Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-11

ineure the more speedy restoration OF The
lsie retel States to full political rights.
MIR paire offered resolution declaring
that the sezt of Government ought to be
removed 10 The valley Of the Mississippi.
Rejected, yeas II. Lays 81.
The Speaker presented several Executive
documents.
Th9 House next drew for seals, after /
which tie Speaker presented message tscm |
| the President in reference 10 the tflal and |
conviction OF American citizsns in Great |
| Britain and Ireland, with partial report, |
aud ON ether subjects, which were appro- |
/ prigtely referred.
Dir. Price, by unanimous consent, intro
duced a resolution relative 10 the Rock
Island Bridge, with the remark that II was
simply exple natofy Of the law an3 had no
money In Il.
Sr. Schofeld said he took issue with the
gentleman from Iowa as to there being no
money in the bill There was not only
money in IL, bus good deal Of money. II
was neither more nor less than plan TO
build bridge across the Mississippi, half At
the expense of the government, and Donate
it to railroads, and the next would thing b
70 give subsidies TO new railroad. And he
might come In asking from Congress IN ap-
preparation to build bridge across the Al
, iegheny river at Warren.
. Mr. Price remarked that the speech Of Mr..
, Scho6sld WAS good one 1t con,aiued one
! th,ng which Il did mot c0ntain-that Was
! very small spice Of truth Whea the gentle
. man stated II was proposed 10 build bridge
across the Mississippi and donate II to .
railroad, nc stated what had no foundation
. in fact, He did not believe in the gentle
: man INDUCING in big talk of reform and
economy, and raising howl abou. this
!. bGipg railroad bridge.
!, The Speaker notified Mr.. Price that the
expression about raising howl was not
= parliamentary
:, Mr. Price said he wocld withdraw the
4 word howl and substitute some other die
:. tionary word noise would probably do.
j. BY the Joint resolution the ownership OF the
!. bridge would remain IN the government II
" it did not go to any railroad company. Il
10 the gentleman MIR. Schofield1 made hit
speech as Attorney Of the Railroad Compa
" ny, it might be ali very well, because thii
" act was not what the Railroad men liked
but what the Government wanted.
Mr. Scofied rejoined that though the gen
tleman. Mr.. Price, had charged him with
misstating things. he had stated none Of al
a, but wanted the House TO 60 It blind.
IN After some further discussion. from which
At 1t appeared that the bridge In question 10 4
40 be bull, at the joint expense OF the Govern
n ment and the Railroad Company. and tina
U0CcGH0IY
the right If way, &c, the joint resolution
y passed. Yeas IS, nays 45.
y Mr.. Stevens asked leave 70 offer resolu
ac iion that the evidence taken on impeach
IN ment by the judiciary Committee be refer
20 red to the Committee on Reconstruction
y and the Committee have leave to report Q
:. any time.
e. Messrs Randall and. objected
" Mr. Stevens moved Tor previous question
Il l. --.s- n a..
=. "a ton OF . resolution by Mr.. Eldridge tha
~ $1,000 copies of the testimony be printed fol
- ,, the benefit OF the public, all objections wer
- withdrawn. and Mr.. Stevens resolution
was adopted.
- The House went into Committee of tn
~ Whole on the state of the Union
~ Mr. Wilson, of Iowa in the Chair. and re
!. sumed the consideration Of the Legislative
u Executive and Judiciary APPROXIMATION bill
= Mr.. Latin, Chairman OF the House Print
ing Committee, stated that the cost of print
!, ing for the year 1866 and 1867 amounted I,
:, $454.339 in currency, against 655.olO IN
1859 on n gold basis.
The 20 per cent additional compensation
=, - YVES added to the salaries of the employees
~ in the Congressional Library and iema
- employees in the Public Printing Once.
70 30 discussion arose relative to an appro
~ priation OF 100000 for the payment o
to judgment when may ts rendered by couf
- claims.
j.. Without decision the Committee rose
~ The Speaker presented communication
~ :, from the Secretary Of the Navy, transmit
:, ting paper in the court martial case of
! second eng neer for speaking disrespectiul
~ ly of the President OF the United States.
- and suspending him for year.
- MIR Schenck while admitting that disre-
;. spect to a superior officer should be pun
- isned, characierizing the action Of the ii
former in the case rs a poor, mean. dirty
pmpinC business
hir Lila said be was informed that en-
ployes at the Portsmouth yard we're dis
charged because they had express
cd Republican principles, and he had hoped
all appropriations for detectives and spe:
at the navy yard be struck out.
Alter further debate the papers were re
ferred to the Naval Committee
House adjourned