Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-15
Congressional.

The third and last session Of the Forty
6rst Congress opened in Washington on the 9Th
| The Senate was called to order o. noon ny the
Vice President . The usual committee was APP
pointed to act with committee from the House and
Inform the President OF the readiness Of the Senate
william Window, OF Minnesota, was qualified and
took his seat for the uDexpired term OF senator
Norton deceased. :. Several bills and resolutions
were introduced and temporarily laid on the table
among which were: joint resolution of the Yer
mont Legislature urging the payment OF the BAL
ance of war claims due that state rom
the General Government; for the removal
OF political disabilities; for the immediate repeal of
all laws for the collection Of income or any tax OF
that nature after the 1st Of January next; to ter
inmate the fabrication OF United states notes ara
tiona Banks, and promote the return OF specie pay
ment; providing that after June 80, 1870, United
States notes shall be receivable at their face value
for duties on imports. At 20 the Presidents mes
cage was received, read and ordered printed Ad-
journed.
In the House, on the 9Th, committee
was appointed to join like committee OF the SEN
ate, to wait on the President Of the United States
and inform him that Congress war in session and
ready to receive any communication that he might
think proper to make Mr. Sypher. from the First
District OF Louisiana, Mr.. Dixon, from the Second
District Of North Carolina. and Mr. Dnke, from
the First District Of Virginia, were sworn in.
the President message wa received read ana OF,
ed and referred TO the Committee OF Ways and
Means The bill to supply the omission In the
Last Indian Appropriation bill was reported and
passed. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, bills were in
troduccd--to authorize tho election Of q delegate
to Congress from the Indian Territory; to repeal
80 much OF the act of July II, 1870, as continues
the income tax after December a. 1863; authoriz-
ing the Postmaster General to continue the usc In
the postal service of patented device for post
marking and tie more ehectual cancellation OF
postal stamps A resolution was adopted call
Ing upon the Secretary Of the Treasury for copies
Of the regulations prescribed by him for the trans
portation Of goods In bond from foreign countries
through the United States to Canada .Ad
journed.
In the House, on the 9Th, Messrs. Frank
Morey, Of Louisiana; C. II. Holmes, OF New
York, and W. p. Wolf, Of Iowa, members elected
to oil vacancies, presented themselves and took
the oath y. BilIs were introduced and referred-to
repeal the income tax; for the erection of Uniied
States Court rooms, revenue Offices, aud Post
once ut CoviBgtOn. KY; making appropriation
for government building at San Francisco. "A
resolution for q new drawing Of seats was offered
and tabled ~ 10 81 :. The bill passed by the
Senate at it, last sesaion, extending the time for
the construction of the railroad from
st. Cro!x River or lake To the west
end Of Lake Superior, and to Bayfield,, came up
az the regular order Of business in the morning
hour. and after discussion, was laid on the table
:. Several resolutions OF inquiry were offered.
one Of them, which was adopted, lDstrncting the
Census Committee to inquire into the complaints
az to the accuracy of the late census, and whether
the reliability OF the basis Of representation Is
distributed among the several committees, and
the House adjourned.