The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-07-14
slik< ti1il 4luEts
arrI,rY =

hi ~a...I tJ.i I. x,.s,.ssss cs:s:,: 's'l y hi,
tary Affairs, reported 8 bill 70 authorize ths
sals Of .. pssliea - Fsft flasssuus.h 81
,eS psoPSIcs III e ca es,l 'Ssnv eers' = 'pf
Mr. Osborne intredpcsd ) bill authorizing
the Committss OF Refugees and Freedmel
and Abealpaed lAads q sell certain aban.
doned lands IN Florida, which wss referred
TO the Comsin1o - Public Lands.
Nr. NcDouald introduced bill for RELIEF
of ~ loya citizens Of Arkansas, and fos
taking the ceoGp4.
House Amsndnents 70 the tax bill came
over, end ye1e refereed stosa committee con-
sisting Of Shssnaa and Morrill,.
NJ. Hsndssta.cnlisd's d'sp ~ Vii 70 amend
the oct Of 1865 to authori1e the construction
Of bridges across do niaA;ssippi hss, which
passed. ts.
The bill for the protection Of the rights Of
American citizens abroad waa made tho spe-
Id oFi16f TX TburDdau Aaxt.
The Senate resumed consideration OF the
Judiciary bill. n
Mr.. Henderson moved to amend BY making
pAhs iateess On 70 .yees hoeda Al PAT cent,
on 80 yeAr bonds 1 per cent, on 40 year
bonds 81 per cent kejsctsd-8 TO "a.
Mr. Fessenden moved to amend BY making
the authorized bonds receivable in ten years
and payabls Il. .tv6ntv, q Ftysor forty years.
The bill was discussed ct some length BY
Aessrs. Morton, Edmunds, Fessenden, and
others.
During the discussion Mr.. Morton deliver
ed prepared speech, the burden OF which
vas, according 70 the statutes, they should be
paid in cutrsnc9. ).
The senats vent into executive sessioh and
soon after adjourned,
Messs. 6che nek Hooper and Niblack we're
APPOINTED I Committee of Conference on the
tar bill
joint resolutions was introduced as fol-
lows: To authorize soldiers to select home
stead from the public lands; TO provide for
briDgipg cases into Courts Of the United
B4akes seainst Railroad companies having
their kne in several 6tats9
Mr.. Clsaver introduced joint resolution
for the protection Of settlers on the Cherokee
neutral lands of Kansas, which passed.
Mr.. Clark offered . resolution requesting
the President TO furnish copies Of oil the in
struction records and correspondence con-
seetAdvith the eomnission to negQtiste
lrotS sithahS osoee 5ndieas, nd allpfopo-
ssh n,ads1D tie eohtieioners BY de nil
road company - individrsls. Adopted.
Mr.. Higbee ofFereda resolution to pay Jim
D. Young $4,000 for expenses incurred by
hiA ~ eeatssains sths sleetioss caAs with
NJ Sshsnsk. from conni.sss, reported
back the Senate bill on the acts OF the tax
commissioners for Arkansas Passed.
Mr.. Farnsworth, from the Postoffice Com
mittee reported , supplementary possoihce
L 81
Mr.. Pike presented . petition from the
Board Of Trade with reference to navigation.
Referred TO the Commielae - Co1WeEee.
NJ. Btsvsss prssonAe1 hhl AAnsud the
act Of April l4th. establishing . uniform rule
Of naturalization. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Sessions for debate only were ordered for
every evening this week.
Mr.. Andrews offered % amendment pro-
viding for the discoDtiauases Of the Freed
mems Bureau in al the States on becoming
represented in Congress. Rejected.
Mr.. Allison moved an amendment to the
bill BY making the discontinuance absolute on
the lst Of January next. Adopted, and bill
passed.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Elec.
tions, reported the credentials Of Nathaniel
Boyden and Oliver ). Dockery, which we're
examined and found to be in due form, but
these gentlemen were unable to take the test
oath, hr. Boyden having been : member of
the Legislature of the Confederate govern
ment. and Dockery having served three
months in the Confederate army.
The Committee recommend the oath pre-
scribed for persons whose disabilities ha e
been removed.
Tho motion Was agreed to and the oathwas
administered.