The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-07-01
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Uetytn - 8enatof from florida, GR1ed
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"A motion d refer the crsdsntials Of o.
horne vas njscted-l6 against 36..
o. aptics e NJ. Dsaks - Astion of the
L4eislatnre o. The ratification Of The 18th
|anendaebt ~ rad.
Aft@ ! long discussion, vote WAS taken
On sssaring In tho Senator elect, resulting
ye16 n, nays 8.
Hr. Osborne wss sworn ip, and took his
/ - on the Repnbiiean side.
The civil appropriation bill was considered,
s.d ssvsrsl4 sl4nnimpoFsant snsndmeats wers
NJ. Sherman iatrodocsd hisfaudias bill
. rider 70 the bill.
After considerable discussiou 90 70 whether
ssch proceeding was in order, during which
the House adjonrnnsnt reeelstipn came mp
and was tabled for the present.
The 8enate went into Executive session,
aud Afler some time adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Boutwell, presented hill q authoriae
lie jssue Of oev boods 10 NE amouut 81 eisht
Hundred millions, payabie IN coin, bearing 81
per cent. and to be valid only in The hands
Of citizens Of the United States these 10 30
xchanseable for b.2O's, Also I've hundred
millione four per cent. bonds, PAYABLE il
coin, either IN the United states, Frookfort
or Loudos. without taxatioo. exchapeeable
for 6-9O'o tefore Juty lat, 1870, Also q use
twenty i've millions of com il the purchase
Of s sos, = Ii, marke. prios;, = ! sinking
Iano, .ne Interest thereon to be aPplied to
redeems1k other bonds.
Mr. Boutwell, presented, in order to have it
printed, bill, as a substitute for the bill re-
ported by the COMMITTEES on Ways and
Means, for taxing the interest on United
States bonds.
Nh &1VttUus VI MI / etx tn0 V0tO mltIe4 ON
Ways and Means were instructed to inquire
into the expediency Of reducing the ex penses
Of collecting the internal revenue, BY abolish
ing the Offices Of Collectors, Assessors, de-,
and assessing the amountin direct tAxss re-
quired upon the several States in proportion
to the taxable population, and report at the
next session.
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, presented
the credentials Of Chas NJ. Hamilton, kep-
resentatise elect from Florida, and asked thss
he be sworn in.
| Mr.. Maynard moved that the credensials
take the usual course and be referred U The
Committs1 on Elections.
They were no referred.
Mt Covode introduced joint resolutioa
1irecting that in all cases where private sol
diers served ont theirtitne Of enlistment, and
.ere honorahly discharged, the Secretary ~
~ sAAl!, o. application, remove any ches2e
9 .sse.uon tnst may stand on the A s
/ .': aoss 1919. sneuJ except wbere thyre has a
ks11s..Sd sSs;un ~ 1E sks eommi,see 81 NsHs lal
kfa;rs.
Tho House resumed the consideration Of
the River and Harbor bill. All the amend
Mr.. Stevens moved to table the bill; re-
Jecsed-b! TO
me niii passed-eO asainst o.
eMr. Nssnbnrne, OF Ill, moved ctncur-
rent fesoiuuon Tor aolournment o. me pres
ent session 20 tne iosn o. July, wnlcn, ntter
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