Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-08
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CnrcAoo, March s.-A Washington
special says:
Senator Fowler being considered - ne
Ion ger . member Of the Republican party.
tbs committee have agreed to recommend
that be be requested 70 stay away from the
Republican caucusss in future. The chair
manabip Of his committee 90 Enrolled
Rins) has been given to another, and he "a
no longer recognized - . Republican Sen
atsr BY his associates.
Infsrmal conferences have been held by
members Of both Houses in reference to
the probable duration Of the prssest ses>
sion Of Csnsress. When ths committees Of
beth Houses are announced. ~ effort will
BE- made for . caucus, which will grange
the time fer adjournmsnt. There 10 no
doubt the ssssion will continue to the end
Of this month, a least; and many believe
u will last TIVE months.
The special committee Of the Senate on
Rsefg and the ether Senate com
mittees have completed the task, and will
rspArt the result to the Republican Ssna-
torial eaucua called for tomorrow morn
ing.
The mere important changes are as fol-
lows:
The committee on foreign relation 70
mains unchanged. with the exception q
young Bsyaid, whs takss the place Of bis
| father.
On Finance, Center takes the place o.
Morgan, and q democrat will be put in the
place vacated BY Henderson. The com
ni,ss will stand sherman, Williams, Cat
| le |. Elwell, 0entor.
Fesssndsn succeeds morrill, Of Maine
- Chairman on Appropriations. with
& ines, Hose, Wilson, Cole, Conklinx
I'D democrat 40 associate.
On judiciary, Tiumbull remains Chair
man. Carpsstsr succeeds Frsinghuy sen
and sherman. Hendricks.
chairmanship Of the Committee On Ter.
ritoriss 10 givss 70 Nys. in place Of Yates
and Fowler 10 thrswn Cd ADD Howard put
in his place. The ether members arl
CrAgis, Mcdonald, McCrssry and Norton
On Pacific X. r Hswsrd 10 retained u
Chairaass, Center tskes the place Of Msr
gan, Scott that OF CONFESS, the other me m
hers are Sherman. Pomsrsy, Stewart, Will
son, Hailsn, Drake.
On revolutionary pensions, Yatss VA
made Chairman 10 place Of Nys, transfer
red 10 Committee on Territories.
The Minnesota Legislature did not acI
On shs 10Th constitutional amendment, III,
effioal copy not having arrived in season
The Times Washing en- special says
rbe Missouri Republican delegation il
Congress called in q body on the Presi
dent On Saturday, with Senators Schurz ant
Drsks at their head, TO see about thu
Missouri appointmsnte. Gen. Grant ~
TO- ned them that he had about made "
his mind ~ to the most Of them tha
he had selected Geo w. Ford to BE- Col
lector Of Internal Revenue in st. Lsuis
that hs intended making Col. Arustsn, u
old friend. whe helped him years ego I,
get the sfiics Of County Surveyor in 81
Louis, ~ assessor. A for the st. Leui.
post Office, he intended to make his ec
iri end. Gen. A. j. Smith, postmaster.
An immense crowd Of people are on The
streets 70 view the funeral procession Of ths
four iirsmen killed on Friday. The pro
cesaion is enc Of tho largest and most im
posing ever witnessed here. 1t is c,mpos.
Cd Of tho Board Of Fire Commits toner's,
! heads Of the Police Department in car
riAgss, four men from each Ere COMPANY in
the city, Board Of Undsrwriters, Turnge
mcinds Society. the Ei,-orth Zsuaves
the ia Infantry, and other organizations
the Mayor, Common Council, and ethei
city officials. A beautiful cA.sfalqus CEN
tAins the four cefRns.