Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-02-28

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ftsn ths Secretary u The Navy Transmitting
pspsss in tAs court martial case q "a En-
sisssr, f. spsakiae disrsspsstfslly u The
President Of the United Sssass.
Mr. schsack vhils sAnitsiag that din ..
spsst 70 superior officers should Be puaishsA>
eA.rseserissa the aetioa Of he ialosmsr in
tAis sass - per, nsaa, dirty, pinpias bss-
insss. He ssil 10 wss infsrnsd that en-
plsyees q PsTtsasutA had bssa Discharged
Tor expressing Rspublioss ssntimeats.
Hsuss adjsurasd,
wAsErSeros, FEB. IL.
s.1Afs.
Mr. Wiley, from de committee o. Pstea0
reported without sneadnsat, bill requiring
persons applying for patents 10 give public
neties Of the ssas.
Mr. Trumball prsssatsd petition from eit'-
sens Of III, that two terms ofths y. 8. Courts
b held annually q Quincy. Referred .
Judiciary committee.
Mr. rhayer presented . petition ftoa the
citizens Of Nebraska, praying hat laads along
the line Of the U P R R be opened for hone-
stead and pre- -emption, and that prs>smptors
may enter lands along that line at one dollar
and twenty-five cents per acre.
On motion Of Senator Stewart The bill u
give effect 70 IN aet is regard to grants of
public lands in Nevada was discussed till
! 20 p n when Mr. Davis declined TO yield the
Aoor any further, and proceeded to sddress
the Senate on the supplementary rseonstruc.
ton bill.
Mr. Davis, 1t 3:45 yielded to IN executive
session. and after short time therein tie
Senate adjourned.
The House proceeded to the consideration
Of the bill reported from the committee On
foreign affairs, concerning the rights Of Ameri-
can citisens in foreign States.
After discussion, at the expiration Of the
morning hour, the bill went over.
The speaker submitted message from he
President, transmitting his letter to 0raat,
) which was read.
Mr. Bingham moved its reference to The rs>
construction committee and printed.
Mr. Logan stated that there Vas repy
from Gen Grant to that letter which he desired
70 b furnished to the House.
The Speaker intimatsd that there were some
errors in the correspondence - printed.
Mr. Bingham modified his motion to refer
70 the committee on eorrsspsadsaos and pria.
ted, which was agreed to.
Mr. Logan's resolution asking for all fur.
thsr correspondence was also adopted.
| The House weat late committee sf the whole
on the appropriation bill.
The amendment reported yesterday wss
rejected.
Mr. Better moved to strike out the items for
compensation Of assistant secretary, clerk Of
pardons and three clerks Of The fourth class,
employed BY the President Of the Uaited
States, which, after debate was adopted.
o. motion ol Mr. Logan the item Tor salary
q solicitor fsr the InteraAl Rsvsnus DeFarts
meat was stricken out.
Mr. Woodward moved that tAs apprePfiatioa
for officers Of military justice Be sejscted.
/ The committee rose and the Speaker presen.
ted message frem tAs President transmit
ting copy Of Grants last letter to him, which
was read, ordered printed and referred to shs
committee on reconstruction.
Mr. Shsnck, from the committee on wsys
and Means, n ported bill to facilitate the
collection Of the direct tai in Delaware.
Mr. Logo. asked leave 70 offer . resolution
calling On the Secretary Of the Treasury Ser .
cerrsspondsnce Of Commissioners of Interaal
} Rsvsaue In relation to the removal Or sppoist.
msat Of Collectors Or Assessors.
Mr. Wood objected.
On motion Of Mr. Baker, he committee %
Ways and Means Was instructed 10 iAquifs
into the expedience Of smending The Internal
Revenue law to provide for The distributes
Of Government stamps through The pest oaiss
Or Otherwise.
On motion Il Mr. Jerks, Secretary Of the
Treasury, Attorney General and Secretary -
State were directed to furnish statemeat q
fees paid yearly since 1850 for legal services,
in sdditioa - he smeunts paid 10 salaris1
officers.
Adjourndsd.
HAsmxorox, Feb. 20.
Mr. Banks, from the committee on forsien
Affairs reported bill concerning the rights
Of Amsrian citisels in foreign states. Ordsrsd
printed and recemmitted.
Mr. Hopkins, ftsm the committee on public
laads, reported bill for the disposition Of
public lands that may hereafter Be granted -
cid in ths construction Of rsilEoads. Ordered
printed.
The bill, which il reported unaaimously,
provides that all lands hereafter grsatsd for
railroad purposes, shall b granted 70 states
and territories whore reads ars 70 b con.
structsd and shall b by them sold 70 actual
settlers sta price not exceeding two dollars
and ffty cents Per acre, the proceeds 70 b
paid 70 tAs railroad company.