Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-19
WASHINGTON.

/ WARRINGTON, Feb. lS.-Thc Reconstruc.
ton committee held meeting this morning.
| The first proposition presented for consid
Grafton was to remove the disabilities of Mr.,
| Butler, claiming to be q representative elect
from Tennessee, and suspendng tho test
| oath in his case in order that he might be
admitted 10 = seat in the House Of Repre-
| sentatives.
Mr.. Brooks moved to include John Y.
Brown Of Kentucky, within the scope OF
| the resolution. Not because he considered
Brown rebel, but the House had declared
that he gave aid, coincidence and support
to the rebellion. and Was therefore inslipi
bic to . seat, Butler and Brown being pre-
cluded from the House on similar grounds
Mr.. Brooks amendment was rejected by
q party vote.
During the discussion il was said that
John Young Brown had not asked 10 be
| pardoned.
Mr.. Brooks replied that il was true. but
sne Comm'ttes decided to remove the diea-
bllitiss from Governor Orr, q Governor
Holden and nine or ten others vho had NOT
made personal application for that pur-
pose.
MIR. Stevens. Of Penn, said the Commit
tee acted too hastily on that subject, and
desired further time to look into IL.
| ~ this meeting the bill introduced yes
serday BY Mr.. Bingham. for the admission
o. Alabama into the Union, was considered
Tor . short time. Mr.. Stevens thought &C.
l ton ought to BE- delayed until the facss
could DC gathered. He WAS rather dissatis-
ned WIN II, however, believing that gen.
eral bill BE- applicable to oil the Southern
SkAtn1 ahauld ha
on these States separately. Mr. Stevens
submitted bill for the division Of Texa.
into three States; providing, the Conven-
ton about assembling. in that State. FIX
the boun ia'ies Of the new States, and, fur,h.
er, that each Of them have the same con.
s,itution. He thought there ought to be
Sour or five States carved out Of Texas ter
ritory, but would DO content with three
Mr.. Stevens will report the bill to the House
SO that is may be printed and referred back
70 the committee ii necessary.
Mr.. Higgins, Freedmen's Bareau officer,
appeared and made complaint against Gen.
q IL EN-, in connection with the court mar
tial which acquitted man named johnson
Tor the murder ofa negro. The narrf,ivs
was listened to attentively, but led to no
action OF the committee.
A subcommittee Of Ways and Means
committee is in session on the details and
phrsseology OF tho new tax bill which
will not be reported for several week. 70
come.
The amount Of gold in the Tr..s,,v IN.
day 10 & 04 .000. 900, including $2s. zoo, ono
pay able in gold certificates. The bsl.nc.
SO 800, 900, belongs exclusively to The
United States.
IL 10 estimated that the receipts Of sold
from customs from this date to May 1st.
will be $Ss, 900, 900, making a total Of
$l03 600, 900, out Of which there 10 payable
on the 6rst Of March 81, OOO, 900 due on
1910 bonds. and on the first Of May about
&27 ,000,0O interest due ON 500 bonds
leaving balance Of gold after paying al sx-
psnsss Of SOS, 500, zoe, or $7l, 900. 600 after
the coin certificates 40 deducted. These
estimates are in case no sales Of cold arc
made between the periods named.
Delegations Of Potaw ota,nic Indians from
Kansas had introductory interviews with
the Commissioner Of Indian affairs thi,
morning regarding the general business of |
their tribe.
The Indian sgt n, Mathews, 81 the Noun |
tain Crows, has reached the city from For, |
Phil. Ksarney. lie came the Powder river
.S.a alone. and reports Indians peacabls in
snss section.
N0'ssthssanding the entrsnchment 10