Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-14

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- Senasorv-eIect from Texas the former for the
March T. 1875, were presented. and the Senators
were sworn in. The H0use joint resO ution Of
sympathy and respect for the memory OF General
Thomas va. psreed =. A memorial was presented
from citizens Of Allegheny county. Pa. Tor the en-
tire abrogation Of the income tax. The bill al
lowing retired army officers TO be assigned TO duty
at Soldiers. Homes was passed. A resolution was
Commerce into the eIpediency and practicsbiliy
Of the james River sDd Kanawha Canal Bills
were iDtroduoed-authorizing the establishment 81
States and Australia; to establish the National In
etitute OF Arts and Sciences In Washington grant
ing lands to the Kansas City q Memphis Railroad
Company The case Of General AmeA Sena-
tor-elect from Mirsissippi, came mp in order, and
further considered, but without action the Sen
ATE adjourned
In the House, on the 31st, the bill rela-
tive to the Bureau of Education, and discOntinu-
ing the Freedmen's Bureau, was taken up, and a
motion to lay on the table was rejected SO to %
and the bin went over. The credentials Of w. T.
Clark, J. c. Connor z. Degener, and g. w. Whit.
more. az rnembers-eiect from Texas, were reported
corr-ct from the Committee on Elections and OBJ
lection was made TO the admission Of Common on
account of alleged former bad conduct while in the
United States army, when q motion to refer the
charges to the Committee On Elections was reject
ed and the four members were sworn in. "A bill
wa. introduced and referred, TO incorporate the
quiry relative to the practicability OF the James
River and Kanawha Canal was adopted The
uari1 Dill wa lurlneI oepa'ed III committee Oh the
Whole. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the lst.' Inc petition
OF b. Hart OF Florida, Claiming that the election OF
Senator Gilbert was illegal, representing that he
|ua,t, w.. .uh.eonen,lv lepally chosen and ..k;no
~, sest was referred 10 the Jndiciary Committee
Bi IL were introduced to enforce the provisions OF
snr s,vic,;nr and nun;.hmeni ~ hose who nav
hinder or obstruct iss enforcement; Authorizing
the secretary Of the Interior to change and
tabiish the boundaries OF iaad distficts whenever
IN MS opinion the puDic ~, interests
VIII DC suDsefVed tnereoy ,,..Ine case
OF Genefai Amss Cans up IN regular
order, ana moioh 70 hmend tne report Oh tne
Jndlc,ary Co1nt.ee py s,Lxe oot MOI, 20 ~
10 make J, read tnat AaeipeI. snes IL engiDie 10
seat 10 the senate OF tne onlea 2tates, 70 "nlch
he has been appointed was agreed to.4o 10 z
ana the report az amenaea war aaqpted, ana mr.;
once "A Ie.ouIloh VIZ adoptea, aaIlhg sne com
pensation OF the mississippi ano tiexas senators
from the date OF the approval o. the acts Oh Con
gress occurring tpose otaies ehutieo W representa-
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lnthe house, on the ISL, senate Dlils
were passed authorizing the Librarian Of Congress
to return to the executors OF Thomas Jefferson his
private papers; giving the consent of the United
States to the erection Of a bridge across the Della
ware River at Philade lphia Several private bills
lsDOepd
to contractors for building the dome Of the Capitol
In full satisfaction for ali claims on the govern.
ment. was passed The Senate bill granting
Dragon. was discussed The Tariff bill was taken
up In COMMITTEES OF the " mole. nna the House pro
ceeded TO consider the bill by sections, and the
bill shall go into effect filled with the 1st Of
October, 1870 Adjourned.
In the House. on the I'd. n large num.
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introduced and referred-for the redemption, In
sums of s2s. OF bronze and nickel coins; for the
.oua,.,on =, a.h,. Inc ~. rrn;,.a s,.,a. e.,
,sir Snu,h -, s.;Iroad snrnnra,;on p;it .
p.ssed-giying consent Of Congress to the city Of
IN feEs Erie Tor tnnneI 10 sunnv me ri1y Win
pure water; to authorize the city OF Buffalo to
construct and maintain q tunnel under the Niagara
River and to erect and maintain an inlet pier
therefrom. The Senate joint resolution provid-
ing that the law Of January a. 1870 prohibiting the
not apply to officers selected for duty At the Sol
diers Home IN the District Of Columbia, was pass
ed. The Tariff bill was further considered In
Committee Of the Whole. Adjourned
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was presented ana referred from prominent mem
for a deed for $40 scres Of land now held by them
among the sb,wpea indian. = that thev NAV
csrry I'm the miss,onsrv work The order of a.
- ngemen,s for the memoriai servic.s nr General
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