Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-20

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The Senate amendments TO tne hqslfe
bill TO amend the &C. o. harch zots, ~iovi'
providing for the carrying oil mails from The
United States to foreign ports were COZ
CURED in.
| The Senate amendments to the House
h,ll IN continue the freedmen's bureau, wss
concnrrcj in.
Tbc Sene,e amendment 10 the House bill
relating TO the Supreme Court OF the United
! States, WAS concurrtd IN.
/ The Senate amendments 10 the House
bin for the relief Of certain exporters Of
distilled spirits. by striking out the word
alcohol, was concurred in.
The concurrent Senate RESOLUTION Civ
iug the thanks of Congress 70 Edwin
Stanton, was passed 102 TO "a.
Mr.. Morgan introduced Q bill for the re-
lief Of the United States Express Referred
10 the Committee on elaine.
The bill for the sale Of Unadilla Indian
Reservation. Oregon. passed.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan tho adverse
vote of yesterday on the bill for the relief
Of certain exporters Of rum and alcohol was
recoIsidered.
Mr.. Cole moved an amendment 10 include
whiskcy exported from the Pacific coast 10
Amoor river. 1t includes similar contracts.
which was rejected, and the bill passed by
90 to IA
The Chair laid before the Senate The res
outions passed by the House Yesterday, DC
nourcirg the lard treaty with the Usage
Indians. Read.
MIR Summer said that the resolutions re-
lated 10 matter which should properly
came before the Senate in Executive Ses-
siop. II vas transferred 10 the Executive
Session, and referred to the Committee on
Indian Affairs.
The House then proceeded rs the bust
ness Of the morning hour, TO the consider
alton OF the bill for the extension OF the
wood screw patents OF Thomas w. Harvey.
The question being on the motion of MIR.
Stevens. Of Pennsylvania. TO lay the bill on
the table, Mr.. Myers withdrew his demand
for the previous question In order that ex-
plantations might be made in regard TO the
bill.
Mr.. Fernsworth demanded the ayes and
nays, saying that this bill had been killed
three times already.
Alter some discussion the vote was taken
and the bill was not laid on the tablc-yeas
40, yeas 81 After further debate, the bill
was rejected-yeas "a, nays7i
The morning hour having expired, Mr..
Farnsworth from the Committee Of Confer.
ence on the bill removing political disabili-
ties from certain persons In the Southern
States, made report In favor Of striking
out the name OF George &. Houston, Of
Alabama, and George W. Jones. Of Ten
nessee.
Mr. Beck, Of the minority Of the Com
mittee. opposed the report, and spoke Of the
high character of the two men excluded by
il. He knew no reason for it, II 1t were
not that Mr.. Jones might be regarded as
dangerous competitor for Congress in the
distric. in which he lived.
Mr.. Farnsworth defended the report.
After further discussion the bill was de.
fta,ed by vote Of yeas n. nays IS. less
than two thirds voting for II. Amotion To
reconsider was made and the matter laid
over till Monday next.
The House then proceeded TO the bust.
ness on the Speakers table and disposed
thereof Nc follows: The Senate amend
men,s to ,he House joint resolutions for
turning over damaged ordnance for the
Lincoln Monument Association. Agreed
u.
The Senate Joint resolution authorizing
q change OF tho mil service from horse ser
vice TO post coach service between Fort
Abercrombie and Helena, Montana, came
up. and considerable discussion cnsued.
Mr. Delano moved it be tabled.
Without disrosing of the motion the
House adj Surned.