Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-20
Mr.. KELLEY m,ssx spec chsxpr.ss,ng faith

Mr. Kelley @sasx eechssPr''''os '.ish
Mr.. Blade spps.lska the Hoass not to
agree tethe a,nepAmeNt eSSiLins 1t the
appropriation fop< military s6Svey a5S re-
ducins the appropriation ~ the fock IslApd
Armcfy and Arsenal free ohe \pillion 2
half = milNon dollars ortto VI ButleA
aM-f dmsH for reduction VIE AAy. y
The RICK Island bill provdt bed ibid and
hssesd DISCUSSION BY Blaine. Ftice, F( field,
Philips Benton, Farnsworth Al q ehts, in
thS myhst Of which Mr.. But1Sr, Of Mass,
ob(Ai1ed the floor. and made = atp@pl in
faSDrfof his amendment for tsductiNn Of
the army and against the gamfnd eent
oG@ed by Mr.. Blaine.
- Blaine spoke earnestly saga| nss khe
adoteton Of Mr.. Bltier's amet dmdht. IHs
hspSl the House would not We I'd dsp&vs
Cen Shssmaa 81 schanee 70 (etsiakAs r@pk
Of 0s6prsl Of The Army, & Sh$idan kes
Thsea1of . chance 70 stt6in thderadsIof
LIED. 0Asral. and ssslb mot "a bdsr n1p-
sssaty muo(asisg cut Gen. Mad or H@n.
cock % AajSA 6ansraa6, which wbuld b %
effect Of the smsndmsut. Biz Butlstls]
amendment just tied up the asby, 20 th(Fs
could be no appointments erf premeti{bs
until Oeugrsss could take mold Of he
whole Question, and BY this means, an ss
the administration Of Gen. Grant, the a1ny
could ~ very rapidly redu(bd.
Ia condusisn he ssks4lsave to hocifyl
his amend&ent.
Mr.. Butlekobjsctsd. 4
Mr.. Boyer liked Unanimous sonseet y
offer an amcndmeBy dieeetisg the SectstaSt
| Of War to consolidate the quar- tsru)astsf,
I commissary and pay departments info o1e,
to be called the department Of supply. 4
Mr.. Hooper objected.
The Rock Island appropriation as f6r-
ther debated BY Asssrs. Logan. Pfuyn md
Maynard against.
The debste ended and the Hous( prec(sd.
cd to vote on the various amendQents.
The amendment striking out ! 10 sun for
military surveys was agreed to. 4
TIE amendment reducing the lock I1land
appropriation to $500, 600 Vas dsagrsed to,
70 to 80, and the appropriation remains At
81 .000,O 4 II
substitute to the combined msndmsnt Of
Messrs. Dodge 4 Boiler, and The sui etituts
was agreed 70, III 70 g.. 1.
: A motion by Mr.. Eldridg{ to lay be bill
on tho table was lost and ~ bill pissed.
Inc uOU00 SuoO tOOk . 1Ccu0.
Looming Session. -Ths fHeuse psssmsd
lie session At 7:So, Mr. fBoutwsn in the
chair - Speaker pro ts1s7 =
A resolution vas adj pied, directing th.
Secretary Of State to Tx immsdiS}e meas
4 ures to ascertain The c(use Of the. arrest b.
Che Capt. General Of aba, Of 1mill5 O.
Sola, citizen Of The pnissd Ssstss. =
4 Mr.. Churshili. fso1 Jud) ciafy Committee
robortsd . bill ~ define feloniss end
. misdsusanors an3 regulate persmptory
. challenges, which las p1ssed.
The total sum "a props)atsd Id $50 ~ 90:
|. of which @22, ~ .5O3is TO bed Fay Cd 81
! the revenue Of iht pos ofice dtptP tmsut.
Mr.. Farnswor(h yoved tainbreass thi'
: for Clerks from twt to TIVE nd bal
) million dollars,
: Mr.. Bean mJvs5 to redhes3 the item o
letter carriers fro4 one mIllidh to half I
million dollsrS, Nth Asp(evib that theJ
shall not b ssnpPysd in citl Of less tina,
! 600 popxlatbn and 10 q batter sum b,
ypsndsd in deli sring daring lhs next fsca
# ,;;lAloi.rrlonsAi.su..,s tho question cam
!, . vote. No uoruuA howeyBr, voting, tn
n Committee rSbe.
IL Mr.. Boutwell, resamed the ehair.
= motioS to adjourn was 1Dst, when III
17Hsuae ordered ylhe Sergeant At Arms t
bring hthe ah6entsss. SeAs hours weg
\ spsnt thsfsiQthnd it was after midnish
tyhenths YD0oA adjourned.