Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-22

was beaten in detail, each corr 1ghtinl
separately.
The official journal at Tours a1nouncet
on the 9Th that the government bod re
moved 70 Bordeaux.
| A frightful explosion occurred at
cartridge factory, in Birmingham, england
on the 9th. All hands were It work a
| the time. Seven are reported killed, and
thirty or forty wounded. n
A New York dispatch Of the 1oth ssyi
Foreign letters reiterate the ftafemcn'
that Russia is determined to have ths
Dardanelles and Black Sea, and is making
all possible preparations for war;"
The Chicago Jburndl Of recent DAFT
saws: "Some people ridicule the report,
that the people in Paris are subsisting upor
cats, dogs and rats. 1t is nevertheless
fact. We have within week seen
private letter from an American in Paris
/ in which tits seriously stated that good fa'
rats are at premium, and they are excel
| lent food"
| A Tours dispatch Of the 10th reports
that there was good authority to believe
that Gambetta had applied to the Prus'
SLAMS for an armistice to allow time for the
election of the National Assembly.
A Versailles dispatch Of the 10th says II
was reported that the bombardment OF
Paris had been decided upon by council
OF war
A London dispatch Of the 18th says the
explosion at Birmingham was much more
serious than at first reported. Another
death had occurred, and at least thirty OF
the wounded could not recover.
A special from Brussels on the nth
states that Garibaldi had resigned his com.
mand of the Army Of the vosges, and
was about to return to Italy.
A Bordeaux dispatch of the 10th says
the French Government had been installed
there. Vigorous measures had been de-
cided on, and large reinforcements were
going forward to the army from all parts
of the south of France.
The Imperial decree announcing the
transfer of the capital to Rome within
eight months, has been announced in the
| Italian Chamber.
Congressional.
In the Senate, on the 7th, bills were in.
| troduced and temporarily laid on the tableto en-.
courage and promote telegraphic communication
between America, Asia. and Europe; 30 secure
the eligibility Of American chips for the foreign
trade and to encourage shipbuilding In the United
States to amend section 80 OF the act o.
March O. 1857, by striking out from the fourth line
the words land within one year," 30 ~ to remove
the limitation Of time In which bankrupt may ap
ply for discharge. !. Several memorials were pre-
scented asking Compensation for property taken BY
the Federal Government In Kentucky and Tennes
see during the war. II was agreed to make the
calendar the daily order OF business on ana anel
the 18th until finished, all unobjectionable bills 6
be considered In their order, and each Senator te
| be allowed To speak once on each question, ant
Ave minutes only Adjourned.
In the House, on the 7th, John Man
ming, member from the Fourth District Of NORTH
Carolina, presented himself and took the oath o.
ONCE Bills were introduced and referred-to
amend the currency act OF July IL, 1870; to pro
| ment; to authorize the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad Company to build bridges over navigable
rivers that over the Ohio TO be no less than 80 feet
above lowwa mark, and built upon plans ap
| proved by the Secretary Of War; to abolish the
Freedmen's Bureau. IA resolution wa.
adopted, calling, on the Secretary O
seizure OF the schooner Grenada, pf Province
town, Mass, by British cutter in pc harbor Of
Port Hood, Nova Scotia, on the prdext that she
months sshns sSS was nro
duced and referred, instructing the Committee OF
Ways and Means 70 report. Immediately bill 90
amending the tariff laws az to rednN the duties
on OIL tea, coffee, sugar, and salt Upper cent ad
yatorem; Be~emer steel, 20 per ce9;; pig iron,
t2.5O per ton. A bill was repored from the
amend the statutes relating 's to tho stoce De-
partment, and section was adopted declaring that
i shall not be lawful to convey by mil, or deposit
In POstO ONCE to be sent by mail any letters OF
circulars concerning lotteries so-csed, GIT con
certs, and other similar enterprises tnder penalty
Of not less than 800 nor more lhan $500; ar
amendment to the bill was ofer& and ordered
after the 1st Of July lS7i-newspapqr, periodicals
and magazines reciprocally intcrcltnged between
publishers, and weekly newspaper, one copy 70
each actual subscriber within the county TO 80 free
a. heretofore. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, hills were in
troduced and laid on the table-to prevent ASSESS
ment Of money upon government employees fol
political or other purposes; providing that all
elections for President, Vice. President and mem
bers OF Congress shall be by ballot The follow
ing are the only changes In the committees from
those OF the previous session: On Appropriations
Mr.. Edmunds succeeds Mr.. wilson; on the Post
ONCE Committee, Mr. Flanagan succeeds Mr.
Hamlin; on the Revolutionary Claims Compittee
| Mr.. Hamilton, OF Texas, succeeds Mi. Fowler
on the District Of Columbia COMMITTEES, Mr.
Revels succeeds Mr.. HamliI on Patents, Mr.. Win
dom succeeds Mr.. Norton deceased; on COntin
gent Expenses. Mr.. Wipiom succeeds Mr.. Ed
munds, and on Enrolled Bills Mr.. Ames succeed
Mr.. Patterson; on the JOINT Select Committee OF
| Retrenchment, Mr.. Harrb succeeds Mr.. Williams
all the other committees remaining a. at the lar
session. A new Committee on the Iavees OF tn
Mississippi, consisting Of Messrs. Kellogg, Trum
| bull, Schurz and Spencer, was appointed. Exec
utive session and adjournment
In the House, on the 9Th, bill was IN
tseaaeea providing that no duty shall be imposed
upon any succession which was vested In posses
sfon or expectancy prior to the passage Of the In
ternal Revenue bill Of July Is, 1865, but no recla
nation to be allowed when any such duty ha
been already paid. :. The Tariff bill and Interna
Revenue bin OF the last session were taken from
| the calendar Of the Committee OF the Whole, ant
recommitted to the Committee OF Ways AM
Means. :. The bin to revise and consolidate thu
postal laws was taken up, and AMER con
| siderable discussion on the amendment Ab0lishin:
the ranking privilege, q motion to strike out al
sections OF the bill relating to the franking priv
lege, being equivalent to its abolition, was agreed
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