Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-21

tn S.esher appointed Committee Of
Cen(oeenee % The Pension Appropriated
bill.
mittee on Naval Affairs, reported bill 70
eauali,e the bounties Of soldiers, oailers
and marines. Ordered to b. printed and
recommittsd.
The bill provides for . bounty Of eight
dollars and thirty. three cents per month for
actual service, for dsducting Of oil bountiss
received from any source, and for the pay
ment Of the balance in script bearing six
only in payment for public lands, and not
to be transferred.
Mr.. Pike. from the Same committee, re-
ported bill 70 amend 1eetain acts in Rs'a-
tion 70 The navy and nasiss corps, which
vas ssdsrsd printed aaA reeomnittsd.
NJ. Deouelly intredseed . III additional
- H. acA giving lauis - aid r. ~ co.,
strUctioa 81 railroads and telegraph linss
ftso Lake Sspssisst u Pseses 6essd, b. the
Nesthsrn sosts. Rsfsefsd b the Commit
tss % Pasi1s r b.
NJ. Phelps insrodussd bill 70 allow GER
tain drsw6aeks On copper il pigs. bars o.
iogots, sxpsstsd from he United States.
Referred % the Committee on ways and
Means.
NJ. Wilson, Of love-, introduced bill 70
provide remedy for the les o dssssue-
tion Of judgment records OF DEGREES ap.
pertaining TO procesdings in the United
| States Court. Referred to the Judiciary
| Committcs. -
TIE Hsuss voted an additiosal allowance
d d. 400 to Jas. c. Sloo, late Postmaster 1t
Cairo, Ills.
The House resumed the consideration Of
sundry appropriations.
The bill increasing the appropriation to
489, 900 for . court house q Des Noines,
Iowa wss agreed to-ysas, 81; nays. SO.
The amendment increasing the offer Cor .
court hose at Madison, WIS, from t25, 900
to 90. 600; at Springfield. Ills. from els.
600 to $25, 900, and sppropriating $49. 900
for post-ofDcs and custom house u Cairo,
Ills, were adopted.
The amendment striking out the items Of
100000 for repairing asd flashing the
works Of the capitol sxtsnsisn, aud 90, 600
for the new dome were, on appeal Of NJ.
Wsshbusne, disagrsed 10, and the items
were restored.
Au amendment increasing the appropria.
tons for the survey ofths public lands in thu
Territories vas sgresd 10.
The amendment appsopriating o15, 00C
for the National Arsenal at Columbus. O.,
rejected this snd disposed Of oil amend
msnts. and thu bill passed.
The senate bill directing the entry Of q
: credit Of e3.6S6 to the account Of Major A
l.. Brewer, late army pay0astsr, who loci
HE Lille By the sxplssioe Of sseaoss % d,
: Mississippi river, va passed.
The House. joint resolution 70 regulate thu
tariff for freight and passenger on TIL
Union and Central Pseifs Raiiresds end
. their branches, Constituting the Secretary
, Of Was, Secretary Of the Interior and Attor
!, nsy General of the Board Of Commissioner
TO establish Annually . tariff Of frsights and
; passengers on these railroads, not exceed
] ing double the rates between the Aslanti,
and Mississippi river north Of 81. Louis ~
> taken up.
. Mr.. Washburns, Of Wisconsin,, spoke il
favor Of the resolution. complaining that tn
resources Of the 0ovsrnmsst wsse divsrts,
to purely local enterprises, that the Govern
msnt had been made second. instead Of FIRST
: lien on the road that the passage Of tn
;. bill Of 1854 was procured by the expsndi
ture Of half million Of dollars in Wash
:. ington, BY tis Vice President VI the road
: Mr.. Price obtained the door to reply, bu
: yielded 70 the motion to adjourn.
NJ. Wood offered An amendment to III
. bill naturalizing citizens abroad. Referre,
: to the House with the understanding tina
tomorrow be devoted to general debate.
J. Adjourned.