Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-16
LATE NEWS
0T TELE0R.1PH.
rORrY.hlRsr CONGRESS-.

WAsnlneroN, March l5-SRNArs.-Ths
Alabama land bill grant passed.
A resolution vas adopted, fixing the Let
ere 70 make return Of fees
bill was introduced TO pay deputy eel
Ieciors and assessors the same Is collectors
and assessors. when iischsreing their du.
ties. Referred.
A bill TO facilitate telegraph commusica.
ton between the Eastern and W sstern con.
tinents. Referred to tho Committee on
Commerce.
A bill granting lands for a railroad from
Superior 10 vermiilion Lake. Referred to
COMMITTEE on Public Lands
Mr.. kellogg introduced . bill grar ting
the right Of way for . railroad running
70 the Rio Graude 10 the direction Of Nc
satlan. Referred TO committe on Public
Lsnds.
Mr.. Trumbull, from tho judiciary Cons
mittcs, reported without snendment the
JOINT resolution providing that the removal
from civil Offices 10 the Provisional Govern
usst Of Virgins, provided for in the joint
resolution rolating to the government Of
Virginia and Tsxes, parsed at the third
session Of the Fortissh Congress, shall not
BE- made until 80 days . ftsr the passage Of
the present resolution. Also. favoiably
With amendment 10 the bill 10 rsorRanixe
the judiciary. The amendment provides
that more than one Circuit Court NAV DO
held u or in the Same district BY the di-
ssotioo Of the presiding Judge, Who shall
designate the business to be done 1t cash
session that the Circuit Courts may be
held BY Justices Of the Supreme Court and
Circsit Judges sitting together the pres
snt Clerks Of the Circuit Courts and tho
District Courts are to continue in office IN.
Ill other appointments be made or they
may DO otherwise removed. Also With nm
amendment to House bill to repeal the
tenure Of civil Officer. The amendment,
makes the bill read THAT an act passed
March I'd, 1867, entitled IAN act legulst-
ing the tenure ot certain civil offices be aud
the same is hereby suspended until he
next session Of Congress-" Also with On
amendment to the bill to enforce the l4,h
article Of the amendment 10 the c0nstitu.
ton. A. amended it provides for the pros
ecu,ing Of pcrsons holding office in violation
If ssid article by the United States Attos.
nsy, by writs Of quo Oar'aate. to take prec
idense Of oil othsr cases on the dockets Of
The United Statcs Couvts; and on convic-
tion such persons shall be Imprisoned not
mere than oss year and fined . sum not
exceeding enc thousand dollars, aud forever
disqualified frsm holding any State Of Fed.
srai Office.
Mr.. Norton s6sss . joint resolution pro-
siding that . majority Of any State Legis-
'ssuvs shall be suficisns 10 ratify any
snendmsoe Of the Constitution Of the
Uoissd Statss proposed By Congress, aud
chat resignation, o. withdrawal. or tsmpo-
sssy sstssal - act Of the aiosrity, shall mot
81. 81 the validity Of such ratification BY
the 0ajssity.
NJ. Dawson objected and the resolution
cent ever.
A. The exp;sstien Of the aornisg hsus
The bill t. ssrsagsAsn the public credit wss
taken up. After some discussion, Q mess.
~ vas revived from The Cemmistee Of
she Hssss that they he'd passed the bill 70
seresgshss the public credit, and on motioa
q NJ. ShssmAa shs bill. - IL passed the
deaes, was sabssis sted fer the one before
the Senats.
NJ. Bayard eppssed The bill o. the sane
greuads - in pssvisus dsbass.
NJ. Caspssssr opposed Il becsuss hs Ne
euwillisg y admit that there Was Or ever
I'D eeee any 6esbs Of he hsosssy q the
eespls. aaA essauss he beloved thes By .
Ssis eeesssuctien 81 the lsW and fais cen.
stdefatien ofsAe circumstances uoder ehich
the ssads we're issued, the faith Of the gov
sromeos vas % fully pledged - eosld be.
The bill finally passed in the same form
- il came from the houss-42 tol3.
Al 3P. n. tbs Senate went into Execu
tive Session. and soon after adjourned.
hovsa -Aessrs. Stevens, Ea and Ben.
top. Of New Hampshire. and Morgan bsin
qualified. took their seats. A number Of
os''s we're introduced aud appropriately re-
tsrrsd. Among them one BY Julian 70 disc
courage pslygamy in Utah BY grating the
rights Of suffrage to women.
The Speaker announced The eommittees
- follows:
Ways aud Asans-S shsnck, Hooper. Ali.
900. Maynard. Kelly. Brooks, Orth. Nc
Barty and Marshall.
Appropriations Dawes, Beaman KELSEY.
washbusas. (Wis.) Lawrence, SAWYER
Dicksy, Niblack aed Beck.
Bsnking and Cusrsncy Garfield, Lynch
J add. Csburn, Saith, (vssnent,) Packer,
Lash, Cox and Jesss. (ksntseky.)
Recommendation, (MaoA) Farms. |
.sth. Bsanse, Psuyn. Ward, Julian, Pol
lad, Whitsrmsrs. Peck. Wood ward and
Aesvan.
Reorganization Of Civil Ssrvice-HotcA.
sr"s, Ssaskss. Arnstrong. Mayuasd aud
Ninth Csnsus- Stokes. 0ar0sld. B.pks.
Allssse. Lfas. C,.llom, Wlikinsse. Hei.
oan. Sehuuaker. W.
.., rs sn Ksi's:sd--wheelss, Laxan. Nor
1c'. lfsseo Ven Hsru, tNo. ! Heukios
n .au%p. Voorhees,. As.eii. aud Wilson Of
Clsi.s-wsshbara., Of n.,.,.h......
Hstchkiss, Holman. Cobb S ..s.s r,
Deeksry. Moore and Styles ' u.s.
Conosres-Dickssn, ONeil, Inser,o,
Sswyer. Finckslnhurgh, Bennett. Vance,
Holman aud Peter. "sS''
Pselsc Lands-Juiisn, Ee.c hum. Town.
;s no' rsson. ha.i:v. winAns, say,h u
~, Wilson 81 Minnesota. and IeOor.