Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-28

and !tey hard struggle Win hI. "as
tufne OF Illinois. the item te' NJ
- ~ sanrai..rs stores .. PhiiAds'paia,
was incseasedto sIo,Oto. ,,~1.,c.r .r;oi
Air. kaum. sustained by ~, t. L s,s', w,
=, ave an appropriation OF soo.vv 'hsc''ed
~ he Custom House ana osa oi.es uaii.
,rre a, Cairo, iut Dir. ashoui ne Vpg0''
rom was more auccssslu i Yuan 70 'io ~
,,,s.fnlSs csse, and the amenamen. vas
rtj c,eJ- n. NJ .,,.,a;,oa a.,
vr wilson Of Iowa, aud after another
str,,eple with Dir. Washburne, tie item OF
$751; 500 FIR the construction Of the Court
lloass in Des 5iqincs, Iowa, was Increased
10 s9o,lJo
MIR Hopkins moved 70 increase the az
Preparation Tor the Court House at MAIDS N
iron $4,000 TO $4,000. Mr.. Washburnc
opposed, Tcmarking that there seemed 10 be
q combination among the members iron
various localities to increase the appropria-
tions which the Committee had recon-
mendcd
Mr.. Logan insisted that when the cor-
e,ruction OF the buildings was COM
menced, 1t was not economy 10 refuse 10
appropriate money::to complete them, and re-
fessed TO the fact that liberal appropriations
had been made in The past for buildings IN
Galens. Washburnc suggested that the
money was well paid out, and II not thus
| expended would probably have been stolen
Mr.. Hopkins amendment was agreed 10.
| Mr.. Barnes moved TO appropriate *iv".-
Oo0 for procuring . site tor posi- ONCE
and court house in Brooklyn. bu' On "o
lection by Washburne Il was iu'eo ou' u
order. there being no law Tor ".
IN motion Of Cullom, supported BY Burr
anil Hlaiue. and opposed by Washburne,
the il.m ior tho construction OF Court
| House in Springfield, Illinois. was increased
from SIS 600 To $2jOJo. Raum renewed
| his proposition of SO 600 for post oihce ana
custom, house a, Cairo. and succeeded IN
getting an appropriation OF s5o0O made
Mr.. Price, making some remarks about
| trimming and iinseI OF Treasury Depart
nett, moved to strike out the item tor the
north wing Of the Treasury; q motion
| which Blame denounced as the hight oil
| absur' lily; compliment TO which frice re-
| sponGcd by saying that ms soon as he reached
| Perfection he would move 10 the State 81
Maine and run for Congress. daughter.
Mr. Lawrence, oil Ohio, took the same
view az Price, and sustained the amend.
ment The discussion might have continued
Tor an hour or more, had not Washburnt
taken steps to bring it to close in refer
ereucc to the Treasury building by bring
ing the committee TO vote on Price Z
amendment Rejected.
Mr.. Lawrence, OF Ohio, tired TO get al
item .of $4,000 for arsenal at Columbus
ONO but was ruled out of order.
| Mr.. Eslye moved 70 strike out the lite n
of 500 90 for continuing the work on the
capitol extension and il was struck out, a:
was ais, $1,000 for the dome.
Mr. Lawrence. of Ohio, moved to strike
out the item OF $21l coo for the Metropolis
tan police OF the District Of Columbia.
| Mr. Lawfence's amendment was rejected
end the Committee rose.
Mr.. Cobb presented the resolution Of the
Wisconsin Legislature in reference to ihs
project OF connecting by navigable chan
nels, the waters Of the Mississippi and LAX,
Michigan. Referred to the Committee OF
Commerce.
Mr.. Boutwell,, from the Committee to re
port articles of impeachment against Presi
dent John son, offered q resolution permit
ting the Com nitiee TO report in print
Adopted
MI. Morehead from the Committee OF
Ways and Means. reported back Mr.. Spald
ing S bill declaring the meaning Of the In
ternal revenue tax on railroad chairs Al,
spikes TO he q specific tax OF five dollar
per ton. Which WAS passed.
Mr.. Cook, from the Committee on Real
and Canals reported bill authorizing In
building of bridge over the Ohio river b.
a railroad company on the same terms a
provided for the bridge at Quincy, Illinois
Which was passed
Mr. Dodrc reported a bin GutEoriz!nl
the building OF railroad bridges over tn
Ohio above Tie meulh Of Licking river.
| Adjourned