Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-29

The Amnesty resolution was referred TO the Com
nlistee on Disabilities, and motion entered to re-
consider the reference. After consideration Of
the question Of government liability for individual
losses In consequence OF the appropriation Of pri
vate property during the war, ~ presenscd by .
bin to compensste ]. Milton Best, of Paducah,
KY for the destruction OF hs dwelling. the Senate
went into executive session, and soon after adj
journed. 0 ~
In the House, on the 10Th, bills were in
troduced and referred regulating compensation in
contested election cases; to Incorporates the
Southern Express Company; to amend tie Bask-
rnpt act; 70 prevent and punish bribery and cor
grese; to amend the act Of the sIst Of NAY. 1870.
enforce the rights Of citizens of TIE United states
In tie several States; authorizing the postfnas'e,
cards; TO place tea and coffee on the free list and
increase the duties pig and scrap iron; for the
appointment Of commission on the claims OF
loyal citizens for damages during the rebellion;
have bee1 adjusted by the proper
officer Of the Treasury shall not be reopened ex-
cept by law and limiting the time for the prosecu-
ton of claims and amounts: TO authorize the con-
sirnction Of bridge across the Missouri River, ut
st. Joseph, Mo-; Joint resolution OF the Michigan
Legislature, asking aid for geological survey Of
the State; TO charter the California d. Arizona
Railroad; making The notes Of gold note banks
receivable for customs: to amend the act OF the
I4,h OF July, 1870, extending the pre- emption laws
to Colorado; to continue in use In the postal
service an instrument for postmarking and the more
efTectual cancellation Of postage stamps. Re&o-
lntions were Notwithstanding the judiciary
Committee to inquire into the charges of corrup-
ton and bribery at the last Congressional election
IN the Eastern District of Rhode Island with power
to SEND for persons and papers; instrIcting the
Committee on Public Lands to report at the pres
ent session bill exemptng disabled pensioners
from the requirements OF the Homestead law,
which makes personal settlement necessary. The
PostO Office Appropriation bill, appropriating 49,
IGi, s9s was reported, and made the special order
for the 10th. :. Bills were passed--appropriating
500 D to enable the President to collect the
Apache Indian tribes in Arizona and New Mexico
IN reservations, to provide Subsistence, and pro-
mote peace and civilization among them; author
war, to enter, under the Homestead law, l60 acres
Of alternate reserved sections along railroads
which have received land grants, thus giving them
the same rights to homesteads as United states
soldiers in the of the rebellion. The Pension
Appropriation bill was considered IN Commi ttee
of the Whole, and passed The Legislative APP
preparation bill was debated in Committee OF the
Whole Adjourned. ~ @
In the Senate. on the Goth, bills were
reported authorizing the Issue Of an additional
$500, eco OF per cent. bonds, authorized BY
the Funding law Of last session; with adverse rec
ornmen da,ions amending the Tax and Tariff law
OF July H. 1870 50 az TO restore the former rates
Of duty on imported brandy and opium. "a reso,
luton agreed TO, calling upon the Secretary OF
the Interior for detailed Information in regard to
bonds OF the State OF Indiana held at any time BY
tbs Interior Department az trustee for certain Indi
tribes. Dill was introduced, ana TeIcIreu, W
Incorporate the Great Salt Lake & Colorado River
Railroad Company, and aid the construction of Its
road, and for other purposes = The resolution for
the appointment OF a Commission to proceed to
refer the question to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs was made, and lengthy debate ensued,
but without disposing Of the subject the Senate ad-
journed. s-s.#.sf
In the House. on the Goth, bills were in
trodueed and referred-makng an appropriation
for the improvement Of the harbors OF Sheboygan
and Port Washington, in Wisconsin; for building
Custom House and Post-Ofice at Nashville,
Tennessee. Fl. :. The Amnesty bill was taken up and
debated Ut considerable length Adjourned.