Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-10
FORTlETn CONGRESS- a.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-IIousE MIR
Burr offered resolution declaring
TIA. sound financial policy requires "a with
dgaNa' Of intert 81 bearing bonds and sub.
sttuinn OF gftorhacks Spalding moved
10 lay on the tab Neeatived- ysls SO
NAYS Gj. House refused 10 ST ond previous
question. On motion OF All the resolu-
ton was referred 10 the Comm tee of Ways
and Means.
Nj. Beaman from Committee on Re
construction reported ar luton directing
the Gereral commanding the a ny 10 re-
port no votes cast rn1cr be reco ,s,ruction
laws w 10 The present time for Id against
the Alabama Co attuiion House proceed
&C 10 business ON Speakers table.
Senate disagreement 30 the amendment
OF the House To the .nate bill for the re-
lief OF Mrs General Andcrson-on motion
o. Holman the House insisted on the
amendment and asked fov committee OF
Conference. The Senate substitute for The
House Joint resolution, directing certain
moneys now in the hands OF the United
States Treasurer as 81 ccial agent of the
Treasury Department be recovered by war
rant into the L cd States Treasury.
Washburne, of Wi nsn. moved the Ser
ate substitute be concurred in. The matter
gave rise to considerable debate.
Mr. Logan alluded to fact which created
considerable stir He said that recently the
Superintendent Of the Treasury Printing
Bureau. Mr.. Clark, had obtained the certiti-
cate Of three other officials OF the Treasury
10 the destruction in their presence of eau
ceicd bonds to the amount of $lS.6iOOtJ ,.
while III fact and in truth no such bonds
bad been destroyed, and while what was
supposed 10 be such bonds was nothing
more than blank paper. This he had been
told by MIR. Clark himself lie had not be-
lcved the statement and had gone TO see the
Treasurer, Ger. Spinner. Gen. Spinner
had told him IL was all wrong and that
there ought to be some explanation made
OF IT. He (Spinner) did not know how It
was. and supposed 1t must have been done
satisfactorily. lie said IL he had known the
tact at the time he would not have allowed
It Ia be done.
Mr.. Price said that this was AN alarming
declaration. and wished to have some more
particulars. He wished the gentleman from
Illinois TO state whether the certiGc,s.e
showed the numbers and dates and demon
nations OF the bouds represented as being
destroyed.
Mr.. Logan said the certificates 10 question
showed precisely the same chara eter of facts
aud figures as all other similar certificates
In the Treasury.
Mr.. Price remarked that the gentleman
from Illinois would see the object of his
asking the question, if three gentlemen had
certified to the destruction OF eighteen mil.
hon dollars worth OF bonds, and if these
bonds were still in market there was a swim
die to that am ount that was little more
alarming than anything ha had heard of
lately.
Mr.. Logan repeated substantially his STATE
ment
Mr.. Raum inquired what had become of
the bonds.
Mr.. Logan said that he did not know and
did not pretend to be able to explain IT.
lie also stated that he had info nation that
. n officers had been appointed in the
osase OF Georgia In cor lection " tn internal
.rsenoe anu were drawing pay, and from
WI, MS ulnc,ai oaths the material part had
been scratched out with a pen
MIR. Price subsequently, ref.r-;,
the statement relating to the f,c,,,;te ~
struciion Of bonds in the Treasure .":s 1c
IN common with other membe,s ~ -
House, he had been very much star,,.a ~.
The declaration. and he would move ~,
committee TO investigate the matter fc,,s
With, u such fraudulent certificates conla
be obtained. s0uiu
M: Welker said the Committee ON r..
tier. "s"-
Mr. fflce subsequently, referred the bill.
'nstrucung The Committee on Reircpch
ment 10 investigate the subjec. and report
to the House on Wednesday.
Adopted.
The senate amendment on which a dis.
cussion hau arisen, was amended by strik.
ing out an exception of 100000.
L. All
preparations reported b''! TO Locate ana
establish an assay Office at Boise CITY. Iia.
no Passed
Mr.. Chandler introduced q bin explana.
tory of the &C. OF January IL, 1858, 10 prs
vent frauds in the collection Of taxes on dis
,iiied spirits. Il was referred to the Con.
mittee Of Ways and Means
Mr. Aafshall. from the JudlcioSy Com
msstee. reported bill for holding terms or