Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-19

Mr. Hooper moved 10 instruct The CON-
Lost, 10 to LAG.
Mr. COburn moved to amend BY instruc.
tons to tho committee 10 report back the
9Th section as amended yesterday By the
| adoption Of his substitute.
Carried. 81 to &c.
Mr. Ingresoll moved.to instruct the CEN.
mittee to report back the section offered by
him yesterday as an anne dment and which
Was then adopted by the House.
Lost, IS to 80.
The motion TO lay the motion on the u.
be WAS lost, 81 to s6.
The qaes ion Vas then taken on the mo
ton TO reconmit with instructions to 70.
port forthwith ths three first sections ~
amended BY Mr.. Coburn, 70 include his
fourth section, and the motion VAS sgreed
to without discussion.
NJ. Pomsroy reported the bill back -
instructed.
The main question was srdsrsd on ito
adsp len - substitute 70 the Senate bill.
The Substitute WAS adopted,
The motion 70 lay on thstabls was lost,
70 TO Ito, and the bill then passed, yess
log, nays ~.
A motion to reconsider the vote BY which
the bill passed Was tabled, % to I.
Mr.. Boutwell, stated. on leave, that il waS
his purpose until very recently 10 report
from the reconstruction committee bill to
establish . provisional government in the
State Of Mississippi, but after full confer.
snce with the gentlemsn on the other side,
especially the gentlemen from Wisconsin,
| aud Mr.. Eldridge, and receiving frank assu-
rance that it was their purpose to resist the
| passage Of the bill BY such parliamentary
means rs they can command, he felt obliged
| to abandon the preparation Of il. Other
important business was pressing and the
bill would probably be vetoed audit would
be useless to pass it unless passed by both
| Houses between this and next Saturday,
| lie therefore felt constrained BY penss OIL
| public duty to abandon the measure .,
present, with assurance to friends on the
other side that Immediately after the 4th
Of March We will testify to the capacity Of
this side 10 pass this or . similar measure.
Mr.. Eldridge said the gentleman has
stated with entire franknoss what | said
that We did intend to resist to the utmost
Of our ability the bill to tseTitosializs Miss.
issippi and believed her . State In the
Union entitled her . all the rights. aud
privileges Of every other State.
Mr.. Pettis, from the Oomuitte on Elec-
tons. called up the New Mexico contested
ease and was addressing the House in adve
eacy Of the report Of the committee when
the House took . recess.
Ersniag Session.-Ths ususs in Cen
mittse Of the Whole resumed the considers.
ton Of the army appropriation bill.
During the disc ussios, Mr.. Garfield said
they had bssn told to-day BY the Secretary
Of var and the General Of the army, thai
they had no more troops than were needed
for aetivs service, and that Gen. Grant doel
not recommend reduction except BY Oh
sorption.
n. Dodge offered : substitute for th,
amendment Of the Military Committee, AZ
thorizing the President. after the fourth Z
March next, to consolidate the number Q
infantry regiments TO thirty, and csnsoli
date che ARTILLERY and Ordnance, and Guar
tsrmaster's Subsistence and Pay depart
msnts, and reducing tho officers - TIL
reduced strength Of tho army required
Agreed too to 40.
After discussion Mr.. Buffers amsndmen
vas agreed 10 and added to the substitute
Mr.. Blaine offered . substitute for III,
amendments Of Msssrs. Dodge and Butler
which was read, and without taking u vot,
Tire House adjourned.