The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-23

keD0teed, That in the opinion OF the Housl
the interests Of the county require that ths
YehecApbt sAp3t 81 reorssnixed and r.
Woe6d 70 = simple, uniforU system, moss
easily understood By the people thaa il i i
ita. present complicated forms and thaaAkl
intlress On ~ debt shsalA besrs1Reg1; a;
,Ssse.f ,SSse.f - .hs fos s - $o1T
q early day - possible. . hill psosidin1
for funding Of the public debt. and redne'
ton OF the rass Of interest thereon in such I
nay be reduced and equalixed - far o. pos
.ibis co0sistent wilh good faith to National
.crediiers, sedsjue6ee TO she psaplN4
Nj Pssyb eosed to rsfsr Is sreomsion e
she eOnmittee On W6ys and Means. Re
jected-yeas. 81; nays, 90.
The resolution Wss then agreed "a without
&yisieo.
Mr.. Ward moved to reconsider the vote
and TO lay that mo.ion on she table, which
vas agreed to.
. Nj. Pfics o0kpsd the following resolution
Rssolred, Thst the Cenmittee on Appro.
priasions be insssrcted to enquire into the en-
pediency efspproprisatuE 46se0O Q00to tAke
upfhs mAtured and mstn ring isdsesednsss Of
the United Shses which il psyabI6 il carren.
cy, as the same may become due, ssid
amount TO be from coin IN the treasury TO be
sold for that purpose, and providing BY Law
that no new Indebtedness shall be incurred
BY the United States, BY the sale or issue oil
its bonds or notes, or other securities. until
the coin reserve IN the Treasury 10 raduce1
se SIS ,000, 600; rid COMMITTEES 70. rsoort 81
bill or Otherwise.
Mr.. Allison asked Mr.. Price to modify the
resolution 10 - to instruct the COMMITTEES to
make such report.
Mr. Price declined, thinking the resolution
better a. it WAS
Mr.. insersoIl moved to lay The resolution
on the tatie-
Negasiyed.
Mr.. Spauldirg moved to amend By striking
outtAe Ccmmisies on Appropriations, and
inserting the Committee on Mays and Means,
which was agreed to
The rssoaution, - amended, W. thsn
served TO-
The morning hour having expired. the
House proceeded to the report of the Con.
terence Committee on the bill removing po-
iitical disabilities from several hundred per
sons in the Southern States.
Tho question being on Mr.. Bromwell' q me-
lion 70 recoassder ihsvots o. Rrsdav ~ -
fecting the epost. tte vota - reopui deeea
and The report sdopted BY two>ihirds voss
Of 50 to A.
Tho Kentucky contested election case vas
sgaia taken up and debAaed.
The report Of the Committee on Elections
vas finally adopted, vitAout.s divinon, and
~. 1ckse appeared md took the oath and
kis seatps Representative
On motion Of Mr.. Paine the Secretary of
War Vas directed TO furnish . statement of
The aggregate number Of additional bouuties
paid from the respective Statss sincs Janps-
= /, 1855.
sThe joint sesolution direetirg the aale 1T
arms, ordnance, and ordnance
stores, was passed.
'fhe Sepass bill exleadins The tine for the
Of : railroad from the Central
Pacific road, in California, to Portlaad, Ore
gon, was passed.
Mr.. Woodbridge introduced bill for the
relief Of Resf Admiral Wilkes. Referred 10
The Judiciary Com mittee
@. mosipnsoi Mr. Wwd the Secretary of
Tho TreasGry WAS asked FOR vouchers for the
Expenditures BY the Indian Peace Commits
nOn6F6
Mr.. Eldridge asked leave to offer ! resolu.
ion cailiss % the Hecrstary sM WAr for 10.
lorfnaiion rep citing the persons held st Dry
I0rtugas and Atlanta asprisoners under SEN
le1cs o military commissions or otherwise
Mr. ScoGeld objected
AZ 3st ssna.1 3tndinls - tAs -
road
!. NJ. Stevens. Of Pennsylvania, objected,
Hr. Schenck then moved 10 70 into Com
mittee Of tho Whole on the special tax bill,
On Q0sion,@ Mr. Schenck thea6rst read.
~ 4of ah& bill kns djsAea.ed d;fh