridge,
MarsLk Wood and 5chsnek, ths Joint reso.
luton passed.
TheIspeaker presented message from the
President, transmitting Rspnrt from the
Secretary OF State, in response TO resola-
ton eHasiring as TO he SiSte Legislatures
al n Ead the rxpours&1 Xtv,U
to tAA Constitution Of he Enitsd States,
knowd ~ the i4th article. Referred to the
Judicikfy Committes.
ThelRspor, says that the States Shich have
rsfifie4 the ameudment are cunnertit-us. Ns~
HAmp3hre, Tennessee. Nev Jersey, YER
monf, New York, Illinois, Orss0n, West vir-
giniS, Kansas. Nevada, Missouri, Indiana,
Minuetota, Rbede Island, Wlsesnsin, Perm
s.iyApia, Miehsgsa, Massachusetts, and Ne
braskal
The House proceeded 10 the consideration
of the report of the Committee on Elections,
on the e|cuntesta1 election case of The First
Congressional District OF Keninrkv. which
report closes with resolution thai Simms.
the coniestant, Is not entitled 10 q seai, and
that ThmbeIl, who hoIds The seat, is entitled
70 1t.
Afst three hours discussion the resolution
was adopted, and Trimbell took the cath and
the sedl.
Mr. Lynch offered . resolution declaring
that, III the present condition of the financial
Interests Of the eoantry. il is isexped,eas to
withdraw from the people. By taxes OF duties
% Import Aay lareer. snm aaauslly than
that which would be sufficient 10 meet H.
rsusrsl vants Of the Hdyernnsnt. ineiadisR
the interest, but no, tho princiuAl, Of The psbr
lie debt, and that the rsrenus laws ought
speedily 10 BE- adapted to the raising Of so
much, snd no moro. Referred TO the Com
mittes on Wars and Mesns.
Mr. Farnswortb introduced . joint resolu-
ton relative to bounties TO widows, children
and parents Of soldiers Who died since the
18th of July, 1856. Referred 10 the Military
Committee
Adjournsd.