Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-30

cred, about . dozen Senators being Pres.
ent The bill is elaborate bot varying lit
tic IRON previous rsgu atoms except IN i'm
posing somewhat ssficter penalties FOR the
violation u its provisions.
Mr. Wilson oifrred an amendment ns an
additional section, providing for The pun
ishment by cashieripg for the conviction Of
gambling. Adjourned.
HousE "A number Of bills and Joint res
Olutions were introduced for reference. To
extend to Arkansas the provisions Of the
Agricultural College bill; 10 provide for the
employment Of stenogrspbic reporter TOR
the United States District Court for the
Eastern District Of Missouri; 10 aid in the
construction Of railroad and telegraph
line from the Rio Grandc to the Pacific
ocean; 70 establish = new land district IN
Nebraska.
M. Price introduced ioiut resolutions
extending The time for The commencement
oil the Northern Paci0c Aailsood for two
years from the ID Of July, 1888. requiring
the building Of 100 mile per year theSeafteF,
and the compilation Of the whole lire BY
The lth Of July, 1877 Passed under the
opsrstion Of the previous question. %
against 30.
Mr.. Cobb offered resolution instructine
the Ways and Means Committee to report
bill levy ing tax OF at least ten per cent.
on the interest on the bonds Of the United
States, to be assessed and collected annually
BY the Secretary OF the Treasury and ouch
subordinates as may be charged with the
cuiy OF aging interest on the bonded debt
OF the United States.
The motion 10 table II was rejected, q
against 100. The motion to refer II TO the
Committee on Ways and Means waa also
h.A
passed, % against "a. A motion to recon
slider was tabled, thus making the action
nnal.
Mr.. Allison offered resolution irquiring
whether the Secretary Of the Treasury fur
nishcd q recently published comparative
statement concerning the removals Of reve-
enue officials by the C0snmissioner OF Rev
enue and the President. and asking for fur
Their Information relative thereto, which
was adopted.
Mr.. etevens, from the Committee on Az.
preparations. reported deficiency bill.
which was made the special order for next
Thursday.
The consideration Of Tie rives and har-
Dor bill Wao 'oou0od TIE amendment ap-
psopSialine o50,OO0 for Alton, Illinois, was
rejected. 1l6,0 w. allowed for the Ten
neesee stvsr from The mouth 70 Florence,
Ala, aDd 10000 non Chattanooga to Do
casur. $4,000 Of shs quarter million for
the improvement Of tAe Ohio river was or.
dsred TO BE- applied 70 experimenting On the
value Of shifling oluices.
NJ. Washburne. Of Illiaols, moved to
strike out $751; for the survey Of the
northwestern lakeo. Rejected.
The Ouachita river In Arkansas, the We.
bash from it, movth TO Lafayette. White
end Black rivers, Ark. and the latter 10
Poplar Bluff. Mo-, were added 70 the rivers
20 be surveyed. And the Oconto river,
Wisconsin, Was substituted for nenOminee
which had been surveyed.
The bill having been completed BY sec
tions. M. Elliott moved the previous Ques-
ton.
Mr. Washbufpe, Of Illinois, called for
separate votes on several appropriations.
Those for Wisconsin river and Marquette
harbor we're agreed to.
Leave Of absence was granted 70 many
Democratic members
Without action on the bill the House ad-
journed.