Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-27

the question, saying the concurr'ng had
precedence.
Mr.. Morton took the same ground as
Pomsroy in regard to the action Of the com
mitteo and criticized the report unSsvora-
bly,, but said he would vote for it !: nothing
better could be had.
Mr.. Doulittle cailed upon the Republican
party, in view Of their internal differences
on the subjnct, to abandon their attempt to
amend the Constitution, aud fall back upon
their past avowal that the right to regulate
suffrage rested with the States.
Mr.. Sawyer argued ct length against the
amendment a. reported BY the Osmuittse
Of Coufsrsncs, but rather than loss the
amendment would agree to the report.
Mr.. Stewart ssid the difficulty sssusd TO
be that no too Senators seemed - agree
exactly o 70 vhat W. right. The pending
propositioo sssned 70 b SAe emily one upoo
whish q aereemlnt sssld - had. ssd On.
less ssajsa = NJ upes aeos eos, the -.
poGtunity y snsnd he Csnstttsliee q ~
wou1A T. loot, and ~ chairman q the A.
propsiaaioo Csooiotss had aoaeunesd bic
intsatioa - pssos he bin u that committee
against this and I'll other 0sasurss.
Mr.. Frslinghuysen said there will b no
chance fer the aosudmsnt In the next Con
gross, bscsuse there will not b two thirds
10 its favor in the Senate.
| Mr.. Stewart took the same ground.
| Mr.. Hendri 10 addressed the Senate ct
length Ia opposition TO the smsndmsss,
and comment severely On the arguments
Of Freline huysss and Stewart. At The
conclusion Of / Is speeth the Senate tsok
recess.
After further discussion vote was taksa
and the joint resolution passed. yeas 80,
nays IS, two thirds vote.
|. Some thirty private psnsiees were
passed.
Messrs. Sumner, FssliBgbuyssn and
Wyatt we're sppeinted committee Of con-
ference on the Diplomatic appropriation
bill.
The senate adisufnsd.
Heuss.-Ths civil appropriation bill va
reported and made the special ssdsr ier 70
morrow.
The Hsuss vent int Csumiltss Of th>
Whole to consider The deficiency bill.
The appropriation for the Custem Hesss
and pest Office bsildine:at Nashvills VA
injected.
Twenty I've thousand dollars Was apprs'
psiatsd for the Cassom House and Pes,
Office 1t 81. Paul.
Twelve thousand dollars was apprepri
atsd for The Oedsnsbusg Custsa Houos.
The appropriation provides for as ,O0(
Tor San Francisco mint. Rejected.
| The amendment appropriation 81 800,
600 for cavalry cod artillery bsNss. wal
rejected. t7tty59
xr. Niblack msved 60 reduce tAs ssti
mate for transportation Of supplies for III
army from ssyea to six million dollars
Notion lost.
Mr.. Burr called attention TO the fact ths
The bill appropriated ssarly go, 600 900
and that the deficiencies were chiefly II
the War Department. over which the Pres
idsnt had bad no septssl. nus8
NJ. Logan moved IN appropriation .
Its,O0O for the purchase Of portrait o
Abraham Lincoln for the Executive Man
zion, u b selected By the inceming Pres:
dent. Amendment ruled out Of order il
\ the deficiency bill.
i Several other amsndments we.s exclud'
cd on the same ground.
NJ. Judd moved a appropriation .
Geo, 900 for continuing work on the Marin
Hospital At Chicago. Adopted.
After long discussion to; pay bacl
salary TO the minister to Portugal. 1t va
atruck out asd the bill reported back to tn
House end laid aside for future action.
Reports Of the Conference Committee o.
the Naval Appropriation bill and on thu
bill in reference 70 the pay Of Deputy Col
lectors and Assistant Assessors Of litter
nal Revenue we're made and agreed to.
The House then took up the amendmen
to tho Lrsis'..iv. .Hd Executive Apprepri
alton bill.
II An appropriation Of six Thousand dol
lars for the committee on education, Va
agreed to.
The question ON Mr.. Poland's amend
msnt to increase the pay Of clerks in Wash
ington. and U'Neil's amendment TO includ
the employees Of the Philadelphia postoffic
in the proposition.
i Mr.. O'Nsil's amendment was rejects
and Poland's amendment agreed te-s7 I
SO for the motion to 10y on the tsbls.
A motion to reconsider the question ~
rejectsd-0O to 60, and pending the fna
vote On the amendment the House teok
recess.
Eeesiag Session.-A vote vas taken o
Poland's amendment, which wAs rejscte
80 to Sc.
| Items appropriating $3.50, 900 for publ
buildings IT Springfield, Ill.,. and the sam
amount for . posteffice st Cairo, III va
agreed TO.
! Mr. Spslding asked seperate vote o.
the amsndmen Mt, striking out the item 70
salary to Mr. Hnvey as Minister to POI
,ugal from the time 1t was unpaid. Ate
n shor, discussion the House adjournsd.