The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-02-02
xLth CON6RBS--Thi,d Session.

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A number Of bills and resolutions were in
troduced and referred; among which are the
following:
By Mr.. Robinson-To increase the salary
Of the Presidsntto . hundred thousand dol
lars. =
Also for the payment Of seventy-6ve thou
sand dollars to tAe widow aad children OF
Abraham Lincoln.
By Mr.. Shanks-A joint resolution direct.
ing the Secretary Of War 70 present to the
Greek Government through its Minister at
Washington, the two nonitoss AMaDtono-
mah and Ogowan in their present condition
and whses they now he in the hafb0r.
By Nr. Hpanlding- amendmest to the
Constitution in reference to the mode Of
choosing Electors.
It proposes tue creation Of Electoral Dis
tricts b Congress in each State and each
District 70 cIo ,se is Elector.
By Mr.. Wilson, of IowA-A bill to in
crease tie ngaoef OF Judges OF the supreme
Conrt in the District OF Columbla.
BY II. nigoy-lo siu IN me construction
OF the bAe DieG0 naairoad; Aso 70 rennqoisn
the right o. ne United osases 70 certain lands
IN the city ana county OF oan FRANCISCO. :.
~. Af. EiAott, OF Ark.Sdrantlng pubiic
landa % AlnanSas lor = Aisslssippi, esnitA
and Red hsv1 H.aifced.
BY Mr. Asff-A JOINT RESOLUTION allowing
ten per cent additlonal compensation Tor fne
past and present year q CIVIL employees 10
he dovemneas = Wa:hington. whose sal
aries aFe under$3;;Uo and moved the previous
question on its Adoption.
M. Mullins moved 20 ~ It on the table.
Carried-yeas ~; nays -.
Mr.. .Orth introduced joint resolution for
the admission OF the territory belonging 70
dominican republic into the United States %
. territory, on the application OF the people
Mr Orth moved the previous question on
its adoption.
The resolution was then laid on the table
yeas 10; nAys6.
The Senate amendments to the Pension
bill, Military Academy bill and the Naval
Appropriation bill, were taken from the
table.
The first two were concurred in.
Resolutions wsre adopted authorizing the
Committee on New York Election Frauds to
employ additional clerical force. and direct.
ing the BerReant-at Arms TO arrest and bring
before the House Florence Zammel), for con.
temnt
rs.olo,ion in reference to tbe dismissal
Of twelve clerks nom the custom house At
Philadelnhia vas adonted.
Mr.. Schenck said he de sired 10 know If it
was the purpose Of the House to act on the
tariff bill and the internal revenue bill. now
4 Comm;ttee &c tha whole theYefore. A. !
test ouestion. he moved that there be evening
in order 10 take upthe tariff bill and
re. commit il to the Committee ON Ways and
Means.
After discussion vote was taken by yeas
and navs and the rulea we're not ansnended.
Yeas Is, NAYS 4s-not . two-thirds ma
iority.
~. Scbenck-A motion for an evening
session to take up the internal revenue bill,
which the COMMITTEES Of the Whole had gone
through three-fourths of at the last session.
After discue sion the rules were suspended,
and it was ordered that from tomorrow the
House shall hold evening sessions for the
purpose of considering the internal revenue
bill in Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Garfield moved to suspend the rules
sna' s:s l1 mlsus oae. III, ..x ~ sae ~
l;an l;an nnpnIopis.d.cu ~. W.. ~, Ds nAn.us. 'h0
w =. W;.I..o - -. arna.sd !.
M-.s % ,auSM dsfs.,sd upYv i. 81 II II M. three.
e,ns,hs
NJ Moorh..a mov.d ,h.. vb., tho Honss
.os. into corm;.,.s of the Whoia al nr;or
ees5... - is;d .a;ds nd ~. t.r;F h;il h.
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Moo' euea Ieh IIa o 'uI Hail e
nays, SAVING INA. Tue House 'nlgh' ~ Weii
regard u % test queaion. ~ !,
:, Inc sote .esul.eu yeas ~, nays oo' 80 .he
mouse oecioeu 10 proceeo 70 business on tne
opTs1e5 gs 'soio. ,.....
Inc oen..e eoncu.Iehs Ieso.uuon' .ol 'ne
sppo'n.men' " Jo.n. eou"..e1 s on .ne
peuieney u leolEanl1nE .ne c''n service 70
tne several departments OF tue government
Was S, consnrreo IN, M
sd ne oo Senate OH vas prsseu; nspp.opl's.mrns
SSo,ooo ior 'ne poor IN 'he Dis'f'c' OF 20
iumbia.
a mouon vas maoe 70 suspend the rules 70
.Ase up me senate amenumeh. 20 .ne copper
safin D'l iol Gons.oeaa'lon, s:N Penuihs . so's
on "A'on 'ne AAo1'e .'1.
SENATE
Mr.. Pomeroy presented memorial from
the Kansas Legislature asking Congress to
re;mburse that State for expenses incurred
in repelling the rebel General Price.
Mr.. Cole, from the Committee on Claims,
reported resolution referring to the Court
of Claims the claim OF University 10 Ken
lucky for damages to the building and appa>
ratus, while occupied as .. s. hospital.
Mr.. Conkling objected to the resolution
because it proposed the Court Of Claims to
investigate claims for damage done to real
a.